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Mom has moved into a new home. During home visit it was noted that the children in the home do not have beds. Mom was informed that the children have to have beds in the home to meet their needs. Mom does not have a lot of money left due to moving into the home. DSS is asking for help with beds for the three children. Thanks

Hello! Our agency is working with a biological family who has struggled with homelessness. They are at risk of losing their storage unit if they are not able to pay a bill of $870. We have been unable to access any other type of funding. Thank you, so much, for considering!

A father is in need of help. Two of his children were removed from the home due to the condition of the house. The roof needs to be fixed. The parent needs assistance. DSS has paid for the supplies for the roof. He also needs elements or something is wrong with the elements, or needs a new hot water heater. The hot water cuts off after 8 minutes. If someone or someone's could help with these issues, the parent would be so grateful and would allow the children to come back home and attend school again.

Mom staying at Kingston Inn w/ boys & father of unborn child; $325 per week. She’s 4.5 months pregnant. No job. No transportation. Paying child support & Kingston Inn, so money is tight. She’s not receiving child support as the father of her boys is in jail. I gave her an application for SNAP & Childcare.

Mom needs diapers (size 7), wipes, baby gate, mattress (boys popped their air mattress), toys/activities for boys in limited space. She would LOVE them to each have a Leap Frog, but that’s a long shot. 😊

Single mother of child under a year-old needs financial assistance with her vehicle tags and registration. She recently purchased the vehicle and since has had to make several repairs to it as it has had several different mechanical issues. This mother is currently enrolled in a recovery court program for substance use challenges and relies heavily on having a vehicle for transportation and participation in the program. She also as previously stated has a small child so reliable and legal transportation is a must here as well. She has been able to try to manage all the repairs herself which has left her with little income. Other financial resources have been exhausted with little success. Any assistance would be appreciated.

Student is in need of an eye exam to determine need for glasses. She is struggling to see the front of the classroom. If glasses are needed a referral will be made to the Lions club to assist with this. This family is Spanish speaking.

Current CPS case open concerning Mother who had substance exposed child. Child is currently placed with Grandmother, and Father has filed for custody. Father wants to be able to pick up child for visitation but needs a car seat for the infant along with a crib for his home. Any thing to help out would be appreciated. Thanks

A mother recently out of the hospital requests help with securing a bus pass so that she can attend substance abuse treatment and regain custody of her son.

You have helped this family before. The parent is unemployed but is still looking for work. She filed for disability but has to wait 4-6 months to hear back. She needs assistance paying her bills.

Single mother in need of groceries for her 2 children after there was fraudulent activity of her SNAP benefits leaving her with no ability to provide her children with food. This was confirmed by DSS employees. There are no known food allergies.

You have helped this family before. A grandmother is taking care of her grandson due to her daughter having some cognitive comprehension problems. They moved from Buena Vista due to rent being expensive, among other reasons. Grandmother, daughter and grandson are staying with an elderly man. Her daughter is staying on the couch, the grandson has the room to himself and she is in her daughters room. The elderly man bought her a tiny house which she is fixing up, so her daughter can have her room back. She needs someone to put up insulation in her tiny home, so everyone can have their own room. If anyone is available to do this, free of charge, I know she would be grateful for this. (She has the insulation and needed materials).

The mother is currently depressed. She has dogs in the home that have used the bathroom inside, causing the house to smell terrible. Mother got an eviction notice, and she has until the end of the month to clean it and get out. Her vacuum also recently broke. Children are currently placed out of the home due to the condition of the home. It is very cluttered, there is trash, and just over all needs to be cleaned. Mother would appreciate any type of cleaning supplies, bleach, wipes, vacuum, trash bags, etc.