Mom is currently a participant in Family Treatment Drug Court she is currently in Phase three and progressing well. The team is requesting financial assistance for mom to purchase clothing items for the boys for back to school. Mom states most all of clothing items for the 8yr do not fit him anymore. Mom is requesting pants, shirts and undergarments size husky 9-10. Mom is currently unemployed and does not have the financial resources that would allow her to pay for the requested items herself. Mom is engaged and compliant with Family Treatment Drug Court and actively working towards reunification. This would benefit the family by allowing mom to have the items she needs for the boys. Any help with this request is greatly appreciate.

This mother is currently homeless and has not been able to find employment. She is in desperate need of a gas card so that she can get to a job fair and to her visitation to conduct family time with her son. We are requesting a $60 gas card to help ease her stress. She is also in need of new, clean clothes. She needs medium shirts and size 2 pants. She has been wearing the same clothes for a year and they are dirty and old. Having new clothes will help her with obtaining employment. The mother needs $60.00 for gas in her car. She will be able to go to the job fair, and family time with her son.

A 13 year old youth with developmental disabilities has just recently been placed. His placement noticed a whole bag of clothing covered in cat urine. Youth has just started at a new middle school and needs help with new clothing and shoes for the school year.

18 year old male in the Foster Youth in Transition program needs new clothing and shoes. Youth is currently working on graduating high school in the Spring of 2024, and working on a plan to start living independently. A Visa gift card is requested to that he may be able to shop for the things he likes.

The department is working with a 17 y/o male. This youth has many intense charges. This youth is living with his grandmother and engaging in all provided services. This youth is working and studying to get his GED. This youth is in need of a laptop in order to continue studying for his GED. This is the most progress this youth has made in his cases. Any and all support is appreciated!!!

A mother is in need of a Simple Mobil calling card for her phone. She is currently unable to afford to purchase a new calling card. Mother is only using her phone on wifi. If this need is met, mother will be able to communicate with her providers, legal team, DHS and make sure she is attending all family time. This need will benefit her and her 7 year old son.

The mother and grandmother need a round trip Greyhound ticket from Walsenburg to Colorado Springs for their in person face to face visit with their son/grandson. They would leave on the afternoon of October 13, and return the afternoon of October 14th. The family needs assistance with the purchase of two round trip Greyhound bus ticket for mother and grandmother. This will help the family stay connected to their son/grandson and have their face to face visit.

A mother is in need of a Straight Talk unlimited calling card for her phone. If this need is met, Mother will be able to communicate with her legal team, treatment providers, DHS and visitation centers to coordinate her time with her children. Mother is currently homeless and working on obtaining appropriate housing. Mother's children are 6 and 13 years old and they are placed in foster care, seeing mother weekly.

A 17 year old male has been in the system since he was 7. This child would like to be like his peers and have spending money. He is looking for a job. He is asking for a gift card to have spending money to go for coffee and buy video games.

A father of two young boys, aged 11 months and 2 years old, is in need of a cell phone with minutes. Father is currently struggling to keep in contact with the time due to not having a way to communicate. Father is doing his best to be compliant but needs the assistance of having a cell phone with minutes to be in better compliance. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

A single father of 4 currently resides in Pueblo, CO and is in desperate need of a gas card to assist with transportation to and from Pueblo to Colorado Springs to have visitations with his children. He relies heavily on the transportation of his peers who are getting frustrated with the lack of financial assistance. Father is currently disabled and his source of income only comes from SSI. With this purchase, the father will be able to see his children without going into debt with friends and family in order to see his children.

The department is involved with a single mother who is requesting assistance with gas for her truck. The mother is engaged with her team and actively working through her treatment plan. The mother is unemployed but she sells items on the Internet and takes care of a neighbors trash/yard to get money for food for her children. She has two children a 4 year old (F) and a 14 year old (F) who are currently living with her father in Woodland Park. The mother is asking for a gift card to Maverik gas station in order to get gas to visit her children in Woodland Park before the snowy weather makes it more challenging to see them. Any help is greatly appreciated; thank you for your time and consideration.

A mother is in need of assistance paying the first and last months deposit in order to move into an income based apartment. The mother has 2 children a 10 year old boy and a 4 year old girl. She does not have the funds to pay the first and last months rent deposit in order to move in once she has enough for the deposit the rent will be based on her income which will provide them affordable housing in a safer neighborhood. She needs a $1,000 to cover the deposit for first and last months rent. This will allow them to move into a 3 bedroom apartment which better fits the needs of the family and is more affordable for the family.

A family with two female children ages 3 and 5, is struggling to afford things for their children. The children are living in a homeless shelter with MOC at this time. MOC is pregnant and due in November 2023 so she is also asking for assistance with baby items. They have asked for assistance obtaining long sleeve t-shirts and sweat pants size 6T, socks size 4T-5T, 4T t-shirts and sweat pants, 5T-6T pull ups and wipes, clothes for a newborn baby and a stroller. If this need is met, then all 3 of the children will have what they need for the wintertime.

This youth is about to age out of the foster care system. She has been working on her independent living skills and has been successful and obtaining employment in order to provide for her 2 year old son. Recently her car was broken into and one of her side windows was broken and it needs to be replaced. With the weather changing she needs this replaced in order to keep her son warm, but also we are looking to get this replaced before she ages out of the system next month. Any bit of help is appreciated! She is looking at having the service done at Safelite.

This young family is trying to get back on their feet after the birth of their baby. They are in need of a gas card to facilitate getting back to work after many months without income.

This teenager needs a phone in order to effectively and appropriately communicate with their foster parents, friends, and family. An open line of communication will aid in the preservation of foster placement with a healthy family. With a phone, we are hoping that this youth will want to continue to want to stay in their placement and create a stable living environment for the youth. We are also hoping that this youth will be able to appropriately communicate with friends and supports in order to strengthen their community. Requesting help with purchasing a phone and a few months worth of prepaid cards for service on the phone.

I am working with a family who is trying to get their grandson back home. Grandmother is working hard to get services in place for her grandson and needs a few items in order to do so. Grandmother needs assistance $300 in order to obtain a divider for one of her rooms, an attachment to her scooter, as well as a basket so that she can carry items with her and complete her laundry needs. If this need is met then grandmother will be able to complete tasks timely and be able to implement MST services as needed for both her grandsons. Please include any additional funds needed to activate a gift card.

A single mother who is engaged in treatment and services to work at reunifying with her 1 year old daughter and 2 year old son is in need of assistance with gas to allow her to attend the services and visits with her children. Please include any extra funds needed to activate a gift card.

Family is in need of funding for groceries in the form of a gift card to a local grocery store. The foster child in the home has faced recent hospitalization and a grocery gift card would allow the placement parent to maintain eligibility and supervision of the hospitalized child while not having to worry or stress about providing food/meals to the other children at home. A grocery gift card would allow the foster parent the ability to focus fully on the care and recovery of the foster child while still maintaining a consistent household. Please add any additional funds needed to activate a card if applicable.