DCCCA has been working with a family and is getting ready to pass services on to another provider who will work with reunifying children and parents. As a step in that process, the family needs to order birth certificates for two of the children in order to obtain housing. DCCCA would like to help the parents secure the certificates and begin working on obtaining stable housing before their case closes in the next few weeks. If you are able to assist in covering this cost to help these parents as they take steps to be able to have their children back to their home, it would be very much appreciated. Thank you!

Maternal grandmother is the placement provider for two children in Children's Division custody and the guardian of two other children who live in the home. She is looking to move to a larger home to have more adequate space for the children and needs assistance with paying for the deposit to move into the home. She works a full-time job and has already saved up $600 for the deposit. FosterAdoptConnect is willing to provide $1000 towards the deposit and now she just needs assistance towards the remaining balance.

Maternal grandmother is the placement provider for two children in Children's Division custody and the guardian of two other children who live in the home. She is looking to move to a larger home to have more adequate space for the children and needs assistance with paying for the deposit to move into the home. She works a full-time job and has already saved up $600 for the deposit. FosterAdoptConnect is willing to provide $1000 towards the deposit and now she just needs assistance towards the remaining balance.

Maternal grandmother is the placement provider for two children in Children's Division custody and the guardian of two other children who live in the home. She is looking to move to a larger home to have more adequate space for the children and needs assistance with paying for the deposit to move into the home. She works a full-time job and has already saved up $600 for the deposit. FosterAdoptConnect is willing to provide $1000 towards the deposit and now she just needs assistance towards the remaining balance.

Family is in need of two twin sized box springs. Mom was able to purchase the mattress and bed frames, but ran out of money after that. Family is low income and a single parent household.

There is a 13-year-old boy that would like to be reunited with his family. He currently is staying with the school secretary and is flourishing. This kid went from D and F to be on the honor roll. We would like to honor this kid and bring him dignity by getting him a twin-size bed frame, mattress, linens, blankets, and pillow. This will allow him to be reunited with his mom again. He currently visits her but would have to sleep on the floor. He's a great kid that needs a bit more assistance. Would you please consider helping?

Mother of two needs assistance with rent and has been warned that if she does not make payment, an eviction will be filed. Mother was working but after being assaulted by her abusive paramour, she was placed in the hospital for a week and was fired by her job. She has been using her savings but has run out. Mother does not have a relative resource and needs the rent assistance to keep a secure home away from her ex-paramour.

Children's Division is asking for help to help a mother with transportation to get to and from appointments, visits with her child and court. Children's Division would request donation be made in the form of an Uber or Lyft card.

The Jackson County Children's Division is needing a twin bed and a platform bedframe for a child in our care. This child is five-years-old and he is currently living with his aunt, two cousins, and sister. They just moved into a larger home for all five of them to have room to grow and thrive. Four beds are a lot to purchase all at once so we are asking for community help for the children that are in our care. This is an urgent need as the children are currently and will continue to sleep on air mattresses in the meantime. Any help with fulfilling this request would be very appreciated. We are asking for help with a twin size mattress and twin size platform bedframe.

The Jackson County Children's Division is needing a twin bed and a platform bedframe for a child in our care. This child is four-years-old and she is currently living with her aunt, two cousins, and her brother. They just moved into a larger home for all five of them to have room to grow and thrive. Four beds are a lot to purchase all at once so we are asking for community help for the children that are in our care. This is an urgent need as the children are currently and will continue to sleep on air mattresses in the meantime. Any help with fulfilling this request would be very appreciated. We are asking for help with a twin size mattress and twin size platform bedframe.

Mother and father with 4 children ages 2-15 living in a 2 bedroom apartment with limited space. The father has just recently been able to work more hours due to work being seasonal. This mother and father are in need of a new bed and two youngest children as well who are sleeping in same room. The bed size need for parents is a queen. The 2yr old daughter and 8 yr old son would appreciate a twin bunk bed. Currently they are sleeping in a small toddler bed each. These beds will provide personal space for each child. The family is also in need of a livingroom sofa and chair. This could be either a sofa and loveseat or sofa and chair. The family is not picky. Currently they have no sofa. Thank you for considering to help this family as the oldest child begins therapy and the other children assist parents with language barrier while attending school.

A single mom with two children is need of rental assistance.

Two active and bright kiddos ages two and six have been placed in the care of their aunt for almost two years now. During that time their aunt has taken them in to her home and provided them with a safe, loving and stable home. The aunt is a single mom of four children of her own and has now taken on the responsibility of two additional kids. She has opened up her heart and home to allow her niece and nephew a chance to be with family instead of the children being placed in separate homes. With a total of six children in the home that range from ages 2-18 things are a little tight and the aunt needs help to provide things for them at times. The family is in need of two tall dressers to help keep the children’s clothes in. They are asking for the tall dressers that has at least 5 drawers due to limited space in the bedrooms. If you are able to help out with this need it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

We have an 11 month old child who is at a local children's hospital due to significant physical abuse, that is ready to discharge to a relative. The hospital feels that the child will need a " Sitter baby cry signaler, alarm clock receiver bed vibrator combo" for the child to be successful in the relative placement. Due to the abuse, the child has been met with multiple physical and developmental challanges. We feel that this device will be helpful for the child, and want to make the relative placement successful so the child can be placed with their twin. The device is $150. the device can be ordered and sent to the Worker at Jackson County Children's Division.

I have a family of 8 in need of an 8 passenger van. hey are willing to pay $5000 for a vehicle but that is all they can afford at this point. They have one vehicle but they currently owe more on the vehicle than it is worth and are unable to trade it in for a larger vehicle. They would like to be able to attend school, church and other events together and having a larger vehicle would allow them to do so. If you have or know of anyone willing to sell or provide this family a reliable vehicle, it would be appreciated.

Single mother of an elementary-aged son is struggling to catch up with her utilities, and is needing help in order to avoid her water being shut off. BBBS is connecting the family with community resources as well. Any assistance provided would be a much appreciated support to this family!

A single mother and her three children are experiencing homelessness and are in need of temporary shelter until they can secure permanent housing. Mom is overwhelmed with the recent eviction and, although she is working, has spent all of her income on bills and on temporary housing for this past week (the family has to leave there on Friday, 3/10/23 at 10:00 am). We are asking for financial assistance for a hotel to prevent the family from living in their car, as this will increase the risk of removal of the children. Thank you for your support and compassion towards the families we serve! Updated on March 17, 2023 by an Agency Worker
This request remains extremely urgent. The family will be kicked out of the hotel where they are staying tomorrow morning.

Family with 4 kids are in need of 1 set of full size sheets and 1 set of queen size sheet for the 2 older girls new beds. The girls also would like a 5X7 rug to put on their hard wood floor because it can get cold and we'd like to make their new bedroom cozy for them.

A mom of 2 kids in care with a goal of reunification recently moved into her own place. She is also 37.5 weeks pregnant . She is in need of a bed for the oldest child (9 years old boy) living room furniture and anything that can be provided for the new baby including a bassinet, diapers, wipes, blankets, bottles, and clothing.

Looking for a private landlord that is willing to take a chance on a mother of 4 that has no rental or credit history. This mother has overcome addiction and hardship to be able to reunite with her children. She is currently working three jobs in order to be able to provide a stable house for her children. The children are ready to be back in the house with their mother. The last step in being able to reunite this family is finding a permanent and stable living situation for them. The children are all over the age of 10 and would prefer to stay in the KC metro area in order to stay in their current schools. Mother would prefer to stay around Edwardsville, Bonner Springs/western Shawnee.