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A father and mother of 5 children are struggling to sustain in their household. The family car got repossessed. The father and oldest child are looking for work. The mother is mentally ill and unable to work. While the family can use public transportation, having a vehicle would help with the job searches, commute to work, and transport the family for their day-to-day needs.
I have an open investigation involving a 16 year old boy and his parents. The conditions of the home are deplorable and the child has been diverted to family. There are concerns regarding structural issues of the home and rat infestation as well. I am requesting a vacuum cleaner for the family as they are need of this in order to clean.
Location: Lynchburg, VA 24502-County:Lynchburg City-Children Served: 1-Adults Served: 2-Agency: #Lynchburg City DSS-Tier 1: Physical Needs-Estimated Value:$70
A family is working to improve the cleanliness of the home to ensure the children's safety and wellbeing. The family has limited income and has been using the funds they do have to improve the home and provide for the children. The family is need of a dumpster rental to clean up the outside of the home.
Location: Appomattox, VA 24522-County:Appomattox-Children Served: 3-Adults Served: 4-Agency: #Appomattox Department of Social Services-Tier 1: Physical Needs-Estimated Value:$125
Jodi:
New Hope Baptist may be able to help depending on some details....can the caseworker email me please with how long the family would need the rental? I
A biological family who was a victim in the hazardous conditions in James Crossing have obtain new housing and is needing furniture items to make their new home feel home like. This need will benefit the family due to their children currently being in foster care and one of the main concerns has been housing and getting out of the current environment. The family has worked with DSS and has been working with service providers to address the concerns that brought the children into care, and the items would really help this family at this time. Anything will help this family. Thank you!
Location: Lynchburg, VA 24504-County:Lynchburg City-Children Served: 4-Adults Served: 2-Agency: #Lynchburg City DSS-Tier 1: Physical Needs-Estimated Value:$1635
I am currently working with a kinship family who is needing to get some home repairs completed. It is a grandmother and her granddaughter who resides in the home and her grandson and his friends have been extremely kind to offer their services to help fix the repairs in the home. The home is an older home and they are needing to replace the flooring in the home and due to this, the grandmother and her grandchild or having to leave the home for it to be repaired. Grandma is looking at some airbnb homes for them to stay while the home is being repaired. Grandma is expecting the repairs to take a few months and believes the airbnb will cost her about $3000 and is just asking for a little help if possible. If this need is met Grandma can continue to live within her financial means while caring for her granddaughter and buying supplies and materials to have her home repaired. Grandma can also continue to provide a safe home for her granddaughter.
Location: Lynchburg, VA 24504-County:Lynchburg City-Children Served: 1-Adults Served: 1-Agency: #Lynchburg City DSS-Tier 1: Physical Needs-Estimated Value:$3000
A mother of 4 children, who works to support her family is in need to two bunkbeds for the children. The bedrooms are small and the little ones are growing out of their toddler beds on the floor. The bunkbeds would help provide more space in the bedrooms. The children range from ages 14 to 5. This would help support this mom in caring for her children.
Location: Lynchburg, VA 24502-County:Lynchburg City-Children Served: 4-Adults Served: 1-Agency: #Lynchburg City DSS-Tier 1: Physical Needs-Estimated Value:$270
A single mom of four children who is working to provide for the family is in need of two dressers. Currently the children's clothing remains in laundry baskets or on the bedroom floor due to a lack of place to put their clothing. The dressers would help alleviate the clothing on the floor and provide a cleaner space for the children in their bedrooms.
Location: Lynchburg, VA 24502-County:Lynchburg City-Children Served: 4-Adults Served: 1-Agency: #Lynchburg City DSS-Tier 1: Physical Needs-Estimated Value:$270
I am currently working with a mother of two 15 year olds who needs assistance with their electric and water bill. Mother receives disability and is working hard to catch up on her bills. The family has been without utilities and food for a couple of weeks. Any assistance with these bills would help the family get back on their feet and encourage them to continue to work hard to provide.
Location: Lynchburg, VA 24504-County:Lynchburg City-Children Served: 2-Adults Served: 1-Agency: #Lynchburg City DSS-Tier 1: Physical Needs-Estimated Value:$676
Single mother of 3 girls, ages 3 and 1 year old twins. Mom is a victim of DV, has filed a PO and is facing financial difficulties. The oldest daughter has a genetic condition, lateral menegocele, and the twins have hip deformities. Mom is behind in her rent ($1500), her light bill ($462.93) and water bill ($41.25) as she has no source of income and the childrens' father is not allowed contact at this time. Mother is also in need of diapers and wipes. Pullups size 3T and diapers size 5/6.
