Woodland Park Church of the Nazarene dba Woodland Life Center

A mother of a youth is in need of a $130 gift card to buy food for her son. The mother is waiting to receive her food assistance, but because the kid returned home a month ago, there are some delays in order for her to receive support with service.

We are reaching out with a request to support a family that deeply values the precious moments they get to spend together. Two loving parents have been struggling to secure stable employment, making it difficult for them to cover the basic costs needed to maintain their connection with their baby daughter.

Despite these challenges, they remain committed to showing up for their family time twice a week — a vital part of nurturing their bond and providing the love and consistency their little girl so desperately needs.

A gas gift card would ensure they can reliably make the trips to be with their daughter without the added stress of transportation costs. This simple support could make a profound difference in keeping this family connected during a difficult time.

Thank you for considering this request and for helping bring hope and stability to this family.

A Teller County family is in need of assistance. This family became a kinship placement for their infant nephew, while having an infant daughter of their own (in addition to other children of their own). While the family is enjoying caring for the two small babies and creating stability for their nephew, they are facing unique challenges raising this large brood of 7! Currently, the babies are rapidly growing at the same rate. The family is in dire need of two cribs due to the babies quickly growing out of their current sleeping arrangements. The Department is kindly asking for help purchasing new cribs and accompanying crib mattresses for this joyful family. Thank you so much for considering this request.

We have a bio mother who is in need of a phone and minutes for the phone. $100.00) She needs the phone in order to communicate with her professional team and engage in services. She also needs this to confirm visitations with her four children that are currently in foster care.

We have a bio father in need of financial assistance with a gas gift card. He just started a new job and it will be 2 weeks before he receives his first paycheck. He lives out in Midway and needs to be able to get to and from work here in Colorado Springs. Maintaining his job is an important step in working on his plan for reunification with his 4 children that are in foster care at this time.

The mother in this case is needing another phone card to ensure that she has consisent communcation with her team. The mother is working on communicating with her treatment providers and her parenting time worker to ensure that she is making it to her scheduled time. The mother is currently struggling with getting to and from her parenting time and transportation has been set up but she will need a phone to be able to communicate with the provider. This support will ensure that she is able to maintain her bond with the child. Thank you! Grace Flynn

A kinship provider is seeking support in paying for the two kin-like children in her care to get swimming lessons. Male age 7 and Female age 15 have never taken formal swimming lessons and the kin provider believes it is an important skill for them to obtain. Swim lessons cost between $100-$200 depending on the place, individual/group format and consistency of attendance. The kinship provider has 4 children of her own and wants to ensure everyone has the same opportunities. If this need is met, any money given will go towards payment for swimming lessons this summer to ensure safety in the water.

A mother of a youth is in need of $1250 in order to be able to pay for her rent for the month of May. Her son recently returned home with her, and she had to use the money that she had for food. If this mother receives assistance with her rent, she will be able to provide placement for her youth.

Requesting multi-layered support for family, ongoing financial hardships and food insecurity. Single father of a 7th grade girl that gets minimal child support/assistance from her mother. He is currently employed as a ride share driver but has inconsistent work hours which directly impact the household income. Due to the varying work hours childcare/after school care is not easily accessible when school is not in session. The family was recently informed that they are no longer eligible for Medicaid or food stamps (the EBT program). The family often struggles, running low or out of essentials in between paychecks, with little extended family to assist when struggling. When speaking with the father, he is preparing for a possible move in August because of projected income struggles versus affordable rent.

A mother of a youth is in need of a $150 gift card to buy clothes for her son who recently returned home with her. Because the youth grew up while he was in foster care, most of his clothes are no longer his size. Any help for this family would be greatly appreciated!

he Department is working with a family with a 1-year-old boy. They are currently in need of financial assistance with rent. The father recently switched jobs and the mother recently lost her job after missing work for mental health reasons. She is currently interviewing for new jobs. They are struggling with this expense as a result. The mother has completed her treatment and the father is in compliance with every aspect of his treatment plan, fully unsupervised with their baby, and nearing case closure. Assistance with this need so that the family can keep their child in home as they work towards case closure is greatly appreciated!