Friday, May 1, 2015

What Womenade Shared From April 16th - 30th


April 16:  Partial rent for struggling mother of a special needs student.  Referral:  Maribel Chavez, counselor, San Luis Coastal ($350) 1860

April 16:  Gas and food for struggling student commuting to Hancock for classes that aren’t available at Cuesta.  Referral:  Andrea Devitt, Cuesta College ($200) 1861

April 17:  Wheelchair repair and batteries for 79-year-old woman who is severely physically disabled and was not successful in getting a new electric chair approved by MediCal or Medicare.  A used one was located and purchased, but needed repair.  Referral:  Sandy Murry, Housing Authority of San Luis Obispo ($370) 1862

April 18:  Weekend food for starving homeless man.  Referral:  Lois Crotser, SLO Housing Connection ($50) 1863

April 20:  Paper work for DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) for woman who earns $400 a month and takes care of her 86-year-old father and another family member; her mother just passed away.  Referral:  Michele Higgins and Belinda Benassi, County Social Services ($200) 1864

April 21:  Food and diapers for a single mother of 4, 1 a newborn.  The mom is a victim of domestic violence and he is now incarcerated.  Referral:  Sandra Garcia, San Luis Obispo County Mental Health ($232.38) 1865

April 21:  Food and gas for a mom and Cuesta nursing student to take one of her children, a 10-year-old, to UCLA for a serious liver problem.  Referral:  Traci Walker, HASLO ($200) 1866

April 21:  PG&E payment to prevent shut off for single mother of 5 who is working 2 jobs.  She is involved in her children’s school activities and gets them to counseling appointments.  Referral:  Jose Olivera, Mesa Middle School LINK ($95.73) 1867

April 21:  Cell phone bill for a Veteran and his family until they complete application for a Lifeline phone.  Since his discharge, they have been unable to find employment and have spent their savings on motels; now they have been accepted in the Veteran’s program for housing support.  Referral:  Barbara Boisvert and Larry Feldt, CAPSLO ($250) 1868

April 22:  Partial back rent for a 60-year-old woman to allow her to receive a Section 8 voucher and stay in her apartment.  Referral:  Amber Grimme, CAPSLO 1869

April 22:  Partial rent for single mother who has lost work hours recently because of her young son’s problems.  Referral:  Danilda Reyes, LINK ($300) 1870

April 22:  Ophthalmology appointment for 19-month-old.  This initial appointment will allow California Children’s Services to help if further treatment is needed.  Referral:  Adrienne Lomp, LINK Health Navigator ($150) 1871

April 22:  Pediatric surgery appointment in Santa Barbara for a 7-year-old who has a hernia.  Jack’s Helping Hand is providing transportation costs.  Referral:  Adrienne Lomp, LINK Health Navigator ($150) 1872

April 22:  Household supplies for single mother of 2 young children.  She has been recently unable to work due to a surgery.  Referral:  Diana Howard, LINK ($100) 1873

April 23:  On line course fee to allow a student working hard to complete the last class for her Associate degree in Medical Assisting.  She has timed out for receiving state funding.  This will allow her to graduate while saving gas and childcare costs she can’t afford.  Referral:  Lisa Wearda, Cuesta College ($500) 1874

April 23:  Birth certificate to allow a young boy to enter Head Start.  His mom is in a recovery program and has just started a new job.  Referral:  Alicia McAllister, Drug and Alcohol Services ($28) 1875

April 23:  Notarization of 3 documents so a man can start work at a job he has been offered.  Referral:  Peggy Schiller, America’s Jobs Center ($30) 1876

April 23: Gas bill payment to prevent shut off for single disabled woman Veteran who is on the wait list for a Section 8 voucher that will reduce her struggle to make ends meet.  Referral:  Catherine Manning, People’s Self-Help Housing ($124.74) 1877

April 23:  Additional motel nights for a family with an 8-year-old to keep them off the streets until housing can be found.  Referral:  Marisela Corona, LINK ($305.95) 1878

April 27:  Lab test for a homeless woman who is ill.  Referral:  Eloisa Medina, ECHO ($54) 1879

April 27:  Bus ticket for a homeless man just released from jail to return to Santa Barbara and his case manager there.  Referral:  Sierra Vista social worker ($45.50) 1880

April 28:  Backpack and sleeping bag for a homeless man who has lived in our county 20 years; he has aged out of Foster care and isn’t eligible for shelter services due to drug use, and that use is being addressed.  Referral:  Dee Torres, SLO Housing Connection (99.34) 1881

April 28:  Partial rent to prevent evection for a family whose mom was laid off.  Referral:  Dee Torres, SLO Housing Connection ($300) 1882

April 28:  Partial rent for an older couple moving to housing.  They are farm workers.  Referral:  Eloisa Medina, ECHO ($300) 1883

1884 VOID

April 28:  Clothes for parents moving to housing.  Referral:  Adrienne Lomp, LINK ($200) 1885

April 28:  Clothes and gas for a single father of 2 girls who is also caring for his mom who is on oxygen.  They have lost Section 8 and are now homeless.  Referral:  Bessy Hoffman, LINK  ($200) 1886

April 28:  Bed for parents sleeping on the floor paid to Virtual Furniture Bank.  Referral:  PHN, information from Patty Beck, and faxing by Susan Updegrove ($50) 1887

