Jennifer Kindler

Mom of 2 lost primary job and now only has a PRN position at a nursing home, came in looking for rental assistance, and we helped her with that but she is in need of a dresser/dressers for her sons room so she has somewhere to store their clothes

There is a youth that would like to achieve his GED and his previous online program expired. He is on track to be the first youth in Wyandotte County to achieve permanency through SOUL. Unfortunately, he will not be eligible for SOUL subsidy unless he is enrolled in a GED program. The course is $170 for 180 days.

Parents struggle with getting transportation to and from their daughter's medical appointments. Their daughter has a lot of medical issues, which cause her to need numerous medical appointments a month. The mother, who is approximately 6 months pregnant, takes the bus and walks a great distance to get from the bus stops to her daughter's appointments. Any amount given towards this family will help. It would greatly strengthen the bond with the family as they work toward reunification and take some stress off mom, who is not only fighting for her baby back, but also carrying another life!

The father on this case has no form of transportation and is needing assistance getting to TestSmartly/ESA for drug tests, as well as the Children's Division office for visits with his children. The father has not been able to see his kids since they entered care 10 months ago.

This request is to help a family in need with a Temporary Alternative Placement Agreement. The parents are working on various items to improve themselves and to make themselves and their home a safe place for the child to return home to. The extended family that is placement for the child currently are sturggling financially to make ends meet. Currently they are in need of gas cards to help keep gas in the car to get the child to daycare. Without this aid they will have to miss more shifts at work and without work they will not be able to keep the child with them.

By helping with this request you are directly helping keep a child out of court custody and out of the foster system.

We have a 20-year-old girl who is attempting to age out of care, but is having trouble getting on her feet. She had car issues with her first car, and was able to save up and buy another car just a few months ago. She is now having issues with her current car, which is a 2004 Chevy Cavalier. She recently started work at Panda Express, but is only making $16 an hour. She is working part-time hours as she was also working part-time with a landscaping business on weekends. Panda Express is still hiring and therefore, hasn't been able to increase her hours. Due to the issues she is having with her car's acceleration, she has not been able to resume work with the landscaping business and is missing out on money. Her job at Panda Express is 18 minutes away from her placement, which has forced her to spend a good portion of her income on Ubering to and from work. She is also planning to attend the Phlebotomy program at KCKCC this fall and will therefore need reliable transportation for that. She previously took her car to Auto Zone and had diagnostics run. She purchased a new starter and spent over $200, but is still having issues that she can't currently afford to assess and fix. Any support would be appreciated, whether that is financial or someone who can help assess and diagnose the problem(s) with her car.

I'm currently working with a new client, a single mother who just gave birth to her fifth child last week. Despite her efforts, she’s been facing financial hardship due to wage garnishments that began in November 2024, making it incredibly difficult to stay current on her rent. While we’ve already assisted with this month’s rent, she still has an outstanding balance of $1,320. She’s contributed what she can toward that amount, but with limited income, the gap remains significant. She is currently on maternity leave and won’t be able to return to work until mid-August. Although she receives maternity insurance, it only covers about half of her usual pay. Which is not nearly enough to meet all of her household expenses. We are seeking support to help cover her remaining rent balance. Meeting this need would allow her to catch up completely and maintain stable housing for herself and her five children.

A low income family of 5 is struggling to reunify with their children due to facing eviction. They are desperately in need of some rental financial assistance for past due rent to stop the eviction process.

Updated on July 11, 2025 by an Agency Worker
The price needed for this family is 2929.17

Please consider helping this single mother and her child if a secondhand, full-sized fridge is available to you! This small family has been struggling due to not having transportation and only having a dorm sized or mini refrigerator. During this heat wave it can be quite exhausting to go back and forth to the store to get more ingredients. While DCF is providing bus passes and other needs for this family, as well as the mother having other supports from the local/state government, any other supports for this local family are more than welcome in the near future! Secondhand items are most welcome!

The mother I work with is going back to school to finish her degree and is needing a laptop. She was close to finishing her degree when she got pregnant with her first child and has put it on the backburner while working full-time to provide for her family. The family is right on the edge of qualifying for additional financial supports and they don't have the extra funds for a laptop at this time. She will be working full-time as well as being in school and taking care of her children.

Family with 5 children are needing to start over due to their home and all contents being part of a fire. They are needing just about everything to start their lives over. They are hoping to get into a new place by this weekend, if not within 24 hours. Someone is helping them with beds and clothing, but they are needing the community's help for the following supplies.

Thank you & have a blessed day!!

This request will help to keep two boys in the care of their Uncle / kinship placement. The boys need more permanent bed frames / mattresses for their rooms. Their Uncle does his best to make his home feel like their home and would love to provide a better bed option for both boys. Uncle is also struggling with transportation because of a tire that needs to be replaced. He is struggling to finish the process of getting licensed due to the busted tire. This request for beds and tire repair would greatly help support this Uncle and this placement.