Riverlawn Christian Church

In Sedgwick County, there are over 80 children in foster care waiting to be matched with an adoptive family. Kansas Kids Belong plans to film close to 30 of these waiting children through our I Belong Project. This will be our biggest video shoot yet and we could really use some help! We have a super fun day planned. Kids will get the chance to bowl, read to the therapy dog, design/decorate their own bowling shirt or charm bracelet, and more. Our big wish is for each child to leave with a therapeutic heatable hippo to call their own. Check out our Amazon Wish List to shop and ship directly to us! Go To Link Lastly, it would be amazing if a small group or someone could take care of doing something special for the social workers/adoption professionals. It could be simple like coffee gift cards, handwritten notes, or baked goodies. Anything to let them know how valued they are! With your help, Kansas kids will find belonging in families! Will you come alongside us to make the day extra-special?

We are working with a client who is a mom of 8, needing assistance with her car. Grace Mobile Repair has assessed the car and determined that the fuel pressure sensor needs repaired. The total amount includes the part, as well as the labor. This single mom is trying to keep her job, as well as provide for her kids. Her only mode of transportation is vital for this family. They are also battling some housing insecurity, so stable transportation would be a big win for this family.

We have been focusing on building a strong support network for this single mom of 5 young children. She is maintaining employment and is the sole provider for the family, all while undergoing medical treatments for an extremely serious condition. Her washing machine recently started leaking large amounts of water from underneath, making it unusable. She has been washing the family's clothes by hand in the sink to get by; however, this is very difficult with herself and 5 children in the home. Due to her limited income, she cannot pay a repair person to look at the washing machine or to replace it. We are requesting either someone who knows how to work on washers or a used machine she could have.

Hey Team, since we are "Serving with Joy" I have a single mom that is currently in need and is employed with Wichita State University. She did some extra contractual work in marketing for WSU and when they finally paid her, it was short by $400. She was expecting the full amount in order to meet her rent. This underpayment was unexpected and unforeseen and is causing a hardship for her and her family. She is asking for help to secure her monthly rent. Any and all help is welcomed.

Hey Family, as we are "Serving With Joy"... This is a second request from a family fleeing a Domestic Violence situation. Mom is an Educator and doesn't receive unemployment during the summer when school is out. Her and her children (4) are forced to relocate. She is asking for assistance with her new rental place. The amount that is needed is $950.00. This family has experienced a lot of hardship and could really use our help.

This pregnant mom and her family are trying to move into a new apartment by the end of the month when their lease ends. She has to pay off a lease from a previous apartment before she is able to move into a new place. We are working on long-term planning for jobs, housing, and childcare. However, she is unable to move forward on any of those until she has this lease paid off and has a place to stay at the end of the month. She has about half of it saved up so far and needs about $500 to finally end that debt!

Hey CarePortal family, I have a request for help from a single mom. Her husband deserted the family without any financial support and he has no plans of returning. To ensure that this bio family of three can stay together safely, they need their utilities paid off (Evergy $1300.00 and Kansas Gas $609.00) because this is hindering their ability to get new service at another location. They also need help finding a new home or apartment to rent. This is a very difficult and stressful situation for this family and they could really use our help. I am requesting each need as a separate CAREPORTAL request.

Homeless family needs help with deposit and 1st months' rent. The Grandma welcomed three small grandchildren into her home when the daughter was sent to prison. She is providing a loving home for these children but was evicted when the landlord sold the house. The oldest son just started a job at Spirit and will live with the family for a year to help with rent to stabilize the family. Children 1st is paying for the hotel rooms, and the grandmother is actively looking for housing. Please help us get the family out of the hotel and into stable housing.

This family is in urgent need of a refrigerator and a deep freezer after their home was flooded due to recent rains and flash-flooding earlier this month. This family is facing a daunting recovery process with their four young children (ages 3 months to 7 years). Adding to their challenges, the mother and two of her children suffer from hemophilia, a rare bleeding disorder requiring extensive medical attention and costly treatment. Because their refrigerator went out, their medications were destroyed. The health insurance company will not cover costs to replace the medications.

This single mother is hoping to get financial assistance for her rent and also some personal items for her daughter. This mother works full time and works hard to support herself and her daughter. She has to use ride-shares or family members to get her around because she does not know how to drive. This alone takes a lot of her income and leaves her at a deficit when she needs to pay other bills. She is currently behind on her rent and electricity, and is hoping that whatever assistance can be offered will help her pay and get ahead. Her daughter is currently sleeping on a blow-up mattress and she would love to give her a a bed of her own. She said that if her daughter could choose the bedding it would be yellow or blue since those are her favorite colors!

This mom of 2 is asking for financial assistance as she steps back into work after having her youngest child. While she was in the last month of pregnancy her car stopped working. While she was on maternity leave she was able to make life work with her newborn and 2 year-old by staying home or using ride-shares sparingly. However, now that her maternity leave is done and she is going back to work, her insurance will not cover the cost of a rental while her car is being fixed. She is asking for financial help so that she can maintain going to work, but also having a running vehicle to get her children to appointments and daycare while her car is being repaired, which is estimated to take a month.

A faith-based organization that takes care of youth in foster care had two freezers quit working last week. They are currently getting a lot of free frozen meals and meat from the Food Bank and are constantly needing freezer space to store food. The freezers they are looking at are around $700 each. They do have two specific freezers they are looking at so they can give you the model number or put cash toward it. They are appreciative of any help they can get as they feed up to 37 youth in foster care each day.