November
1: Dental treatment for 2
siblings. Referral: Dr. Tran ($220) 1116
November
1: Medication for 7-year-old. Medi-Cal is not yet in place for this
family. Referral: Romi Ramirez, LINK ($216.18) 1130
November 5: Transportation for parents in remote area to travel to
Sierra Vista to learn how to take care of their severely ill child. Referral: Sierra Vista social worker ($85) 1118
November
5: 3 twin beds for special needs
children being taken in by a family to care for them. Referral: Casey
Roos, Martha’s Place ($300) 1119
November
5: Deposit for young woman who has
found a room to live in.
Referral: Eloisa Medina,
ECHO ($300) 1120
November
5: Partial rent for a woman whose
husband is out of work with an injury, and workman’s comp hasn’t started. The woman will start a part-time second
job soon. They have 3 children and
are behind on rent. Referral: PHN ($300) 1121
November
6: Internet payment for woman with
speech and hearing struggles to allow her to communicate with her family. Referral: Patricia Reading, Speech and Language Specialist ($40.63)
1122
November
6: Partial first month’s rent for
family of 7 moving into Public Housing.
Between the mother’s low-age pay and the dad’s disability, they will be
able to make payments going forward.
Referral: Larry Feldt,
CAPSLO ($221) 1123
November
6: Jogging stroller for mother of
2 to get her babies to appointments.
Referral: PHN and shopping
by Susan Updegrove ($65) 1146
November
8: Gas card for family to go to LA
for a medical treatment.
Referral: PHN ($100) 1124
November
8: Transportation for parents in
remote area to travel to Sierra Vista to learn how to take care of their
severely ill child. They will be
taking the baby home via ambulance in a few days. Referral:
Sierra Vista social workers ($85) 1125
November
7: Track shoes for teen boy whose mother is under Women’s Shelter care. Referral: Shelley Benson, counselor, San Luis Obispo High ($85.99) 1127
November
8: Dental treatment for 2 teen
brothers. Referral: Dr. Tran ($220) 1128
November
9: Maternity clothes and underwear
for young mother. Referral: Marissa Lomeli, CAPSLO ($100 and $17.96)
1129 and 1146
November
12: RTA bus pass for mother to be
with her newborn in the hospital.
Referral: Sierra Vista
social worker and shopping by Susan Updegrove ($44) 1146
November
12: Orthopedic shoes for a child
in a low-income family.
Referral: Marissa Lomeli,
CAPSLO ($125) 1131
November
13: Partial rent for family whose
mom is in remission for breast cancer after 3 years, and is now going through
testing for a blood disease. She
was the family’s sole support.
Referral: Sami
Schermerhorn, San Luis Coastal Family Resource Center. ($300) 1132
November
13: Reinstating gas service to
family with 4 children whose father was laid off, but has now gotten another
job. Referral: Elena Chavez, LINK ($203.91) 1133
November
14: Breast-feeding pillow and
front/back baby carrier for family with a new baby. Referral: PHN, and
shopping by Susan Updegrove; partial payment from Merry-Go-Round credit ($43.80)
1146
November
14: Space heater for family living
in a non-insulated converted garage, and diapers for their baby. Referral: PHN, and shopping by Susan Updegrove ($85.30) 1146
November
14: Utility payments to avoid
disconnection of gas and water for mother who has lost her job. Referral: Casey Roos, Martha’s Place ($131.91 and $177.79) 1134 and
1135
November
14: Partial hospital anesthesia
fee for 2 young girls.
Referral: Referral: Lorena Gomez, CAPSLO ($265) 1136
November
14: Uniforms, shoes, and watch for
a mother of 2 to start a new nursing job.
Her husband is a disabled veteran.
Referral: Belinda Benassi,
County Welfare Services ($192.22 and $116.08) 1137 and 1138 Referral: Belinda Benassi,
County Welfare Services, ($192.22 and $116.08) 1137 and 1138
Items Donated: Printer/copier/scanner from
Marcy Owens given to the LINK; kitchen items for family moving from
homelessness to a trailer from Marcy Owens, Marylou Gooden, Rita Erwin, Mary
Whiteford, Naomi Blakely, Jayne Devencenzi; books from Los Osos Library and
Carol Devore; rice and beans from Carol Devore and Sharon Westry; clothes for
Pirate Plaza from Jennifer Ruehr; toiletries for Pirate Plaza from Jackie
Miller; dining table and chairs from Lois Crotser; children’s sleeping bag,
potty, and blanket from Kathie Hendricks; stroller and infant seat from Susan
Updegrove; guitar and case for high school girl at risk and removed from her
home from Therese and Art Hanlon, facilitated by Sharynn Chirpich, and price
reduction from Grand Central Music on Broad; co-sleeper purchased for new baby
with Merry-Go-Round credit by Susan Updegrove; toiletries, grocery bags, and
children’s books from Jayne Auchterlonie; filing required governments forms and
donating hours as our wonderful ÇPA – Roger Bishop; non-profit government fee
payments from Roger Bishop; children’s clothes shoes and toys from Samantha
Lalush; port-a-crib and sheets from Gail Sears; mattress from Crystal
Pittarelli;
Funds Donated:
-->Lainie Wachter, Marianita Borgstrom, Carol Devore, Darlene Krouse, Tyra
Solomon, Evelyn Ruehr, Maribeth Peterson, Susan Hood, Liz Curren, Sema
Alptekin, Anonymous, Linda Jankay, Anneka Scranton, Diana Henderson, Judy
Barclay, Ann McMahon, Belinda Benassi, Diane Wettlaufer,
