A bio mama is traveling to and from visits, work, and school. A gas card would help alleviate some of the cost burden she is experiencing while she works toward reunification with her kiddos.

I have a natural mother who is unemployed and not able to purchase her own bus pass. The natural mother needs assistance with a bus pass to attend her family time with her infant daughter, attend her treatment plan, and attend court hearings. The natural mother is also homeless at this time.

Two parents have worked extremely hard to get their baby back. They have done extraordinarily well. Income is tight, and they ride bikes to get where they need to go. A bike buggy to assist them in taking the baby with them would be super helpful. The child has been back in the home for a few months and is doing so well with his parents. Again a new or used bike buggy (they have bikes) would be fantastic to helping them.

We are currently working with a mom who has found a stable home for her and her two kids (ages 1 and 5). She was approved for the home, but just needs help with her deposit so she can move in as soon as as possible. Mom just returned home from completing her out-of-state treatment, so does not have the ability to come up with the deposit in the time needed. She is needing assistance with the large deposit of $500. This home means a lot to her. It will allow her to have a stable place to reside while she secures a job that gives her a steady, reliable income and allows for her to maintain the home. She is looking forward to engaging in the rest of her services and is hopeful to being reunified with her children. If you feel that you can assist in any way, even partially, I would be happy to connect you to mom.

A family of one parent, an adult child, and 15 year old need assistance with food. Currently they can only have non perishable items. They have some items to eat for the next day or so, but otherwise the parent reports they will not have anything until the first of the month.

Kinship foster home is on disability. She has taken in her grandchild who has been hard to place. She currently have six dogs and they all need their rabies vaccinations. She can get it done at her local Southern Ag but they are $19 each. The grandmother does not have the money to pay for the shots $114. Help is needed to cover this cost in order to keep the child in the home. Thank you

Foster parent needs a twin box spring for a bed for a child who has outgrown the crib. They have purchased several beds and now need a large bed. They have a mattress but just need a box springs. Please help to preserve this placement.

We have the most wonderful kiddo in custody who has been looking for a family for a very long time. He went on a visit last weekend and the family fell in love with him and is willing to become his long term foster home! However, the family was not planning for this and has some needs that are required by foster care that we need to help them with. They have a bed and mattress but no box spring, however the ceiling in the room they plan to use is very low. We are needing help with a 4-6 inch twin sized box spring, 2 smoke detectors, and a fire extinguisher. Not having these things in the next few days will prevent this baby from being able to stay and will mean he has to return to the shelter. The family and I are so grateful in advance for your help for this very deserving kiddo.

Grandpa, mom and 2 year old toddler live in the home. They are financially struggling to pay bills because grandpa is having a hard time finding employment right now. Mom is staying at home with the 2 year old child. Their water has been shut off for approximately two weeks, using water jugs and traveling to other peoples homes to shower and do laundry. The family also is struggling with a roach infestation needing assistance with extermination. Fulfilling this need will improve the 2 year old and caregivers daily living and well-being as well as providing a sanitary household.

We have a foster parent who stepped up when a placement was desperately needed for a hard to place teenager. Our kiddo, when placed, was excited to tell the worker that he had a homemade meal for the first time in a long time! This foster parent has not been fully approved and has an issue with the gas bill. After taking care of our custody child without payment, the foster mom went ahead and took placement of the sibling. These two had not lived together since coming into custody two years ago! The foster parent has gone beyond the call of duty, even spending time at the hospital with our teenager while he had open heart surgery and did all the follow up requirements after the surgery that included him having to have an oxygen tank. This foster mom has helped these kiddos so much, please help us to now help her.

A Young Father has just moved into an apartment and is set to begin overnight visits soon. Natural father has just begun working and prior to overnight visits beginning, he needs to have two beds for the children to sleep in while being with natural father. Natural Father is in need of community support to provide him with assisting Bunk beds.

I have a dad who is attempting to reunify with his three children. He needs help paying his Cricket phone bill. This father works for himself so without access to a phone he has no way to make contact with his clients.

We have a young adult who is 16 and looking for 2-4 adults to mentor him for one year. He is looking to grow in his faith and get back to church. He is excited to have awesome mentors in his life to support him while he finishes high school and one day join the military. He is funny and loves to cheer others up when they are down. If you are interested in being his mentor, we will walk you through training, connect you with a team of mentors who will cheer him on for a year. You'll connect with him weekly over phone and hang out with him 3-8 hours a month! Will you be his mentor?!

I have a family in a situation where they do not have regular access to activities to keep entertained. The mom is asking for a portable DVD player so the kids can watch movies in a quiet environment when playing with toys is not an option. This will help keep the kids occupied and help lessen the behaviors related to boredom.

Hello there. I have a family who is in immediate need of assistance with their electric bill. Their electricity was cut off today and they are currently unable to come up with the funds to get it turned back on due to falling on hard times. Any assistance with this need would be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much in advance for your time and consideration.

OKSA student in financial need to help aid her in paying rent and utilities (PSO-Electric) in her home for herself and her child due to illness that caused her to missed work. Her absence from work was excused without pay. Assistance with September's rent and utilities will allow this student to continue to further her education and alleviate the risk of eviction and the students fear of being homeless or without basic utilities in her home for her to complete her education and to continue to provide for her child.

Hello everyone, I have an adopted mother on my caseload in the final stages of adopting a sibling set. The children are ages 5, 9, and 10. They all have been in the home going on three years in October. The adoptive mom desperately needs her utility bill paid because of a surge in pricing. The adoptive mom has done a tremendous job caring for all three children and giving them the life and care they weren’t used to before coming into custody. When I visit the family, the siblings constantly tell me how they feel loved and safe with their new mother. As their worker, I can see the extraordinary change with the girls. They always appear to be at peace, happy, and thriving. The family would surely be grateful if anyone in the community could assist with half or all of the bill.

A mother is needing assistance in the form of a gas card so she can get to and from visits and classes.

I have a mother that has been juggling work and trying to make it to her classes at DVIS. She missed consecutive classes due to work and in order for her to be reinstated she must pay a fee. She has been working hard to reunify her family by taking all her required classes, therapy, and keeping employment. This mom can really use and appreciate some help at this time.

Mother was recently reunified with her two daughters, ages 9 and 6, and has enrolled them into school that is requiring uniforms when in attendance. Mother has also recently gotten her own place with her daughters and funds are tight at the moment. She has been able to get two uniforms per child but would like to have a couple of extras. The 9 y/o is in a size 8 and the 6 y/o is in the size 5-6. The color of the tops recommended are red, white, or blue with khaki bottoms.