A single mother with a young child is working full-time but continues to struggle to meet basic living expenses. The family previously experienced homelessness and lost all of their belongings during that time. While she has received some support from a local women’s shelter, she is still unable to afford many of the essential household items needed to make their new space functional and comfortable. Despite her ongoing efforts, including reaching out to community resources, she continues to face challenges in meeting these needs.

This family would greatly benefit from support in providing the following items: a stackable washer unit, toy bin organizer, vacuum cleaner, blender, pots, pans, baking dishes, and a set of glass cups. Your generosity in helping to meet these needs would allow the family to focus their limited income on other critical areas and would truly make a lasting impact.

I am working with a two-parent household that recently began receiving case management services through the Stabilization Program. Currently, the family is relying on a single income, as one adult is in the process of applying for SSI. The clients were both laid off from stable employment in December, and only one has since been able to secure work. The family has one child and is seeking assistance with next month’s rent. They have $450 available to contribute but require additional $850 to cover the full amount. Once this immediate need is met, the family will be able to maintain stable housing.

Foster home with three young foster children in need of assistance paying their water bill. The amount owed by 7/10/25 is $415.50. Thank you for considering blessing this family in need!

A hispanic family of 5 is in need of two dressers. One to organize clothes and one for medical supplies. The family has a child with serious medical problems and requires a lot of extra medications, feeding tubes, etc. These dresser will help the family out very much!

The worker is requesting on behalf of a kinship parent and her grandchildren:

We have been working with them to receive foster care payments, but due to a recent move there have been issues with the payments. The family is in need of rent assistance in the amount of $959 for their July rent. We are asking for this assistance while we coordinate the payments for this family.

A family with two children recently took in two dogs from their sister. The dogs almost had their sister evicted from her apartment, and now they are faced a similar dilemma. If they don't find a home for the dogs, they could be evicted. The family is looking for a home for the two dogs. They searched rescue sites and no kill shelters but hasn't received any help or support. Please help support this family by either taking in the dogs or by spreading the word.

I've been walking alongside an incredible single mom of 5 kids for about a year and half. She successfully completed a program at Leah's Hope (who helps women with children at risk of homelessness.) She has made many sacrifices and exhausted all of her resources to provide for her kids. She's maintaining employment and making progress in her life, but recently, her sister was incarcerated, so she took in her two nephews so they wouldn't have to go into the foster care system. The cost of supporting two additional children has caused a strain on her finances and she has fallen behind on her car payment. Her car is at risk of being repossessed if she does not make a payment of $413. If her car gets repossessed, she would not have transportation to and from work, so she would also be at risk of losing her job. Any help for this amazing mom would be greatly appreciated!

Hello! Church, we have an opportunity to come alongside a single mom who is a member at Wildwood & help support her as she cares for the older bio siblings (brothers ages 9 & 12) of her adopted son. The brothers are still in foster care and need care for a period of 10 days in July. To say yes, the single mom needs childcare for the boys while she is at work. There are openings at a local day camp for both boys. The cost for 7 days of camp for both boys is $700. Please keep this family in your prayers - pray specifically for the time the three brothers will have together. If you feel led, please consider giving financially so that we can help support this family, allowing all three siblings to have 10 days together this summer. There are two ways to give financially:

1. Financial contributions can be made to Wildwood's CarePortal Fund by clicking on this link and selecting the green button that says "Give to our CarePortal Fund." Go To Link
2. You can contribute online at Wildwood's giving page and in the memo line put "Adoptive & Foster Care Ministry": Go To Link

Please reach out to Naomi at ******@email.com with any questions. Thank you for your support of the Adoptive & Foster Care community at Wildwood!

One of our very own families, who faithfully serves every weekend, is currently facing a difficult season. They are in need of support with rent and groceries this month to get back on track and not fall behind.

Earlier this year, we had the opportunity to serve two families in our community. While our assistance was very much appreciated, it does not alleviate the on-going need for these families. Both families have young children who are home during the summer months. To ensure that they have access to hot meals during the summer while they are out of school, Heartland is initiating a request to provide food gift cards to each family throughout the duration of the summer.