A single mother, working full-time serving expecting mother's, is in need of some household cleaning supplies and fresh produce to help ensure a healthy and safe environment for her two babies at home. In addition to working and serving mom's to-be full-time, she also attends parent cafes to expand her knowledge and skills as a parent! This mother is so committed to caring not only for her own children, but also to families all over the community. She is simply asking for a few grocery items to help make sure her baby's bellies are full and that they have a clean environment to grow up in!

Mother is looking for:

• Cleaning items for household (dish soap, toilet bowl cleaner, disinfectant spray, window cleaner, air freshener)
• Grocery items (specifically fresh produce)

Hello! Me again from I Am Next...as a reminder, our nonprofit works with youth who have aged out of foster care. We have been working hard the last couple of months on gathering paperwork from about 40 kids to help them receive housing vouchers, specifically one called the Foster Youth to Independence housing voucher. The voucher approvals finally started coming this week, and we are able to start moving our young adults into our apartment complex for them to have their own studio apartment. Several of them are coming in with what is on their backs and several have been homeless before having this stability. We are in need of collecting bedding for them now. The apartments come with full size beds so we need the following: full size bedding including sheets, comforters, and pillows. We would love to try and collect 20-25 sets but we will take whatever anyone wants to give. Thank you all so much!

One of our kindergarten students and his mother was kicked out of their house by the father on April 11th. She has been staying with family, however the father came to our school yesterday, assaulted the mother in front of our school and stole her phone from her. The father has threatened her and her family multiple times with a weapon. We are working with mom to file a police report, an order of protection and other paperwork, however she does not have a phone or the money to purchase a phone, as she had to quit her job when they were kicked out of the house. Filing police reports and orders of protection has been a challenge since she does not have a phone and does not have a way for the police to get ahold of her. Not having a phone is also a huge safety risk when she is with her son and driving him back and forth to school. A new cell phone with at least a month (or more) prepaid is very important for her and her son's safety.

A couch is one of those items that help a house really feel like a home. It is a place where everyone can come together and watch a movie, read a book, or talk about their day. When a family doesn't have anywhere to relax together, everyone ends up going to their own beds to sit down and that can make it harder to connect as a family. This single mom living with her adult daughter and her elementary daughter would love a place to sit down as a family. Mom works hard to make sure that everyone's basic needs are met, but that doesn't leave anything extra for a large expense like a couch. Please consider donating your gently used couch to a family in need. Thank you!

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The family is attempting to potty train the kids at night time, and with this there has been a lot of accidents. The family could use a couple of mattress protectors to help them preserve the mattress.

Please help us to meet the need for a powered mower. We have an adult son thriving in our recovery community who provides care for his aging mother. He is reestablishing a life in sobriety and she is on a fixed income, so their resources are limited. They're currently unable to mow her lawn. Thank you blessing this family!

2 senior individuals with disabilities were placed in protective custody due to living conditions exploitation sexual and physical abuse. We are asking for help with community resources that may be able to assist these 2 elderly disabled individuals with mentorship, gift cards for local fastfood due to where they were placed they only have access to a microwave. Any financial assistance would greatly be appreciated to ensure securement of their room at motel until further placement arrangements can be made. What we are needing is..

1. Financial assistance for motel for approx. 1 month and transportation
2. Resources for food,clothing,mentorship transportation,housing
3. fast food gift cards so these 2 individuals can have at least 1 hot meal.

A member of Doxa shared a request where they would benefit in having another bed since they assist their neighbor kids while their mom works doubles to make ends meet. Having a bed will allow her to serve the kids in having their own space when they spend the evenings over.

I placed Full/Double, but if you have a twin that works too. Let me know if you have any of the items or want to contribute. Kayley and myself, Nikolai, would be the contact person and I can handle PU and drop off of these items. Thanks y’all!

We are in urgent need of funding to purchase two mattresses (we highly recommend with waterproof covers) for a foster family who is working to get siblings placed in their home. As part of the placement transition, they will be hosting the children for some overnight visits soon and they have worked to purchase beds for their home. As a result, they are asking for help in purchasing the mattresses to put on the beds due to the sudden financial strain. These kids will be looking to make this home a permanent placement, so these items would be for use long into the future. If you can support this family from our own church in some (or all!) of these items, please donate now. If you have bedding items available that you can donate, please mention that. We would like to purchase the mattresses brand new. Thank you for your consideration and support!

Mom is in need of two window air conditioner units for her apartment. Currently, the children are not able to sleep in their rooms because of the temperature (either too hot in the summer or no heat in the winter). Mom also needs a twin size mattress for a bedframe that she has for her daughter.