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Cass County Prevention is currently working with a mother and her paramour in regard to their rent and other utilities. The rent is overdue at the present time and the family has only been able to pay $500 so far this month. The paramour's next check is only estimated to be around $300, and the mother is attempting to locate employment; however, her application for childcare was denied so this makes it harder. Furthermore, the mother indicated their water was turned off today, April 24th due to the bill being past due. The remaining amount of rent is $700 for this month and in order to get the water turned back on it will cost $234.96. If the rent is not paid by next week, the landlord is talking about not allowing them to stay any longer in the home and terminating their lease. The mother is worried for her children, as she does not want them to be without working utilities in the home, nor to have to uproot them from their current schools.

Updated on April 30, 2025 by an Agency Worker
The family was able to get the rent paid and stay in their place; however, the water still remains off in the home.

Single mother with two children has fallen on hard times. She recently was hospitalized due to suffering multiple strokes and a heart attack. Mother than came home from the hospital, only to realize that her water heater had broken and her plumbing in the bathroom leaking. Mother is able to afford the cost of the $400 water heater but is unable to afford the $1200 that is needed to install the water heater. Mother does not have an estimate on how much the plumbing of the bathroom would cost at this time. The family does not have a working oven, so they are unable to even heat water on the stove for warm baths. They are currently bathing at the local community center or using their sink. To warm up food, the family is using a toaster oven.

Mother is unable to work at this time, as she is attempting to recover from her medical conditions. She does have some family support, but due to the costs of the repairs and appliances, they are unable to assist. Any assistance with the cost or labor for this family to have the basic necessities, would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your consideration!

A mother in a Children's Division case is needing help with gasoline in order to be able to make it to her weekly court ordered drug testing.

Please help to maintain the adoptive home that this 12-year-old autistic child has been with for over 5 years now by assisting with payments to the therapist that has been working with both the child and the foster parent individually and together for over 2 years. This ABA and equine therapist recently moved to KS side, and no longer qualifies for MO Medicaid. This therapist has been continuing to work with this family without being paid, and we would love to pay her for at least a few sessions.

Failure to receive payments may make it difficult for this therapist to keep her business afloat, as she is using many of her business hours with this family rather than a family who could pay for her time. Please assist if possible! Thank you!

Kids don’t have winter clothes that fit and are missing school because they don’t have clean clothes to wear. Due to the weather getting colder, it is becoming more urgent that the kids have access to warm clothing that fits. Winter clothes for a female child age 9, a female child age 14, and a male child age 14. The youngest female is a size 7 or 8 in pants and shirt. Oldest male is a size 32-34 in pants and a large in shirt. Oldest female is a size large in shirt and pants. The kids are each needing winter coats, hats, gloves, and any long pants or shirts.

A test account...this is a test entry Updated on 2020-04-29 15:19:33 by Donna Jenkins (Family Advocate)
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