Life.Church Catoosa@Fostering Connections

Hello Community,

I’m reaching out on behalf of a family we support—a loving family of four children who have recently been joyfully reunited with their biological parents. They’ve just moved into a new home, eager to begin this next chapter of their lives together. As they work to build a safe and stable environment, they’re in need of a little extra help furnishing their space.

One of the children, a resilient 15-year-old daughter, has been sleeping on a pallet on the floor. She kindly asked if we might reach out to our community in hopes of finding a donated bed—both a mattress and frame.

If you’re able to help in any way, whether through donating a gently used bed or contributing toward one, it would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you for all that you do to support your community!

CHURCH FAMILIES: We need your help! I am one of the child welfare supervisors and we have a family with a child with severe special needs that is being evicted from their home today (7-15-25). They are needing a hotel room for a few days up to a week to regroup and get a plan together. Father does not paid until Wednesday this week and they are in distress. If any church or family could assist with a night or 7, that would be a Blessing to this family today!

We have foster kiddos who are moving to a kinship placement. We are needing assistance covering the daycare enrollment fees. The enrollment fee is $135 for La Petite Academy, and $115 for Kindercare. Whichever is able to get covered we will go with! Anything helps!

Currently we have a 16 y/o child that is in OHS custody at Rogers County, however; this child is located in Lawton, OK. She has a birthday coming up and would like a (Blue) bicycle to help her get to her job lifeguarding. I found a Huffy 29" Rock Creek Mountain Bike, Fits Riders 5'0"+, Blue, Adult, Women's on the Walmart site for $188.00. If you would be willing to assist in purchase and shipping to the home, that would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you~

A young mother of two precious kids does not have a reliable phone and has been struggling to stay in consistent contact with providers, caseworkers, and her children. A donation of a prepaid phone and 30 day card would make a huge difference in her day to day life as she would be able to call and speak with her children regularly and make sure that she is able to get the most out of her services. This mom is young and has been going through so much. This kindness would be a big leap in helping her turn things around. Thank you!

There is a family that is working with Family Centered Services. The children were out of the home but have returned to the home and the care of the Biological Parent. However, the previous care-taker is refusing to give the mother back the bassinet to the mother. All attempts to get the bassinet back has failed. I'm request a play-pen or baby bassinet for this family.

Please help a mom who is working hard to get back on her feet with a bus pass. She uses the bus to get to job interviews and to attend classes needed for her court case. She is committed and working hard to getting her kids back in her home. We appreciate the support of the community.

Please help with groceries for a mom who is getting her life together. She has graduated rehab and been sober for 2 months. She was accepted into sober living on Monday and obtained employment on Tuesday. She does not have groceries and will not have a paycheck for a week. She is focused on her sobriety so she can be a better mom for her son. She just needs a little help along the way. We appreciate any support the community can offer for her to have groceries until her next paycheck.

We have a seven month old baby in need of a crib, as she is outgrowing the pack-and-play she is currently using. This foster home will also need a mattress. This foster mom has expressed preference for something wooden/brown or neutral toned but stated she is not picky if that is not possible. This family is also in need of bus passes for natural mother to be able to attend family time. Thank you in advance!

We have a young man that has been through a lot in the past two years he has been in care. He has made some poor choices and he's made some wonderful choices along the way. Right now he has decided that once he ages out, he would like to join the military and he feels that the best path for him from here to there is to attend Thunderbird Academy. He impressed everyone at his interview and has been accepted for admission and he will begin attending on July 20. Thunderbird has provided us with an extensive and extremely specific list of clothing items and supplies that he will need to bring with him. Any help that can be provided in obtaining these items for him would be incredibly appreciated. I can provide details to anyone interested. Thank you so much!

Kinship foster parents is taking two children. They have already had to redo a room and purchase beds and beddings. They now need carseats for the children and are strapped . It will be a little while before they will receive any financial assistance and will need the carseats before the children are placed in 6 days.

A single mother of three who also has three foster children in her care needs a new twin mattress for one of her foster children. The current mattress is no longer useable as the child has had regression in bed-wetting. This foster mother has spent time cleaning the bedding, the mattress, and all the areas of the bedroom to keep the room clean and fresh-smelling. Please help this mother by giving the home a new mattress for their little guy. It would also be helpful if the mattress came with a good mattress cover to secure its usability for years to come.