Winds of Hope Ministries

An Aunt who is currently a Foster Parent is a caregiver for a 14-year-old teenager who needs help with paying her department of water and power utility bill. The caregiver is a single woman doing her best to provide for the 14-year-old teenager. She has been caring for this teenager since April of this year and has fallen behind on this utility bill, if this is not paid the DWP will turn off services and the child will possibly lose her stable home that she has had for the last two months. The caregiver is in desperate need of assistance with paying her utility bill to keep providing a stable, loving and safe home for the 14-year-old teenager. When this need is met the caregiver will be grateful for this assistance and the 14-year-old teen will not be in jeopardy of being taken out of the current home she has been living in for the past 2 months, the teenage girl will stay in the safe, loving environment with her caregiver/Aunt.

The referred family is requesting assistance obtaining a dining table and baby stroller. The single mother of four children is the sole provider of for the family and needs a little help making the home as comfortable as possible for her children. She is seeking assistance with obtaining a stroller and dining table for the family. The family would appreciate any help and want to explore all the options to make their children as comfortable as possible at home.

First time single mother with minimal family support. She is in need of a car seat to safely transport her 18-month-old daughter. If possible, any additional essential baby items would be greatly appreciated as well.

Single aunt/mother raising her Bio Daughter and a Adopted DaughterRaising four other children ages 15-17-5 and 2 who are extended relative placement,they are under DCFS supervision it looks like they will reunify very soon with bio-Mother,

The Caregiver is requesting help with her Rent because of the kids being out for summer school she had to reduce her hours from work, because she does not have childcare, with all the food and utility increases to top it off they raised her rent and reduction of working hours, she will be short about $1200.00

Family of four. Mother and three children (14, 9, 5). Current family maintenance case. Children detained from father due to physical/emotional abuse. Mother experiencing financial hardship without assistance from father. Requesting assistance with a sofa bed that seats 3. Family lives in a 2 bedroom/1 bathroom home. A sofa bed will provide a less cramped living and sleeping arrangement. This will also reduce stress and anxiety as well as improve overall well being for the whole family.

This young lady recently graduated high school and is preparing to go into college in the fall. She currently lives with a single mother who is not actively involved in her life. The student has been able to maintain a 3.0 GPA during all her years in high school. She is actively involved in extra curricular activities and in her community. She would greatly benefit from this summer camp experience among her peers before she goes off to college.

I am reaching out on behalf of one of our Children’s Church students who is currently in foster care. Her mother has recently secured employment and is in the process of transitioning to a new home. While this is a positive step forward for their family, it has also placed a significant financial strain on them. Due to these circumstances, the family is unable to afford the registration fee for summer camp. However, we strongly believe that this child would greatly benefit from the experience—emotionally, socially, and spiritually. Camp would provide her with a safe, uplifting environment and a chance to grow in confidence and faith during a time of major life change. We are asking for help to cover the cost of her camp registration. Your support would make a meaningful difference in her life. Thank you for considering this request.

This young man is a junior in high school. The student lives between his parents house and grandparents house. His grandmother has been experiencing some health challenges since that end of last year and this has taken a noticeable on this young man. The added cost of medical expenses for grandmother has left nothing to go towards extra curricular activities. As a result the student has begun to sell snack items at school to help support himself. This young man would benefit greatly by attending summer camp and be encouraged in his pursuit of high school graduation. This opportunity would be a light at the end of a very dark for this young man and serve as a reminder that hard work pays off not just in the future but now.

This request is on behalf of a 17 year old high school student. This student is the oldest of 4 siblings and currently lives with their mother and father. The mother is not involved in the student's life and leaves the majority of the day to day responsibility to the father to care for and provide for the student and his younger siblings. Student does well in school and has been prioritizing his grades and school work. The student has expressed interest in going to summer camp but does not have the funds to attend. Attending summer camp would give the student much needed encouragement to continue to work hard towards his future goal of playing football at the college level.

I am submitting this request on behalf of a high school female with special needs. The family recently moved from out of state and was staying at a local shelter before being placed in permanent housing. The family consist of mother, father and 4 children. All the children have varying disabilities. Currently mother is the only income earner for the family. This young lady would greatly benefit from attending summer camp where she can participate in age appropriate activities with her peers and get specialized support from a camp counselor. This will also allow for the mother and father to have a reprieve while they attend to the needs of the other children.

I am submitting this request on behalf of a 17 year old high school male that is currently staying at a friends house due to being evicted out of his former home. This student is the oldest of 4 siblings. Mom is staying in temporary housing with his younger siblings and is sending what little finances she has where the student is staying. The student would greatly benefit from attending summer camp and would help to relieve some of the financial burden on mom. Student's father is not actively involved in his life and attending summer camp will give the student access to positive male role models as he continues to navigate his life. Thank you for your consideration of this request.

I am requesting funding to help a 14 year old girl attend summer camp. She currently lives with her mother and older brother who is experiencing job and housing insecurity. The older brother is in and out of the home as he deals with staying out of the gang life. Despite all that she is dealing with this young lady continues to maintain her grades in school and a positive outlook on her situation. Attending camp will give this young lady a much needed reprieve from the current home situation and give her the encouragement that she needs to continue building on personal resilience and independence. Thank you for taking the time to consider this request.