The Jackson County Children's Division: Investigations Office is in dire need of a refrigerator. Our team has recently greatly increased in size and our current refrigerator no longer supports the team as we've outgrown it. With this fridge, we would be able to nourish and keep the protectors of our county's children fed. With your help, we can keep this group of hardworking heroes moving sharply and making accurate judgements when considering the safety of our youth-- anything would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

16 yo Female that is home with mom who has been having difficulties with running away, and her mom has to stop working in order to keep her eye on her. Is needing her utility bill paid which is in disconnect status of April 27th. This will help her to be able to stay home until she can get back to work, and her daughter can get it together.

Family is in need of services to get rid of bedbugs, and or bombs to treat bedbugs- total amount unknown

A teenager is in need of $180.00 to attend a two-day football camp that is from June 4th 2023 until June 5th,2023. This camp will help this young person continue to hone their skills in football. Football is a major outlet for this young person to release stress and to work on communication and team building skills with a team.

Children's Division is working with a single mom of four. The family has lost a number of things due to being homeless and have recently found a place to live. They had to flee from their last home on account of domestic violence and are essentially starting all over again. They are such a close-knit family that is in need of some assistance. The following is a list of their needs; Female Child 1 (Age: 9) - 10/12 shirts - 14/16 pants - 8 underwear - Size 7 Shoes Female Child 2 (Age: 8) -7/8 Shirts - 7/8 pants - 6 underwear - Size 2.5 Shoes Female Child 3 (Age: 5) - 6 Shirts - 6 Pants - 4 underwear - Size 1 Shoes Male Child (Age: 3) - 3T Clothing - 4 underwear - Size 11 Shoe Mom: - XL Shirt - 20W Black Pants - 40DD Bra - Size 8 Underwear - Size 10 Shoes The Family is also in need of kitchen supplies (Pots, pans, dishes, silverware, ect), toiletries, laundry soap, toilet paper, dishwashing soap, pillows, sheets, blankets, and a first aid kit. The mother is also needing a new wheel alignment on her car and a radiator replaces. She states that she has the parts, she just needs help getting them put on correctly. She would love a washing machine as well but knows that it is a huge ask.

This family is only needing help for their utility bill that has gone out of there budget. It doesn't seem like it is a reoccurring issue with the family. They are capable of keeping up with the following payments, but one month had gotten away from them and has now piled up and it is beyond what they can afford alone. They are reaching out and asking for help. The household consists of 3, both parents and a child. The bill is 274$ to avoid shut off, but the entire bill is $444.

Single father is in need of some assistance with the fee to complete court-ordered Batterer's Intervention course. The father is in therapy with a domestic violence component and is taking responsibility for the problems he has faced in the past. Any assistance toward the fee is greatly appreciated. The cost is $150, then $20 per class after that. Thank you for all you do to help families in need!

Our older youth was in florida when she was pulled over for driving without headlights on, and driving without a license. She was driving to pick up her 6 month old daughter from the person who was watching her. This youth has been trying to work and get the money to pay for the tickets but the cost of having her daughter, and getting her the items that she needs comes first. The tickets are $113 and $166. we are desperately trying to help her pay this so that she does not get a warrant issued for not paying the fines. She has been an amazing mother to her daughter, and this has been a stressful situation for her. My email is ******@email.com

KVC Kinship is working with a kinship placement who has recently taken in a 12-year-old male and also has two teenagers of her own. This placement has expressed a need for assistance with obtaining a bunk bed frame for a xl twin and full or queen mattress on the bottom. This placement already has the mattresses and is just in need of assistance with getting the bunk bed frame as the three boys are sharing a room. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Aunt has placement of her 4 year old niece. She has not yet received any relative licensure payments. She is struggling with paying her bills and is in need of assistance with her utility bill so that her water and electricity to do get shut off resulting in us having to remove the 4 year old.

The child has just moved in with her father, she had lived in Clay with her mother. She moved from Clay County to Cass County and could use some clothing items during this transition. The father last minute has taken her in, and has gotten somethings like a bed and bedding, but he needs some clothing like underwear, shorts, shirts, pants, and shoes/socks. Anything will help! She wears an 18 in girls and 9 1/2 women's shoes Updated on May 23, 2023 by an Agency Worker
This child is 5 - she wears 6 in girls clothes and 12 in kids shoes.

We are looking for funds to assist in reunifying a family. The biological mother is needing assistance with paying off a past due utility bill. The mother will be able to pay off of her utility bill and get utilities set up in her new housing. Once she has the new housing, her children will be able to be reunified with her.

Single father is caring for his 8 year old son under Children's Division supervision. Paternal grandmother is housing the father and son in her home. Some minor home repair need to be done to keep the family safe. Plumbing services to help fix the bathroom sink in the half bathroom will help them use the sink without having a bucket under the sink.

A single mother of 4 kids. Mom has experienced homelessness and in February 2023 got a home for her and her kids. She does not work and is needing help paying her rent for the month. Mom is great and working hard to get back on her feet. $230 is needed as soon as possible. Updated on May 30, 2023 by an Agency Worker
The mother of this family has followed up with me several times regarding this need. If there are any churches who could do part of the $230 that is needed, that would work as well.

This is a large family that could use a simple refrigerator. The refrigerator could help the family keep food longer, and keep the children well fed.

The mother of two of the children on my case load went down on her income when the boys were removed from her home. They had recently been placed with her for trial home visit for over 6 months. She previously received their SSI payments. She is now at risk of losing her housing if she is not able to continue to pay her rent. We are looking at placing the boys back in the home while her and her boyfriend work through some services. The boyfriend recently got a job and is hopeful to start contributing to the house hold expenses. She is needing help for her June rent. Her rent total is 950.

We have a family who came into care, set of 4 siblings who are being split between two placements. The youngest two, aged 3 and 7, are in dire need of a bed, frame, and possible sheets/pillow. The placement is a family member who also has her own children and went from feeding 5 mouths to 7 and she is struggling financially and also left her job to care for the 3-year-old full time. She is in need of beds for both children as she just doesn't have the extra. If we can get a trundle bed, that would be preferred she said but will take what is given to help. These kids have been through a lot already and we are just trying to ease the stress and help maintain their placement.

Single mother of child, 7, recently got into a bad car accident that resulted in her car being totaled. This has affected her ability to go to work as this was her only transportation and she has no other assistance nor many family or friends near enough to help. She could really use help with covering the rest of her rent for this month while she figures out her next steps and gets back on her feet. She is a very engaged and hardworking parent and is very close to reintegrating with her young son. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Biological mother is living in residential program to assist in her sobriety, she has been approved due to her success of sobriety to the next level of the program to a apartment for herself and her child. She is in need of furniture. She has all her utilities up to date and ready to turn on. However, she is not allowed to move into apartment until she has furniture to furnish it. Biological mother is in need of a bed for herself, a crib/toddler bed for her 14 month old daughter who she has unsupervised visits with and progressing well and on track to reunify. Mother also needs couch, table, chairs, anything to help make her apartment feel as a home. Thank you very much for trying to help this mother on her journey to reunification. She has done very well in the program and with her court ordered services. Any of these items needed can be used in good condition.

The relative providers have experienced a hardship in that the foster mother has lost employment the job she had interviewed for did not offer her the position. She has been continuing to seek employment and has not had luck yet. The foster father does work but his income is not enough to solely support the household. Their landlord has been willing to work with them as they have never not been able to pay their rent before. The child in the home, they are getting ready to adopt, she is 14 years old and very bonded to them. This help with ensure the family does not end up homeless. In hopes of getting this family help, this request is being split up into four different requests, total amount of rent due to $1350