Gateway Church - South

Our client is new to Canada and came here because she had to flee from an abusive relationship in her home Country in Africa. She is alone and pregnant. She is due to have a C-section for sure by April 14th if not sooner. She is in need of a car seat/stroller combo to be able to bring baby home from hospital. And also because public transit is her only option for getting around, the stroller is needed as well. She is so lovely and will be so grateful for any help.

A single mom has been working hard the last 2 years with programming and was recently reunified with her (almost) 3 year old daughter. Mom will be moving on April 1st from outside of the city into her own home with her daughter to start a new life. Mom has no financial supports and very limited resources, so is starting from scratch. She recently found a bed and couch for herself, and would greatly appreciate a few items to make her house a home for the two of them. She is requesting a toddler bed, dresser, a kitchen table with 2 chairs, and a coffee table. Note that besides the move date, the writer of this request will be away March 21- April 1st, so responders can please contact WCFS Agency Rep Debbie Smith for any questions.

Updated on April 02, 2025 by an Agency Worker
April 2: UPDATE: Mom has secured a kitchen table and chairs, so please remove from the request :-)

Our client came to us late in her pregnancy requesting help with baby supplies. Her and her husband are immigrants and are struggling financially. They have 3 children and were quite 'surprised' to find out about this pregnancy. They were able to get a car seat but are asking for some help with obtaining a crib and stroller. Just recently our client reached out with the exciting news that their baby was born! She said baby is sleeping in the same bed with them for right now and are still needing our assistance in getting the other items. Thank you for your time, your help is greatly appreciate!

I work with a family (two parent household with 5 children) where the 2.5 year old daughter is needing a forward-facing car seat (with 5-point harness)as their current seat is getting to be too small. Note that worker will be away from March 21 - April 4, so please contact agency reps (Debbie Smith & Monica Raabe) if needed for more info.

This request is to help a single mother who has been recently reunified with her children after having them in agency care for two years. She attended a treatment program for a year and half and having completed her treatment program, her children have been returned to her care. She recently moved to her own place and has almost nothing for the family apart from the beds that the agency bought for the children while they were in care.