WRAP Around - Food

Single mother of 5 is in emergent need of one night hotel stay, DCS is assisting the family with hotel lodging extension but it is the end of the day with limited access to fiscal. The family will be able to stay in a hotel with more accommodations that is more like a small apartment which will make it feel more like home while they are seeking housing. Any help is appreciated.

The family is needing 3 beds for children placed in a immediate protection agreement. The ages of the children are 7 years old, 4 years old, and 2 years old.

The mother just received custody of her son again. She is a single mom and is trying to get back on her feet. She recently secured housing and employment but is struggling to make ends meet. She is in desperate need of a bed for her 13-year-old son as well as a washer and dryer.

CPS is working with a single mother who has three children, one being on the Autism Spectrum. Due to appointments for him, she has missed quite a bit of work. While Mother has been taking care of basic necessities, Mother has not been able to pay her payment plan for electricity as agreed upon. The family woke up to the electricity being turned off, and Mother does not have the means to pay the total owed to have the electricity turned back on. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

The children are currently staying with friends of the family who are needing assistance with diapers/pull-ups, and wipes for a little girl and little boy. The little girl wears a size 4 in diapers, the little boy wears a 4t in pull-ups, and a pack of sensitive skin fragrance free wipes as the children struggle with eczema.

On 06/27/25 a home visit was completed on the family. The family resides in the home with their maternal grandmother who asked for assistance with finding a bunk bed for her two grandchildren (one girl, one boy). The children have a full size bed their currently sleeping on but feels separate beds are more appropriate for the children to sleep on as she feel the full size bed is too big for their sizes.

A grandmother who has custody of her granddaughter needs assistance in paying some of her rent. She was in and out of surgeries/ the hospital all June and wasn't able to work as she usually does. Her total amount in rent is $775; however, she only needs assistance for $300. Anything will help the family. Payments can be made by check.

We just got a new case and the mother just gave birth to her 6th child. Family moved to TN 2 years ago and is currently homeless. Family does not have any resources/ food/ or clothing. Family does not have any supplies (bottles/ pacifiers/ diapers/ wipes for the new born baby. The family was staying between their car and a hotel. Any assistance for the family will be greatly appreciated.

A foster family has recently accepted a sibling group of 3 girls into their home. The children enjoy playing with other children in the neighborhood and are in need of 2 16 inch bicycles for the older 2 girls (ages 4 and 5). New or gently used is fine but we prefer something that is girly in color or design (like Minnie Mouse, Frozen, etc).

The worker is requesting on behalf of a kinship parent and her grandchildren:

We have been working with them to receive foster care payments, but due to a recent move there have been issues with the payments. The family is in need of rent assistance in the amount of $959 for their July rent. We are asking for this assistance while we coordinate the payments for this family.

A mother (50 yrs) and her son (13 yrs) currently reside in a sober living housing program due to past substance use from mother. Mother has gone to rehab and completed her program which got them in this housing program. The program requires them to pay rent weekly ($250 every Sunday). Mother has missed last week's payment. Mother just recently started a job on Monday of this week and will not get paid for another 3 weeks. Mother has put in her efforts to find a stable job to meet financial needs for her and her son and the housing manager sees that, so they are giving her grace. Mother assures that her goal is to save up so she can find her own place for her and her son to live. Payments can be made electronically.

After years of working on her sobriety and maintaining a sober lifestyle, a mother and son have the opportunity to reunify! The youth has worked his treatment plan and the mother has continued to maintain a healthy and positive lifestyle to provide for her child. Home passes are beginning this Friday (6/27), but the mother will be making the drive to & from East TN to make this happen. After a couple successful home passes, we will return to court to ask for a trial home visit to begin. Any help with gas would be greatly appreciated by this family.

I have added two requested for cards to this submission. One gas card will be needed for this weekend, June 27th. A second card will be needed for the weekend of July 11th.