Flat Rock UMC

We have a mom and two kids that have been displaced from their home. They are currently living in a motel and would appreciate any assistance with next week's motel bill. They are looking but unsure when they will be able to leave the motel to find permanent housing. Any assistance for this family is greatly appreciated!

We have a mom of four kids in need with her electricity bill. She was on a payment plan with AEP but missed a payment, now owing the full amount. They do have a disconnection notice for May 14th. Any assistance to help this family is greatly appreciated!!

A student and his parents are evicted from their home effective April 30, 2025. The present plan for the student is to stay with his brother while parents live in their car. Parents may be able to stay at a nearby campsite a couple of days a week to have access to showers and other facilities. Assistance with non-perishable food items and some cold food items that can be kept in a small cooler is needed. Additional assistance with a couple of nights each week in a local hotel (preferably the one in Independence) will be helpful so parents can have access to basic necessities, and the mother can get to work in town. The family is on a waiting list for a local apartment in in the Independence town area. The anticipated availability is within a couple of weeks. The father's cell phone will be turned back on April 30th as he is searching for employment.

We have a mom and six kids in need of assistance with a few bills. Her husband passed away after fighting a difficult battle with cancer last year. She is trying to manage all the finances but has had some difficulty getting on her feet. Any assistance that could be provided to support this family and relieve some stress of this mother would be greatly appreciated!

The family is currently served as a parental placement in an effort to prevent the child from entering foster care. The family is limited in income and has filed for custody. The family is having financial hardship while adjusting to the additional child in their household. We are requesting funding for a $300 dollar gift card to help the family purchase groceries. If this need is met, then it will assist in giving the family time to financially adjust to the additional household member and court expense.

We have a single mom in need of any help possible. They are being evicted from their home and have found a new place to move, but there is quite a bit of money needed up front. This is a larger request, but any help would be appreciated to secure this new place for the family. Half of the request is for the deposit, and the other half is for the first month's rent. Any and all help is so appreciated!

Family is in need of a full sized mattress and bedframe to provide a bed for a mother who has been sleeping on an air mattress for years. Bedframe needs to be sturdy to support an adult and due to limited space, it can be a frame only, no headboard or footboard needed.

Kinship placement is requesting black bunk beds with a trundle bed, two twin mattresses and a chest of drawers to help provide adequate sleeping arrangements for girl sharing a room. Family has taken in a friend's daughter to prevent her from entering childcare, and due to kinship placement's home, the teenage girls are having to share a room.

Carroll County DSS is currently working with a father and daughter. The father is a single parent and is the only source of income within the home. Recently, the father has been out of work, resulting in a financial hardship. The father is in the process of seeking other employment due to not having enough work through his current employer. In the meantime, all finances will need to go towards bills within the home. The child's bedroom door broke, and for some time the child has only had a curtain up. Being a teenager, the child is requesting privacy, by having a door on her bedroom. The door measurements are 32in x 80 in. There is no specific color request by the family to meet this need. If this need is met through care portal, it will allow the father to put money towards other needs of the home.