Hands of Hope

Child (4) has been detained and grandparents have become placement. Grandparents have cared for child for majority of child's life. One of the grandparent's ID is expired, and is needed to be replaced to get fingerprinted and be eligible for continued placement. Grandparents are meeting with our kinship navigator to be set up with resources for financial security.

Paternal aunt took in her 13 year old nephew when her mother, his caregiver passed. Since the child has been in her home, it has been a struggle to put clothes on him, with his growth spirt. Placement is asking for help with purchasing him some new clothes that fit. He is a waist 32, length 32 in pants and shorts. Shirts he is a size xs in mens or in younger mens size he is a XL.

We are working with a young aunt who took custody of her four teenage nephews/niece as well as the niece's toddler. She has two children of her own as well and is supporting them all. They are in need of food as soon as possible. If anyone is willing to order them groceries or provide a grocery card, that would be amazing. However you can help would be appreciated. Thank you so much!

We are working with two children, a boy (8) and a girl (9) who were just placed in a foster home with absolutely nothing of their own. We have provided clothing, but we are hoping someone can provide some toys for them. The boys is interested in cars and trucks and Nerf guns. The girl is interested in Barbie dolls and accessories, Hatchimals (the Golden Egg?) and Polly Pockets. They both also like art supplies. Thank you so much for your consideration.

A relative placement is in need of summer clothing for 3 children. The girl is age 12, boys are 8 and 10 years old. The girl wears size medium/large 14/16 clothes, and shoe size 9. The boys both wear size 9/10 clothes and shoe size 4. The family is low income and relies on the relative stipend to pay for bills and pay for all other expenses. The children are in need of summer clothes since they have outgrown their previous summer clothing.

This is a single mother of two teenage girls. She is a very hard worker and has relocated to Madison county for better employment opportunities and personal safety issues. She has a new job and apartment, but needs some household items. They are in need of dressers, hangers, a pasta strainer, microwave, and living room furniture. Mother is extremely worried about pests and will need to be assured that the items are pest free.

An aunt is placement for her 3-year-old nephew. She is requesting assistance with diapers for him, as well as food.

A special needs three yr old baby girl who has been through a lot since birth needs a twin box spring for her special needs bed called a safe sleeper as soon as possible. She was diagnosed with a rare genetic syndrome that affects physical, cognitive, and behavioral development. This syndrome is characterized by mild to severe learning disabilities, distinctive facial features, sleep disturbances, and behavioral problems. She was approved for the safe sleeper after several months of being denied and she was finally approved and received the new safety bed, however it did not come with a box spring and placement really need the box spring to set up the bed. She is a very energetic 3yr old who hardly sleeps longer than a few hours at time and is always on the go. She is not able to sleep in a crib or toddler bed as she heads bangs, hits, and bites and she can be very aggressive at times. A safe sleeper allows placement to keep her safe from injuring herself and stay in bed. It will also allow the placement to sleep knowing that she is in bed and not getting into things that can hurt her. The placement has had a hard time with keeping her safe especially at night. The couple has had to rotate every few hours to stay up at night to ensure her safety and they are overwhelm, stressed out and tired of not getting sleep at night to ensure her safety and the safe sleep will be a great way to ensure her safety and keep her in her bed and out of danger.

An aunt is placement for her 8 month old niece. She is requesting a crib for her to sleep in.

Mom takes works and does amazon flex to make ends meet. Due to lack of childcare, the children in her home drive around with her in the minivan while she works. Her van has a DVD player, and she is requesting DVD's so the children can be entertained while she works and makes deliveries.

Father recently received placement of three children, two children are in need of car seats. The family needs an infant car seat and car seat for 2 year old.

Father has placement of a teenager who has a lot of medical appointments she is currently having to go to. Father is having to miss work hours to take child to appointments which is starting to affect how much money he makes to support the family. Father is requesting gas card to help with the cost of gas to transport child to and from medical appointments.