Location: Lynchburg, VA 24501-County:Lynchburg City-Children Served: 3-Adults Served: 1-Agency: #Lynchburg City DSS-Tier 1: Physical Needs-Estimated Value:$2171
1 year old has been removed from his mother's care due to concerns regarding the cleanliness of the home. She presents with hoarding tendencies and has diminished protective capacity to keep the home clean and appropriate for young children. She has diagnoses of schizophrenia, anxiety, bi-polar, hoarding, and intellectual/developmental disability. The mother has had multiple CPS cases and has not been able to retain custody of her other children. FSS feels that a vacuum would assist mom with adequately cleaning the home, removing choking hazards and addressing other safety concerns from the floor to work toward reunification.
Location: Lynchburg, VA 24501-County:Lynchburg City-Children Served: 1-Adults Served: 1-Agency: #Lynchburg City DSS-Tier 1: Physical Needs-Estimated Value:$60
The family is in risk of losing their housing if damages in the home are not fixed. The landlord has agreed to complete the repairs but at the expense of the tenants. There is only one person in the home that is currently working due to childcare restraints of two young children. The family is struggling to focus on completing tasks required of them by DSS due to the stressors of maintaining a home. FSS has received a list of the repairs and the cost of them.
Location: Lynchburg, VA 24502-County:Bedford-Children Served: 2-Adults Served: 1-Agency: #Lynchburg City DSS-Tier 1: Physical Needs-Estimated Value:$408
Ryan :
I am a licensed and insured contractor in Bedford I can preform most any home repairs, and would be happy to help at no charge. Can I get more details on the work needed?
Community Responder. 6 days ago
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Natalie C:
there is a liscensed insured contractor willing to fill this case please provide contact information so that we can assist the family
thank you -- please include careportal id with response #129064 willing to do at no cost
Fellowship Church Of Christ. 6 days ago
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Natalie C:
Thank you Mr Reynolds to committing to home repairs await details re family and location
Fellowship Church Of Christ. 6 days ago
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Natalie C:
There are resources made available from the community. We are taking the lead and working out the details.
Fellowship Church Of Christ, Community Lead Church. 6 days ago
There are 10 students in need of support to help improve their well-being, strengthen them, and assist in preparing them for their future. As a part of their summer internship program from June 5-June 30, and the students will be placed at locations where they need STEEL-TOE boots. Many of the students come from low-income households. Thus, the additional support helps to alleviate stress on students. In addition, the goal is to provide students with everything they need to be successful without having to burden their families. All students are either rising juniors or seniors at their respective schools. The sizes are listed as follows (adult size shoes): Women size 9 needs two pair, Male size 12 needs two pair, Male size 10.5, Male size 9, Male size 11 needs two pairs, Male size 8, and Male size 9.5. PLEASE keep the receipts in the event the shoe does not fit.
Mother and her 11 year old son have moved to a trailer in Hurt, Va. Mother is working two jobs. She is requesting assistance with acquiring a washer and dryer.
Location: Lynchburg, VA 24503-County:Lynchburg City-Children Served: 1-Adults Served: 1-Agency: #Lynchburg City DSS-Tier 1: Physical Needs-Estimated Value:$1065
A single mother who is in poverty is in need of a bed frame for her two girls. She is also in need of 2 dressers to put their clothes in. Having a bed frame would allow the girls to sleep better and having a dresser will allow them to have a place to put their clothes to better organize the home and declutter.
Location: Lynchburg, VA 24504-County:Lynchburg City-Children Served: 2-Agency: #Lynchburg City DSS-Tier 1: Physical Needs-Estimated Value:$825
Two of the 3 children are in need of a bed. Child 1 needs a twin size bed frame and child 2 needs a twin bed. Also, no one in the family has a dresser to put their clothes in. They all have their clothes in totes. This family has only been here for 6 months and are struggling to make ends meet. If the children have beds they will probably sleep better. Also, if you all can provide 4 dressers they can all have a better place to put their clothes in and their rooms would be more organized. Thanks for your help!
