Valley Church Response Team

Mother recently got a new apartment. Mother is apart of Family Recovery, but her two older sons are in a guardianship. Mother and the Guardian are looking to dissolve the guardianship at the end of may. Mother needs at least one small dresser and a bunk bed for the boys. Mother will have mattresses and other necessities. Mother's new apartment would do best with a bunk bed.

Mother lost her childrens' beds due to her lease not being renewed. Mother left beds and bedframes with a relative who then left them outside in the rain for them to be ignored. Mother has everything she needs for the children to return home except for beds. Mother recently obtained a new apartment where she will have a room for each child.

A mother who is currently residing in Clay City is needing a water pump in order to get water from the lake into the house. Mother is in the process of starting her new job and won't be able to afford the new pump for awhile. Mother has shown substantial progress in her case plan and is needing a water pump to help ensure that she is able to meet cleaning needs, hygeine needs, and cooking.

This is the last big barrier to reunification and would assist with speeding up the process if one could be donated to her.

We have a licensed foster family who has unexpectedly took placement of their nephew. They already have placement for another relative child as well. Their nephew currently is sleeping on a twin bunk bed with no room attached for personal belongings. This family is requesting assistance for a purchase of a twin bed frame. They have the mattress already and wont need a new one. They would prefer a bed frame with storage attached, kind of like a daybed to allow more space in the bedroom for this child.

This family is involved with DCS due to inappropriate discipline and lack of parenting skills. The parents are fully engaged in services and using their new skills to better their family life. One of the skills they are currently working on is home cleanliness and organization. They do not have dressers in the home and do not have a place to hold or store clothing for the children, their clothes are piled on the floor. This request is for, four dressers.

We have a family of 6 who are in need of dressers. The Department is currently working with the family to assist with organization and improving home conditions. Mother is working part time in the evenings and only recently obtained this job. The providers working with the family have provided some totes for clothing but there still remains many bags of clothes that would be eliminated with the use of dressers in the home. There are 4 children in the home.

This request is coming from Hayley Mattern LOD of Clay County.