March 15th -31st and First Quarter Report Thank you!

Donated from 2003 to March 31, 2015                                    $  449,441.32

Donated 1^st Quarter                                                                         $     24,643.10

Shared 1^st Quarter                                                                            $    39,506.96

Balance March 31, 2015                                                                 $    12,890.25

March 16:  Bus passes for a homeless mother and her child; she is being discharged from the hospital.  Referral:  Sierra Vista social worker, and shopping by Kathy apRoberts ($88) 1828

March 17:  Food for mother to give her children when they visit her for a week.  Referral:  Linda Rawlings, Family Treatment Court ($100) 1801

March 18:  Child harness for homeless parent to help with the safety of her child who has challenging behavior problems.  Referral:  Chelsea La Pierre and Shawn Isson, Prado Day Center, and shopping by Kathy apRoberts ($15.12) 1828

March 18:  Partial rent for family with a preschooler.  Father was injured at work.  Referral:  Yecenia Silvas, Oceano School Readiness ($200) 1802

March 18:  Driver’s license renewal so a man can get employment.  Referral:  Marci Powers, SLO County Anti-Gang Coordinating Commission ($33) 1803

March 19:  Food for a mentally ill homeless woman staying at a motel while healing from recent surgery.  Referral:  Rose Levinson-Cooke, Central Coast Home Health ($62.74) 1804

March 18:  Real Estate license fee for woman who just finished school and has found employment.  Referral:  Romi Ramirez, CAPLSO ($245) 1805

March 19:  Bassinet with changing table for a newborn boy.  Referral:  PHN ($77.76) 1806

March 19:  Gas card for North County mom to make frequent trips to San Luis for OB appointments as she nears the end of her pregnancy.  Referral:  PHN ($100) 1807

March 19:  Vehicle smog check for veteran who is living in her RV while she is on the wait list for housing through Transitions Mental Health.  Referral:  Larry Feldt, CAPSLO ($85) 1808

March 20:  New tires for a single mom caring for 5 individuals including her 87-year-old seriously ill father who has many medical appointments.  They will soon be evicted because their landlord is selling the building.   Referral:  Jose Olivera, LINK ($300) 1809

March 20:  Car insurance for a single homeless mom with a special needs daughter.  Referral:  Dee Torres, SLO Housing Connection ($200.16) 1810

March 20:  Partial payment of funeral expenses for a man with a wife and 4 children ages 10 and younger.   Referral:  Rocio Hernandez, LINK ($300) 1811

March 22:  Blanket for homeless family moving to a room.  Referral:  Sonia Greene, LINK  ($30.85) 1812

March 22:  Clothes for brothers in a struggling family.  Referral:   Yecenia Silvas, Oceano School Readiness ($20.00) 1812

March 23:  Gas for grandparents raising their 4-year-old grandson in rural Paso.  They need to make frequent trips to San Luis for counseling appointments, and the grandfather’s work hours have been reduced.  Referral:  Amber Hullibarger, counselor, Martha’s Place ($100) 1813

March 23:  Gas and food for mother reuniting with her toddler son.  Gas is needed to bring her son to counseling in San Luis.  The mother’s financial benefits will not start for another month.  Referral:  Amber Hullibarger, counselor, Martha’s Place ($300) 1814

March 24:  Gas card for mother and her 2 young sons to take the father to Stanford for brain surgery.  They will be away for several weeks.  Referral:  Stella Medina, Lucia Mar Schools ($100) 1815

March 24:  Partial payment for safe tires for working mother of 2 to take her child with several medical and mental health issues to appointments out of the county.  Referral:  Erin Holmes, County Social Services ($350) 1816

March 25:  Gas card for homeless mom with 3 children, one with severe disabilities, to travel to specialists’ appointments.  Referral:  PHN ($100) 1817

March 25:  Partial funeral payment for family struggling with the loss of the father.  Referral: Rocio Hernandez, LINK  ($200) 1818

