What Womenade Shared February 16th - 29th

February 16:  Partial payment for dentures through the Noor Foundation for a woman in need.  Referral:  Jessica Devereaux, Wilshire Community Services ($300) 2490

February 17:  Gas bill payment for a senior man living on Social Security.  Referral:  Sonia Greene, LINK ($80) 2491

February 17:  Storage unit payment to prevent the loss of important papers for a single mother of 2 who is disabled and homeless.  Referral:  Marisela Corona, LINK ($168) 2492

February 17:  Tires for a cancer patient to safely drive to medical treatments.  Referral:  Eloisa Medina, HCRC ($300) 2493

February 17:  Underwear and shoes for a young boy in a struggling family.  Referral:  Yecenia Silvas, Oceano School Readiness ($100) 2494

February 19:  Gas bill payment for a father and his special needs child who have received a shut off notice.  Referral:  April Madden, County Behavioral Health ($300) 2495

February 19:  Partial payment for a medical procedure for a woman in need.  Referral:  Eloisa Medina, Hearst Cancer Resource Center ($300) 2496

February 19:  Mini size crib mattress for a baby too big for her bassinet.  Referral:  PHN, and shopping by Jacque Fondren ($47.60) 2518

February 19:  Partial rent for a senior woman; her son, who usually helps her, is ill.  Referral:  Eloisa Medina, HCRC ($300) 2498

February 22:  Utility payments to restore services for a family; the father passed away leaving significant debt.  Referral:  Linda Pierce, Lucia Mar Schools ($250 and $100) 2497 and 2499

February 22:  Deposit for a single, disabled mother of 3 to move her family to housing.  Referral:  Karina Ayala, CAPSLO ($300) 2500

February 22:  Car insurance payment so a client in the DAS Co-occurring Disorders Treatment program can drive herself and other patients to treatments.  Referral:  Cynthia Caldeira, County Behavioral Health ($300) 2501

February 23:  Support for a mother who had to stop working due to postpartum depressions; her husband had to stop work as well as she felt she could hurt herself and her children.  The father is now back to work, but their finances still can't cover the glasses she has been going without for months.  Referral:  Stella Medina, LUMSD ($198) 2502

February 24:  Reinstatement fee to Laborers Local 220 for a man released from custody and working to improve himself.  Referral:  Else Mai Curry, Post Release Treatment Services, County ($114) 2504

February 24:  Partial rent for a woman recovering from debilitating medical issues.  Referral:  Amanda Hartman, Dignity Health ($300) 2505

February 24:  Infant car seat for a premature baby in Foster care.  Referral:  PHN, and purchase by Jacque Fondren ($83.71) 2418

February 24:  Diapers for a small baby.  The family has recently been housed, but the mom hasn't started her new job yet.  Referral:  Vanessa Greene, LINK ($26.99) 2506

February 24:  Crucial medication for depression for a mother who is trying to get more work hours to manage her medications, while being available for her child custody, mental health, and other medical appointments.  Referral:  Juan Majano, CAPSLO ($217.85) 2507

February 24:  Gas bill payment for a senior woman who has faced much grief due to several deaths in the family.  Her gas bill doubled in the December/January cold snap, and she could either buy food or pay it.  Referral:  Kelly Hannula, Wilshire Community Services ($128.43) 2508

February 25:  Partial rent for a senior couple; he works in the fields, but has been ill for 3 weeks.  Referral:  Eloisa Medina ($265) 2509

February 26:  Car repair for 61-year-old gentleman.  Referral:  Eloisa Medina ($273) 2510

February 26:  Gas card and food for a single mother of 1 recently placed on medical disability; disability payments won't start for a while and she needs to get to treatments and special food for her medical condition.  Referral:  Veronica Cablayan, 5 Cities Homeless Coalition ($200) 2507 and Debit

February 26:  Gas card to take a mother to chemo appointments.  Dad lost his job because of too much time off work when he took her to LA for surgery and treatment.  Referral:  Veronica Cablayan, 5 Cities Homeless Coalition ($100) Debit

February 26:   Partial payment for a used mobility scooter so a father can get out of the house to get supplies and be a part of his young daughter's school life.  Referral:  Rose
Levinson-Cooke, Central Coast Home Health  ($300) 2511