April 29:  Partial rent for single mother and her 3 children; mother’s work hours have been cut.  Referral:  Elena Chavez, LINK 1888

April 29:  Food for a student and father of 2 who is looking for a job after recently being laid off.  Referral:  Andrea Devitt, Cuesta College counselor ($100) 1889

April 29:  Clothes for the youngest daughter of 3 children of a single mom.  The girl didn’t want to go to Santa Lucia School because children were laughing at her recent weight gain and her too tight clothes.  Referral:  Danilda Reyes, LINK ($200) 1889

April 29:  Partial rent for homeless Cal Poly student.  Referral:  Mendy Wilson, Catholic Charities ($300) 1890

April 29:  Car battery for a 17-year-old boy who has been sober for 4 months and is doing well in Juvenile Drug Court.  Holl-lee Lawrence, Atascadero Youth & Family Treatment Program ($159.83) 1891

April 29:  Gas card for family in rural Paso to bring their 2 sons to treatment and to Drug Treatment Court.  Referral:  Holl-lee Lawrence, Atascadero Youth & Family Treatment Program ($100) 1892

April 29:  For a 16-year-old girl who is graduating from a 9-month intensive drug treatment program, storage, hangers, sheets, and other items for her bare room.  Her mom works at a fast food restaurant and her step-dad is unemployed.  Referral:  Holl-lee Lawrence, Atascadero Youth & Family Treatment Program ($100) 1892

April 29:  Partial rent for a single dad with a 10-year-old who needs help due to illness.  Referral; Elena Chavez, LINK ($300) 1893

April 30:  RTA month-long bus pass for a 16-year-old to complete his Juvenile Drug Court attendance requirements.  He has missed 2 job interviews because his mom works until 5:00 pm, and cannot consistently afford bus fare for him.  Referral:  Holl-lee Lawrence, Atascadero Youth & Family Treatment Program, and shopping by Anne Appel

April 30:  Underwear for parents moving into an apartment with another family.  Referral:  Adrienne Lomp, LINK and shopping by Anne Appel

April 30:  Training underwear for a toddler girl.  Referral:  Laurabeth Medlock, Central Coast Early Intervention, and shopping by Anne Appel

Items Donated:  household supplies and toiletries from Mandi George; laptop, monitor, and speakers for Laguna from Marilyn Wills; for a family reuniting:  rugs and towels from Maggie Maly, kitchen items from Monique Carton and Kathy apRoberts, dishes from Mariam Shah, hair dryers and personal care products from Kathy Eichler, personal care products from Linda Jankay, household products from Anonymous and Marylou Gooden, silverware and household linens and toiletries from Carol Astaire, linens from Judy Riener, linens and toiletries from Kitty Rice, pots and pans from Teresa Campbell; North County delivery by Teresa Campbell; for a family moving to housing - linens and cleaning supplies from  and delivered to ECHO by Colleen Spafford; clothes from Helma Smulders; bed from Wendy Miller and futon from Dana Starkovich delivered by Terry Elfrink and David Buck-Moyer; household products from Anonymous; crib bedding, mobile, bouncer, and bumbo from Carla Brown; crib from Kristin Eldridge;  baby excersaucer from Pat Beck; diapers from Kat Tuculet; toiletries from Jayne Auchterlonie; games and forts from John Hostetter; socks from Cynthia Owen; toiletry delivery by Kat Tuculet; For a family moving to housing, plates, mugs, glasses, silverware, and children’s place setting from Marylou Gooden, clothes, lamps, and silverware from Gigi Sawyer, kitchen items from Robin Renteria; from Pat Beck, pillow cases and blanket for parents getting a bed; diapers from Shannon Matuszewicz;

Funds Donated:  Diane Wettlaufer, Vickie Rabourn, Vicki McPartland, Carol Astaire, Ingrid Pires, Sandra Brill, Carol Nielson, Ken and Judy Riener, Elise Carraway, Lynn Marie, Angela Soll, Joan Duffy, Colleen Spafford, Teddy Burton, Cleo and Alan Holz, Leslie Jones, Melaleuca, Marilyn Fuller, Rochelle Johnson, Cindy Treichler, Anneka Scranton, Patty Beck, Karen Blum, Gail Sears, Sandra Baers, Shirley Mednick, Joy Tuman, Vickie McPartland, Diane McKeague, Maggie Maly, Wendy Daly, Elie Axelroth, Marylou Gooden, Carol and Jay Devore,  Anonymous, Fred Donati, Kathy Greer, Malka Kutner, Dan Carpenter, Jim and Paula Salerno to honor Carol Devore on her birthday; Lara Baxley, John Spatafore, Elaine Gardiner,
 
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Admin Funds Donated:  Lola Zybura, Roberta Filadelfia, Bonnie Rivera, Janis Woolpert, Vicki McPartland, Carol Tickner, Candace Guldeman, Leslie Siembieda, Susan Demma, Ann Mathias, Lois Crotser, Kat Tuculet, Ros McQuade, Gail Sears, Cleo and Alan Holz, Carol and Jay Devore, Rochelle Johnson, Diane McKeague, Joy Sostrin, Doreen Wetzel, Janet Kourakis, Susan Updegrove, Anne Appel, Anonymous Matching Donor #2,

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