Our clients (10 and 6) and foster mom were recently involved in a tragic car accident. The collision completely destroyed their car. Fortunately, our clients suffered minior injuries. However, foster mom is scheduled for surgery on her arm. Foster mom is the only caregiver in the home as her husband past away from COVID. Our clients lived through his passing and were definitely traumatized after this accident as well. During my last home visit, they shared they've been helping foster mom with cleaning and "cooking" sandwiches. Their bond is visually beautiful! Family is eagerly waiting for their adoption date. Our clients and foster mom would benefit from giftcards to grocery or clothing stores to help with expenses through this hard time.

This family has been compliant with Family Preservation case since May 2023. They were recently reunited after being separated for 18-months. During their separation, mother’s income lowered. Therefore, she did not have sufficient funds to purchase needed items for the home in preparation for her children’s return. With the help of family and friends she received a used refrigerator, which was in working condition at the time it was installed. However, it was recently brought to case worker's attention that both the freezer and bottom sections are no longer working to keep food at safe temperatures. Case worker is unable to submit a request for assistance to DCFS, as it is the end of the fiscal year, and new requests will not be accepted until July. I identified the best priced item that can be provided to the family and placed the website to it within the notes section, although items from other sources are welcomed.

A single mother is in need of support with obtaining kitchenware items (cups, plates/bowls, cooking and eating utensils, a pot/pan set), a queen sized bedframe w/ assembly service, and a queen sized mattress for herself. The family just recently exited homelessness after several months. The mother just now obtained part-time employment that affords to sustain the family ongoing. The children are in need of these items to have home cooked meals accessible and the mother currently has no bed, although the children do have beds. The family is closely bonded and has been participating in therapeutic services, parenting classes and other community based services. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. I identified items from Walmart (most convenient priced vendor) that can be provided to the family and placed the website to the registry within the notes section, although items from other sources are welcomed.

Still Birth funeral Arrangements: Mother is a survivor of Domestic Violence (Inter-Partner Violence) and she has 4 children. She has made safety decisions to keep her children free of violence. Since separating from her partner, she has had a tough time financial for her family of 5. Mother recently suffered a still birth and needs assistance with paying for funeral services and financial assistance with hygiene and groceries during this time of mourning.

Minor is a minor mother with a one-year old. Minor mother is currently detained from her Mom, and Mom is in reunification services. She is staying with a maternal aunt who has limited means. Minor mother and her child would benefit greatly from a new bed, as their current bed is old. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated in providing a new full size bed.

Mother is in need of the following household items: 2 dressers and 2 window gates Mother is a single mother of 3 and has limited income. Although, mother is having this challenge, she has been meeting the case plan goals/court orders, has completed most of her programs and is working to have her case successfully close. During my work with mother I have identified the following strengths: ability to cope with stress, motivated to succeed, resourceful committed to her family. Mother’s goals are to continue working to provide for her family, obtain a second job due to financial stress and start her own business. For these reasons, I am advocating for mother to have the needs identified met. The main reason I am requesting this need to be fulfilled is because in order to provide a safe, clean, healthy and comfortable environment for her family. It is essential to have these items as mother is having to eat out often, the house can be better organized and safer for the children. DCFS has assisted the family by providing rent assistance to the family. DCFS will continue to link the family to community services such as food banks, counseling, etc. in order to ensure the family continues in maintenance. For other items needed, I will explore other DFCS options for funding and in-kind donations. This need is being requested through Care Portal because unfortunately DCFS does not provide these items. Updated on June 01, 2023 by an Agency Worker
Dresser is no longer needed. The family consists of 3 children and 1 parent.

