Gower Christian Church

There’s single mother with a 16 your old son in jeopardy of being evicted. She is recently divorced and has had to file for bankruptcy. Over the past few months maintaining the household had become more difficult. She received an eviction notice and is facing that notice being enforced next week, if she cannot pay $2257.

There is an ICPC relative placement for 3 siblings ages 14,11 and 8. There are 2 girls and boy living with their grandmother in St.Joseph MO. This is the only relative placement option for all 3 siblings, and we would like to preserve this placement as everything else is going well. This family is urgently needing support with deep cleaning the house and bed bugs extermination before the walkthrough that will be performed by MO ICPC on May 14,2025. Grandmother has already applied first round of bed bug treatment; however, we would like to make sure that the infestation is removed completely. It would be easier for this family to maintain cleanliness if they receive support with deep cleaning. We would really appreciate all the help this family can receive before May 14.

The mother is needing to complete a drug screen to prevent a child from coming into care.

Local teen in need of bedsheets and pillows. Looking for KING size sheets and two new pillows for teen's room. Please note that request may say queen size due to king not being an option to select

Single mom with one teenager. The mom had to have emergency surgery. She has full time employment and was up to date on paying her bills, until she had emergency surgery. Because of the surgery her doctor has requested that she does not work for up to 12 weeks. Her employment does not include any benefits or paid time off. She works for a cleaning company which requires her to be physically able to do her job, but the surgery has made it so she can not work for the time being.

She is requesting assistance for help on paying half of Mays rent and potentially all of Junes rent. Her rent is $850 a month, she has already paid for half of the rent of May. She is also requesting assistance to help pay their light bill. The light bill is $238 and was due on May 8th. Any assistance to help pay these bills would be very appreciated by the family!

A young mother has escaped a domestic violence situation with the father of her baby, the baby has recently come into care. The baby is placed with a kinship provider; the mother is working two jobs and providing for her baby, although the baby is not in her home currently. Please consider donating an Uber gift card to assist this mother with visiting her daughter.

The school community closet Warrior Closet gives every kid who visits for back-to-school backpack and school clothes shopping a brand new pair of shoes to start school in. We are preparing for our August 5th opening back. We had 99 kids come through last year for the three-day 6hrs of events. I like to put this out early so people contributing can keep an eye on the sales and when, especially Famous footwear and or Rackroom, do buy one get one 1/2 off bogos on shoes and backpacks. They also put a lot of shoes on clearance that you can buy with the BOGOs too. The kids 11 through size 1 love the character shoes. The 2 and or above ones I would do something they can wear more with everything.

Three siblings currently residing with their grandmother in St. Joseph are in urgent need of support. The family requires two twin-size mattresses to replace those that were infested with bed bugs, as well as three pillows—one for each child. Providing these items will help preserve the current kinship placement and ensure that the siblings can remain together in a safe and stable environment. The Missouri ICPC has requested additional services for this family, and we want to ensure they are fully prepared for the upcoming DSS visit scheduled for May 14th.

Family is new to the KC area and speaks Hatian Creole. Family speaks limited English and has a limited support system. They have a disconnect notice for their electricity. I have called several agencies about getting assistance and cannot find one that has funds available until next month but I didn't want their electricity to get shut off in the mean time.

Young couple just starting out. Their child was born a week ago and while dad works, they are struggling to make ends meet and purchase needed items. Please consider helping if you are able. Thank you!

Diapers: Newborn Wipes Clothing: Male: XL t-shirts and sweatpants, ankle socks (size 9-11) and high-top tennis shoes, men's size 9/10 (any brand or color)

Female: Medium to Large shirts (would like some dressier items for church, and some casual), she likes "frilly/girly" stuff. Size 4-6 dress pants, capris, (no short shorts please), and leggings. She's breastfeeding so roomy shirts are great.

Baby Girl: (newborn to 0-3 months) sleepers with hand covers, mittens, summer outfits, hats (any type, appreciates crotched items too)

Changing Table

Bath towels, wash cloths

Any kitchen items: pots, pans, towels, bowls, plates, cups, silverware, griddle (family has no stove...yet but coming) and mop.

Breastfeeding mother needs refrigerator with freezer. Baby was born last week, and the family's fridge has stopped keeping milk and other food cold. Family is willing to take any size of fridge as long as it works well and has a freezer.

Children's Division is requesting $200 Walmart gift card to help a relative, who is placement for 4 children to obtain groceries.