Location: Lynchburg, VA 24504-County:Lynchburg City-Children Served: 3-Adults Served: 1-Agency: #Lynchburg City DSS-Tier 1: Physical Needs-Estimated Value:$1010
Mother and her two children. We are in the process of returning one of her two sons to her in the next month and hopefully the other son within six months (he has more needs and we want to do this one at a time). Mom has steady employment, has left a toxic relationship and has no plans to return to it. She has signed a lease for a year on the apartment she is in. DSS is helping her to obtain a car as the one she has been using has had a lot of issues. DSS is helping her with childcare during the trial home placement. She could use some material items, and social support. So there are material needs which will be listed below and community support needs as well. This will help this to be a successful placement. She is wonderful with her children, and is in a much better place than when she came into care, but being a single mom to two children who both have various special needs is a challenge, and we want to do whatever we can to make this return home successful. She has bought a bunk bed for her children, but she is concerned about her oldest being on the top bunk when he comes home, so she is interested in a daybed with trundle at some point. She did ask for a toy organizer. Her oldest son is high on the Autism Sprectrum. she stated having the kind of organizer with drawers/baskets would be most helpful for him - I have listed this under 'baby items - other. Her past home had become infested with roaches and mice and what she did have there is no longer fit for use.
Location: Madison Heights, VA 24572-County:Amherst-Children Served: 2-Adults Served: 1-Agency: #VA-Bedford County DSS-Tier 1: Physical Needs-Estimated Value:$1370
Mom is asking for assistance to receive items that will assist in her youngest child physical therapy. The child has a weaker side and it requires him to have physical and occupational therapy. In order to ensure that she is able to work with him after therapist leaves for the session she will need certain items such as an activity gym with no wheels, push toy, weighted balls, thick foam mats, and extra large gated play area. If any of these things can be gifted to her it will assist in reliving a financial burden as well aid his mobility.
Location: Lynchburg, VA 24503-County:Lynchburg City-Children Served: 1-Adults Served: 1-Agency: #Lynchburg City DSS-Tier 1: Physical Needs-Estimated Value:$250
Mom has worked diligently with LDSS to complete the task that was requested of her and her children were returned home to her. She is still in full compliance with LDSS, working full-time and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Mom is only requesting a stroller for her youngest child. FSS is requesting that she also has assistance with getting the children summer clothes as well.
Location: Lynchburg, VA 24501-County:Lynchburg City-Children Served: 1-Adults Served: 1-Agency: #Lynchburg City DSS-Tier 1: Physical Needs-Estimated Value:$325
Hello GCC fam (and beyond), after the horrific shooting death of 6-year-old R.S. Payne student last week, the Lord opened doors to really start building some relationships between the church and the school. We are really grateful for that. The R.S. Payne staff works tirelessly to support families at the school, but with limited resources. A staff member reached out to us on Friday asking if we would be able to come along side a family at the school who is facing homelessness. Due to illness, the mom (the primary source of income) lost her job. Her husband suffers from PTSD. They are behind on electric, rent, and soon their car payment. They have three kids, one of whom is at R.S. Payne.
She lost her job last Thursday and mom immediately scrambled to start work with Instant cart and has applied to fast food restaurants and other places to try to make ends meet, even tho being on her feet all day might land her back in the hospital, due to health conditions. She is very stressed and overwhelmed and states she feels "like we are drowning." She has gone to non-profits who assist with bills, however, she does not have a long enough unemployment history to qualify.
Can we come along side the family in this time of crisis?
Is anyone interested in building a relationship with this family?
Because amount is so high, we have broken it into several categories but the totals are $1220 for rent (late fee coming soon tho, so this will increase), $600 for car and and $321 for electric for a total of $2,141. Contribute in whatever amounts you're able.
Thank you for praying for them.
An Anonymous Responder:
Praying the Holy Spirit brings His presence and peace in these painful days through the faithfulness and generosity of His people
Gospel Community Church. 3 weeks ago
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Jonah:
We can cover the remaining car payment. Praying for this family.
A mother recently lost her home and had to relocate with her 8 month old child. Due to the dangers of co-sleeping, this mother is in need of a pack and play to safeguard her child during the night and eliminate the risk of a child fatality due to co-sleeping.
Location: Lynchburg, VA 24502-County:Lynchburg City-Children Served: 1-Adults Served: 1-Agency: #Lynchburg City DSS-Tier 1: Physical Needs-Estimated Value:$65
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