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Housing: First month, last month and security deposits, rental help, transitional housing, The Lord’s Place fees. (Housing is our largest expenditure).
Home Set-Up: Furniture, kitchen essential, linens, etc. Children’s Essentials: Cribs, toddler beds, diapers, clothes, blankets, toys. Utility Payments: Initial deposits, occasional monthly bills. Transportation: Uber rides, bus passes. School Fees: Uniforms, school supplies, laptops, books, application fees, testing fees, appropriate clothes, etc. Extra-curricular Fees: Sports’ fees, uniforms, shoes, and cleats, equipment. Daycare costs |
Incentives for participants: gift cards (Walmart, Target, Publix).
Problem Solving Payments: car repairs, driver fines, and suspension fees. “Wish List” requests: dance lessons, boxing lessons, a guitar. The Martha Ahr Scholarship: recently approved higher education scholarship for qualified participants or graduates. ***Every disbursement of funds originates with a request from one of the drug courts to the Finance Committee and then must be approved by the Board of Directors. |
