KINSHIP. A caregiver currently undergoing the Resource Family Approval (RFA) process needs assistance with purchasing a refrigerator for the home. The caregiver has two children of her own and is preparing to take in four additional children. Currently, she is not receiving any financial support for the children. Assistance with securing a refrigerator would help ease the financial burden and allow the family to have this essential appliance. This will also ensure a safe and stable home for the children. Currently, the kin caregiver receives financial support from the government. She is currently receiving cash aid and Cal Fresh. The caregiver is committed to providing both financial and emotional support for the children by utilizing available community resources and continuing to receive assistance through cash aid. As this is her first time serving as a caregiver—especially to four children—she simply needs a helping hand to get started. Once she obtains the refrigerator, she will be able to redirect her limited resources toward other essential needs, including food and clothing for the children.

13 year old sister living with her brother and sister is in need of a twin bed and bedding. She is sleeping with her sister who is 7 months pregnant.

Single mom is struggling to keep two small children in diapers and wipes. She is also 8 months pregnant and in need of baby supplies. The main thing she needs is a portable breast pump, video monitor and summer clothes Size 2t girl and 3t boy.

The mother of the family is needing phone card due to hers no longer working. This would allow for the mother of the children to be able to communicate with her providers, attorney and caseworker to ensure that she is following her court ordered treatment plan. It has been difficult for the mother of the children to report when she is going to miss her appointments or other treatment without having a phone. Thank you!

Dad is really struggling and is in need of a phone to keep in touch with his attorney and service providers. He is homeless and desperately in need of a phone. Thank you!!

Two youths who aged out are in need of storage space as they're in temporary housing with an old foster parent, a queen bed, and an air conditioner.

A family that received a crib for a kinship placement could use a kitchen table, chairs, and a couch. This will help the family with ongoing needs.

A child identified by a social worker is in need of a dresser.

A family identified by a school social worker is in need of a couch and two dressers.

A family identified by a school social worker recognized that luggage, twin bed (and bedding), plasticware, office chair, small kitchen cabinet, and desk would help the family.