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,
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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