Story
Help is urgently needed to reunify two young children with their mother and older sister. Childcare assistance has been approved but typically takes 7–14 business days to activate. In the meantime, this dedicated single mother is working full time, saving toward a vehicle, and doing everything she can to transition her family out of the Union Gospel Mission (UGM) homeless shelter into stable housing. She has secured childcare placement for her two youngest children, but without immediate funding, she risks losing her employment—and the progress she’s fought so hard to make. The total cost for both children to attend daycare is $462 per week. Just one to two weeks of support could make all the difference in helping this family stay on track for reunification, independence, and long-term stability.