Sharing Wishes Fall Wish List
This list was created by the 36 families currently participating in the FSP
Message from FSP Case Managers:
Once again, we were overwhelmed by your generosity!
Through a donation from a TeamSoft employee, we were
able to provide a bed for a couple who had been sleeping
on the floor. They have expressed their gratitude many
times and how wonderful it is to have a bed to sleep in.
One family enjoys movie and popcorn nights together, but
they had to discontinue this tradition for a while because
the mother had to try and sweep the dropped popcorn out
of the carpet. The mom said the kids are thrilled to be
able to have popcorn with movies again.
Families have been grateful for the donations of the
cleaning wipes and toilet bowl cleaners. These types of
cleaning supplies are expensive, and the FSP does not
have funds in our budget for these types of supplies.
The gift cards to Woodman’s helped a family who was
struggling to feed their family of 5. They were even able
to purchase a birthday cake for their 7-year-old son as a
special treat.
Thank you so much for the all of your generous donations
over the past few months. They have made a positive
impact on the lives of the families we work with.
-
Ellen and Kim, FSP Case Managers
Message from the Salvation Army’s Director of Social
Services:
The Salvation Army’s Family Stabilization Program (FSP)
relies on funding through the Department of Housing and
Urban Development (HUD) and the United Way of Dane
County. Unfortunately, the FSP is losing the funding that
comes from HUD effective August 31, 2014, through the
end of the year. This funding deficit would impact our
ability to serve approximately 18 families, as we would
have had to eliminate one of our case management
positions.
TeamSoft has generously donated $5,000 from their
TCGC budget and the Sharing Wishes fund. The
donation made by TeamSoft and a few other Madison
companies will help secure both case managers through
the end of 2014.
We will be fully funded for 2015. This is just a one-time
bump in the road for our program.
Thanks for your help and support.
-
Leigha Weber, Director of Social
Services
School House Socks!
The case managers have let us know
that the children really need new
socks for school. Our goal is to have
100 new pairs of socks for the Sharing
Wishes kids. Watch for updates on
social media for how our
School House Socks campaign is going.
School Wishes:
 Youth socks in all sizes and colors
 Scientific calculators (Texas
Instruments Brand cost less than $15)
are an important tool for middle and
high school aged children.
Classroom Wishes:
 Ziplock bags (quart and gallon sized).
 Dry Erase Markers
 Lysol Wipes
Gift Cards:
 Bus cards, both youth and adult
 Wal-Mart and Target gift cards can be used
to purchase school clothing
 Hyvee and Copp’s gift cards will help the families
purchase nutritious food
How to Donate:
Doug, Jamie and Brian will be at American Family
Insurance on Thursday, July 24th from 7:30 – 8:30
AM collecting socks and other wish list items.
Drop off any new or gently used Wish List items at the
TeamSoft summer picnic on August 2, 2014.
Or, drop off any Wish List items in to the TeamSoft
Office by September 15, 2014.
For any questions or to arrange a pickup, please
contact Lisa by phone at 608-829-7285 or by email at
lquam@teamsoftinc.com
Monetary Donations
Monetary donations can be used for urgent family
needs. Please make checks payable to Madison
Community Foundation and in the memo section write
TeamSoft Sharing Wishes Fund