Central Wesleyan Church

Community Action House is seeking utility assistance for a single mom of seven children ranging from newborn to teenage. Mom works Full-Time and is caught up on the rest of her bills. However, she is unable to seek state assistance due to an error in her child support case. She needs electricity to warm bottles for her newborn. BPW is able to pay a portion of the bill - $100. She is in need of an additional $506.40 to turn her electricity back on. Your assistance would help stabilize her family and provide support to the children.

A student recently graduated last year and began taking college classes in the fall last year of 2024. He was able to obtain a scholarship but that scholarship no longer has funds left for him to use. He is trying to obtain any type of financial help to help pay for at least this semester that he is enrolled in. He is enrolled in a payment plan but has been hard to pay the payment plan, due to just starting work.

This request is to pay for glasses for two separate Holland High students who are siblings. 4 our of the 5 members of the family have glasses, and these two students are in need of updated prescriptions. I have spoke with both students, and they have confirmed they are having a hard time seeing the board, even with being in the front of their classes.

In speaking with mom, it sounds like the cost of these glasses is a lot for her to handle. She is a single mother, and with so many people in the home needing glasses, the cost is prohibitive.

Both of these students are incredibly kind and were very grateful that I could offer some potential help through CarePortal, as was mom. The services have been invoiced, and can be paid directly at the family's eye care doctor, West Ottawa Eye Care.

This family is in need of technology to support their child with educational needs, participation in on-line learning, to prepare for in-school learning next school year. Their child has never attended school, and this family recently re-located to Michigan from another state and are in the process of enrolling their child into public school. Mom plans to utilize the computer as well to maintain family records and budget for immediate needs and plans to enroll in higher education to increase her employment opportunities in graphic design and photography. School backpack is needed for entering into school for next school year. Child will be in first grade.

Foster family has done a great job navigating difficult and unique case circumstances that have unexpectedly occurred. Foster family has placement of 4 children under the age of 6, for a total of 7 children in the home. They continue to be intentional with their time and devote an incredible amount to assist the 4 children placed in their care, as well as support the placement's extended biological family in navigating difficult circumstances. The biological family has informed this agency they feel this family has been a blessing unto their family during this difficult time. The agency is requesting a care package both as a "thank you" to the family and to continue to offer support through this difficult time. If a church is willing to donate a gift card for the family to go out to dinner as well as crafts/outdoor activities/toys for the children that would be greatly appreciated! More details about the family/children and their interests will be provided as needed. Thank you!

Family has three children and their daughter wants to attend Grand Valley State University. She has been accepted to the University but in order to move forward with the program she was accepted to she has to pay a $150 fee. The family and the daughter soon to be a college student would greatly appreciate if she could get any amount donated to help her pay the $150 fee to continue moving forward.

Our agency has been serving a single mother and her teenage child, which have just concluded a long and stressful court process following a disclosure of abuse. Due to mom's work schedule and limited finances, this desired trip to Michigan's Adventure was not doable this past summer. We are asking for two single day passes to Michigan's Adventure for this 14 year old and her mother to use this summer.

A mother of three, recently transitioning from a hotel into her new home, is in need of essential household items to help her family settle in. She is seeking donations of plates, kitchen utensils, six towels, and six pillows to create a comfortable and functional living space. Any support would be greatly appreciated!

A mother was recently gifted a bike trailer to help transport her two young children, but now requires helmets for them. They both need children's bike helmets (ages 3-8).

A family's water pipes cracked in their mobile home over the winter and need replacing. We are looking for a plumber who would be willing to assess the situation and provide an estimate of cost to restore water to the family's home. (A future request will most likely be made for financial assistance for the repairs themselves.)

A single dad and his 14 year-old son who attends Escape after-school programs have been floating between hotels and relatives' homes for 18 months after a series of unfortunate events. They have been approved for an apartment and need assistance to get the first month's rent and security deposit squared away. Dad is working full-time 3rd shift and picking up jobs during the day as well. "It would give us a new beginning and a peaceful place to start new together."

Hello everyone, I am servicing a family who is in need of 5 trailer windows. They need two side window's at this 30 x 39 inches. Two windows that are 24 x 39 inches. Finally, the last window is 30 1/2 x 39 inches. The family is currently using blankets to cover the broken-out windows. The true estimated cost for the windows is not known. The family had the windows measured and have been with broken windows for some time.