There's a family I've been working with this year that is low income.  The student I work with has a brother who is special needs and bound to a wheel chair.  Mother is a full time caregiver for her special needs son. The two students receive counseling services to assist with various family dynamics challenges and adjustment challenges in middle school.  My student has been having difficulty with peer relationships due to low self-esteem.  He has expressed interest in working on his health over the summer and asked mom if she could get him a gym membership. However, mother can't afford it due to various financial challenges including repairs needed for their special needs van.  Student doesn't show interest in many activities but initiated this request himself. Mom has also been working on her health and is attempting to make dietary changes for the whole family to support their wellbeing. Student is too young for the free Planet Fitness summer membership.  Mom would have to get a plan and take student with her. The price for the Black Card membership, which would allow mother and student to enter together, would be $75 for both the month of June, including start up fee, monthly fee, and annual fee (all of these are required to initiate a membership) and $25 for the month of July. A gift certificate for Planet Fitness, if they offer them, would be best, or a cash card to reimburse parent if possible. Thank you so much for your consideration.

This is a mother of two young children, a1 year old girl and 3 year old boy. The family currently has involvement with Child Welfare. The mother is currently in the process of addressing the concerns of the Department in the home in preparation for a Home Assessment to show a clean, safe environment for the children. The mother has beds for the children but needs sheets and blankets. If this family is blessed with the bedding for the children it will strengthen her home assessment and show the Department that the children with have warm, safe beds to sleep on. Thank you for the work you do for families.

We have a wonderful family of 5 that has been experiencing financial difficulties for several months now. Dad is the sole provider for the family and has seen a reduction in the number of hours he is able to work. With the school summer break approaching the family is very concerned on not having sufficient funds to provide food for the family. The three children will be at home during the summer break and will need breakfast, lunch, and dinner. We are submitting a request for support in securing food assistance which would lift a huge burden from them and the three students overall wellbeing. A food voucher of $500. to assist the family in providing meals, this assistance would greatly help the family with the nourishment of their daily meals. We are assisting the parents in finding other resources that could also provide some assistance. The family would greatly benefit from this assistance and would be enormously grateful for it. Thank you and may the Lord Bless you.

This is a family of a single Hispanic mother of five children 2 girls (12 years old and 6 years old) and three boys (3 years old, 17 years old and 16 years old). Mother is working full time, however, she is short on her rent for June. Mother shared that in a panic when she found out that the department was investigating her home, she went out and purchased beds for the children. Mother stated she was so worried that the DCFS would remove her kids because of the condition of their bedroom furniture. Since she spent $700 on the beds, she is short on her June rent. Mother is asking for assistance with paying $700 towards her rent for June.

Our agency is working with a single mother who is raising a child with special needs. The mother who has recently lost her housing earlier know this year and has been struggling to pay rent. The mother works a part time job and has been doing the best that she could to keep up with the rent payments and has been making payments every payments every time she gets paid. The mother and child is now facing eviction if she is unable to come up with 1,500.00 for back rent by June 1, 2023.

Youth came to the attention of DCFS in 2012 at the age of 9 due to general Neglect, physical abuse and emotional abuse by his parents. Youth in a Foster Family Agency Home. On 6/8/23, youth will reach age 21 and his case will terminate with Department of Children and Family Services and the Dependency Court. Youth plans to move to a relative’s home in Reseda and needs help moving his belongings. Youth does not have the financial means to hire movers nor he has a vehicle to transport his belongings. Youth does not have extended family to assists him with the move . Youth’s belongings consist of his clothing, a television, 2 bed frames and a desk. If youth does not get help, he might lose his belongings.

This is US Veteran mother of five children. The mother currently has Child Welfare involvement. The mother is on track for the children to return home to the care of the mother. The mother is in need of 2 twin beds with mattresses. If the mother is blessed with the beds it will relive any concerns the Department may have regarding the children having a safe place to sleep. Thank you for the blessings you provide to the families.

We have a family of 3 who recently moved into their apartment after moving from Motel to Motel. MO has 2 boys one with duchennes Muscular distrophy. MO put all her money to getting the apartment and one of the boys needs a twin bed as he's sleeping in a thin mattress on the floor. The boys need a dresser as their closet is not very big. MO wants to make her son comfortable and is also asking for a bean bag to allow him to move from time to time as she knows hes uncomfortable due to his medical condition.

