The Tabernacle

Family is in need of a twin-size mattress and bed frame, and a rubber urine mattress protector if possible.

Family reported the child may have destructive tendencies and either intentionally or perhaps in an agitated stated damaged his last bed frame and soiled his last mattress. Father is unemployed currently.

An undernourished, failure to thrive, six-month-old male child entered foster care after being removed from his home for severe physical neglect. The child is six months old and only weighed 6.1 pounds. The child was hospitalized for 10 days to gain weight and to gather strength before being placed in an agency approved foster home.

The child is gaining weight now but the foster parent needs a stroller to help get him to appointments without having to carry the large car seat.

The agency is working with a mother of a two-year old currently receiving occupational therapy services. Child has been diagnosed with Erb’s Palsy, specific developmental disorder of motor functions, other disorder of psychological development, and feeding difficulties. Based on the child’s clinical evaluation and ongoing treatment plan, the doctor is recommending the Keekaroo Height Right High Chair with optional seat insert. This item is deemed as medically necessary adaptive equipment to support the child’s safety, functional development and therapeutic progress.

The agency is working with a set of male twins, who are 16 years old. They entered foster care a few weeks ago and will be moving to a Kinship Placement on 07-03-2025. The agency has purchased each child twin beds and mattresses. The agency is requesting assistance in getting the Kinship Placement bedding and comforter sets. Please help us in making this Kinship Placement successful for the boys.

The agency is working with a youth who has been in foster care. The youth, age 19, does receive Social Security Benefits. He saved his money for three months and was able to obtain an apartment. The only item he has is a twin bed. The agency is requesting assistance in helping this young man furnish his apartment. He needs a small sofa or love seat, dishes, glasses / cups, silverware, pots and pans, bath towels, wash clothes, dish towels, dish clothes, twin size sheets, pillowcases, blankets, and any other items one needs when they are just starting off on their own. Gently used items are fine. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

This request is to help stabilize a child who was recently in foster care in North Carolina and has now been placed with his biological father and family in Halifax County. The family is very invested and needs minor support to stabilize the child to prevent re-entry into foster care. There is a request for a bunk bed to accommodate a shared bedroom but the family will accept a twin or full, anything they can get they are appreciative. The child also needs clothes, as he was not purchased any before leaving foster care and only was provided with minimal necessities by NCDSS

This is a family that DSS has been working with in several capacities over the years. the needs are poverty driven, but this has constituted a history of abuse and neglect allegations as well as a generational history of involvement with DSS. These products and services are being requested to support the family and prevent entry into foster care for 4 minor children involved. The family's needs are great:

the boys are 13, 12, 11 and 9. The boys need school clothes and shoes. Sizes are (pants 12-14, 12, 14, and 8), (Shirts medium, large and size 8), (Shoes; mens size 8.5, mens- 7.5, mens size 8.5 and kids size 5), (underwear men sizes small and medium and children's size medium or large).

The family is also in need of: more living room furniture an electric dryer 4 twin size beds (mattresses, boxsprings, and bed frames) four comforters set for the twin size beds, and 4 sheet sets for the twin size beds. The boys need at least two chests of drawers for their bedroom for clothing storage. For the actual home: new windows are needed for the home a hot water heater is present but may need to be installed (Needs inspection, new one may be needed) all cleaning supplies( gloves, Clorox clean up, Lysol/Lysol wipes, broom, mop, mop bucket, and dish soap, toilet bowl brush) all household toiletries are needed ( soap, tooth brushes, tooth paste, deodorant, washcloths, towels, and a shower curtain).
The home needs sheet rock to patch holes in the walls and paint for the walls.