Radiant Life Church

The school community closet Warrior Closet gives every kid who visits for back-to-school backpack and school clothes shopping a brand new pair of shoes to start school in. We are preparing for our August 5th opening back. We had 99 kids come through last year for the three-day 6hrs of events. I like to put this out early so people contributing can keep an eye on the sales and when, especially Famous footwear and or Rackroom, do buy one get one 1/2 off bogos on shoes and backpacks. They also put a lot of shoes on clearance that you can buy with the BOGOs too. The kids 11 through size 1 love the character shoes. The 2 and or above ones I would do something they can wear more with everything.

Older youth is moving into his first apartment on 5/15 and is set to age out of care on 6/19. Agency is working on gathering furniture and resources he will need to support him in his new apartment and set him up for success before he ages out of care. Area programs for beds have a waitlist. Youth is in need of a bedframe and mattress.

We have recently placed a toddler and infant in the home with their mother. The family does not have a washing machine. The washing machine would help the family as small children can create a lot of laundry. The family resides in an upper apartment and it is difficult to bring all the laundry to a laundry mat while having two young children to care for.

Mom is in need of a new carpet and some new furniture. Mom has tried to clean up the carpet, but every time she attempts to clean it, it still get messy. Mom is wanting to get rid of it entirely, but doesn't have the funds. Mom also lacks some furniture in the home and could use help getting a couch or two.

This family is currently in a Temporary Alternative Placement Agreement with Children's Division. The great grandmother of the child has taken full caretaking responsibility while the father works on substance abuse treatment. The new addition to the great grandmothers responsibilities has taxed her ability to financially make ends meet. The child needs to attend daycare so the great grandmother can work during the day and recently she paid for the childs daycare from her funds saved for rent.

By helping make up the funds she needed to take from her rent and paying for the remaining balance of the daycare this family will continue to care for the 3 year old child with autism while the father receives the substance abuse treatment he desperately needs.

On March 28th, this family had a police high speed chase on their street, and as a result one of the cars involved in the chase totaled both of their vehicles and went through the front of their house. This family has been financially devastated by the unexpected expenses while waiting for insurance reimbursements to come through. They are currently living in a hotel until the house is repaired and utilizing has many community resources as possible, such as food pantries but do not qualify for many resources due to not typically being a low income family. As of today, the family only has a couple of hundred dollars left to last them through the beginning of next month.

Currently, the family has $719 in miscellaneous bills such as gas, insurance premiums, hospital payment plans, and others. Additionally, they are having to pay out of pocket for hotel costs until reimbursements can come through. The family is so grateful for any assistance. We are asking for $1,500 to cover the miscellaneous bills and the remainder to go towards the hotel costs until their house is able to be repaired. Thank you for your consideration.

UPDATE- the family is back in the home, while safe to be in, the repairs are not complete and insurance is still a struggle. (CG)

Good afternoon I am requesting community support to get some work clothes for a older youth on my caseload. My youth in question is 18 and is in the custody of the MO Children's Division. My youth recently start a paid work training program in Kansas City, and she needs some work clothes including (jeans, t-shirts, maybe work boots, etc.) things that can get dirty as she is working in a Trade Shop doing woodwork and welding. If possible, my youth would like to try the clothes on first before getting them. My youth has stated she would like a $100 gift card to Walmart or another cheap location where she can get some of these items.

Thank You!

Bedbugs have infested the house of a single mother and young child. The mother is on disability and living off her tax refund at the moment. She hopes to go back to school and work once she can repair her car. Mother just finished up working with In-home Intensive Services and did a great job. Mother needs a full bed for herself, a box spring and frame for the child, along with bedding and bed protectors. A couch and dresser would also be helpful; however, the beds are the families first ask. The mother has a little more work to do to get back on her feet, and assistance with this inconvenient setback would go a long way helping the family become independent.

Bedbugs have infested the house of a single mother and young child. The mother is on disability and living off her tax refund at the moment. She hopes to go back to school and work once she can repair her car. Mother just finished up working with In-home Intensive Services and did a great job. Mother needs a full bed for herself, a box spring and frame for the child, along with bedding and bed protectors. A couch and dresser would also be helpful; however, the beds are the families first ask. The mother has a little more work to do to get back on her feet, and assistance with this inconvenient setback would go a long way helping the family become independent.

Bedbugs have infested the house of a single mother and young child. The mother is on disability and living off her tax refund at the moment. She hopes to go back to school and work once she can repair her car. Mother just finished up working with In-home Intensive Services and did a great job. Mother needs a full bed for herself, a box spring and frame for the child, along with bedding and bed protectors. A couch and dresser would also be helpful; however, the beds are the families first ask. The mother has a little more work to do to get back on her feet, and assistance with this inconvenient setback would go a long way helping the family become independent.

The family have worked with us for 2 months. The family are in FCS. The mother and 3 kids under 5 (1 is the newborn sister, are fleeing a DV home) there is a need to get help with formula and a couple things for the baby, as Mom was living with father of the baby and he was abusive.

They live with a family member, but that family member / household care for a brother who has around the clock nursing in the home. He is nonverbal and they need resources to be able to stay safely here, but for her to be able to feed and diaper the baby until her SNAP benefits are reinstated. Formula Similac Gent Elease and diapers are immediately needed for baby. The person Mom is fleeing from kept her SNAP card and Debit card and stole all her personal belongings. The family they live with till allow them refuge, which is safe, but she had to leave behind everything to get to safe places. She needs a stroller, a swing, a bed for MOM & Diapers and formula to get started. We are working on also getting beds for her boys who are 3 and 5. She is on a pull-out couch, and she needs a bed badly.

This is a family that has been working with Children's Division for several months now and has been trying to clean the home without much success. They have requested assistance with getting a dumpster so they can remove clutter and other things they do not need in order to get the house truly clean.

With the house clean the family will be able to work on other problems and will be one huge step closer to thriving again.