Some kids can rest easily thanks to the Millennium Fund for Children.A $2,000 grant to the Women’s Auxiliary Board of Summit County Children Services means 10 children won’t have to sleep on the floor or a couch.It’s more than a comfort issue, says Ann Ream, Children Services’ director of protective services.“We’ve even come across families where mom and her kids are sleeping in one bed and it’s clearly unsafe because we have had rollover deaths — co-sleeping deaths in this community,” she said.Even with the grant, there isn’t enough money to provide for every child who needs a bed and Ream is the person who has to tell them no. That’s a part of her job she hates.“I can’t stand it, especially when they are not sleeping on anything,” she said. “I’ve heard about people sleeping on the floor or maybe mats or sleeping bags and that only goes so far.”Ream said social workers who visit a home are the first to realize the need.“If I had $60,000, I would probably spend it all because we have that many requests but I can only buy beds for families when I have money to spend, so the need is much greater than the donated funds that I have,” she said.But when the beds are delivered, they make kids happy.“We’ve seen many kids get real excited cause this might be the first time they had a brand new bed and a blanket,” she said.She emphasized that her agency serves only families under care of the agency, not the general public.The Women’s Auxiliary Board was formed in 1948 and is dedicated to “enriching the lives of the abused, neglected and dependent children” of Summit County.The Millennium Fund for Children also granted $2,000 to CASA Board Volunteer Association for its 2011 CASA Holiday Toy Shop. It will go toward buying holiday gifts for about 100 abused and neglected children involved with the Summit County Juvenile Court. Most of those children are in foster care.During the holidays, volunteers choose toys on display at the toy shop and then personally deliver them gift-wrapped to the children.“It demonstrates to them that there are people who care about their well-being,” the grant application said. The Akron Community Foundation and the Akron Beacon Journal started the Millennium Fund for Children, originally asking residents to donate their last hour’s pay of the millennium to support local programs that help area youth. In subsequent years, residents have been asked to donate their last hour’s pay of the year.To donate to the Millennium Fund for Children, go to www.akroncommunityfdn.org/contribute, or call 330-376-8522.Dave Scott can be reached at 330-996-3577 or davescott@thebeaconjournal.com.