Hennessey First United Methodist Church

I have a young lady ct just out of jail about 2 week ago trying to find and job and living with her parents whom also have guardianship of her kids right now. My ct doesn't have the best relationships with her parents that have her kids but she is trying to help them and help with her kids. The parents have exhausted there money on her lawyer expenses and need huge help with rent (like I have already ask for) but also there are things in the home that were neglected. My ct in her parents house needs a new microwave there is working but sometimes sparks on things. My ct needs queen bedding for her bed. The kid (2) of them dont have a dresser for their clothing. My Ct has been storing all kids toys and books in a storage tote cause they need a toy box for toys and a bookcase for the books that she wants to read to them. For her toddler they need a new playpen and the daughter has been breaking their current one and then for the son she needs toddler bedding for him too. It has been a struggle for a such a younger girl in her 20s to raise 2 children with no child support yet from the father and did for a while have her own struggles with drugs but is now trying to make it better. The listed various supplies for baby is the bookcase and the toybox

I'm currently working with a foster home that is in need of 2 dressers for the 2 children they have taken. One is a boy and the other is a girl. They have gotten the children new beds, clothes and shoes already, they just need help getting dressers until they get payment.

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Sweet Pre-teen foster kiddo is in between clothing sizes and with summer coming up she needs summer clothing and a swimsuit. The foster home has several kids in the home and needs assistance with purchasing clothing.

I do have a ct that has given her parents guardianship of her while she is needing to get her life back together. She is just fresh out of jail and wants to help her parents with her kids. My Ct is afraid of her financial situation and the situation of her parents causing her kids to end of in foster care. My ct is already also living with her parents where her kids were at when she was in jail. She told me that with hiring a lawyer all all legal fees her parents have done for her they didnt have money for last two months of rent and didnt pay it to their landlord. She tells me that their landlord is requiring a payment plan of getting caught up and asking they do $1200 now for rent and that is not something her parents even with her help if she get a job can help with. My Ct is looking for work but also need help with pretty much every things for daily living of her kids. She has requested help with clothes for her 2 kids . Her daughter is 2 and needs 3t or 4t pull ups plus 5 t and 6t shirts she says daughter is big chest but for pants wears 4t or5t pants she thinks. For her son who is 3 he needs 2t and 3 t clothes, diapers size 5 and shoes size 8 toddlers size. For both her kids she needs bathing stuff like body washes, lotions and diaper cream too

A young mom was able to get her kiddo back home in Trial Reunifcation but is struggling to find a job. She does not have any gas to take her son to daycare and therefore he was removed from the program for missing too many days. If someone could help her out with a little bit of gas so she is able to find employment and a new daycare so she can get back on her feet. If anyone knows of any places that she can apply to, or do something to earn some money that would be appreciated too!

Ct came to cm asking for help with a lawn mower from the care portal as ct's has a broke lawnmower and the weeds are growing so high that is risking a ticket from the city. Ct has his girls every weekend at his home and the grass is so high they (the girls) and him want to play in the yard sports and yard darts things like that in the yard and cant with the grass so tall. The weeds just shot up this year with a lot of rain this the end of April. My ct tried to fix his mower but it is seems to be just toast. My needs the grass cut for benefit of his family bonding time. Plus he girls are the age of helping doing yard work and he was going teach them about mowing when found out it was broken. His girls are 13 and 14 I believe or 12 and 13.

Foster Home has accepted two sisters for care, enabling OHS to keep the sisters together, but a bunk bed is needed to make the arrangement successful. A bunkbed will let the girls be in a room of their own, giving them a sense of normalcy.

My ct needs some help with rent at $450 that was due already April 1st. My Ct has had a job at Tyson for a while but then out of no where started suffering heart attacks or high anxiety type issues and got put on a heart monitor. Her doctor wrote her a note for work explaining in his medical opinion she could still work as long as she was put on a lighter duty then normal. This was done for a week or two while the heart monitor was doing its job all the sudden Tyson fired her saying she was a liability to the company and they had to let her go. She is currently talking to a lawyer about the legality of this issue plus filing unemployment that she may or may not get. She also says the unemployment office says unemployment checks when approved can now take a month to get to you. That is crqazy which means her rent will come due again on May 1st. With her light duty work schedule being fired and being off for a week for medical reason my ct's last check was only $40 and needs help with two rent payment of $450 each (one being past due from April 1st the other due May 1st. She already lives in CDSA's housing which is already a low income apartment.

A grandmother has taken in her two grandchildren due to removal. The children are needing beds to sleep on in order to preserve this placement. The grandchildren are in need of two twin size beds for their room. They are currently sleeping on couches in the front room. The family would be very grateful to have this need met for them. Thank you so much for taking the time and resources to have this need met for this family :)

A child has expressed a desire to engage in a cheer camp this summer. This will assist not only the child expand her horizons and interests, but will provide 4 days of day care for the child. The requests also includes a $50 open gym pass where the child can learn and further work on her skills. This will assist in not only developing her skills, but will further connect her with her community and making new friendships.

Child was arrested for stealing socks and pair of underwear from Wal-Mart. She is currently staying with family friends due to mother being homeless and father lives in Texas. Worker has spoke with the family and they are willing to get guardianship for the child. The child is wanting to get back into school and graduate with friends. The family does not have a lot of money to file for guardianship. The cost is $200.00 to file at the court house. The courts have tried to reach out to mom and dad as well as DHS worker. Both parents have not cooperate with DHS.