Remade Church

This mother is in need of furniture for the children as they just moved into their new home. She is a single mother with minimal support. She has a special needs child and a 3-year-old. She is having a financial stress because she had to relocate with very short notice, and she was not prepared. The mother needs: 2- twin size bed frames 1 - Full size bed frame

A four year old child who recently moved placements is currently out of school for the summer as she recently graduated VPK. The child's foster parent is asking for assistance with obtaining a tablet for the child to assist with educational activities for the child to engage in while being at home until school starts again. Any assistance with this will be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

The maternal grandmother recently moved into a larger home to ensure that all of her grandchildren (six children-ages 7 months to 15 years old) could be placed together in the same home. The grandmother is retired and on a fixed income. The family needs furnishings for the living room. The children currently must sit at the small dining room table or on their twin-size beds as there is no other furniture for them to spend time together as a family.

A baby boy is in a need of a crib and mattress and bedding in his placement. Having these items will allow this baby to sleep comfortably in his on sleeping arrangement.

This single mom needs assistance with clothes and shoes for her 4-year-old daughter. She is currently on maternity leave and returns to work next month. She heavily relies on her children's father for financial support. Recently, the support is limited to paying housing expenses only. She is asking for kids' clothes size 4T and size 9 shoes. As always, thank you in advance and God bless!

Single father of two girls seeking a crib for his youngest child post breakup with their mother who kept their items at her residence so that he can practice safe sleep for her. He is currently residing with family to help get back stabilized financially.

Laptop Needed

I have a youth that is set to age of out the system and is interested in continuing in care through the extended foster care program (EFC). We have located the youth a placement for them when they turn 18, the issue is that this placement does not have any computers or laptops for the youth to continue to work on obtaining her diploma. In order for her to be eligible to be in EFC she needs to be in school or with employment, if this youth is able to receive a laptop so that she can continue her schooling this will secure her an opportunity to remain in care and have a successful launch into adulthood.

The family is in need of a full-size bed for one of the children living in the home. The mother works from home and is single mom of 3 kids.

Single mother who is currently in a DV shelter with her young son. Mom is in recovery for addiction. Long history of being a victim of domestic violence. Her exit date from the shelter is coming soon and needing help with housing.

I have a mother who had 4 children removed from her care a year ago. She has since given birth to twins (a boy and a girl). She has met all of the conditions of return and is in need of beds in order for the children to be reunified. She has maintained a job for the last year but is short of money to buy the beds.

CCKids has an emergency pantry for diapers, shoes and other items that case managers and safety managers need immediately when working with families entering the dependency system. Since the launch of the Early Services Engagement Program, which helps keeps kids out of foster care, we have experienced a marked increase in requests for safety items like bed/door alarms, baby gates, smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors.

Alarms are a critical resource as they help ensure the safety of children prone to running away or children who are sexually reactive due to childhood trauma. The alarms will alert the children's caregivers when and if they get out of bed in the middle of the night, helping to ensure the safety of those children as well as any other children in the home.

Baby gates are another often requested resource as they are often required in safety management plans that - if followed - allow a family to remain together under supervision.

Finally, carbon monoxide detectors and smoke detectors are common needs that come up when conducting home studies to determine if a home is safe enough to place or retain a child, therefore impacting placement decisions.

Maintaining these often-requested resources in our pantry will reduce the number of individual requests to the CarePortal, freeing the program's network of churches up to focus on more unique, family-specific needs.