Roanoke Valley Church

This family has two kids. Both under the age of 2. Their mother is in need of transportation and needs new tires for her vehicle. She needs transportation to get the kids to doctors appointments and also to be able to work. We are asking for a Visa gift card that the mother could take top a tire shop to purchase her tires with.

I have a foster youth on my caseload in a group home. She has requested for gift card to be able to purchase supplies for her to be able to do her own hair. The group home is able to supply some things, but there are other specific things she would like. She estimated that it would be about $45 for all the supplies she needs.

Please consider this family. Single dad with 5-year-old girl moved about a year ago to Roanoke City. Dad is currently working; however, he is barely getting enough income. Child is in need of some clothes, underwear and shoes. Clothes and underwear size 6, shoes size 6. Family is Spanish speaking. Family is currently staying with dad's sister while dad is able to get his own apartment. Thank you so much for considering this family, dad and child would greatly appreciate the help from the community.

Child was being abused by father in home. Child lost his Mother in 2017 to traumatic events. Father has not allowed child to visit his Mother's family. Grandmother has filed for custody every year, and was granted custody yesterday. Father will not give any clothing for the child, and Maternal grandmother is retired and on a fixed income. Any assistance with getting a gift card for clothing and essentials are being requested. Child only has the clotting he was wearing. Thanks so much

This student is in need of an eye doctor appointment. He is having difficulty seeing the front of the classroom. He would need to vision exam only, glasses will be through the Lions Club. This family is Spanish speaking.

I’m working with an 18 y.o. girl through the Great Expectations program at Virginia Western. The student is studying to be a nurse, and has maintained 3.3 GPA this year while working two jobs to pay for her rent and housing. She was in foster care through Craig Co. until she was 17, when she completed a return home goal. However, this situation was not a healthy environment. She moved out the week before her 18th birthday, into a home through Fostering Champions. This summer, she decided she wanted more independence, and has found a new place to live in Vinton. Since the student completed a return home goal, she cannot access any of the typical Foster Care funding. She is receiving a housing stipend through the Great Expectations program.

Currently, she only has a bed in her new apartment. She is in need of a microwave, a couch/loveseat, a small table, a night stand, and other similar furnishings. It doesn't need to be new, just something to make it more comfortable to live in. She could also use financial assistance to purchase some new clothes and to stock her new kitchen with cooking essentials.

Since she is new to Vinton, she would also love to connect with a church with a strong young adult group. She is open to meeting anyone who might be able to assist her. I'd love to help our community connect with her to support her in her goals.

20-year-old mother with two children (ages 3 and 4) is 4.5 months pregnant. Unemployed. No prenatal care. Not on the bus line. Living at Kingston Inn on Williamson Rd, Room 208. History of DV between mother and father of two boys. Father of unborn child is not actively involved. He is going through a divorce & has other children. Referrals for SNAP, childcare, Smart2Start, CHIP & Healthy Families Completed. Mother in need of mattress for boys. They popped air mattress. Mother in need of diapers & clothes. Both wear size 7 diapers & 4T clothes. Baby gate to allow mother to open door to room without boys running out.

A mother and her child are currently struggling financially due to the father, who was the main source of income, abruptly leaving the home and not providing assistance. The mother is a small business owner and does not make enough to meet the day-to-day needs of her and her child and does not know how she is going to be able to make ends meet. The family is also struggling with the mental strain of no longer having the father present on top of the financial burden now placed solely on the mother, and so we would like to ease the burden a bit by helping them in the form of gift cards for gas and groceries.

The child was recently placed with her grandmother. The grandmother works for the schools, but has no extra income for another person and no income in the summer besides what she has set aside for bills. She would like help getting the child basic needs like toiletries, pads/tampons, clothing, etc

Parents are substance exposed and child is currently placed with relative undergoing kinship process. Parents behave erratically and child is running out of formula, and caretaker is on a fixed income. Child is on GentleEase Similac formula. Thanks

Mom has 10 month old child and is currently homeless and living in the mission. Mom does not have anything much for the baby. Mom has to carry the child and desperately needs a stroller for the child. She states the Rescue Mission does not have one available. This is a critical need as they have to leave the Mission daily.

This family's case was opened due to a young child being assaulted by their step-father. The mother has filed for divorce and has to find a new place to live with the victim child and the other three children in the home, all age 10 and under. The mother needs help with a security deposit for a new apartment.