I am currently working with a teen that has started a lot of different services for mental and medical health. With multiple appointments and gas prices, there as been an increase in the cost of travel for the mother that she was not expecting with her income. I am asking for a donation (of any amount) to go toward a gas card to help the family afford the gas for transportation to and from these multiple weekly appointments. Thank you for considering this request and for all your support in our community. I am amazed as the support our cases receive through CarePortal and cannot thank all of you enough for stepping up to help us work with families to achieve their goals!

Family with two parents and two kids have recently has financial woes after the husband had his disability benefits taken away. While they have been able to get a court date and mother is still working, they have gotten behind on their utility payments. This payment is for their electric balance.

A family with two adults and two children needs assistance with utilities as father (who has severe heart issues) had his disability benefits taken away. Father has gotten a lawyer to represent him to get his benefits and has gotten rent assistance, his family has fallen behind on their utilities. This payement is for the gas bill

Family with 2 kids. The entire family had COVID-19. The family lost jobs and housing due to these events. We have secured the family housing and helped the gather secure a good job with the post office that will carry his family’s bills on going. The family is in need of rental assistance until his checks become regular. They are truly grateful to be out of the hotel and into a home. Any assistance provided will be greatly appreciated!!!

An on-site food pantry serving families in an affordable housing community is in need of a refrigerator. The refrigerator would allow the on-site pantry to provide fresh food and healthier food options to the families. The increased cost of food has put even more financial strain on these families and the utilization of the pantry has increased over the last couple of months.

Single mom is need of a washer and dryer for her home.

This 2 year old toddler suddenly and tragically passed away prior to his siblings coming into care earlier this year. A funeral service was held but the family has not been able to pay the funeral arrangements in full. CD is asking for money in order to cover the cost of the funeral for this innocent young boy. Any little bit will help.

A single mother with two children of her own recently accepted placement of 3 relative care placements. She currently lives in a 2 bedroom apartment. She has bunk beds for the 4 older children but is in need of a bed for the youngest in order to meet licensing guidelines. She has a crib mattress but is in need of a toddler bed and sheets. The child will be 2 in September.

There is a 17 year old, almost 18 year old female in need of a dresser. The child is working towards independent living.

There is a young man on my caseload who is 16 years old and has been in foster care for 3.5 years. This young man will eventually age out of the foster care system. Despite his situation, his mother relinquished her rights due to having a higher priority of her substance use and his father's whereabouts are unknown, he is a hard working individual. He participates in extracurricular activities such as sports at his high school and He is enrolled in honors classes. He helps take care of his little sister since his placement, his grandmother, is having unexpected health issues that have arisen. He recently began working and works late at night. His placement (grandmother) as stated before, has some unexpected health concerns, and sometimes those late nights are rough when having to pick him up from work and bring him back to placement. He is a part of the big brothers big sisters program and his big brother told the young man that he (big brother) would match up to a certain amount that this young man saved up, to help him put towards a car. This young man never asks the case team for anything. For Christmas, he asked for shoes. Shoes were all he wanted for Christmas. I believe he is one of the most amazing, kind hearted, well rounded kids that was handed a bad hand of cards. As his case manager, I think he is deserving of learning that there are kind and caring people in this tough world. I wanted to reach out further to see if there are any resources that could donate to his car fund. Knowing this young man, the amount donated, whether it is $5 or $500, he will be extremely grateful. While I cannot change his situation, I can and want to do whatever I can do to help him succeed in the future.

I have two young children who have come into care and placed with grandparents. This family needs some items to redo a room for these babies to have an appropriate bedroom. They also need a cover for their wall LP heater and a fence for their pool to meeting licensing requirements. This is the second time theses children have been in care and Children's Division would really get the below items for the grandparents to ensure we can keep these babies in this home. The family is in need of the following items to make this work for the 3 & 4 year old grandchildren: *two gallons of any color of paint along with a gallon of Kilz. *9'6"x9' rug for the bedroom * 26"x6'3" rug for the hall *Cattle panels or some fencing to put around a 15' pool with a door opening *metal grate or protector to put around a wall LP heater. The dimeson of the heater is 42" tall and 28" in width. This will need to be curved or squared since the heater is mounted to the wall. * Size 6 diapers for the children. * Couple gas cards to help with transportation to daycare until funding can start through the state. Grandma drives 30 miles one way. *Twin bedding for a boy. He likes Paw Patrol. *Twin bedding for a girl. She likes princesses. Anything would help out. You can reach out to the case worker Kamryn Staley(###) ###-#### or her supervisor Kristy Barker(###) ###-####. Updated on June 16, 2022 by an Agency Worker
The family is still in need of the wall protector for the LP heater on the wall. They also need the rugs for the floor and paint for the room. The family has found bedding for the kids. They also have had a fence built for the pool.

Mom has been clean for awhile and recently moved to a new home and is trying to set up Johns room. The house needs a lot of work to it and John is currently sleeping in a car with their dog. Mom is maintaining a job, but is stressed out because John needs his own space.

This family is working on the reunification process. The home is now without water and gas due to struggles with unemployment. This child cannot reunify to this home without these utilities being put back on.

Mom is needing a washer and dryer to assist her in washing the children's clothes. It'll overall help her save money, she won't have to spend on gas, or change to wash their clothes. Also it'll help her but keeping her home instead of packing and moving all their clothes as well as transporting the kids. If this request is able to be fulfilled please direct all further contact to Rebekkah Woods -(###) ###-#### - email: ******@email.com