Jefferson Thrivent

Youth is working on their independent living skills and is needing a bike so that he can get to and from his summer job. This bike would also improve this child's life by providing transportation to the gym while his kinship providers are at work.

Family is in need of help in the form of a grocery store gift card who is in great need and well deserving! Here is their story: A cousin has been caring for 3 kids on our case, ages 8, 9, and 16. This cousin is also very young, but she has been doing an amazing job caring for these kids for quite some time now. She makes sure they attend school and also monitors the 16-year old's newly diagnosed diabetes. The last few months have been very stressful and difficult, and any help would be greatly appreciated by the family.

This family consists of a single mom, living with her two daughters, one who is an adult and one who is a minor. This family has struggled with homelessness after leaving a domestic violence situation and is currently in stable housing. The mother is still struggling with her mental health after surviving the domestic violence and is unable to work at this time. The request of the family is for a washer and dryer, as their apartment has hookups, but no machines. This would greatly assist the family in saving money that would be used for getting to and utilizing a laundromat which is currently very frequent with two teenage girls. The time and money saved would be utilized for more pressing financial pressures that family is experiencing. If the expense is too high for both a washer and dryer, a washer would be preference.

Kinship provider is maternal grandmother. They are moving into a new home and she needs help with a rug and a dresser for her grandson. He is three years old. I have provided links to items below that would be great, or anything similar. Caseworker is happy to buy the items if a amazon gift card is provided.

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Children are currently place in Kinship care with aunt and uncle who could use some support with these items as they have limited income. The kin family has been able to manage their household expenses without any assistance but now their household size has increased.

Rollaway bed for a 6-year-old boy and a booster chair.

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I have been working with a father that has been working hard for the past year to achieve and maintain sobriety in order to be the father his children deserve while their mother still struggles with substance use and is not currently involved in their lives. This father has done amazing work in his treatment, maintained sobriety, participated in counseling continuously, attends parenting groups weekly, got his children enrolled in school and their own counseling, and is now involved in the parental advisory board at his children's school. The father is in the midst of a lengthy custody dispute with the absent mother in the midst of preparing for his son to graduate from Kindergarten. Finances are a huge barrier for this father and I know he is so proud of the accomplishments of his child that is graduating and is wanting to celebrate how far his child has come and how far he and his boys have come as a family. Please consider donating a visa gift card for this family to ensure that the father is able to properly celebrate his child on graduation day without having to worry about the financial burden related to the celebration.

I've recently had to place a one year old child with kinship placement following his removal from his mothers care. His grandparents willingly took this child into their home and assumed full time care of him on very short notice. Due to the emergency nature of the placement, the kinship family does not have much in the home for the child and could use assistance with getting some basic things for the child to ensure that he is comfortable during this transition to his new home. A gift card to Walmart or Target would help alleviate some of the financial burden that these grandparents took on in such short notice.

I am working with mother and her 5-year-old daughter who recently left their home seeking safety due to a domestic violence altercation between the mother and father. The 5-year-old unfortunately witnessed her mother suffer extensive physical abuse and has been trying to adapt to these changes. Thankfully, the mother and child were able to leave this unsafe home and sought safety with grandma. The mother and child have lost all of their things due to how quickly they had to flee their living situation. The mother is a single working mom and is having a hard time making ends meet while going through the court process related to the abuse she suffered. This mother desperately needs help with and getting basic needs met for her child, especially with clothing and food. Gift cards to places like Walmart or Target would make such a huge difference in the daily life of this family.

Navigators are preparing to go out into the community to distribute essential hygiene supplies to homeless families in need. We are currently collecting the following items in bulk:

Deodorant Body wipes Toothbrushes Toothpaste

Your support can make a real difference in someone’s daily life. If you can help by donating these items we would be greatly appreciative. These items can be purchased in bulk at Amazon.

Thank you for standing with us to support our neighbors in need!

The Denver Human Services’ Give Center is seeking shopping carts or bags with wheels to support food access for the children and families we serve. The Give Center serves close to 4,000 clients a year who need emergent resources – which include food. By providing the families we serve with food and a means to carry their food items with dignity — we take meaningful steps towards addressing hunger in our community.

Many of the parents, caregivers, and individuals who visit the GIVE Center lack access to reliable transportation, rely on public transit, or have disabilities that make it difficult to carry food. Having carts or wheeled bags readily available will help eliminate barriers and ensure that families—especially those with children—can safely and easily take food home. With your support, clients will be able to walk away not only with the food they need but with the means to carry it without added stress or hardship.

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POC are currently in a hotel and trying to get back on their feet. FOC is working full time, and they are paying their debt so they can get a place. They do have an eviction on record that they are working to get removed but in meantime MOC is in need of a pack n play. Also, children's clothes for a boy, size 2T.

Two children have been recently placed into kinship care with their aunt and cousin. This was unexpected and the aunt is needing assistance with getting groceries stocked for the children.