Light of Hope Christian Fellowship

A student and his parents are evicted from their home effective April 30, 2025. The present plan for the student is to stay with his brother while parents live in their car. Parents may be able to stay at a nearby campsite a couple of days a week to have access to showers and other facilities. Assistance with non-perishable food items and some cold food items that can be kept in a small cooler is needed. Additional assistance with a couple of nights each week in a local hotel (preferably the one in Independence) will be helpful so parents can have access to basic necessities, and the mother can get to work in town. The family is on a waiting list for a local apartment in in the Independence town area. The anticipated availability is within a couple of weeks. The father's cell phone will be turned back on April 30th as he is searching for employment.

The Department is working with family who is assisting with the care of two children. This is requiring the family to transport the children to different areas around the community. This has placed a financial burden on the family.

TCDSS is working with a single disabled mother with 3 children. The financial resources are limited. They are in the process of remodeling their home and are in need of totes for organizing their belongings.

TCDSS is working with a family that consists of a disabled grandma and her 16 year old grandson. Financial resources are limited and the house burned recently and been unable to replace everything that was lost. The 16 year old male is in need of some clothes and shoes. He wears size boys 12-14 (Medium) in shirts and size boys (not men's) 14-16 in pants or small Slim Men's Size 28waist and 28 length. He wears a size 7 in Men's shoes.

Mom and children are located here in Marion, and mother is a single mom of 4 children that are in her care. Mom escaped a domestic violence situation and while going through that she lost her job but has hopes of returning to work at a new job May 12,2025 but due to having to have an emergency surgery she may not get to start her job right away. She is in need of financial assistance with rent, car payment, insurance, and utilities.

The Department is working with family who is in need of immediate assistance in order to keep their children in their home. The family is in need of the following. MOBY BABY WRAPS X3 A 30 INCH WIDE ELECTRIC STOVE WITH A RANGE HOOD FILTER A REFRIDERATOR WITH A FREEZER A CROCK POT

Thank you for any assistance you may be able to provide.

This family has recently lost support of one parent and they have struggled to make ends meet. There is a child in this family that has sensory issues with food, and they request assistance in the form of grocery gift cards so that they may choose foods the child will eat. There are 3 children and one parent in this household, and they have a need for assistance with groceries. This will help them as they adjust to the changes in their financial situation and family arrangement in the household.

Child Protective Services is involved with a family of three children with the goal of preventing the children entering foster care. The family is in need of a care seat for a male child to ensure safety during transport to and from school, and other travel needs of the family, including visits with his mother.

Family is in need of a full sized mattress and bedframe to provide a bed for a mother who has been sleeping on an air mattress for years. Bedframe needs to be sturdy to support an adult and due to limited space, it can be a frame only, no headboard or footboard needed.

Kinship placement is requesting black bunk beds with a trundle bed, two twin mattresses and a chest of drawers to help provide adequate sleeping arrangements for girl sharing a room. Family has taken in a friend's daughter to prevent her from entering childcare, and due to kinship placement's home, the teenage girls are having to share a room.

This family has recently lost the help and support of the father, and this has put great financial strain on them. They need assistance in paying their utility bill which is due to be paid 4/25/25.

The Department is working with a biological mother to a child in foster care. Child came into foster care, at no fault of the mother, due to death of a relative who had custody. The mother and her husband own their home and have limited resources. The family has been renovating a room in their basement for this young man (age 16) to come home to. The room is just in need of new carpet. This is the only thing needed to complete The Department is requesting any help that can be provided.