What Womenade Shared from February 16th - February 28th

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February 17:  Repair of RV so that woman can safely live in it.  Referral:  Melanie Bustamante, Homeless Outreach, Transitions Mental Health ($114.32) 1752

February 17:  Payment for 5 days in a motel for family who lost everything when their rental burned down; also, the father has just been diagnosed with cancer.  This will keep them off the streets while he is under hospice care and while Section 8 housing is found.  Referral:  Dee Torres, SLO Housing Connection ($300) 1753

February 17:  Partial payment of bus ticket so elderly woman and her eight-year-old granddaughter can return to family in Florida.  Referral:  Eloisa Medina, ECHO ($300) 1754

February 18:  Clothes and shoes for teen forced to leave his home with nothing, and is now living with a family.  Referral:  Anne Keeling, school nurse, San Luis Obispo High School ($305.95) 1755

February 18:  PG&E payment for family of 4.  Mother has been making payments monthly, but utility want remainder or they will disconnect.  Referral:  Sonia Greene, LINK ($190) 1756

February 18:  Partial rent to prevent mother and her 17-year-old son from being evicted.  Referral:  Katy Griffin, Highlands Church ($300) 1757

February 18:  Initial medical counseling appointment for 10^th grade boy.  Referral; Elena Smith, counselor, San Luis Coastal Schools ($300) 1758

February 19:  Gas card for a homeless mother in North County to visit her baby in the NICU.  Referral:  Sierra Vista Hospital social worker and shopping by Ros McQuade ($100)

February 20:  Partial rent for woman who is seriously ill.  Referral:  Linda D’Luco, Healthcare Billing and Bookkeeping Services ($300) 1760

February 20:  Motel stay pending housing placement for a homeless family whose mother is in the 4^th month of a high-risk pregnancy.  Referral:  Dee Torres, SLO Housing Connection ($300) 1761

February 20:  Glasses payment for a developmentally disabled man who hasn’t been able to save enough to pick up his glasses from CHC.  Referral:  Yecenia Silvas, Oceano School Readiness ($215) 1762

February 23:  Partial payment of bill gone to collection for woman trying to get a new start.  Referral:  Jason Flanagan, Peoples’ Self-Help Housing ($139) 1764

February 23:  Utility bill payments for family moving to housing but short due to car repairs.  Referral: Stella Medina, Lucia Mar Schools ($91.28 and $99) 1763 and 1768

February 23:  Partial rent for a sober living home for a woman who is 5 months pregnant.  Referral:  Joan Duffy, nurse, Cuesta College ($350) 1765

February 23:  Track shoes for a senior boy who works very hard even though his life situation is extremely difficult.  Referral:  Shelley Benson, counselor, San Luis Coastal ($64.79) 1766

February 24:  Partial water bill payment to prevent shut off for single woman who has lost work time due to her illness and the illness of a client.  Referral:  Catherine Manning, Peoples’ Self-Help Housing ($200) 1767

February 24:  Compression socks for 71-year-old woman who is very low income.  Referral:  Rose Levinson-Cooke, Central Coast Home Health and Hospice ($300) 1769

February 25:  Gas bill payment to prevent shut off for single working mom who is going to Cuesta and trying to turn her life around.  Referral:  Elena Chavez, LINK ($333.01) 1770

February 25:  Phone payment for homeless teen.  Referral:  Jannine Saldana, Teen Academic Parenting Program/CAPSLO ($35) 1771

February 25:  Gas card for family to visit their baby who will be in the NICU for several months.  Referral:  Sierra Vista social worker, delivered by Naomi Blakely ($100) 1777

February 25:  Storage for the belongings of a woman and her children who are now homeless.  Referral:  Ivette Felix, LINK ($110) 1772

February 25:  Partial payment for car repair for a single mother of 3 whose car broke down and she has a job interview and Head Start appointments soon.  Referral:  Eloisa Medina, ECHO ($300) 1773

February 25:  Gas card for woman to drive her husband to Stanford several times a month.  He had a benign brain tumor removed, but it has left him severely disabled.  The wife is working 10-12 hours daily just to meet basic needs.  Referral:  Stella Medina, LINK ($100) 1774

