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How Your Donations Are Used
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 Marta 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. |
