Grace Church Houston

A single mother of two teenage sons is seeking financial assistance to cover the costs associated with securing a new apartment. The necessary expenses include an application fee of $35 and a deposit of $250. The family was recently evicted and is currently staying in a hotel. The mother is employed and expects to receive her paycheck on Friday evening. In addition to the application fee and deposit, she requires $149.30 to cover two nights of hotel accommodations. With this support, she hopes to move into the new apartment by Monday. The new residence is more affordable than their previous dwelling, making it a sustainable housing option. Assistance in this matter would provide the family with a safe and stable place to stay during this transitional period.

A family with a single mother and three children has experienced homelessness over the past year. Their homelessness has included periods living in a hotel, staying with friends, and residing in a shelter. The mother was able to secure employment and save enough funds for a deposit and two months' rent to move into an apartment. After significant sacrifices, the family is now living in their own apartment; however, due to financial constraints, they have limited resources. The family is in need of furniture such as three bed frames with mattresses, a couch or sofa, pots and pans for cooking, and a kitchen table. They also need clothing, as they were only able to bring a limited amount of their belongings. The family's sizes are as follows:

• Mother wears a size 14 in pants, a large in women's tops, and 8.5 in women’s shoes.
• Daughter wears a size 6/7 in junior pants, medium in women's tops, and size 9 in women’s shoes.
• Youngest daughter wears a size 8T (children’s) in tops and bottoms, and size 1-2 in children's shoes. This support would help this family finally move past their difficult circumstances and transform their new apartment into a true home.

Request is for a 3-year-old foster boy who was neglected as a child. This is his second placement, and he demands lots of attention from his foster parent. Almost every night, he becomes elevated and has tantrums lasting about 30 minutes because he does not want to go to bed. The last few nights, he has awakened in the middle of the night and left his room and destroyed other parts of the house. Foster family has only been in this house for about 6 months and this foster child sleeps in a room by himself that needs decorating with positive reinforcements (a separate CarePortal request has been made for Spiderman items). This is a request for an alarm/pager system to monitor the boy's bedroom door. Foster parent would like an alarm on the door that would sound in her bedroom so that she knows when he leaves his room and hopefully does not awaken all the other children in the home.

An Alzheimer's style alarm for a person and their caregiver is this link (because the mom wants an alarm that goes only to her or her bedroom, not awakening the other children in the home nearby).

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I have a family that has a child that is High Risk Medically Fragile Child that has a g-tube and he does not have a bed. I am requesting this for the family so that he can have a bed. The mother has lost her apartment due to the rent being increased and she is not able to afford the rent she had to place her other 3 children with other family members until she is able to secure housing. Any assistance will be greatly appreciated.

The foster child was placed in the home with few clothing items and is a relatively petite teen, so she has been unable to find clothing that fits at foster closets. This case manager is requesting a Abercrombie gift card for a teenage girl to be able to buy some pairs of jeans and a belt that will actually fit her as she wears a size 00.

Request is for a 3-year-old foster boy who was neglected. This is his second placement, and he demands lots of attention from his foster parent. Almost every night, he becomes elevated and has tantrums lasting about 30 minutes because he does not want to go to bed. The last few nights, he has awakened in the middle of the night and left his room and destroyed other parts of the house. Foster family has only been in this house for about 6 months and this foster child sleeps in a room by himself that needs decorating with positive reinforcements.

This foster child loves SPIDERMAN! It would be IDEAL for someone to come to the home to take measurements and then purchase some items that would make the child want to go to his room and entertain him while there.

We have lots of ideas for the child's bedroom and not enough room to list all of the links here, but here are A FEW ideas....

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There is father who was recently reunified with his 2 year old. The father has worked his required services and his 2 year old was courted to be placed back with him. The father is having financial issues and needs immediate help to meet the needs of his child. There is a urgent need for gift cards to Target or Walmart or if prefer another store that meet the child's need for clothes sizes 3T and diapers size 3-4. 2 year old child also needs shoes size is unknown at this time.

Single mother of a middle school fifth grade girl broke ankle at work. Parent pays daily an uber riding back and forth with child to school in morning and afternoons to get child safely to school. She is unable to drive them in parent scooter anymore as her foot is in a cast. She will need to do this until end of school year in May. Family lives less than 2 miles but she does not feel child is safe walking. Can Care portal assist family that is receiving food stamps and now workman's comp for income and does not have car with an uber gift card to help some. There may be local programs in area that can provide shuttle safely, I found one for afternoon drop off only for 50 dollars a week but parent needs morning as well. They have no family here to help and child had to stay two days at home to help mother initially with broken foot.

I have a mother of 5 children who has just secured a new apartment for her children to live in. The mother needs a couch so the children can have a place to sleep. Please help this mother with obtaining a couch for her children.

A sister, who is already caring for her three children, has taken on the additional responsibility of providing for her two younger sisters, ages 13 and 14. The family is currently in need of a set of bunk beds to ensure the girls have proper sleeping arrangements. At present, the two girls are sharing a single air mattress, which does not meet their needs and offers inadequate support. Providing a bunk bed would greatly improve their living conditions by giving each child a designated, comfortable place to sleep. Any assistance in helping furnish this family with the necessary bedding would be deeply appreciated and would significantly enhance the girls’ comfort, stability, and overall well-being.

A family of six, led by a single mother with five children, recently had to evacuate their apartment due to domestic violence, leaving behind all their belongings. The mother is employed full-time and is also pursuing her college education. While they have secured a new apartment, they are currently facing challenges in acquiring furniture. The mother is specifically requesting beds for her children. Additionally, the family is experiencing financial difficulties due to the apartment deposit. They would greatly benefit from a gift card for laundry services and some hygiene products. Any assistance at this time would be immensely appreciated, as the mother is dedicated to stabilizing her family's situation and providing for her children independently.

4 of the children require eyeglasses, Medicaid covered some of the expense. They need financial assistance for eye glasses