Story
The family who consists of a single-mother of 6 children. Mother is a former foster youth and has a total of 10 children. three of her other children are currently living with other family members. Fathers are not involved and do not contribute any child support to mother to assist her with the children’s needs. Mother has been financially providing on her own with public aid, but it is spread thin in these hard economic times. Mother is a hard worker and tries her best to provide the children with what she can. Mother and the children were homeless from November 2024- March 2025. This placed severe strain on the family and much of their belongings were either lost or the children outgrew their clothing over that period of time. Mother obtained housing, but a refrigerator was not part of the residence. The refrigerator would come in handy for this large family as mother would be able to purchase items that could go further throughout the week or longer if she was able to store them in the refrigerator/freezer. The family is in need of a full size refrigerator and clothing for the children. The children’s clothing sizes are listed below. This family could really benefit from having a refrigerator and clothing for the children. 15/F- clothes size 18, shoe size 3-4 12/M- clothes size 10, shoe size 3-4 8/F- clothes size 10, shoe size 2-3 6/F- clothes size 6, shoe size 11 4/F- clothes size 4, shoe size 9-10 4/F- clothes size 4, shoe size 9