A 18 year old non-minor court dependent is currently working and attending school at Mt. Sac with the goal of transferring to a four-year college in two years. The youth is goal oriented and motivated. The youth is currently in a transitional housing (THP) program placement and doing well. The youth lacks family support to meet his goals and relies on DCFS and his THP program for support. Youth's current bicycle has broken down several times and is now not operable. Youth is in need of an electrical bicycle to help him get to work and school, specifically during after bus hours. Youth would greatly appreciate if a donation can be made to help purchase the electronic bicycle found on Amazon to help support the transportation need.

We have a 17 year old youth who was recently placed with grandmother due to not wanting to stay with her mother after realizing mother was causing the youth to have some mental health challenges. The youth is in the home with her grandmother but due to limited space they have to share a room and the youth is in need of a bed to sleep in. Grandmother has a fixed income and does not qualify for DCFS funding so finances are limited to be able to purchase large items such as a bed. Any assistance would be appreciated to support this youth in staying in relative care.

16 yr old new mother who recently received approval for a kinship foster placement and is looking forward to gaining stability for herself and 6month old baby. Youth has identified listening to music as a healthy coping skill to help self-soothe. She needs the tools to support using coping skills in new placement. This is a speaker that is durable and desired by youth Additionally, for her new baby, the youth would benefit from a bouncer. The link is found here Items would support a smooth transition for youth and baby as they stabilize in their new placement.

Our client reunified with mother prior to the holidays. Mother is a single mother living in maternal grandmother's home as she is unemployed and in need of daycare. Our one year client suffers from severe constipation and can only consume a specific formula (Enfagrow Premium Toddler Next Step) Mother has limited support from peers and resources. She shared she is almost two years sober and looking forward to starting this new chapter. The family will benefit from giftcards to toddler clothing stores and grocery stores. Our client is a size 5 in diapers.

We have a family with three siblings at one of our Middle Schools. The mother is the only provider for the family and is experiencing financial difficulties. We are submitting a request for support in securing food assistance which would lift a huge burden from them and support the three students overall wellbeing and readiness for school. The family would greatly benefit from this assistance would be enormously grateful for it.

My client recently moved into her apartment and starting off her life as an adult. With this comes lots responsibility and the need for basic essentials. This young lady needs help with accessing key items that will help her thrive in her new apartment as a young adult. Since this youth is busy with attending school and working part- time obtaining the items of the list might take sometime to obtain on her own which is why I am reaching our for help and support. If these items are not obtained the youth will struggle with obtaining them on her own which will take away from her obtaing other key items she needs at this time.

Single FA raising 4 children needs a trundle bed for two of the children as well as clothing/school supplies for the children. The children are ages 12, 9, 8 and 2. The family currently has two sets of bunk beds however one of the bunk beds blocks a window which is not up to fire code. The family needs a trundle bed to replace one of the bunk beds. The children also desperately need clothing and school supplies. The children will be attending school for the first time ever, this semester. The kids only have pajamas. They need clothes, shoes and school supplies (backpacks, pens, pencils, notebooks etc.)

Support is being requested on behalf of a single mother with two teenage daughters and a toddler age boy. The mother has come a long way she has turned her from a life of crime to being an advocate for teenagers engaging in criminal activity. The family came to the attention of DCFS due to domestic violence, mother was the victim. As a result, the father left the home in order for the children to be able to remain home of mother. The mother overnight was held responsible for all the home expenses. This caused her to fall behind on rent payments. She currently owes three months of rent.During this time, mother has also been juggling school to further her education, working, and participating in Court ordered services. Based on this CSW’s observations and interactions with mother, she is resilient, driven, and hardworking. Mother is just making ends meet and even with a payment plan, she does not make enough money to pay the landlord. The landlord has threaten to evict the family is she does not pay as soon as possible. Mother recently qualified for a section 8 voucher. However, in order to move forward she needs to provide a letter of good standing from her current landlord. DCFS will continue to link the family to community agencies that can help with rental assistance. The following items are being requested to relieve some expenses and mother can save the money to pay her back pay in rent: groceries, gas, and clothes. Thank you!!

Our Agency is working with a single mother of one. The mother has been working 2 jobs so she can move herself and her daughter into an apartment of their own. Due to her hard and efforts they were able to move into a their new home. Mother exhausted all of her funds moving into the apartment and is in need of some help with a refrigerator.

Support is being requested on behalf of a mother and her two children (8 and 14) by her social worker. Mother suffers from chronic diabetic, was in a diabetic coma a few weeks ago and was released home. Unfortunately mother was hospitalized again for her chronic illness. Mother is struggling to provide for her children, due to her condition, recent hospitalizations and being unable to return to work. Mother is a single parent and the sole provider for the family. Mother would be grateful is she could receive assistance with groceries, transportation funds and warm clothes for the children. Any assistance provided for this family would be greatly appreciated and it would help reinforce that there are others in the community that are there to support them. Updated on January 26, 2023 by an Agency Worker
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Hello, one of my clients finally settled at a foster home after years of being without a home. The foster mom is a public school teacher and is having trouble being able to financially provide for my client's basic needs. She needs a full size mattress and bed frame at this time. Thank you!