💙 A Fresh Start Deserves a Little Help 💙

We want to share the story of a courageous single mother who recently took a huge step forward. After experiencing homelessness, she entered the Pearl’s Hope program and has worked tirelessly to build a better life for herself and her 8-month-old son — who she has now joyfully reunified with.

When she arrived at the program, she brought all she could for her baby, but only had two outfits for herself and a single pair of flip-flops.

Today, she’s proud to be working as a cashier — on her feet for hours each day — and she’s asking for a small lift to keep going strong.

She’s in need of: 👟 A comfortable pair of black work shoes (size 10) 👕 Gently used or new shirts in XL or 2XL (she prefers black and darker colors)

If you can help donate or spread the word, you’ll be making a real difference in the life of a mother who’s fighting every day to stay on her feet — literally and figuratively.

A single man has been taking care of his mom, living in Altadena in their rental home for the last 6 years. He is a lifelong Altadenian. He grew up in Altadena and works in Altadena. His heart is for his community. He does security and has been working at most of the local events (Red Cross events, giveaways, etc) and because he has been working, he has not always been able to benefit from the events as a survivor. He and his mom lost everything in the fire. Unfortunately they did not have renters insurance. They were able to find very temporary housing for the last few months at an expensive price point. He has now been able to find housing for July move -in but is in need of deposit and first month.

A single mother and her daughter moved in with her parents 4 months before the fires so she could take care of her parents. They were able to live together for four months before the fires started. They stayed in the house as long as they could, she sent her daughter and her parents to a hotel and she stayed back at the house to literally fight the fire. They were renting their home and did not have renters insurance and so she felt like she needed to do everything in her power to keep the fires from taking over the house. Fire got on the roof and damaged it, but thankfully it did not burn the house down. Because of the fire damage, they lost their furniture, beds, and clothing due to excessive smoke damage. They had to stay in a hotel until most of the house was cleaned and ready for them to move back. 4 weeks ago, her job closed down. She's currently on unemployment and looking for a job. She has been working so hard at helping her mother and daughter through the fire and the grief of loss.

Two children; a girl age 4 and a boy age 6, were recently placed in foster care. The plan is to place the children in the home with their grandmother. The grandmother is on a fixed income and is struggling financially and is unable to purchase necessary items for the children. The children are in need of booster seats for the car and toddler beds. The family is asking for help with any of the items listed or a gift card to Walmart to purchase the items.

The current kinship placement is requesting help with obtaining a crib mattress for a 1 month old newborn baby that was placed in their care. Currently, the baby is sleeping in a bassinet, and the family would like help in obtaining a mattress for the crib.

There is a single mom within our community who is in great need of assistance. She has two little children (girl -2, boy-1) and is expected to deliver her 3rd child. She has no items for the baby which is expected to be delivered in 1 week. We are trying to provide her with love and support during this crises. Any assistance you can provide will be greatly appreciated. She is in need of an infant carseat, crib/bassinette/playyard, wipes, diapers, clothing for newborn girl (sleepers/onesies), receiving blankets, bottles,(carseat stroller). Please pray for this mom and her children.

🟧 Urgent Help for Single Mother of 3 Facing Homelessness While Caring for Child with Leukemia

Request Details: A single mother of three children (ages 3 to 8) is facing an extremely difficult season. Her 8-year-old son was recently diagnosed with leukemia and is undergoing treatment, which required her to resign from her job in order to care for him full-time.

She is also currently expecting twins (a boy and a girl) and does not have any baby items or support prepared for their arrival. The financial strain of her son’s illness and loss of income has left her unable to pay her rent and utilities, now totaling $2,000, and she is at immediate risk of becoming homeless.

This mother is in urgent need of:

Housing and utility assistance ($2,000 need) Gas cards to travel to and from her son's medical appointments Newborn baby items (clothes, diapers, bottles, blankets, etc.) Your support will provide this family with stability, hope, and relief during an incredibly trying time. Any help is deeply appreciated.

Pastor Carlo and Emily are welcoming in a newborn baby girl into their home as a foster care placement! The family is in need of some items to care for baby girl once she arrives on July 2nd. This is a link to an Amazon registry where you can purchase items and they will be shipped directly to the family!

Go To Link

If you have items you would like to bring directly to church to support them (newborn pampers, Enfamil Neuropro Gentleease, wipes, etc.), please respond to the need and we will respond via email with instructions on dropping them off.

Thank you, CTI F.A.M.!

We have engine trouble in help in getting to work, my car is not covered

A singe mother of 2 with the 7 year old who has epilepsy and requires specialized treatment. During the last two months the younger child required multiple doctors visits and specialty visits to Stanford Children's Neurosurgery Center. This has put a major financial strain and hardship on the mother. With additional unforeseen costs of travel, medical bills, prescription costs, and lost time from work. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated to help this family with this urgent need as they are facing eviction. We would like to help reduce any additional stress that would trigger any seizures episodes from occurring from having to move. Your help will keep this young family from becoming unhoused. Thank you in advance for your help!