February 26:  Two driving lessons for a 21-year-old working mother.  Referral:  PHN ($160) 1775

February 27:  Bassinet for the homeless mother of a preemie infant to use while they stay in a motel.  Referral:  Melinda Sokolowski, CAPSLO, and immediate shopping by Naomi Blakely ($24) 1777

February 27:  Partial 1^st month’s rent for a Cal Poly graduate and domestic violence survivor who sees an apartment of her own as a hopeful sign for her.  Referral; Amber Grimme, CAPSLO ($300) 1776

February 27:  Front baby carrier for a struggling mom.  Referral:  PHN, and shopping by Naomi Blakely ($35.40) 1777

Items Donated:    

Wipes from Lisa Bertrand; clothing and shoes from Andrea Wasko; 15 bags/boxes of clothes and shoes for Pirates’ Closet from Suzanne Morrison and Linda Balmstadt; women’s clothes from Suzanne Morrison and Andrea Wasko and Meaghan Gilbert; can openers from Sharon Westray; suitcases from Marylou Gooden; diapers and wipes from Ken and Patti Haines; onesies, diapers, and gift card from Nancy Kraus; bed frame from Susan Updegrove; suitcase, duffle, diapers and wipes from Marylou Gooden; port-a-crib from Amy Jacobs; 3 backpacks from Joan Duffy; children’s toys and clothes, diapers and wipes, from Mariam Shah; onesies from Kemay Eoyang; diapers and sleepers from Cathy Swanson; personal products from Lynda Burnsed; cleaning supplies from Judy Eisenhard, Gwen Carton, Madeline Fay, Mary Anne Morgan, Lynn De Leo, and Kathy Lotfi; diapers from Peti Johnson; blankets and quilts from Katie Perez;

Funds Donated:   

Linda and Roy Rawlings, Mary Bettencourt, Melaleuca, Nancy Schmid, Christi and Gary Nemetz, Linda and Stephen Souza, Sandra and Steve Dubow, Bonnie and David Wolfe, Jane and William Fairbairn, Betty and John Scully, Sue and Robert Smith, Fran and Brent Norris, Elise Caraway, Rick and Cynthia Grenz, Marilyn and Bruce Rolph, Judy and Jim Earnest, Toni and Patrick Mahoney, Robin and Arthur Schneider, Dorothy and Jack Mauger, Jamie Herbon, Sarah and Richard De Young, Patricia and Kenneth Haines, Samuel Saltoun and Yvonne Williams, Shirley and Ron Richard, Amy and Tom Hedges, Brent Scattini, Karen and William Steves, A.L. and Julie Holland, Kristin and Paul Laughton, John and Karen Anderson, Susan Weiss, Jennifer Williams, Rhonda Richard, Judith Thompson, Donna Nisbet, Evi Alford, Nancy Kraus, June and Peter Ward, Anonymous,  Carol Tickner, Ann McMahon, Andrea Wasko, Meaghan Gilbert, Vita Miller, Maribeth Peterson, Gail Sears, Darlene Krouse, Carol Devore, Linda Mueller, Ann Martel, Susan Hood, Evelyn Ruehr, Jacquelyn Miller, Liz Curren, Susan Malmgren, Anneka Scranton, Sandy Baers, Fred Donati, Phyllis Martinelli, Rochelle Becker, Nancy Shearer, Leslie Jones, Leah Gonzales, Ginny Kenny, Mariam Shah, Barbara Deel, Nell Quijano, Lola Zybura, Madeline Fay, Mary Anne Morgan, Gail Applegate, Betty Symons, Nicole Pazdan, Madeline Stevenson, Cathy Hughes, Rosemary Cleaves, Arlene Versaw, Robin White, Phyllis Bettencourt, Lynn De Leo, Marla Lee Eaton, Katy Perez, Judy Eisenhard, Maria Ramirez, Kathy Forenza, Kathy Lotfi, Wendy Hallin, Susan Demma, Christen Zybura, Ann Mathias, Dyann Campagana, Judith Carleson, Catherine Swenson, Ladonna Rinn, Gwenyth Carton, Lisa Bertrand, Mary Parker, Kathy Greer, Gwyneth Stewart,