CASA has a case with a 2-month-old baby who was removed from his parents have being drug exposed. He is placed with a family friend, who has five of her own children. This family friend is struggling to meet all the needs of the baby boy and could really use something to store his clothing in and some diapers/wipes. CASA is requesting a plastic cart with 3-drawers similar to this: and diapers in size 1 and wipes. Items can be dropped off at CASA and then the advocate will deliver to the home. Thank you!

The Department is working with a mother who has been accepted into a recovery court program and sober living home. She has been maintaining sobriety for several months now and is excelling in her program, working to reunify with her 5-month-old son. Assistance is needed with a month's rent in sober living in the amount of $500 and a gift card ($75) towards interview clothing so that she can look for employment. This mom is highly motivated to do what is needed in her program and to see her son returned to her care. She is attending all aspects of treatment and her case. This assistance will allow her to maintain her housing while keeping her focus and will also increase her chances of securing employment. Any assistance towards this need is greatly appreciated!

A biological father has been caring for his 7 year old daughter since infancy. The mother is not involved. Intake is involved with with father to assist in services and prevention. The child has moved with father to a few places due to housing instability which has resulted in the loss of several items of clothing and other items. She is recently enrolled back in school and is in need of additional clothes and other fun items. The father is unemployed is on disability. He is on a fixed income.. They are living with grandparents to ensure the child has her basic needs met. Her grandparents are supporting both the father and the child. Any help would be really appreciated. A gift card with anything from $25-$200 would be very helpful or the following items of clothes Size 6 Girl Jeans $7.98+ Size 6 Girl Shirts $4.98+

A step father is caring for his two step children as the mother works her treatment plan. He is basically a single father trying to make ends meet and the children are getting older and have more expenses. He has limited support in the area. He is very proactive in using community resources to help with utilities and rent as needed, but some months are more expensive than others. The father is being asked to complete some services through the Department needs some assistance in gas to be sure he can be compliant through the case as well as transport the children. He has been utilizing Medicaid rides as able. Gift cards to help with gas would assist this father in using his limited finances to meet the children's other needs. A gift card with anything from $50-$200 would be very helpful.

The Department is working with young parents who are working to reunify with their 4-month-old daughter who has been removed from the home. A laptop is needed for the father who is in the process of starting his own business doing yard services and pressure washing windows. He has obtained an LLC but lacks a computer for the business side of his new company. This assistance will allow parents to get their business going, achieve greater financial stability, while remaining focused on their case and working towards reunification. Any assistance towards this need is greatly appreciated!

I'm working with a mother who is working her program and is slowly making progress in her goals. Housing is a barrier and does exhaust her resources. Today we are asking for help with birthday party and gifts for her two girls who will be turning 5 and 8 years old at the end of March. Any help is appreciated and some ideas are listed below. The 5 year old likes - Sponge Bob and Scooby Doo. The 8 year old likes Sniperwolf and Jojo Siwa Toys, clothing (8yr size 6-7 /13 shoe) (5y suze 5x-6 / 10-11 shoe). Hygene items would be helpful to their situation. 8 yr old likes cookies and cream ice cream cake. 5yr likes rainbow cake.

This child is 3 years old and non-verbal. He was recently placed with a family friend who is financially needing help. This child came with his mother and the family friend's family to Colorado 15 days ago. The child came with nothing and the family friend is now caring for this child. The family friend has incurred additional expenses and is in the process of moving rentals which has the family's finances tied up. The family friend would greatly benefit from a grocery card to help with care for this child as well as her other 3 children in the home

This child is 3 years old and non-verbal. He was recently placed with a family friend who is financially needing help. This child came with his mother the family friend's family to Colorado 15 days ago. The child came with no clothing and shoes other than what he had on. DHS provided a couple outfits for the child but the boy could use more than 3 outfits. This family friend is now taking care and loves this child and needs financial support to purchase clothing and shoes. Any help would be greatly appreciated by the family. Main needs: Boys shoes size 10 Diaper 2T and 3T Could use more of: Boy Pants - 2T

DHS is needing a birth certificate for a child that was just brought to Colorado 15 days ago from TN. Child is now in DHS' care with no documentation. A Birth Certificate would help get this child into the services he needs. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

The family is currently homeless and needs cell phones to communicate with their attorneys, caseworkers and service providers. The child is currently placed in foster care and sees his family two times a week. The parents are working to attend doctor appointments that are virtual at this time and a phone would help assist the parents in attending the appointments. Providing a cell phone will create more consistent communication between the parents and providers to continue to support the family.

