Womenade Sharing January 1 - 15

January 2:  Partial rent for single mother trying to start her own business.  Referral:  Jeannette Garcia, America’s Job Center/Goodwill ($300) 1662

January 5:  Propane for family who are unable to heat their place or cook.  Referral:  Arya Jones, Foster Parent Liaison ($275) 1663

January 5:  Partial rent for mom who had to miss work for almost 2 weeks while her child was sick.  Her sister is coming to care for the child going forward.  Referral:  Daniel Rodriguez, LINK ($300) 1664

January 6:  Partial rent for family whose father has had to use rent money to pay hospital costs.  Referral:  Daniel Rodriguez, LINK ($300) 1665

January 5:  Crib mattress to go with donated crib for baby due next week.  Referral:  PHN, and shopping by Carol Tickner ($)

January 6:  Partial first month’s rent for man moving into a room after being homeless.  Referral:  Eloisa Medina, ECHO ($300) 1666

January 6:  Partial rent for single mom and her teen daughter.  Medical issues have prevented her from working the 2 jobs she had covered recently, and now her hours have been reduced.  The teen is trying to find a job to help out.  Referral:  Catherine Manning, Peoples’ Self-Help Housing ($300) 1667

January 6:  Twin sheets for family of 6 moving from homelessness to housing.  Referral:  Rachel Tarver, Martha’s Place Children’s Center, and shopping by Carol Tickner

January 7:  Partial payment for lenses for senior in subsidized housing.  The local Lions club paid $100.  Referral:  Brittany Carraway, Peoples’ Self-Help Housing ($72) 1668

January 7:  Partial rent for family moving to housing.  They have worked very hard to get most of the rent and deposit.  Referral:  Ivette Felix, LINK ($200) 1669

January 8:  Gas card for single mom who is struggling to complete her degree to be a psych tech.  She has to travel from South County to North County for the classes she needs.  Referral:  Andrea Devitt, counselor, Cuesta College ($100) 1670

January 8:  Partial rent payment for unemployed woman in a job-training program that will allow her to be self-sufficient going forward.  Referral:  Jeannette Garcia, Goodwill/America’s Job Center ($300) 1671

January 9:  One night hotel stay for single mother and her 4 children who have timed out at ECHO.  After this night, DSS will be able to help.  The mother is searching for a job after a tragic incident resulted in the loss of her husband.  Referral:  Ivette Felix, LINK ($67.22) 1672

January 9:  Food and gas for family that has moved in with relatives to prevent homelessness.  Mom has found a job and is currently in the background check process.  Referral:  Daniel Rodriguez, LINK, and shopping by Carol Tickner ($200) 1673

January 9:  Water bill to prevent shut off for family with 4 children.   Father works in the fields.  Referral:  Sonia Greene, LINK ($140) 1674

January 10: Partial rent to move a family to housing after a sudden vacate notice from their landlord due to mold.  Referral:  Yolanda Acosta, Cambria Head Start ($300) 1675

January 10:  Gas to get to work and food for a family of 4.  Mother works for a school but didn’t receive pay during holiday break, so most money went to rent.  Referral:  Sonia Greene, LINK ($200) 1676

January 12:  Payment for car repair.  Single woman just got hired and then her car broke down.  Referral:  Eloisa Medina, ECHO ($136.60)

January 13:  Up front hospital costs for removal of a kidney stone for a lady.  Referral:  Eloisa Medina, ECHO ($300) 1678

January 13:  Gas for father of young baby to help him travel around the county clearing trees.  The family has just received a Section 8 voucher.  Referral:  PHN, ($100) 1679

January 13:  Partial emergency payment for dental treatment for a 72-year-old woman living independently on $897 a month.  Referral:  Jim Healy, Peoples’ Self-Help Housing ($200) 1680

January 13:  Port-a-crib for new baby who will be living in a small space.  Referral:  PHN, and shopping by Carol Tickner ($)

January 14:  Partial payment for non-verbal child to be trained to use a communication device.  Insurance doesn’t cover speech therapy.  Both parents lost their jobs last year, but the dad is now employed.  Referral:  Elise Carraway, Speech and Learning Coach ($300) 1681

January 14:  Partial rent payment for family of 3 who had to use their money to replace all their clothing that was accidently thrown away by the staff at their housing unit.  Referral:  Jeannette Garcia, Goodwill ($300) 1682

January 14:  Bus pass for mother to visit her infant boy in the NICU daily.  Referral:  Sierra Vista social worker, and shopping by Debbie Melton and Cooper Melton with his garage sale money ($44)

   

January 15:  Emergency gas card for homeless parents to take their child from Sierra Vista to Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara.  Referral:  Sierra Vista social worker and delivery by Carol and Richard Tickner within 45 minutes of the request ($100) 1684

January 15:  Utility bill payments for single woman.  Referral:  Sonia Greene, LINK ($62.98 and $69.45) 1685 and 1686

Items Donated:  Changing table from Judy Barclay; wheelchair from Mark and Lesa Smith and shower chair from Ann Danko for teen with cancer; port-a-crib from Linda Holland; onesies from Helma Smulders; sheets for single mom and her children who have just moved to housing from Miki Martin, Carolyn Anne Goossens, JJ Kni, and Hope Whitehead (San Luis Coastal referral); 2 carloads and 2 truck loads of clothes from Grandma’s Yogurt event delivered to MBHS by Gwen Infante, Beverly Durrer, and Barbara Rosenthal; personal care items for Pirates’ Closet from Gwen Infante; kitchen items for a family of 6 moving to housing from Angela Freberg, Houry Semerdjian, and items in storage delivered by Naomi Blakely (Martha’s Place referral); pack-n-play from Paula Sigman; double stroller; baby clothes from Janice Chagoya; baby clothes and diapers from Kathy apRoberts; toiletries from Marylou Gooden and Marilyn Fuller; activity mat delivery by Naomi Blakely; baby clothes from Sharynn Chirpich;

Funds Donated:  Martina Knight, Karen Muschenetz, Drew Washer, Lisa Bertrand, Mary Parker, Shirley Johnson, Janis Woolpert, Marcy Owens, Rabobank Community Leadership; Su and Ping Tsao, Lisa Jouet, Pismo Beach/Five Cities Rotary, Vivian Levy, Anonymous from St. Timothy’s Catholic Church event, Bonnie Allen, Barbara Munoz, Mary Jo Desio, Jan Goldman, Barbara Jones, Kathleen Ryan, Bonita Thomas, Ruth Vasconcellos, Rachel Hernandez, Abigail Diodati, Leslie Siembieda, Phil and Joanne Ruggles, Elaine Gardiner, Kroger, Judy Barclay, Madelyn Millholland, Jacque Wheeler, Naomi Blakely, Marilyn Fuller, Tess Mathews, Leslie Jones, Marylou Gooden, Sharynn Chirpich, Engle Insurance, Ann McMahon,