May 1: Partial
rent for single mother of 3 who just lost her job. Referral:
Michelle Gaulden, County Mental Health ($300) 1894
May 1: Partial
rent for recently employed veteran who has just obtained a VASH voucher
(Section 8 for Veterans). This
allows him to stay in his home who will become independent in June. Referral: Larry Feldt, CAPSLo Vets, ($300) 1895
May 2: Utility
bill payment for woman who needs support to prevent shut off. Referral: Jason Flanagan, People’s Self-Help Housing ($87.35 and
$32.45) 1896 and 1897
May 2: Food and
gas for a single mom and her 3 children; mom just lost her job. Referral: Danilda Reyes, LINK ($200) 1898
May 4: Lab fees
for mother of 3 who is overdue for a physical. She is being treated at CHC and the physical is being paid
by LINK. Father is unemployed, but
works in the community in exchange for health services for his children. Referral: Adrienne Lomp, Health Navigator, LINK ($78) 1899
May 4: Lamp for
parents and their 2-year-old and 7-week-old who have moved to a room with no
overhead light. Referral: April Madden, County Behavioral Health,
and shopping by Tess Mathews ($)
May 5: Partial
rent for woman in danger of eviction.
She has taken in her nephew because his mother is in jail. Referral: Dee Torres, SLO Housing Connection ($300) 1900
May 5: Driver’s
license for man who has just been released from jail. Referral: Janet
Allenspach, Liberty Tattoo Removal Program ($15) 1901
May 5: Bus pass
for a single mom needing transportation to and from treatment. Referral: Paterese Reynolds, County Intensive Outpatient Treatment,
and shopping by Tess Mathews ($44)
May 5: Bus pass
for homeless man to get to and from treatment. Referral:
Paterese Reynolds, County Intensive Outpatient Treatment, and shopping
by Tess Mathews ($44)
May 6: Gas for
a family to see a medical specialist out of the county. Referral: PHN ($100) 1902
May 6: Partial
medical payment for mother of 5 children to allow her to continue to receive
treatments for breast cancer.
Referral: Eloisa Medina, Heart
Cancer Resource Center ($500) 1903
May 7:
Emergency utility payment to prevent shut off for a family that includes
3 teens; the father was in an auto accident that resulted in him being in a
coma for 2 weeks. Caregiver was
supposed to take care of his finances, but did not. Referral: Bessy Hoffman, LINK ($288.25) 1904
May 7: A mom, a
victim of domestic violence, is getting her driver’s license. Repair of the car windshield is
necessary before she goes to her driver’s test. Referral:
Karina Ayala, CAPSLO ($185)
1905
May 7: Gas to
allow a single mother with 2 children to get to her new job and carry her over
till her first pay. Referral: Veronica Cablayan, ESG Homeless
Prevention, LINK ($100) 1906
May 7: Gas and
food for a single parent camping with his 3 children. He is working hard to find a job and needs gas for
interviews and getting the children to school, and food that can be purchased
daily to prevent theft by other campers.
Referral: Veronica
Cablayan, ESG Homeless Prevention, LINK
($200) 1906
May 7: Partial
storage unit fees for a mother who almost has a job. She has found a garage in which to store her items in the
future. Referral: Mollie Beck, County Drug and Alcohol ($300) 1907
May 7: 3
month’s car insurance for a family with a 2-year-old son that is living in a
tent at a campground. They are
enrolled in a housing/work program through DSS. Referral: Dee
Torres, SLO Housing Connection ($162) 1908 Lost check replaced by #1931
May 8:
Graduation cap and tassel for teen who can’t afford one. Referral: Jannine Saldana, Teen Academic Parenting/CAPSLO ($43.13)
1909
May 8: For a
young couple living in their car, new tires to replace the bald ones on their
vehicles. Referral: Belinda Benassi, County DSS ($332.89)
1910
May 8: Partial
rent for a woman who is having difficulty working due to PTSD and is near
homelessness. Referral: Marina Garza, counselor ($300) 1911
May 9: Gas for
a mother to take her 3-year-old to Valley Children’s Hospital in Madera 3 times
this month. Jack’s Helping Hand
covered the visits in April.
Referral: Adrienne Lomp,
Health Navigator, LINK ($75) 1912
May 11: Partial
rental deposit for a mother of 3 who has just found a job. Referral: Jackie Yeager, America’s Job Center/Goodwill ($300) 1913
May 12: Summer
sports fees for the children of a single mom. Referral:
Danilda Reyes, LINK ($180) 1914
May 12: For a
young girl who has overcome the worst while never giving up and getting good
grades, first new clothes ever for graduation and job interviews. Referral: Bessy Hoffman, LINK ($200)
1915
May 12: Rent
for single mother with 2 children.
