Saint Therese Catholic Church

I have a family that I have been working with who is currently staying at a motel. Both parents are working, and they have been approved for an apartment. The apartment is not available until 08/01/2025. We are asking to see if we can help this family out with their stay at the hotel so they can save money for their deposit. Once this need is met, the family will be able to move them and their two children into their new apartment where the children will have their own rooms to feel safe and comfortable in.

The family are re-integrating with children who have lived in another state for quite a while. The other children moved here to KC upon removal from an unsafe relative. They are with family that are biological relatives, but he says, " feel like strangers a little." The family have passes for all the other family members to Worlds of Fun and want to include this other child and his sister who have come to live with them.

The family bought the passes in year's beginning, before they knew these kids would be coming, so these other 2 kids are being excluded when they go, and it is not something that is fostering a good blending. It is causing some animosity. It would be a good bonding experience and prevent that other kids in the original family to now be angry when they have to miss the outings because " we have 2 people who don't have tickets, and it isn't fair." They have given up their home, and privacy and are now sharing bedrooms, when they were not, so it is kind of driving a wedge. It would be nice to get this done for them so they can have the unlimited for the rest of the year to include the Halloween haunt activities if possible.

The family have been through a nightmare with the issues. There was a serious situation which caused the family to have to be chaperoned at all times by several other people who were not living in the home naturally. Since this resolution, and no fault of the family, they incurred and are now receiving many additional expenses which they have paid most of. There were costs for one of the parents to be in a hotel, in additional to 2 other adults in their home for over 5 weeks costing more in the way of supplies, utilities and daily living needs as the parents could not transport or be alone with the kids. All the support people are gone, and they have exhausted the savings for this issue, they need help with the final $350.00 for the water bill (of which we have a copy) and then they will get back on track and can get things closed out with Children's Division. They are appreciating in advance of any help they can get.

The father on this case has no form of transportation and is needing assistance getting to TestSmartly/ESA for drug tests, as well as the Children's Division office for visits with his children. The father has not been able to see his kids since they entered care 10 months ago.

This request is to help a family in need with a Temporary Alternative Placement Agreement. The parents are working on various items to improve themselves and to make themselves and their home a safe place for the child to return home to. The extended family that is placement for the child currently are sturggling financially to make ends meet. Currently they are in need of gas cards to help keep gas in the car to get the child to daycare. Without this aid they will have to miss more shifts at work and without work they will not be able to keep the child with them.

By helping with this request you are directly helping keep a child out of court custody and out of the foster system.

A mother with two young children in foster-care is actively leaving a domestic violence situation today. This mother left the home with nothing but the clothes on her back. Please consider donating a gift card for Walmart to this mother. She needs clothing items, hygiene items and other necessary items. This is an critical need.

A family is needing help securing a door on the side of their house. The door is meant to have a barricade, however, one of the brackets for the barricade has broken off, and therefore, the door cannot properly lock. The objects stored in that room are at risk and the rest of the home is less secure. The family is hoping for a new lock or barricade bracket to secure the door. The family and I greatly appreciate those considering to help out. Thank you.

While being the full-time caregiver for their four young grandchildren and now cognitively impaired adult child was done out of commitment and love, but because of ongoing medical appointments and barriers with transportation it has caused limitation in these grandparents' ability to also provide enriching summer activities for their grandchildren. The hope is that we will be able to collect various outdoor actives from chalk, sprinklers, bikes, and toddler outdoors equipment so the kids can continue to experience a full summer. The age of the children range from 0 to 11 years old and would love to have activities to do together and utilize their new large backyard to do so.

This youth has been working diligently to prepare for aging out of care. Throughout this process, he has faced numerous challenges and setbacks, yet he continues to persevere as he takes meaningful steps toward independence. Despite his best efforts, unforeseen circumstances have caused delays in his transition, including pushing back his planned age-out date. He has been actively searching for housing, securing an apartment, and covering the associated fees on his own.

At this time, he is in need of a grocery gift card to help cover food expenses for his first month on his own. Providing this support would relieve a significant financial burden and allow him to focus on building a stable foundation. By easing the immediate stress of affording food, we can help ensure a more successful and confident start to this important new chapter in his life.

I have an 8 month old on my caseload who will be moving in to his grandparents this week. In order to stabilize placement with his grandparents, they are in need of a crib. Thank you so much for considering!

The household has been experiencing some recent issues with being overcharged on their water and electric bill. They are working with a caseworker to get that rectified currently. However, they are currently short on money for expenses like gas. They requested help with acquiring gas cards. Family has worked with a Careportal provider previously.

We have a 3 year old boy placed with a relative and is in need of a twin bed, mattress, sheets and comforter.