For Others Collective

Retired grandmother who was recently thrust into being a full-time caregiver of two young boys after her daughter was non-compliant and signed over her parental rights. She has had to make accommodations since the children arrived in her care but is currently struggling to pay for essential furniture and keep her home cool during the scorching summer heat.

Retired grandmother who was recently thrust into being a full-time caregiver of two young boys after her daughter was non-compliant and signed over her parental rights. She has had to make accommodations since the children arrived in her care but is currently struggling to pay for essential furniture and keep her home cool during the scorching summer heat.

A sibling group of 5 were placed into DCS custody. An adult adopted sibling has offered to be placement for the children. The children have all previously been adopted or were in legal guardianship of the current parents. The adopted adult sibling is the only family placement that has the room to take all 5 of the children together, however she does not have enough beds or mattresses. The children are currently on air mattresses until they are able to acquire beds

I have a family of 5 who is in need of a bunk bed. The two young children share a room and a lot of their space is taken up by their beds. The father recently got full custody of the children and is trying to keep up with everything by himself.

Case Worker is helping mom and 3 kids leave domestic assault situation. Mom is trying to "start over" and needs help getting clothes for the three kids. 18 month boy, 12 year old boy wears size large, and 7 year old boy wears size 7. A gift card for clothes will be great.

A family experienced a bad car accident that has left them stranded in Davidson County and they are from Mississippi. They do not have immediate family to pick them up and the car they were using is totaled. They are seeking shelter and will be entering in as of 07/08/2025 but would like to have 3 bus tickets to get them back to Mississippi. The ask is for 3 bus tickets.

A grandmother in Marshall County was granted custody of her three year old grandson. She also has custody of her two other grandsons and the boys are sharing a room. She is needing a bunk bed to give them more room in the bedroom. Grandmother is also needing clothes for him. She is very thankful for the support. The family could also use some assistance with getting the child some school clothes. He wears a 4T. Any help is appreciated! Thank You

I Am Next is a Middle TN based nonprofit that works with youth who have aged out of foster care. We have a unique volunteer need!

We have a young adult in our program who has completed and passed most parts of her GED test except the math portion. She struggles with this subject and asked our staff if we could help her find a tutor for math so she can retake that portion and pass! If you or someone you know feels as though they could help with this, please reach out.

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Open case for domestic violence and environmental concerns. Single mom, no support from the children’s father. Mom has worked very hard and has been able to get the home cleaned up and everything else taken care of but attempted to purchase bunk beds off Facebook marketplace only to get home and discover she was missing several important parts. The seller has stopped responding. Mom is really struggling emotionally and financially with the loss of income, is behind on rent, and paying for beds only to have that result was more than disappointing. I’m hoping we can get some help with the beds at least. She is doing her best. Boys need bunk beds, twin over twin preferably, and girl does not need a bed but does need bedding no color or theme preference

A single mother with 3 children, two girls and a boy, is in need of school uniforms for the upcoming school year. Regular school uniforms polo style shirts and khaki, black or navy blue pants. The family has very limited needs. The father is in jail. The family is also in need of groceries/food. Children's sizes are as follows: 8th grader girl: M shirt in juniors and size 5 pants in juniors 5th grader girl: L shirt in girls and size 11 pants in girls 1st grader boy: size 7/8 or M shirt in boys size 7/8 pants in boys Any help is greatly appreciated!!! Thank you so much!

The mother and children were apart of a serious domestic situation where the father barricaded himself into the home and LE had to use gases to get the father out. For the mother and children to be able to move back into the home ServPro services need to come in and clean. The mother has three children (12, 7, and 11 months)

The Department became involved with this family almost a year ago and the family has made great progress. The mother is now almost 190 days sober, and the family is currently residing in their second homeless shelter while waiting on their new apartment to be ready. The mother has struggled with substance abuse addiction on and off for years, and her children were removed from her in August and she did not at first engage in services until January when she hit the ground running. Her children had a rough experience in foster care, to say the least, and were returning home at the beginning of June. The mother does work full time, but is needing assistance with some items for their new apartment while she is getting back on her feet, as she does not receive any help from the children's father.