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A 15 year old male youth has unexpectedly and suddenly entered care. Currently he is being cared for by his aunt, however, he has very little clothing. She is providing for him but is struggling to make ends meet due to not expecting this to have happened. This youth has been being bullied in school because of re-wearing the same couple of outfits, but that is all he has. We are waiting for DHHS to make a decision regarding funding for this child, but we want to help bridge that gap and get him clothes sooner so that he can improve his wellbeing and hopefully diminish the bullying.
This is a monetary request that would allow the aunt to purchase him new clothing. However, if there is any availability for donations, they would be happy to accept those as well. The child wears a medium in shirts and is a 32x30 in pants. He could also use winter apparel (coat, gloves, etc) as he does not have any and it is getting into the colder months.