March 25:  Gym membership for man with sudden, serious health conditions.  Referral:  Joann Hyatt, Department of Social Services ($324) 1819

March 26:  Baby food for babies ages 4 and 8 months at the homeless center.  Referral:  Eloisa Medina, ECHO ($48.06) 1820

March 26:  Inhaler to be kept at school for a student with severe asthma.  The mother’s insurance doesn’t cover this, and she has medical conditions as well that prevent her from working.  Referral:  Denise Razo, nurse, Atascadero Unified School District ($105.95) 1821

March 27:  Partial medical payment for homeless teen who broke his jaw at soccer practice; he lost 3 teeth and had to have a steel plate in his chin.  Referral:  Eloisa Medina, ECHO ($300) 1822

March 27:  Partial rent for single man who thought he was unemployable due to his speech impediment; he now has a job and the judge will allow him custody of his son once he shows he can keep the job and housing.  Referral:  Eloisa Medina, ECHO ($300) 1823

March 27:  Partial rent for single abused mom who found a job and is getting her children to counseling.  Referral:  Eloisa Medina, ECHO  ($300) 1824

March 30:  Partial rent for single woman who has found a room to rent.  Referral:  Eloisa Medina, ECHO ($300) 1825

March 27:  Gas card and work clothes for a single mom commuting to San Luis from Paso for her new job.  Referral:  Jackie Yeager America’s Job Center/Goodwill ($300) 1826

March 30:  Partial rent for single woman who found a room to rent.  Referral:  Eloisa Medina, ECHO ($300) 1827 void/1829

March 30:  Vacuum for family moving to housing.  Referral:  Barbara Turk, County Social Services, and shopping by Kathy apRoberts ($21.59) 1828

March 31:  Partial payment for glasses for middle school boy.  Referral: Marilyn Cafarchia, nurse, Lucia Mar School District ($20) 1830

March 31:  Tires for mother to safely drive her 6-year-old to medical appointments approximately every other month in either Santa Barbara or at UCLA, in addition to local appointments with his primary care doctor. Referral:  Cecilia Merrill and Francesca Peterson, Children’s Medical Services ($300) 1831

 
Items Donated:  children’s clothes from Erin Nichols; 2 high chairs from Phyllis Bettencourt; children’s clothes and bedding from Joanna Gilbert; baby safety gate from Nara Clark; boy clothes from Barbara Putman; new full and twin sheets from Nita La Loggia; boy clothes from Kim Goodwin; toys and clothes donated by Colleen at Merry-Go-Round; towels, vacuum, and linens from Jen Melton; phone minutes card from Anonymous; port-a-crib and dishes delivery by Jayne Devencenzi; football cleats for a homeless teen new to our area from Marci Lindvall; yarn, fabric, batting and more from Katie Perez for women at the Honor Farm to use to make quilts, hats, and more for Womenade and other groups plus baby clothes, toys, books, and a booster seat; 2 sofas from Lois Crotser; 2 mattresses and children’s clothes from Erika Schuetze; bed and linens from Dale and Kathy Wolff; for Sauer-Adams event:  gift card from Mother’s Tavern, hair cut and treatment from Amanda Duckett, 4 wheel balance, rotation and wheel alignment from The Tire Store; toy storage bin from Jen Melton; dressers from Rolynn Anderson; shower chair from Rick Mustain; North County delivery by Dee Lacey; gift basket for Sauer-Adams raffle from Cloud Star; kitchen items from Nita La Loggia; food and diapers from Cooper Melton.   Total Items Donated 1^st Quarter - 7,484.92 

Funds Donated:  Naomi Blakely,  Diane Wettlaufer, Melaleuca, Peti Johnson, Janet Kourakis, Anonymous, Jayne Devencenzi, Kathy apRoberts, Ann Palmer, Fred Donati, Kathy Greer, Elaine Gardiner, Linda Bishop, Sharon Dvorak, Bonita Thomas, Cooper Melton.