Friday, July 31, 2015

What Womenade Shared From July 1st - July 15th


July 1:  Partial utility payment for family whose electricity has been shut off.  Referral:  Diana Steinhauer, County social worker ($200) 2030

July 1:  Emergency motel stay for abused mother and her 2 and 4-year olds until they can get safe housing.  Referral:  Adrienne Lomp, LINK Health Navigator ($151.74) 2031

July 2:  Emergency gas card for family to take their 8-month-old to the hospital in Madera for the 12th time.  Referral:  Sierra Vista social worker ($100) 2032

July 2:  Child safety gate to protect toddler.  Referral:  PHN, and shopping by Roberta Kassak ($)

July 7:  Emergency gas card for a man’s family member to take him from Grover Beach to Santa Barbara for a surgery appointment.  Referral:  Alyssa Canada, social worker, Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital ($50) 2033

July 7:  Emergency gas card so a mother can take her son to Santa Barbara for a medical appointment.  Referral:  Sonia Greene, LINK ($50) 2034

2035 Void

July 9:  Phone card so the mother of a 1-year-old entering residential treatment can keep in touch with her child’s foster parents.  Referral:  Kim Schwab, County Drug and Alcohol Services, and shopping by Roberta Kassak ($45)

July 9:  Smog check and car registration for a Veteran who recently became housed after being homeless for 6 years.  Referral:  Fiona Phillips, People’s Self-Help Housing ($48 and $80) 2036 and 2037

Void 2038

July 9:  Safety cook top so elderly woman can remain independent.  Referral:  Brittany Carraway, People’s Self-Help Housing ($91.99) 2039

July 10:  Partial rent for a mom who works long hours, and has never asked for help before.  Referral:  Elena Chavez, LINK ($300) 2040

July 12:  Emergency car seat for newborn to safely leave the hospital with her mother.  Referral:  Sierra Vista social worker ($97.07) 2041

July 13:  Partial security deposit for a disabled single mom to move from homelessness to housing.  Referral:  Pat Blackwell and Belinda Benassi, County Department of Social Services ($306) 2042

July 13:  Glasses for a woman Veteran who received glasses from the Lions within the last year and is not eligible again; she has had eye surgery.  She has been offered a job if she can get new glasses.  Referral:  Esther Castillo, PATH ($200) 2043

July 13:  Emergency tires so a woman can safely drive from South County to her job in Morro Bay.  Referral:  Stella Medina, Lucia Mar School District ($85.95) 2044

July 13:  Boys Club Summer Camp for 3 special needs brothers.  Fees have been reduced, and parents are paying part when they get their check in August.  Referral:  Stella Medina, Lucia Mar Schools ($200) 2045

July 13:  Electricity bill payment to prevent shut off for man just diagnosed with cancer.  Referral:  Drew Washer, French Hospital social worker ($151.70) 2046

July 13:  Partial debt payment so a man who is part of the 50 Now Program can start anew.  Referral:  Lori Maggelet, Transitions Mental Health ($200) 2047

July 14:  PG&E payment to prevent shut off for a single mom who has gotten behind on bills, but now has a payment plan to become self-sufficient.  Referral:  Jason Flanagan, People’s Self-Help Housing ($28) 2048

July 14:  Partial rent for woman and her mother who are struggling to stay housed.  Referral:  Yecenia Silvas, Oceano School Readiness ($300) 2049

July 14:  Partial payment for electric bill to prevent shut off for family with children.  Referral:  Elena Chavez, LINK ($100) 2050

July 15:  Bike lock, headlight, and protective vest for a woman riding each morning at 3:00 a.m. to her new job.  Referral:  David Lichti, counselor ($41.75) 2051

Items Donated:  
--> Books from Whiz Kids and Lesa Smith; cloth grocery bags made by the SLO Honor Farm; North County delivery by Barbara Putman; books from Nita La Loggia; shoes and children’s clothes from Jacque Fondren; children’s cloths from Nancie Seydel; children’s chairs and toys from Anonymous; school supplies and backpacks for foster children and teens served by Family Care Network from Anonymous, Kathie Hendricks and her granddaughter Olivia, Baxter and Moerman Jewelry; refrigerator for a dad and 5 children from Barbara Rosenthal; crib from Roxanne Pryor set up by Terry Elfrink; 2 beds from Lesa Smith; dresser from Carol Astaire; toys from Karen Morgan; refrigerator for a woman who lost her husband to cancer and is caring for her daughter who has cancer from Lauren Rueda; kitchen items and shower curtain from Naomi Blakely; 2 cases of diapers from Peti Johnson; bike from Naomi Blakely; children’s quilts and blankets from Katie Perez; dining table and chairs from Vickie Rabourn; flatware from Jolie Burrows; clothes for Pirates’ Closet from Baywood Navy – shopping by Carol Devore; school supplies from Marian Kaser; linens, trundle bed, and kitchen items from Joan Hughes for a family moving to housing; kitchen supplies and twin bed from Danny Sullivan for a family moving to housing, delivered by Susan Updegrove; toddler bed repaired and delivered by Tom and Jayne Auchterlonie;

Fund Donated:
 Lisa Bertrand, Tim Banducci Golf Tournament, Diana Henderson, Mary Parker, Judy Barclay, Sophia Moreno, Laguna Lake Ladies Golf Members, Phil and Joanne Ruggles, Kroger, Sue Smith, Carol and Bob Kerwin, Madelyn Millholland and Warren Lowrey, Fred Donati, Anonymous, Carol and Jay Devore, Elizabeth Curren, Susan Hood, Lainie Wachter, Daphne Meyers, Rochelle Johnson, Yolanda Waddell, Maribeth Peterson, Evelyn Greenwald, Evelyn Ruehr, Jeannette Powles, Gail Sears, Peti Johnson,

Admin Funds Donated: 
Dana Starkovich, Leslie Rotstein, Rita Erwin,


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