NJ-2026-0126: Single mother of two working full time without health insurance, with both children's birthdays near the holidays

FAMILY BACKGROUND:
A single mother in Middletown Township is raising a 16-year-old daughter and an 8-year-old son. She works full time but has no health insurance. She does not qualify for Medicaid, and the health marketplace plans are still too expensive for her. With everything getting more expensive and no extra help, times are hard, and the holidays are an especially full season because both of her children have birthdays right around Christmas. She says she does not need anything for herself and is grateful for anything as long as her kids are happy. Help for her children, and some food for the family, would take a lot off her shoulders.

CITY: Middletown Township, NJ 07718
STATE: New Jersey
COUNTY: MONMOUTH
HOUSEHOLD SIZE: 3
HEALTH CONDITIONS IN HOUSEHOLD: Mental health condition, including depression, anxiety, PTSD or bipolar disorder
HOW THE FAMILY CAN RECEIVE GIFTS: No preference

HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD:
Age: 38
Sex: Female
Clothing Size: Women's 10
Shoe Size: Women's 8.5
Wishlist: She wants her kids to be happy for the holidays

CHILD #1:
Age: 16
Sex: Female
Clothing Size: Women's 4
Shoe Size: Women's 8.5
Wishlist: Perfume, headphones, facial products, lip gloss

CHILD #2:
Age: 8
Sex: Male
Clothing Size: Kids 8
Shoe Size: Youth 2.5
Wishlist: Pokémon cards, Mets items, Roblox, wrestlers