A Grandmother of three young children is in need of assistance with utility bills. The Grandmother took in the kids ranging from ages 10-15 years old after their mom was incarcerated. The kids have been in her care since November 2021 & she is struggling to pay the household bills since taking on the new additions in her home. She has past due notices on electric, gas & water bills. Any help or resources to help pay the bills down would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

A Grandmother of three young children is in need of assistance with utility bills. The Grandmother took in the kids ranging from ages 10-15 years old after their mom was incarcerated. The kids have been in her care since November 2021 & she is struggling to pay the household bills since taking on the new additions in her home. She has past due notices on electric, gas & water bills. Any help or resources to help pay the bills down would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Three children have recently come into our care and was able to placed with a family member. The family member has been able to provide for their initial basic needs however is in need of three dressers for the youth to provide storage space for their clothing.

Family just recently moved, and mother and father are trying their best to make ends meet. Father was in a car accident. Children do not currently have beds or dressers. Will need to be able to be delivered to the family since they no longer have a vehicle. Need: Twin size bed, or bunk beds, and dressers. Can be used

A single mother is trying to expand her visits with her 3 yr old child. She is in need of a toddler bed in order to have overnight visits. Mother would like to have a toddler bed/mattress and girly bedding. The mother went several months without seeing her child due to various reasons, fortunately, the mother has been consistent over the past several months and the visits are able to start expanding.

Hello! I have a child under my care that is going to college this upcoming fall. He is an immigrant in foster care and is currently getting his citizenship paperwork. However until he is able to get that citizenship paperwork he is unable to use student loans such as FASFA and pell grant to help with his room and board. He is a great kid- he was a straight A student in high school and participated in basketball. He really need helps with his room and board and any kind of donation would be appreciated & would help this amazing kid so much!!!!!!

I am working with a family that has taken in children from other family members as well as having their own children in the home. They are working with DCCCA to ensure the safety of all the children and are utilizing all possible resources to provide the appropriate care for their family. Currently they are behind on their BPU bill due to increases from using the A/C so much and are unable to pay $300 of the balance due. Any amount donated would be appreciated as they are trying to manage from month to month with somewhat fixed incomes. They receive no support from the parents of the other children. Thank you for considering this request and for all your support in our community!

A teen is in need of a bed in at her cousins place of residence, where she is now currently staying. She is expecting a child soon, and we would like for her and baby to have a comfortable area to sleep. She has recently left a shelter and did not have a place to stay for months before the shelter, that is why she does not have furniture already.

I am working with a family of 5 children (3 boys and 2 girls) and a single mom. They have made great strides during our case and have gone from being homeless to having a home and a stable family situation. The family would greatly benefit from having a used washer/dryer set. The mother does not expect a new set and is happy to have anything that works! They have a setup for this in their home but are still going to the laundromat, which is difficult with 6 peoples' clothing and 3 small children who love to run around. :) With the mother's income, it is hard for her to afford these items. I have been blessed to work with this family and they are so close to being able to close their case and continue moving forward with all the skills they have learned. Thank you for considering this request and for all your support in our community!

Family needs assistance paying water bill since parent is currently unable to pay. Parent recently had intensive surgery that has made it difficult for parent to pay the full balance. Parent has made an attempt, but needs financial assistance. This will help children by continuing to allow access to water.

We are working with a relative placement we have needed to be inventive regarding sleeping pace to allow a youth to remain with family and out of stranger care. The family has re-arranged family living space to accommodate alternative sleeping arrangements for the youth, and is in need of either a futon with mattress or a hide-a bed couch/to be utilized in the living room which will be multi-functioning as both a living room and bedroom for a child in care in order to ensure the child has an adequate sleeping space. (example found - Costway Convertible Futon Sofa Bed Folding Recliner old by target)

Mother of two children going through substantial financial struggle and in need of major assistance with paying bills. Mother works full time but with the rising price of food, gas, and child care, she has been unable to keep up with her phone bill and it has pilled up terribly. This bill includes late fees, suspension fees, and also a fee for the cancellation of service. This parent would be thoroughly appreciative of any assistance on this bill. She is doing her best to be able to provide for her two children but just needs a bit of assistance to help her and her family get back on their feet. Even a partial gift would be of great help to this family. Thank you for reading.

A family is in need of assistance paying their rent. Mom is a single parent who is paying off medical bills from a recent hospital stay and has little money left over to make a payment on her rent bill. The rent total is $1,020.60 but Mom says any small amount would help and would be greatly appreciated. This request, $510.30, is for half of the rent amount. There is another request on Care Portal (Grayson/Sight) for the other half if anyone is interested in matching this payment.

A family is in need of assistance paying their rent. Mom is a single parent who is paying off medical bills from a recent hospital stay and has little money left over to make a payment on her rent bill. The rent total is $1,020.60 but Mom says any small amount would help and would be greatly appreciated. This request, $510.30, is for half of the rent amount. There is another request on Care Portal (Grayson/Sight 2) for the second half if anyone is interested in matching this payment.

Placement is caring for a medical child who was in the hospital since birth from Jan to May, fighting for his life on a daily basis. Placement stayed for days, visited daily for hours and provided their undivided attention to making sure he wasn't fighting alone until the day he was released from the hospital. This child will continue to have health matters that will require a lot of attention. Placement was unable to be provided financial assistance while child was in hospital. Placement is needing help with utility payments to catch back up. Evergy #9070236917 is ($283.86) Lees Summit Water #066160 is ($107.90) Any additional help is appreciated to give appreciation and help this family get caught back up and be able to continue to offer their home and service to this child. Thank you:)

The family needs to rent a dumpster in order to clean out the many trash bags in the home so the environment is more livable for a diabetic child and his mother, who has a disability. The mother has limited mobility and the home has a high amount of trash that is strewn about the house. She has recently been in hospital for a long period of time and money has been a worry for the family.

A foster mom had to pay out of pocket for child care for her foster daughter - The problem is there weren’t any licensed facilities available for 7 weeks which is why she had to pay out of pocket. Children’s Division will not reimburse for this. I'd hate to see our foster mom lose so much money due to a shortage of daycare facilities. It's not a utility bill, but it is financial assistance. Any help for this foster mom would be greatly appreciated.

Mom is a single parent who had to spend a lot of money this summer repairing the family car. The family does not have funds for beds and they are currently sleeping on the home's floor. Mom is looking for a twin-sized bunk bed frame and a full-sized frame for the children and herself. A separate request has been put in for mattresses for these frames under the same case #id.

This mother is currently experiencing homelessness and is having to sleep outside. She was diagnosed with Scleroderma at the age of 14 which makes her susceptible to infections and getting sick. Scleroderma affects your entire body and she is in dire need of some help. She receives minimal income from her disability and is not able to afford hotel rooms. I've called every shelter in the area and all tell me they don't have a bed open. We are working on getting her social security card so she can apply for housing but until then, she needs somewhere to lay her head down and out of the heat. If anyone can provide known resources that are helping pay for individuals to stay at extended stay hotels or know of somewhere that this mom could go, you would be going as far as to saving her life. Thank you!

I have an infant who is in a kinship placement with her aunt. She is in need of an infant car seat. A used one was given to her but it does not operate correctly and the infant does not fit in it correctly. The aunt is worried about the infant being safe and does not have the funds to purchase a new one at this time.