This is a family of three young children, 2 boys and 1 girl. This family has current Child Welfare involvement and the children are currently in out of home care. The family is currently working on addressing issues in the home that are concerns of the Department. The home will be assessed and needs to be considered a clean and safe environment for the children. The family is in need of dressers for the bedrooms. If the family is blessed with dressers, it will allow the family to store their clothing and address the concern of clothing in boxes. Thank you for the good work you do for families.

I'm assisting a single mother who has recently entered a confidential family shelter. While her daughter is in daycare, the client is looking for work during the day. Client now receives monthly benefits, which she is required to save for potential relocation expenses. Client's daughter is in need of clothing because they arrived at the shelter with only the clothes on their backs. I collaborated with a local community partner to secure mothers' other needs for the food insecurity. Daughter is three years old and would benefit significantly from having appropriate attire for a young child to attend daycare daily. This will alleviate some of Mother's stress as she strives to obtain employment. The mother is a part time college student at a local community college and is working each day to give her daughter a better future.

NMD has been in the foster care system since the age of 2015. NMD was born in another country, brought to the US and abandoned by her adoptive parents a few weeks later. Due to the complexity of NMD’s Mental Health issues, she was placed in a group home. NMD remained in the group home for years, NMD was well liked by staff and helped her eventually transition to a foster home where she currently remains. NMD is a Regional Center client and has blossomed with their help and guidance. NMD will be turning 21 in a few months and will be transitioning out of the foster home into independence. Some of the strengths that NMD has is that she has maintained stable employment in her first and only job. NMD has been at her job for over 1.5 years and has been commended at work for her strong work ethic. NMD also graduated from High School and is fluent in English. NMD has made it a goal to save a large part of her paycheck in preparation towards independence. NMD’s goal is to live on her own, continue working and have a prosperous life in this country. NMD has been able to benefit tremendously from the services provided by Regional Center, she has obtained a full time (graveyard shift) job, is learning to budget her money, learning how to cook and relates well to others. NMD’s Regional Center worker helped her find an affordable 1 bedroom apartment, which NMD will be able to pay on a monthly basis. NMD is in need of a Refrigerator, TV, Blender, Toaster Microwave and Coffee Maker.

Bowman High School is need of Back to school supplies for the coming school year. We would love if one of our community partners would help us with a back to school drive. We are in need of Backpacks- mostly black and blue or solid neutral colors- we serve Jr and Seniors. We can always use additional school supplies- Pens, Pencils, notebooks, folders, highlighters etc. We are a Title one school and many of our families cannot afford to buy much in the way of supplies for back to school. Any partnership would be greatly appreciated.

A mother working hard on her case plan who is trying to reunify with her two children. However, the children are placed in separate foster homes distant from each other. Each foster home home has its own monitor and due to the family dynamic and monitors availability it is difficult for mother to see the children on the days and times offered. DCFS provides a bus pass for mother and mother will use the bus pass to visit. However, she has to go from one visit to the next and quickly needs to get to her next location. This case is rather complicated in regards to the family dynamic, children’s schedule, caregivers’ schedules, etc. The Department does its best to accommodate mother's schedule, but she does not have extra money to pay for a faster way of transport, so she can make it to the next on time and enjoy more time with each child. The social worker is asking for assistance with a transportation gift card (Ex. Uber gift card card) to help mother to get to the second visit on time. Any financial assistance would be greatly appreciated. .

A 17 year old mom is expecting her second child. She is currently living with her father and at the moment only has the support of the paternal side of the family. The mother is fairly young and she is need of baby clothes for her unborn son, diapers, wipes, and she has requested some toys for her daughter. She is not working at the moment and stated that she is not prepared with baby items. She is due in the upcoming months and it would really help her relief her stress being a little more prepared having these items.