Mother is currently having a lot of financial struggles. She is currently late in their electricity and their gas bill. After the children were return to her care, she had trouble with DPSS approving her food stamps back. Once they were finally approved, they were lowered and she had already ranked up some debt. Mother is a client of Regional Center, She has complied with all her court orders. Although, mother and her family are having financial challenges, they continue to meet the children’s needs. During my work with the family, I have identified the following strengths: Family unity and support, willingness to take responsibility, and willingness to complete all court orders. The main reason I am requesting this need to be fulfilled is because the family may be affected if the electricity and the gas is cut off. Electricity and gas are basic needs for the home. Having electricity and gas is an essential need to ensure child safety, improve parental capacity and maintain a safe environment for all the children while fostering emotional, physical, behavioral, and educational well-being. This need is critical to ensuring that the child basic needs are being met and giving mother a better physical capacity to care for the children. This need is being requested through Care Portal because DCFS does not have an approved budget at this time. The estimated cost of the need/s being requested is around 300$ gas bill. Plus around $600 for the electricity bill.

A 16-year-old girl is currently placed in a fictive kinship home and is sleeping on an air mattress every night. A bed has been secured for the child from BCS Together in Bryan, TX. The bed needs to be transported from BCS Together to the child's fictive kinship placement. I am estimating that the fuel used for the transportation would be equivalent to $30.00.

Child is in foster care with GCDSS. His Grandfather has petitioned to be sole guardian of the child. This teenage boy will be transitioning to his grandfather's home around July 2nd, 2025.
This Grandfather has a small two-bedroom apartment with a bed and dresser ready for his grandson and is happy to have him come live with him. Although his grandfather has been able to secure a bed and dresser, he is not able to provide the necessities to go along with the bed. He is hoping for some help to make this teenage boy's room a place that he feels happy and comfortable in. There are some colors that this boy likes which are listed below. This grandfather is happy with any assistance he can get to make his grandson's life a little happier.

Items Needed (Provide links from amazon or Walmart as often as possible): *Mainstays 7-piece Reversible Bed in a bag comforter set wit sheets Black, (Full size) $41.96 *Mainstays Basic Value Microfiber Bed sheet set, Full, Black, 4 piece $11.67 Mainstays Basic Value Microfiber Bed sheet set, Full, Light blue, 4 piece $11.67 *Mainstays Huge Overfilled Bed Pillow, Standard/Queen, 2 pack - $9.76 *Go green 100% Cotton Bath Towel sets of 6 pieces, 2 bath towels 2 hand towels, 2 washcloths, highly absorbent Towels for Bathroom -$20.59 (white)

any items that could be used as an alternative to these are welcomed

Hello,

I am working with a mother who recently had a newborn baby. She is staying with a family member and does not have a bassinet for the newborn to safely sleep in so they are co-sleeping. A bassinet would help improve safety for this baby to sleep safely.

A pack and play will not work due to space in the room it would need to be a bassinet.

Thank you for your consideration.

We currently have a foster parent with a placement who is experiencing some unforeseen medical needs. After trying a couple of different diaper brands, they have found that the only brand that does not cause intense diaper rash is the Target brand of diapers (Up and Up) and the Honest brand of wipes. With this trial-and-error process, he has spent quite a bit of money on various brands but has been able to give extras to other foster families in need! We are looking to see if anybody could provide 2 boxes of diapers and 2 packs of wipes to help give him some peace as they navigate through this time. Thank you!!

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Single mom with two children facing eviction if she doesn't get help with her rent. Children out of school, and challenges with child care, caused her to miss work. She only has half of her rent. She needs to help with $600 which is the the other half of the rent and late charges. The children will be going to summer camp in July allowing mom to get back to her normal working hours.

Hey team, we have a family in our church that serves as a foster family. The birth mom for the child is in need of a convertible car seat so they can have the child for visitation. This would meet a huge need for this mom and child and serve the foster family as well. If you happen to have one in good condition that you could give her that is great or here is an option if you would be available and willing to purchase one. You can just get it to me and I'll make sure the foster family gets it. Thanks so much team.
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A single mom with an 8-month-old is living with her mother and does not have a bed for herself. She needs a full or queen-size bed (frame, mattress, and box springs) plus bedding. A small floor fan (not a ceiling fan) is also needed for the bedroom. This mom is part of the Napier community that Harpeth Hills serves.

Newly arrived Special Immigrant Visa holder family of 7 who fled from Afghanistan (US allies) is needing a bunkbed for 4 daughters to settle into a single bedroom in their 2 BR-1BA apartment this week.

Unfortunately, due to limited space in bedroom (needing to fit 2 sets of bunk beds), twin bunk beds will fit better than full bunk beds, so probably not flexible on that aspect of this request.

Depending on the bunk bed frame that you donate, we may or may not need box springs, so I didn't add those explicitly to this request.

Thanks!

We have a youth accepted to Georgia Gwinnett College starting in August. She will definitely need a laptop for school. Although her tuition should be covered by the state through the Independent Living Program (ILP), she will be living on campus and will have to pay her own dorm fees, ($400 per month). She will have a job on campus to try to cover those fees, but is also working now trying to save up for a car. She would greatly appreciate any and all help you could provide to set her up well to succeed at school. Please join us in praying for this youth!