What should I do

Most colleges in the US have a minimum GPA to attend which is a 2.0 Unweighted GPA. I really don't know any 4-year colleges that will take a 1.75 GPA. But with an HS diploma, you can attend a 2-year community college and transfer to a better 4-year college if you have say 3.0 GPA or better.

You can improve your outcome if you get much better grades this next semester but that has to be completely something you own. Most people have imperfect families, perhaps not the best parents, or messed up family dynamics or lack of resources, but what I hear is a lot of complaining and ZERO ownership of taking responsibility for the results of your 3 years of high school.

The only way you are going to get good grades during the senior year is something fundamentally changes about your attitude toward learning, attending all your classes, doing all your homework, studying for all your quizzes and tests, and having a compelling work ethic that takes the 1st priority over whatever family drama is going on. If you can't study at home in your bedroom, stay after school and study in the library. If you need more time to prepare at school, then use your lunch breaks to read. Successful students are wired really different than you so you need to watch what they do and copy them.

It's like playing a sport. If you don't know how to swim, you cant become a better swimmer and learn different strokes. If you don't put the time in to practice, you won't become stronger and better. The first step is the hardest. You need to commit. So if you are a sub-par student I'm 100% certain that whomever you are spending all your social time with in and out of school is not being helpful nor a good role model for you.

There are no shorts cuts so you need to start something. 2 things you can do this summer is to study for the SAT online by establishing a Khan Academy account. It's free. The other thing you can do is visit your public library and take out some books and start reading them. Like, try to read a book a week. Or if you are a slow reader try reading a book every 2 weeks.

Good luck.

You still have a bit of time to pull through and show colleges something changed for you in your fall semester of senior year. However, I think, with your circumstances, the college essay is going to be your strongest part of your application (because you can only do so much for your GPA at this point). Really take time and make sure that this essay tells your story, about you as a whole and your struggles. This is important for anyone, but you have a unique story (which may be what pulls you through). Plus, there is no shame in reaching for community college. A lot of colleges are still including sections (on common app, anyway) where you can explain how COVID-19 affected your high school experience. Your SAT if good is definitely something to include, especially if it doesn't reflect your grades. Khan academy has a great course that tailors practices to you if you want to prepare for it. If you need to, maybe even see if you can retake junior year. Good luck! You can do this!