What Womenade Shared from March 1st to March 15th

March 2:  Clothes and shoes for an 18-year-old who has been homeless for 2 years and is putting herself through school.  Referral:  Ivette Felix, LINK ($305.95) 1778

March 2:  Partial rent for mother of 3 living in a small trailer.  Her fieldwork hours are reduced during the rain.  Referral:  Elena Chavez, LINK ($350) 1779

March 3:  Car repair for a single mother of 4 children.  Referral: Eloisa Medina, ECHO ($309.07) 1780

March 4:  Partial rent for mother who is currently at Stanford with her daughter who in undergoing chemo after brain surgery.  Referral:  Jack’s Helping Hand ($250) 1781

March 4:  Van repair for high-risk family with 6 children.  Referral:  PHN ($300.01) 1782

March 5:  Diapers for a 2-year-old who is living with his mother at a women’s shelter.  Mother works 6 days a week, so childcare is a great expense.  Referral:  Tomoko Rhoat, mental health therapist, Martha’s Place ($39.95) 1783

March 4:  Partial rent for a father with lung cancer.  Weekly chemo is making him too severely ill to work.  Last month the Cancer Society helped.  Referral:  Stella Medina, Lucia Mar School District ($300) 1784

March 4:  Registration fees for 2 homeless teens to play Club Soccer.  ECHO is providing the gear.  Referral:  Eloisa Medina, ECHO ($150) 1785

March 5:  Clothes and shoes for the son of a single dad whose work hours have been cut, so all money goes to bills and rent.  Referral:  Diana Howard, LINK ($250) 1788

March 6:  Baseball cleats and pants for 2 boys playing their first game tomorrow.  One of the boy’s fathers just died in a horse accident.  Referral:  Andrea Blanco and Scott Schalde, Laguna Middle School and delivery by Kathy apRoberts ($160) 1789

March 6:  Partial payment for back car registration for single mother of twins; the mother is a victim of domestic violence and the abuser in jail for 10 years.  Referral:  Tammee Green, CAPSLO ($300) 1790

March 6:  Partial rent payment for struggling couple; he works for minimal wage and she recently had surgery, so he had to take off to help during her recover.  Referral: Dee Torres, SLO Housing Connection ($300) 1791

March 9:  Partial rent for disable woman on a fixed income who is behind this month because she needed a new pair of glasses.  Referral:  Stella Medina, Lucia Mar ($225) 1792

March 9:  Bassinet and linens for a new baby girl.  Referral:  PHN, and shopping by Kathy ApRoberts ($43.14)

March 9:  Car repair for a couple looking for work and sharing one vehicle that is not running well.  Referral:  Dee Torres, SLO Housing Connection ($159.34) 1793

March 10:  Car repair for a single, homeless mom.  Referral:  Eloisa Medina, ECHO ($300) 1794

March 10:  Partial rent to allow an elderly homeless woman to secure housing in a studio apartment.  Referral:  Eloisa Medina, ECHO ($300) 1795

March 10:  Partial rent to help a disabled woman to move in to a studio apartment.  Referral:  Eloisa Medina, ECHO ($300) 1796

March 10:  Partial first month’s rent for a single mother and her 2 children.  Referral:  Eloisa Medina, ECHO ($300) 1797

March 11:  Water heater for a family living in an RV and warming their water on a stove to use for bathing.  Referral:  Romi Ramirez, CAPSLO ($250) 1787

March 12:  Diapers for toddler in struggling family.  Referral:  PHN ($16.19) 1798

March 12:  Partial rent to prevent eviction for 60-year-old woman who has been recently laid off.  Referral:  Amber Grimme, CAPSLO ($300) 1799

March 13:  Emergency motel stay for parents and their daughter.  Dad, just diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, wanted to be in a motel when he told his family.  He will be selling their car to pay other bills.  Referral: Jose Olivera, LINK, and Jami Wozniak, Lucia Mar school counselor ($345.75) cash

March 13:  Bathtub for new baby girl.  Referral:  PHN, and shopping by Kathy apRoberts ($19.44)

March 13:  Partial rent for a single father of 3 children who were removed from their mother’s care.  Referral:  Belinda Benassi, Child Welfare Services ($200) 1800

Items donated by:  diapers, wipes, children's clothes, and toys from Mariam Shah; onesies from Kemay Eoyang; diapers and sleepers from Cathy Swanson; personal products from Lynda Burnsed; cleaning supplies from Judy Eisenhard, Gwen Caron, Madeline Fay, Mary Anne Morgan, Lynn De Leo, and Kathy Lotfi; diapers from Peti Johnson; basketball, pump, and inflation needles from Anonymous; household, food, and paper products from Nell Wade; delivery to Prado and Grizzly by Kat Tuculet; toddler bed from Jayne Auchterlonie delivered by Terry Elfrink and David Buck-Moyer; school supplies from Bonnie Marzio; diapers from Canyon County 4H delivered by Candy Later; toiletries from Anonymous; clothes and toys from Kate Mavis; cases of diapers and children’s clothes from Shannon Matuszewicz delivered by Teresa Campbell; 2 twin beds with linens from Marcia Nelson delivered by Terry Elfrink and David Buck-Moyer; cereal from Andrea Wasko and Meaghan Gilbert delivered by Myron Hood; clothes for 2 homeless children being bullied because they wear the same outfits daily from Kate Mavis, Mandi George, Laura Fulton, Marylou Gooden, Sarah Levanway, Sarah Johnson, Teri Simmons, Joanne Hatcher, Karen Wood, Lisa Aquino, and Marilyn Banducci; bed and linens from Monica Soren; diapers and can opener from Hospice Hope Chest; teen clothes from Judy Resnick; children and teen clothes from Esperanza Perez Evans; Baby Bjorn from Lisa Aquino; diapers via Amazon from Linda Sandy; backpack and clothes from….  Groceries for Laguna and clothes for Pirates’ Closet from Vita Miller; North County delivery by Joy Sostrin;
 
Funds donated by:  Carol Pilsbury, Michelle Williams, Sandi Pardini, Carol Thom and The Thom Group, Janis Woolpert, Roger and Wanda Bailey, Judy Barclay, Diana Henderson, Joanne and Phil Ruggles; Linda Jankay, Fran Norris, Linda Sandy, Sandy Hill, Lori Johnston, Amy Sullivan, Lisa Simon, Teresa Simmons, Sylvia Drucker,