A single mother of 3 needs help to repair her car's alternator. She uses the car for her second job as an Uber driver for extra income, which is essential to maintain to keep up with the family's expenses. One of the children is on the autism spectrum and has regular mental health appointments. Mom is also caregiver for her mother who lives with the family. She has to drive her mother to her cancer treatments twice a week. DCCCA located a repair shop that gave us an estimate of $550 for the alternator + install. Thank you for you dedication to the families we serve!

Mom recently lost her husband earlier this summer, unexpectedly. Mom has three kids, Dad was the only income. Mom stayed home with youngest 5yr old daughter, who needs special care. Mom is extremely behind in Utilities. Do to no regular income since husband passed away. 17 year old son is now working this summer. Young man is on the honor roll. Other son is battling mayor depression, him and dad were extremely close.

A single mother with 2 kids is struggling to pay her rent and needs help with paying $1000 toward her rent. She has been put on short term disability and had to pay for Autism therapy for her youngest son.

We are working with a family that could use a hand up at this time. Mom had emergency gallbladder surgery, resulting in 3 weeks off work recovering without pay. Dad also recently took a cut in pay, so this family is struggling financially. They are currently $447.31 past due on their electric bill. This is causing the family a lot of stress, as keeping the electricity on is critical in preventing the removal of their child from the home. Any amount toward this need would be greatly appreciated and will be a preventative measure to avoid the disruption of this well-bonded family unit.

Children’s Division is requesting assistance for a relative that is caring for 2 children on a safety plan. The children are currently staying with a relative, but is needing some assistance with Daycare while the children are in their home. The relative is paying $200 a week total for the children in daycare, while they work. The children were placed in their home as part of an emergency safety plan, therefore the relative was not accepting to provide for daycare on short notice. If the need is met this would help the relative financially until further arrangements can be made, along with Children’s Division and the family coming up with a more permanent solution

Grandmother and homeless grandson need financial help for motel to stay together. This will keep grandson from going into foster care.

Mother was working with services who told her that her bills would be paid but they forgot about her and her four children. Mother and the boys are now scattered between relatives and friends and are no longer able to live together due to not having water or electricity in the home. The home does not have water or electricity and the family is not able to live together until the bills are paid. Water bill - $1721 Gas Bill - $664.51 Electricity bill - $1464

Need 6 gallons of white paint A family who is currently working to improve the living conditions of their home to ensure ongoing safety and wellbeing of all children in the home. They need 6 gallons of white paint

We are presenting a request for funding to cover the cost of specialized therapy for one of our kids (age 16) who struggles with co-morbid disorders; they include Major Depressive Disorder and an unspecified eating disorder. Bert Nash does not currently offer this specialized treatment but the family has researched and found a provider here in Lawrence to address this client’s specific needs but the provider does not accept their only insurance; Medicaid. Client’s mother has obtained a cost of $150 per hour for this therapy and has determined an inability to cover this cost due to high cost of client’s significant orthodontist and vision care that is needed. Client was born with significant overbite that has affected their self-confidence and self-image which feeds their depression. Client also has very poor vision requiring trifocals at a very young age, this too contributes to client self-confidence and depression. The family is working hard to support client through treatment but are unable to also afford this specialized therapy. They feel obtaining a visit to this provider monthly for four months may give client the tools needed to prevent any progression of their potential eating disorder.

A female child (5yo) has been in out of home care for 2.5 years after being removed due to mother's substance use, mental health, and physical neglect. Her father was not in her life at the time due to having contact cut off by the child's mother. As soon as he found out his child was in foster care he contacted who he needed to in order to re-establish a relationship with his daughter. He also struggles with substance abuse but has tested consistently clean for almost a year. He is working hard to get his home in working order for her to come home to him but is struggling to make his home safe as it needs a lot of repairs and he is behind on bills. Having his electricity bill paid off will help a lot with this process and hopefully get the kiddo home in the next few months.

A relative placement of a 5 month old girl has had her electricity disconnected and needs assistance to help turn it back on. Her minimum payment is $5.04, there is a $30.00 reconnect fee, and $60.00 to keep her from getting disconnected again for one month. KVC has recently assisted her in obtaining WIC to assist with formula which will help her to be able to pay her bills to maintain placement. Any assistance is much appreciated.

An awesome, hardworking, straight A high school student is in need of a 14 inch full size Viola. A this time she is playing a borrowed instrument through the school and the only one the school had left which is too big for her. If we can assist her in obtaining and instrument appropriately sized or her, (a 14 inch one) she will be able to learn to play the instrument correctly increasing the feeling of success she will gain.

Single mother of 11, 7, and 5 –year-old works full-time but still struggles to provide needs for herself and children. IIS is requesting the following items to assist the family: -Small window unit/air conditioner for upstairs (location of children’s bedrooms) -Queen size mattress and box spring (family has the frame) -7 year old BOY clothing: shorts/pants (size 1), shoes/sandals & socks (size 1), XS underwear , small shirts/tanktops *summer clothes preferred but some jeans/pants acceptable for school. -5 year old GIRL clothing: Size 5-7 girls shirts, shorts, & pants, and size 12 girls shoes/sandals -Unscented Dove soap, hair de-tangler, and bath toys for ages 3+ The family is in severe poverty and cannot afford summer fun/activities but would benefit from the following: -Admission to one of St. Joseph’s pools (Krug Park is most convenient) -Admission to Belt Bowl for bowling, lazer tag, Etc. *Family would appreciate any entertainment opportunities! VBS, Children’s church events, Day camps, Etc.

This mother is in need of assistance with rent for the month of July. She has a child who has a severe seizure condition and she is unable to work right now as she cares for him 24/7 and is in the process of finding a nurse to assist her with his care. Any amount towards this need would be greatly appreciated!

Mother has a two year child who has severe special needs; he recently had G Tube Insertion procedure so he can eat more efficiently. He has trouble maintaining necessary weight so he is involved in multiple clinics at Children's Mercy Hospital and usually has two or more appts per week at CMH. He recently was accepted into Ability KC Pre School which means he will go to Ability KC Pre School each weekday for Occupational and Physical Therapy and care each day. He has medical diagnoses of Periventricular Leukomalacia, Brain Disease- death or damage or softening of the white matter the inner part of the brain which transmits information.... and Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia., Chronic Lung Disease of Premature Babies. The parents are responsible for getting the child to Ability KC Pre School each day. The Ability KC Pre School is a prestigious program that kids have to qualify for based on their medical needs and disabilities. The automobile that the mother has access to at this time does not belong to her and it is not running well. Mother is afraid that the car will break down soon, and she has no control over the owner of the car who is prone to leave the home and not return so she can take her son to appointments.

This family is in need of assistance with a water bill that is a couple of month's past due. The mother is unable to afford due to only having one income in the home currently and basic living expenses getting higher. Any amount towards this need would be greatly appreciated by the family.

Our Agency has a 16yo male currently in foster care custody, placed with a kinship provider. The 16 yo male also has a 7 month old daughter who is not currently in foster care. Our Agency just learned that the kinship provider was evicted and the family is living in a tent. Total family composition impacted is 2 adults, 5 children, and 3 dogs. This kinship provider was working on obtaining guardianship of our 16yo youth. The family has no funds and while we would like to figure out a plan to keep the family together. We are particularly worried about our youth and the baby living outdoors in the extreme temperatures we have been having. We are hoping a church is able to assist in an Extended STay MOtel for a month while we try to plan around this crisis or assist with locating emergency housing for them.