Story
Mother needs a new forward facing booster seat with a harness for a 7 year old child. The child is in need of a booster seat seat with a harness as he has a disability and he often pulls at his seat belt making it unsafe when needing to travel from one place to another. The family came to the attention of the Department due to Domestic Violence concerns. Mother has been struggling financially and is now a single mom working day in and day out to ensure she is able to provide a safe and loving home environment for her two children. Mother is receiving assistance as her older child needs consistent care and supervision. However, she is struggling to come up with the funds to cover the cost for the car seat. Mother is committed to maintaining her family together. The main reason I am requesting this need to be fulfilled is because mother is doing the best she can to provide a safe environment for the children and the forward facing booster seat with a harness will assist in ensuring child safety. If the need is not met, the child could be severely hurt during day to day transportation. This need is being requested through Care Portal because unfortunately DCFS does not provide this item. The estimated cost of the need/s being requested about $230.