Pine Ridge Presbyterian Church

A mom and her 9 month old infant are relocating from a domestic violence shelter into housing. They currently have a pack n play, but this is too small for baby. Preferably, a crib that converts to a toddler bed would be beneficial. If not available, a crib would be acceptable.

A mother in urgent need is staying at the Welcome Inn with her three young children, facing the risk of losing shelter tomorrow morning. Two weeks ago, she was unexpectedly discharged from a shelter and has struggled to find stable housing since. She managed to pay for two weeks at the hotel, but now options have run out. The cost for one more week is $280, and while Children’s Division has requested crisis funding, delays are impacting support.

She has been accepted into Amethyst Place for stable housing, but no units are available yet. With no family support, this mother and her children are vulnerable in the heat.

Despite overcoming domestic violence and substance abuse, she fights tirelessly for her children, especially one who needs extra care due to autism.

All she needs now is a safe place to sleep. A hotel stay of $280 for a week, or even a few days, could provide crucial stability while waiting for housing. This support would give her children a roof over their heads and buy our team the time needed to secure long-term options.

Children's Division is working with a family that is currently facing a financial hardship and in need of some additional assistance. The family was able to get their child enrolled in daycare, but are needing to pay $70.60 a week. We are looking to assist the family in obtaining care for a month while looking for employment.

I am working with a family that has a complicated dynamic. Grandma has become the primary caretaker for her grandchildren. Their mother has significant mental health struggles that keep her from being able to be employed. Grandma has stepped up and has agreed to care for the children. The children also have behavior concerns that have kept them from being accepted into a childcare facility. This has resulted in Grandma being unable to work regularly and has drastically reduced their income. She has been door-dashing part-time and taking the children with her. In a car that has no air conditioning. Grandma is employed by the school district and will resume working in the fall when school starts and her schedule can align better with the children's schedule. As an agency we are thrilled with the progress that this family has made and the effort that grandma has put in to keep the family together. We would like to preserve this placement, and it would reduce the demands on grandma quite a bit if she could get some help with her utility bills and possibly a working electric dryer. Used is completely fine. The family's dryer has broken, and they have been line drying the clothing, however one of the children has sensory issues and is rebelling against how "crunchy" his clothing is. This is truly a person who would give you the shirt off of her back and has likely overextended herself as a result of this. If you can help with a dryer or with utility assistance, please let us know!

I have a family that I have been working with who is currently staying at a motel. Both parents are working, and they have been approved for an apartment. The apartment is not available until 08/01/2025. We are asking to see if we can help this family out with their stay at the hotel so they can save money for their deposit. Once this need is met, the family will be able to move them and their two children into their new apartment where the children will have their own rooms to feel safe and comfortable in.

A grandmother has been caring for her infant granddaughter since she was released from the NICU and has been struggling to make ends meet since then. The baby recently celebrated her first birthday and is close to graduating from her special needs program!

Grandmother's washer recently started acting up and she does not have the money to cover the repairs, as her car is already needing work done. With infant clothes and toys constantly needing washed, this grandmother is in need of repairs as soon as possible to continue to care for her granddaughter. A local appliance repairman has estimated the cost of fixing (including service fees) to be around $120. We are asking for financial assistance to pay the invoice once repairs are completed.

Grandmother and child live in Harrisonville, we expect that the invoice can be paid over the phone.

Good afternoon. I am requesting community assistance to help a older pregnant homeless youth on my caseload with getting some temporary food assistance. The youth in question is 19, pregnant, and a MO Children's Division Foster Youth. The youth is 4-6 weeks pregnant and is currently couch surfing until a permanent safe placement option can be found for her. We are requesting $100 gift card at maybe Walmart to help the youth purchase food for the next month. Any help with this would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Good afternoon. I am requesting community assistance to help a 19 yr old pregnant homeless Foster Youth with getting a temporary storage unit to store her stuff until she can find stable housing. The youth in question is currently homeless and is couch surfing until we can locate a stable placement option. All of her personal items including clothing, , etc were being stored at a friends home but her "friend" no longer wants the items in her home and has threatened to throw everything out. We are requesting $150 to help with obtaining and paying for a 2-3 month storage unit so the youth has a safe place to store her belongings. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank You!

The family are re-integrating with children who have lived in another state for quite a while. The other children moved here to KC upon removal from an unsafe relative. They are with family that are biological relatives, but he says, " feel like strangers a little." The family have passes for all the other family members to Worlds of Fun and want to include this other child and his sister who have come to live with them.

The family bought the passes in year's beginning, before they knew these kids would be coming, so these other 2 kids are being excluded when they go, and it is not something that is fostering a good blending. It is causing some animosity. It would be a good bonding experience and prevent that other kids in the original family to now be angry when they have to miss the outings because " we have 2 people who don't have tickets, and it isn't fair." They have given up their home, and privacy and are now sharing bedrooms, when they were not, so it is kind of driving a wedge. It would be nice to get this done for them so they can have the unlimited for the rest of the year to include the Halloween haunt activities if possible.

The family have been through a nightmare with the issues. There was a serious situation which caused the family to have to be chaperoned at all times by several other people who were not living in the home naturally. Since this resolution, and no fault of the family, they incurred and are now receiving many additional expenses which they have paid most of. There were costs for one of the parents to be in a hotel, in additional to 2 other adults in their home for over 5 weeks costing more in the way of supplies, utilities and daily living needs as the parents could not transport or be alone with the kids. All the support people are gone, and they have exhausted the savings for this issue, they need help with the final $350.00 for the water bill (of which we have a copy) and then they will get back on track and can get things closed out with Children's Division. They are appreciating in advance of any help they can get.

There is a youth that would like to achieve his GED and his previous online program expired. He is on track to be the first youth in Wyandotte County to achieve permanency through SOUL. Unfortunately, he will not be eligible for SOUL subsidy unless he is enrolled in a GED program. The course is $170 for 180 days.

The father on this case has no form of transportation and is needing assistance getting to TestSmartly/ESA for drug tests, as well as the Children's Division office for visits with his children. The father has not been able to see his kids since they entered care 10 months ago.