We have a teenager who has been in foster care for a while and recently returned to her mother's home. The apartment is small and the family has no dressers so the clothing is all around the home. Mom and child are asking for a few dressers so they can put the clothing away/ maintain the cleanliness of the clothing and keep the home cleaner.

We have a 16 year old child, she has been in and out of foster care over the years but was returned to her parents. The placement with her parents has not worked out and she has been placed with a resources. She is 16 and has very little clothes, most of which do not fit. We are requesting a couple of gift cards to walmart so this child can get some clothing, including socks, underwear, bra, shirts and pants. This would be really appreciated by this child and resources as the resources has very limited funds to provide for another person.

Child with special needs placed with a relative due to safety concerns in the home. Child gets services through Person Centered Services & with this service mom was getting monthly gas cards to get herself and the child to appointments. The gas cards are now going to the relative so they can get the child to appointments. Mom however is still part of the appointments and decision making for her child and needs help with transportation.

Mom is a single mother with a 2 yr old son. He is very active. Mom is in need of baby gates and baby door locks to help keep him safe.

A family is in need of help. Child is 7 years old and has a brain injury. The foster parent has a wheel chair van that is in need of repairs. The lift door for the van is broking. Insurance covers part of it but the foster parent has to pay for $600 of it to get it repaired. They are in need of assistance with this $600 payment. The caseworker on this case is Casework supervisor Heather Lynch. Her email is heather.lynch@dfa.state.ny.us and her phone number is 753-6085

Teen placed with relative on an emergency basis yesterday. Relative does not have a bed for the child to sleep on or the room to put the bed at this time. relative is going to move to a larger residence asap to accommodate teen. A twin size air mattress, pillow, blanket and sheets would help the youth have a comfortable place to sleep at night until the resource can move. Also a set of plastic drawers to help keep his clothes orderly.