Referral: Elena Chavez,
LINK ($375) 1916
May 12: Car
payment for single homeless mother of an 8-year-old and a 5-year-old who has
just found employment.
Referral: Diana Howard,
LINK ($300) 1917
May 12: Partial
rent to prevent a Veteran from being evicted after being out of work for a
month due to cancer surgery.
Referral: Mindy Truex,
Veterans Affairs, VASH ($300) 1918
May 12: Home
health aide for a woman who lives alone, is on a fixed income, and needs help
bathing and dressing. Referral: Hilary Preston, Central Coast Home Health and Hospice ($300)
1919
May 13: Food
for a single mother and her child.
The mother was assaulted at work, and is yet to get worker comp for the
time she has been out due to her injuries. Referral:
Monica Dominguez, Department of Rehabilitation ($200) 1920
May 13: Travel
food for a single mom who is taking her 11-year-old son to Santa Barbara for
medical care; LINK is paying for the train tickets. Referral: Sonia Greene, LINK ($105.95) 1921
May 13: Gas for
struggling single mom to get to work and take children to school. Referral: Sonia Greene, LINK ($100) 1921
May 13: Partial
payment of burial of a 10-month-old child of a single mother who also has an
elementary age child.
Referral: Erin Schimke,
teacher, San Luis Coastal ($100) 1922
May 14: Partial
rent to prevent eviction for mother of 4 currently on maternity leave from her
full-time job at Walmart.
Referral: Amber Grimme,
CAPSLO ($300) 1923
May 14:
LiveScan/fingerprinting so a homeless woman can take a job she has been
offered. Referral: Melanie Bustamante, Transitions Mental
Health ($52) 1924
May 14: Train
ticket so 82-year-old man can go to his family. Referral:
Eloisa Medina, ECHO ($80) 1925
May 14: A
husband recently diagnosed with cancer spent their saving on medical tests
because he did not know that he could apply for medical care at age 23. Partial rent so the family does not
lose their apartment. Referral: Eloisa Medina, ECHO ($300) 1926
May 15: Partial
rent for a father working 2 jobs at companies that have reduced hours. He needs to maintain his 20’ x 20’
place to prevent homelessness and maintain weekend visits with his
5-year-old. Referral: Bonnie Allen Estero Bay Alliance for
Care ($300) 1927
May 14:
Cleaning supplies and emergency home items for couple with 3 children
who have just found housing.
Referral: Eloise Medina,
ECHO ($100) 1928
May 14: Partial rent for single woman who has found a room
to rent. Referral: Eloisa Medina, ECHO ($300) 1929
May 15:
Interview clothes for 2 women with children under the age of 2 who have
weight gain due to pregnancies.
Referral: Jackie Yeager,
Goodwill ($300) 1930
May 16: Partial
rent for a single mom of 3 young children. She has just returned to the hospital after brain surgery
because her incision became infected.
Since her surgery, she has not been able to return to work in the
fields. Referral; Eloisa Medina, ECHO ($300) 1932
Items Donated:
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North County delivery by Barbara Putman; toddler bed from
Terry Elfrink and Vicki McPartland; 2 cases of diapers from Peti Johnson; diapers
and stroller from Kate Czekala; homemade quilted dining linens from Gigi
Kandler; co-sleeper for newborn in a motel from Andrea Devitt delivered by
Rochelle Becker; diapers, boys unders, and child’s sleeping bag from Shannon
Matuszewicz; blanket from Tess Mathews for family living in a tent at a
campground; crib mattresses from Amy Sullivan; baby bathtub from Calista
Stewart using her lemonade stand money delivered by Dee Lacy;
Funds Donated:
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Lisa Bertrand, Mary Parker, Carla Brown, Herbert Salamanca,
Karen Morgan in honor of Carol Devore, Rita Erwin, Patricia Streng, Darlene
Krause, Phil and Joanne Ruggles, Deborah Whitson, Judy Barclay, Bart and
Maryalice Jones, Sue Smith, Bob and Carol Kerwin, Diane Wettlaufer, Dan
Carpenter,
Admin Funds Donated:
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Kathy Hannula, Dana Starkovich, Leslie Rotstein, Patricia Streng,
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