Cookson Baptist Church

In order to place a foster child in a kinship home they would need assistance with food. The kinship home has been living alone and on a fixed income they are able and willing to take placement but due to financial circumstances would need assistance with food and snacks. We would be so greatful to have support in making this kinship placement happen. Thank you for any help available!

Foster parent is providing respite care for a sibling to the child placed in her home beginning on Friday. She is hoping that if things go well to offer placement for the sibling in her home as well. She is requesting a full size futon mattress for the bunk bed she already has for the child to have a bed of his own. If a mattress can not be found, she would be open to financial assistance to obtain a mattress herself. She is hopeful that she may be able to bring these siblings together and provide placement for them both.

I am requesting financial assistance for a mother who is currently at a treatment home where she is receiving services that are required for her to get her parental rights reinstated. She has been reunitied with her 2 children and is doing EXCELLENT! She is scheduled to graduate from the program the first part of July. She has an apartment lined up for her family and has done everything she could to help herself and her family prepare for the future. However, due to complications in her high risk pregnancy, she hasn't been able to work for the last couple of months. The program that she is in has fees that they are required to pay as part of their treatment but because she hasn't been able to work, she has gotten way behind on the fees. She currently owes about $750. The treatment center has allowed the family to stay due to their circumstances but she can not graduate the program without paying what is owed. This mother has worked so hard to get to where she is now and the stress of this bill hanging over her head is not helping matters. The children are thriving with their mother and the youngest is very attached to her. We are asking for any help you can give to get this family started on a clean slate to their new life. We will take any donations toward these fees no matter how small. Please help me give this family a fresh start to their new life.

Please help a mother who has fled an unsafe situation. The mother is in need of assistance getting one of her children's birth certificate. The mother desperately need the child's birth certificate for housing. Thank you.

Foster family is in need of assistance with their gas bill. The foster family is not yet receiving their monthly assistance and they went from a household of 2 to 5 with 1 income at this time. The family needs 200 dollars to help offset some bills for the month such as the gas bill.

The Department currently has an open CPS investigation on this family due to mom's mental health. Mom is actively seeking mental health treatment, and both mom and dad are demonstrating adequate protective capacities. The dad had to quit his job to be home with the mom in order to care for her, and the family is struggling financially. The family's home was affected by the recent tornado and their home lost power, and all of their food went bad. When their power was restored, their refrigerator appeared to have shorted and is no longer functioning. The family has very limited groceries and has no way of keeping their food frozen/refrigerated now. There are 4 children under the age of 8 living in the home.

Mother and dad of newborn have been living in their car for 14 months. Baby is now 2 months old. They both work and pay car payments but cannot afford to get established in an apartment or home. Baby is growing and they are in desperate need to have a different living situation for their family. They have been sleeping in a classroom on the floor of our church 3 nights a week, for this past month and the church cannot sustain this arrangement indefinitely. They are very polite, hardworking, clean and cooperative. We have prayed about this and believe a camper would be the best goal for them at this time. They can afford an RV park with utilities and start to get a lead on a permanent residence.

I am working a prevention case to prevent removal of 4 children from a single mother who lives with maternal grandmother and grandfather. Their electric is a prepaid account and is in danger of being shut off due to depleted funds. We are in need of funds to replenish their account. The family just bought food with their food stamps and is in jeopardy of the food ruining if the electric is shut off.