HOPEtown

A domestic violence survivor and mother is working to rebuild her life through meaningful employment. Before entering the job market, she needs to strengthen her skills by attending professional development trainings. As she is currently just making ends meet, we are requesting fuel gift cards to help reduce the financial burden and stress associated with attending these trainings.

A young woman transitioning out of foster care is working to rebuild her life through meaningful employment as a Registered Behavioral Technician, with the goal of becoming a psychologist. Before entering the job market, she needs to strengthen her skills by attending professional development trainings. As she is currently just making ends meet, we are requesting fuel gift cards to help reduce the financial burden and stress associated with attending these trainings.

Resource Linkage is working with a family who is currently without their own housing. They are trying to locate housing of their own. Resource Linkage is requesting assistance to help with a hotel fee for a few days to get them out of this heat and in air conditioning so they can rest and feel rejuvenated. They have their dog with them so the hotel fee plus a pet fee for 5 nights is $523.00. Baymont by Wyndham in Tullahoma, TN has these nights available. Any help is appreciated!!

I have a family who is in need of furniture for their home. The parents are incredibly hard working, and they just need a little help furnishing their room and their children's rooms! They have a rambunctious little girl and a teenage son! They would be very appreciative of any help they could receive!

Hi all! I am currently working with a family that has some serious environmental concern. The family has until the beginning of next week to make some progress in the home but is lacking the funds to buy cleaning supplies. They are in need of cleaning liquids, a mop, broom, large trash bags, and at least two laundry hampers. Thank you!

A paternal aunt has obtained placement of her niece that is 1 years old. The aunt is employed, but had to take some time off due to her vehicle not operating. The aunt is in need of some rental assistance. She is able to cover half of her cost, but is not able to cover the rest of the portion. Assisting this family meet this need will ensure that the child stays placed with her aunt and does not come into custody. The DCS worker has confirmed with the leasing office that the balance is present. The leasing office shared that payment could be made by mailing a check. The leasing office asked if the name and apartment number of the aunt be placed on the check.

A child is placed with his grandmother. She is requesting a changing table to help change the child's diapers. It's difficult for her to change him on her bed or couch. The child exceeds his growth chart for height and weight. Having a changing table would make it physically easier for her.

A family of five is in need of two air conditioning units, as the A/C unit in their home is no longer working. Meeting this need will help alleviate some tension within the house and allow BMO to provide more supervision over her three boys, as it will lift a financial burden, as BMO is the only working family member in her home.

Mom is currently in a Christian-based inpatient treatment center, 2 1/2 hours away in TN. The family would greatly benefit from receiving $300 to help transport the child so she can visit her mom, as she has been unable to do so for a while due to this barrier.

Case worker is working with a broken family in need of items and prayer. The mother and 5 children were victims of domestic violence and one of the children passed away. :( 1 child (girl) needs a booster seat 2 children need regular car seats for ages 3 and 1, both boys. Case worker is asking for UBER gift card to help family get to appointments and court. Gift card for clothes is also needed as the family left the home without belongings.

Family is appreciative for all help and prayers in this time of need.

A sibling group of 5 were placed into DCS custody. An adult adopted sibling has offered to be placement for the children. The children have all previously been adopted or were in legal guardianship of the current parents. The adopted adult sibling is the only family placement that has the room to take all 5 of the children together, however she does not have enough beds or mattresses. The children are currently on air mattresses until they are able to acquire beds

I have a family of 5 who is in need of a bunk bed. The two young children share a room and a lot of their space is taken up by their beds. The father recently got full custody of the children and is trying to keep up with everything by himself.