FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF COLLINSVILLE

We have a female teen who is in need of clothing items in placement. She has worked extremely hard to graduate school early and help out her foster parents. This teen wears a size Large in both shirt and pant. We are asking for age appropriate clothing, as she is closer to being an adult and has grown out of previous clothing items. Meeting this need would help preserve the financial strain on the placement provider.

A biological father who is experiencing hardship after a return for prison and his children are in DHS custody. He is working from the ground up to rebuild his life to provide a better future for his children with the hopes they can reunify. This father has no transportation and has been walking every day to his current job. A bicycle would be helpful to get him around and make is easier for him to get to other places for the things he needs. He is interested in finding better employment and could use some socks, pants, and shirts to do so.

I have a 4-month-old infant who is placed with a relative and the child is medically fragile. Aunt has placement and she is needing some disposable neonatal-adult Sp02 sensors for the child. The doctor is only giving her 4 a month and aunt is saying they lose their stickiness, and she is having to use more than they are given. Any amount would greatly help! It is unknown how long the child will have to utilize this monitor.

I am asking for a donation for a 17 year old girl to attend Church Camp. After eight years of being in the foster care system, her mother was able to make lifestyle changes and turned to Christ. This girl is finally back in her mother's home, and turns to Christ for everything. She is having difficulties making friends, but finds solace with her church friends. The cost for the Church Camp is $275. Thank you!!

A 6 year old boy and 9 year old girl were placed with family abruptly and unable to bring any belongings. We were able to get a couple outfits for them but they are needing clothes, pajamas, underwear and shoes as they only had the clothes they were wearing.

A family I am currently working with is in urgent need of support. The maternal aunt has stepped in as an out-of-home safety monitor for her teenage nephew, providing him with a safe and stable environment while the family works through ongoing challenges. Unfortunately, the aunt’s food stamp benefits were recently hacked, leaving her without critical resources to feed her household. She is doing her best to provide for the teen and maintain stability, but with limited income and no access to her food benefits for the rest of the month, she is struggling to meet their basic food needs. Any support in the form of grocery assistance would be deeply appreciated to help them through this difficult time. Thank you for your compassion and support of this family.

A eight year old boy who is being fostered by his aunt is in need of assistance. This family is already experiencing financial difficulty with the addition of the young boy to the family. They are not receiving any financial help from DHS yet. The aunt is significantly behind on paying the electricity bill. The aunt just recently had to move to a new home in order to accommodate the addition of the foster child. Moving to the new home created additional cost plus her normal monthly bills. This causing her to not be able to pay her normal bills. mainly the electric. being a bigger home the electric cost is double then the previous home, plus being two months late has caused the bill to cost more then what she can pay right now. They are in danger of getting the electric shut off. Any kind of assistance will be greatly appreciated.

A eight year old boy who is being fostered by his aunt is in need of assistance. The little boy attends an aftercare program after school so his aunt can work. Do to changes in the DHS child care network the after school program does not accept DHS subsidy. The aunt does not have the financial means to take care of this unforeseen bill. The Aunt just found out about this and the bill is due tomorrow. This family is already experiencing financial difficulty with the addition of the young boy to the family. They are not receiving any financial help from DHS yet. So any kind of assistance would be greatly appreciated.

I am working with a biological mother of five children. Mom is compliant with services and recognizes she needs help achieving sobriety. Mom has agreed to go to medical detox followed by inpatient care. Mom has identified past due rent as a barrier that would postpone or potentially prevent her from going to detox and inpatient care. Mom's monthly rent is just below $200 a month and she is behind by three months. Mom is currently looking for employment in order to pay the past due balance but could prioritize her sobriety and postpone job seeking if there was no past due balance.

We have a father of two children ages 2 and 4 years old. The father needs to participate in a parenting class as part of his treatment plan. Attending this class will help the father gain valuable information and skills to safely parent his children. By completing this parenting class, the father will be one huge step closer to reunifying with both children.

We have a kinship with two children residing in the home with relatives. The family has recently ran into car trouble and only have one vehicle. The family is in need of a gas card and groceries for the home. If this need is met the family can focus on getting the second car repaired.

After a long wait, living in cramped quarters with extended family, a single mother of a 2-year-old boy, 3-year-old girl, and a baby boy on the way, just got approved for a new apartment. She's currently in between jobs and would appreciate help with the deposit and first month's rent to expedite her move.