February 26:  Partial dental payment for a patient ill with cancer for 3 years; she had a dental emergency while in LA seeing her oncologist.  Referral:  Gloria Caine, Hearst Cancer Resource Center ($300) 2512

February 29:  Transportation for a single mother of 3 children who has Stage 4 ovarian cancer to take her children to her parents, so they can take care of them after her death.  Referral:  Eloisa Medina, HCRC ($423.80) 2513

February 29:  Partial rent to prevent eviction for a single father and his 4 children. He works in the fields.  He has a budget for future payments.  Referral:  Bianca Terrazas, Peoples' Self-Help Housing ($300) 2514

February 29:  Gas so a a mother can travel to a sub acute facility in LA to visit her 7-month-old son who has respiratory problems with a trach and a g tube for feeding.  Referral:  Jennifer Miners and Mary Rose Niemi, CenCal Health ($100) 2515

February 29:  Motel stay after surgery for a homeless mother, her 9-month-old ex-NICU baby and her significant other who is on permanent disability.  They are working hard to find a place that will accept their Section 8 voucher, and have signed up for vocational training.  Referral:  Sierra Vista social worker ($300)  cash to motel

February 29:  Utility payment for a recently housed single father who has been homeless since his wife passed away 10 months ago.  Referral:  Veronica Cablayan, 5 Cities Homeless Coalition ($84.88)  2516

February 29:  Partial shelter rent for a single mother with 2 daughters.  The usual fund is out of money. Referral:  Shona Pruitt, Women's Shelter Program of San Luis Obispo County ($300) 2517

Items Donated:  bounty of grocery bags from Molly Kiely and Elaine Stewart; children's clothes from Karla Quiroga; 2 bikes for people who are homeless from Jim Ellman; toddler bike from Jayne Engle Allen; children's bike from Elaine Stewart; delivery by Judy Rutter; delivery by Dana Starkovitch; reusable bags from a bounty of people delivered to Whiz Kids; children's clothes from Shy Smith; bed from Nancy Hurd; bunk bed and sofa bed from Wendy Lewis via Naomi Blakely delivered by Terry Elfrink and David Buck-Moyer; 2 children's bikes from Jim Ellman; toiletries from Judy Riener; fabric from Linda Jankay; dining table and chairs from Pat Cano; baby items and diapers from Sara Fiore; baby clothes from Cara Battino; laundry detergent from Rosemary Cleaves and Madeline Fay; toiletries from Lynn De Leo, Lynn Heinrich, and Ann Jones; diapers from Kemay Eoyang; diapers and clothes for a new baby - the mother was dropped off at a homeless shelter by her mom once she learned her daughter was pregnant - the girl has not missed a day of school since and is on track to graduate in March and start dental assistant school; 90 recyclable bags from Anonymous; backpacks and shampoo from Baywood Navy to Pirates' Plaza via Carol Devore; mastectomy bras and prothesis for uninsured women served by Hearst Cancer Resource Center from Angela Freberg and Kathy apRoberts; toiletry delivery to Prado and Grizzly from Kat Tuculet; recyclable bags from Anonymous; Read Across America t-shirt from Anonymous; sleeping bags and purses/blessings bags for the homeless from Alexandrea Silver-Helms;

Admin Funds Donated:  Leslie Rotstein, 

Funds Donated:  Mary Parker to honor Amanda Brunelli, Diane Wettlaufer, Melaleuca, Amazon Smile, Florence and Frank Simon, Nurse Mo McGee, Maggie Ragatz, Rosemary Cleaves, Darlene Bowman, Mariam Shah, Grace Nagel, Gay Groomes, Madeline Stevenson, Mary Franks, Margaret Helley, Bonnie Rivera, Lola Zybura, Monica Soren, Kathleen Johnson, Gwen Carton, Madeline Fay, Mary Anne Morgan, Dyann Campagna, Christen Zybura, Kathleen Dautremont, Ginny Kenny, Marla Lee Eaton, Phyllis Bettencourt, Mary Gregory, Lynn De Leo, Kathy Greer, Jennifer Miners, Bob and Carol Kerwin,