A single father needs help paying the rest of his deposit for an apartment. He needs help paying this deposit so that he can get out of the rental home is in now, and be one step closer to having his child back in the house. The landlord of the place he currently is living in is refusing to fix the heat, and the window in the bathroom. The father has purchased space heaters, but those are causing the electricity bill to sky rocket. The window in the bathroom is cracked, and the landlord only replaced it with plexi-glass which does not help with the cold. The pipes froze under the house causing a sewage leak which the landlord has refused to clean up under the house. This situation is not safe for child or father to continue to live in. If this care portal request is met the child will have a safe and clean home to return to reunifying the family.

This is an ongoing need. A mother of 3 is having visitation with her children and has no current income due to medical complications. She has been unable to work and has struggled to maintain transportation. She has exhausted other community resources and is struggling to provide snacks or meals for the visits. She wants this to be a positive experience for her children and the children look forward to visits very much. She is requesting assistance to be able to meet this need preferably in the form of a gift card to different restaurants, Grub-Hub or Door Dash. Any help would be much appreciated for this family!

This is a single mother who has three children. She is in between jobs and could use some assistance financially to keep afloat until she gets another job. Wal-Mart gift card for toiletries, cleaning products, etc. Gas card and assistance with laundry services as well. Meeting this need will allow the family to have the resources to keep clean, keep their clothes clean, make it to appointments, job interviews and school.

A family is need of help to pay their cell phone bill, this allows them to make it to work, services and visits with their son as well as continue to cmmunicate with the caseworker so they are compliant with all parts of the case. If their phone bills are not paid they are not able to make it to work daily and this will affect them spending time with their son as they have no way to reach out to providers to confirm visits.

A 20 year old male in the Youth in Transition Program is currently living with his brother and a couple room mates while he establishes independence. He is currently taking college courses and working part time. The youth reports that his car continues to have check engine lights and change oil lights come on even after his oil has been changed. He's asking if someone can assist him in figuring out what is wrong with his car and why the lights wont go off. The youth is hoping it's a simple fix but would like help diagnosing the issue just in case it is something bigger.

We are working with a 14 year old male is having a birthday on 3/23/23. He is asking for a Buddhist prayer bead necklace with 108 beads. He's also asking for a canvas messenger bag in brown. He's a very devout serious boy and thought that these gifts would practical and not to excessive. Any help with these would help this young man celebrate his birthday.

Mother's only vehicle is broken down and needs her front end differential fixed. A visa gift card or someone who could call in to put money down for this repair to the auto shop. Mother will be able to take her children to school, to appointments, and to the grocery store. This is the families only form of transportation.

Mother has four boys and her car has been towed she does not have the funds to get her car back and can not get to appointments or work. Meeting this need will help the family with unification and provide transportation for everything this family is in need of getting done. Transportation is of vital importance for any family

A grandmother is taking care of her 9 year old granddaughter and 11 year old grandson. She does not work and only receives social security each month. She is having a hard time paying for her utility bill. Grandmother has reached out to community resources for support but has maxed out on resources such as LEAP and COPE. She received a notice of discontinuance from Colorado Springs Utilities. Mountain Springs Church generously donated $75, to cover one of these bills. The remainder of the bill is $800. Any help towards this, is greatly appreciated. thank you. god bless.

Hello Everyone! Happy Monday! We are working on Home Safety with a young family enrolled in SafeCare with a 3-year-old boy and a 1-year-old girl at home. The boy was recently diagnosed as being on the autism spectrum and is very curious about getting into kitchen cupboards. We will be installing cabinet locks, but would also like to provide an extra-wide gate as an extra security measure to remove access to the kitchen area for both children. The opening is 45” wide, so we are looking for a walk-thru gate like the one posted in the link below. Thank you for your consideration and assistance to keep this young family safe! Here is a visual of what is needed: ###-####7622&hvnetw=o&hvqmt=e&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=&hvtargid=pla-(###) ###-####016386&psc=1