We know families who face eviction after both parents had to leave jobs to care for elderly grandparents, multiple siblings, and a medically complex child.
We know families who don’t have a car, can’t afford a taxi, and must take two buses to get their immune-compromised child to his/her chemotherapy appointment.
We know families who who have to pay upwards of $20 a day to park at the hospital, sometimes for weeks to months at a time because of prolonged admissions.
We know many parents that rely on seasonal work, or work in the service industry, and find themselves unable to pay the bills after taking a few days off to care for a sick child.
We know of children who can’t visit their incarcerated mothers because their extended family members can’t afford gas.
We know children in the foster care system who would benefit from almost any level of support.