Hello, The Department for Children and Families would like to request 10 pack and plays to ensure that a child has a safe space to sleep. A pack and play can also help reduce SIDS. The agency would like to keep the pack and plays on hand to give to families ASAP, instead of waiting for a pack and play to come available. This would be for multiple families. Thank you for helping keep children safe.

Mother of four, T ( 15-year-old female), L (11-year-old female), R (14-year-old male), and M (12-year-old male) is supporting her family as a Certified Nursing Assistant on her own. There isn't any room in the budget for something to break down. But unfortunately, their car had some issues, and money needed to be spent to fix it. Mom had to get her car fixed so she could get to work and the children could get to school. Rent is past due for this month and this family really needs a hand. They are moving as soon as they are approved for a place that will cost less every month, but they need help this month until that can happen. Anything that you can help with would be a huge blessing for this family. Thank you so much for your generosity.

This is a two parent household with three children. These children have been struggling attending school this past year for many reasons, one of which being grief of lost family members within a short span of time. The family also recently moved. The 5th grader is very excited because he is close enough and old enough to begin biking to school. However, his bike is not usable. He says that it is broken. The father has been meaning to fix it, but it may be unfixable. I would love to bless this family with bicycles for the three children. This will help with transportation, as well as family activities over the summer. The 5th grader is a boy and is around 5 feet tall. There is also a 7 year old boy and an almost 6 year old girl.

M (2-year-old male) has a mom and dad that are working very hard to provide for him. Mom needs to stay home with M to help him with his needs. Dad works very hard to provide for his family. There isn't any extra in the budget though, it only provides the essentials. They need a vacuum cleaner to keep the floor clean for little M. New or gently used would be such a blessing and they would be very grateful. Thank you for anything that you can do to help.

Z (13-year-old female) has moved in with her sister and her 4-year-old cousin. Z's sister is happy to have her but they could use a little bit of help getting a bed so everyone has a place to sleep. They live in a small apartment and getting a bunk bed would help with sleeping arrangements for the children and sister. New or gently used would be such a blessing. Thank you for anything that you can help with. We would be so grateful. Z's sister and her 4-year-old cousin will be sharing the bottom bunk so if it's possible to get a bunk bed that is full-sized on the bottom, that would give the two sharing it, a little more room.

Mother expressed a need for new beds for some of the children in the home. Mother is in need of two toddler beds for two of her younger children as they are needing updated.

This 19-year old mom and her 10-month old daughter recently moved to Wichita due to having more employment opportunity. Unfortunately, mom does not have a bed of her own and currently does not have any funds to get one herself. The young mom has been sleeping on an air mattress temporarily but would greatly appreciate a bed (full OR queen size) for her to sleep on permanently if possible.

Single mom of 5 children and due to have her 6th child in July. They purchased couches from Wichita and had to dispose of them due to fleas in them. Mom works a full time job to support her children and is needing some couches or couch/love seat in the living room. She can't afford to purchase another set as it isn't on her priority list with everything else the children need. Mom is struggling with a touch decision ahead of her of whether she is keep her baby or doing adoption. That stress has been weighing on her as well. This worker hopes finding some furniture for her living space will help with other stresses.

DCCCA has been working with a single mom to help her get back on her feet. She recently lost her job so DCCCA has stepped in to help her locate a new one and has been providing her resources in the meantime as well. Mom has an electrical bill that she is needing help paying, otherwise she will be getting a shut off notice from her electric company. DCCCA is helping with her other bills but if we could get extra assistance for this mom it would be a major blessing to her. She has had some interviews so we are hoping that she will have a job soon but in the meantime she is doing everything she can to stay afloat.

W (15-year-old male) just recently moved in with his mom and step-dad and they are so happy he is home. W has two younger siblings that also live there and they would love to be able to each at a table together. We would love to help this family with a gently used table that would seat 5-6 that you aren't using anymore so they can spend family time together. Thank you for anything that you can help with. We appreciate you so much!

DCCCA is working with a family that is in the process of trying to clean the home to meet minimal standards and remove odor from animals as ordered by DCF. Due to the birth of a new baby in February family is needing to tear the carpet out because the current condition of the carpet is not safe for an infant. The family plans to rip up the carpet themselves but they are requesting help getting area rugs to cover the floors until they can afford to replace their flooring. Any help for this family will be extremely appreciated!