The Rock - Care Portal Needs

On July 31, 2025 there will be a Back to School Fair at Platte County Health Department. Our goal is to provide low-income students and families of Platte County an equal and safe opportunity for school readiness by enriching physical, mental, and social well-being. In 2024, 885 children were provided with backpacks, hygiene packets, eye screenings, dental screenings, sports physicals, vaccines, and access to community resources. We are still in need of individually bagged earbuds. Each child receives earbuds in their backpack to be used in the classroom. (The items we puchase for the backpacks are based ont he lists the schools provide us.) We have previously found the earbuds on amazon in bulk $22.00 per 50 count. This would help to finish up the final items needed for the backpacks. We are in need of 200 earbuds total.

I have a mom who just started her trial home visit and daycare won’t start till later in the month. Because daycare won’t start Monday, this mom is having to miss work and her job has really been understanding but she can’t miss 11 days of work. She is needing help with self pay until state pay kicks in.

We are requesting funds to have voucher's for families that need to do a UA for us on allegations for hotlines. This is for families who might not have employment or be on disability and cannot afford the fee. Fastest Labs gives us a large discount to work with families. We are requesting 20 vouchers. I have broken the requests up in half so it might be easier to meet the need.

We are seeking assistance to purchase a twin size bed to allow a kinship placement provider to home a sibling to a youth they already have in their home. This kinship home is an adoptive resource for both youth and we would love to see these kids obtain permanency together. We need a twin size frame, box spring and mattress so these children can be placed in the same home.

Good morning, wonderful people. We hope your July is going well. DCCCA in Mission, Kansas, is seeking your incredible support to help a mother of six cover the cost of a domestic violence assessment. This mother and her children have experienced significant trauma, as you can imagine. Currently, DCCCA is providing social services and therapeutic support to the children. We are reaching out for your assistance to help this mother get back on her feet. You could be the light at the end of the tunnel for her family, providing them with the support and care they need. Thank you for taking the time to read this message and for partnering with us. You are the hands and feet of our Lord, and for that, we are truly grateful.

The children cannot live in the home of their grandmother who can take them. They were in a single parent home and Mom died, they are staying with an 84-year-old great-grandmother in a very small home and need to get into grandmas. She needs a dumpster urgently so that she can clean out her 2-bedroom home to accommodate the kids. She has too many boxes, bins and clutter to have them live with her comfortably or safely and there are 3 kids, so it really needs to be able to have all the rooms used. PLEASE HELP!! Great Grandmother cannot keep them. Would be great if this dumpster could get delivered on MONDAY so that they can get the house cleaned out by Friday and the kids can get into the home. Great Grandmother is hanging on, but barely!! A dumpster that is going to be delivered is being arranged, we are desperate to keep the kids with their grandma they have had so much tragedy and loss.

A 21-year-old mother has recently left a domestic violence relationship while her infant was brought into alternative care. The mother has done all that was asked of her, while continuing to advocate and provide for her daughter. A trial home visit began last week, reuniting the mother with her daughter. The child has grown significantly in the last few months and is now needing a new car seat. Please consider purchasing a car seat for this mother to provide her daughter with a safe way to travel. Amazon Link: Go To Link

A young girl and her family have recently relocated to Florida. During their time there, she connected with an adult male on Snapchat, who persuaded her to travel to Cincinnati, even covering the cost of her Greyhound ticket. When the child left home, her mother promptly filed a missing person report, and efforts to locate her have been ongoing. Fortunately, the child has been found in Cincinnati and is currently receiving care in a hospital while arrangements are made for her safe return home. The mother is diligently working full-time to provide for her daughters and maintain their home. An adult sister is ready and willing to fly to Cincinnati to bring her sister back, but the family is currently facing financial challenges that prevent them from affording the travel expenses.

Family of 3 currently experiencing a sudden hardship. Mom and 2 kids left their home due to unforeseen circumstance. Family is staying with another family member right now until they can secure their own housing. Family lost most of their income due to the move and mom is currently working part time. Family currently only has the clothing that they left with and could benefit from any support. Mom identified urgent needs being - Hygiene products, clothing, and gas. Mom was able to apply for EBT, health insurance, and is actively working to secure housing.

If request is able to be met it would free up some of mom's funds and allow her to shift her focus to saving for housing.

A young person is in urgent need of a $200 Uber gift card to get to and from work, which is 20 minutes away. Right now, their entire paycheck is going toward paying for Ubers, leaving nothing left to save for a car. They're working hard, trying to stay consistent and build a better future, but the cost of transportation is making it incredibly difficult. This support would help lighten the load and give them a real chance to gain stability and keep moving forward.

A family of 3 (mom and two kids) have recently moved into a stable home after being homeless for the past 7 months. Due to being homeless, they are in need of furnishing their place with essential items such as furniture and toiletries. I have listed out a few things that come to mind that could help support this family but are open to other items if available. Living room items: lamps and couches. Bedroom items: beds, dresser, and nightstands.

A family of 3 (mom and two kids) have recently moved into a stable home after being homeless for the past 7 months. Due to being homeless, they are in need of furnishing their place with essential items such as furniture and toiletries. I have listed out a few things that come to mind that could help support this family but are open to other items if available. Living room items: lamps and couches. Bedroom items: beds, dresser, and nightstands.