March 1: Food for a family of 5 not eligible for food stamps due to family income; all bills are paid, but no food in the house. Referral: April Madden, County Behavioral Health ($200) 2519
March 1: Gas and food support for a returning college student who doesn't qualify for support because she dropped out 7 years ago due to homelessness and medical issues. Referral: Andrea Devitt, counselor, Cuesta College ($200) 2520
March 1: PG&E payment, diapers, and wipes for a single father. Referral: Rochelle Fingerson, Family Maintenance, Child Welfare Services ($212.48 and $14.03) 2521 and 2526
March 1: Partial rent for a grandmother who is filing for disability after an operation for varicose on her head; she is the sole caretaker of her 15-year-old grandson. Referral: Marisela Corona, LINK ($300) 2522
March 1: Tablet for a woman in the Transitional Housing Program who is working with Supportive Employment specialists and the Department of Rehabilitation; she is paying her housing costs and saving money. She will need this tablet to to keep up with job opportunities. Referral: Jan Lewis, T-MH ($105.95) 2523
March 2: Gas and food for a single mother of 3 children who has just lost her job. She needs to drive her children to counseling and herself to look for another job. Referral: Danilda Reyes, LINK ($300) 2524
March 2: Gas, food, and personal products for a family of 5 who is homeless; the father is not stable. Referral: Sonia Greene, LINK ($300) 2525
March 2: Partial car repair payment for a young mother who is homeless. Referral: Kevin Reeder, ECHO ($210.37) 2527
March 3: Partial rent for a single woman who was a victim of domestic violence and a violent crime; she cleans houses. She is being helped with financial management going forward. Referral: Catherine Manning, People's Self-Help Housing ($300) 2528
March 3: Food for a family who has run out of money because of unexpected medical bills they had to pay. Referral: Tatiana Abundus, Big Brothers/Big Sisters ($200) 2529
March 4: Lice kit for the elementary daughter of a mom who is homeless. Referral: Danilda Reyes, LINK ($26.23) 2530
March 4: Partial rent to prevent the eviction of a single mother and her family; the mom was injured on the job. Referral: Rocia Hernandez, LINK ($300) 2531
March 7: Car repair for a single mother of 2 boys, a Veteran, who was formerly homeless after fleeing domestic violence. Referral: Tephiny Jones, PATH ($300) 2532
March 7: Motel stay for a mother and her 6-year-old son who are homeless; she recently had surgery and now has the flu. Referral: Drew Washer, French Hospital social worker ($124) 2533
March 7: Phone and first month's payment for a woman who needs to make appointments to doctors and employers. Referral: Trista Ochoa, Transitions Mental Health ($70) 2534
March 7: Utility bill payments for a family of 5. The father lost his job due to disability and those payments haven't started yet. Referral: Marisela Corona, LINK ($102.80 and $81.98) 2535 and 2536
March 8: Food and gas for a woman who is elderly and low income and the primary caretaker for her son who has significant health issues. Referral: Fiona Phillips, HUD/People's Self-Help Housing ($200) 2537
March 8: Food for a woman who has seizures and has had to use her limited funds to upgrade her life alert system to a GPS-based system, so first responders can find her if she is not at home. Referral: Rose Levinson-Cooke, Central Coast Home Health ($150) Debit
March 8: PG&E payment for a young mother of 2; she will soon go back to work after the birth of her baby, but has been unable to stretch her savings out to make all her bills. Referral: Vanessa Greene, LINK ($157) 2539
March 8: Medical bill payment for a senior who is uninsured and was taken to an urgent care center. Referral: Eloisa Medina, HCRC ($166) 2540
March 9: Partial payment to repair a car so a mother of 2 young children can get back to work. Referral: Nathaniel Reynolds, County Drug and Alcohol Services ($300) 2541
March 9: An RTA pass for a woman who is homeless to travel to and from treatment, and one for a client to get to and from work. Referral: Paterese Reynolds, County Intensive Outreach Treatment, and purchase by Naomi Blakely and Jayne Devencenzi ($88)
March 9: Diapers and receiving blankets for a newborn; mother is experiencing a complicated pregnancy. Referral: Vanessa Greene, LINK, and shopping by Jayne Devencenzi ($)
March 10: RTA pass so a woman living in a Sober Living Home can get to appointments. She currently has no income. Referral: Cyndy Shaparnis, Drug and Alcohol Services, and purchase by Naomi Blakely ($44)
March 10: Car registration so a Veteran can accept a job he has been offered. Referral: Esther Castillo, PATH ($158) 2542
March 11: Partial rent for a room for a formerly homeless woman who has just graduated from a 6-month drug and alcohol program and is moving to a supportive environment of Captive Hearts in Grover Beach. Referral: Beverly Cook, Goodwill/America's Jobs ($200) 2543
March 11: Partial rent to allow a 62-year-old woman who is disabled to move from congregate housing to her own apartment. Referral: Monica Diaz, Transitions-Mental Health nurse ($300) 2544
March 11: Rent for a young mother in a Sober Living Home; she just got a job, but won't receive her first check for 2 weeks. Referral: Corey Hoffman, County Drug and Alcohol Services ($300) 2545
March 12: Soccer fees for 3 students in low income families; the YMCA has reduced costs for them. Referral: Kim Richards, Tidelands Counseling ($120) 2546
March 12: Food and gas for a 19-year-old student waiting for financial aid approval; her mother is in a mental hospital and her father is in jail. Referral: Andrea Devitt, Cuesta College counselor ($200) 2547
March 12: Household cleaning items for 17-year-old mom due to have a new baby, the dad, and their 14-month-old boy moving from a mold-infested apartment to a healthy one. Referral: Patti Fox, ALPHA ($100) 2548
March 12: Food and gas for a sister, brother-in-law, and 18-month old who are low income while they are here from Canada to say goodbye to her sister who is in Hospice care. Referral: Ashley Hahn, Dignity Hospice ($211.90) 2549
March 14: Knox Box for a woman who has frequent seizures so the first responders can have access to her apartment instead of having to break down the door if she is locked inside. Referral: Rose Levinson-Cooke, Central Coast Home Health ($140) 2550
March 15: Large size undergarments from Lane Bryant for a woman at risk of losing her job for not having good coverage through her work uniform. Referral: Laura Gaisie, T-MH ($150) 2551
March 15: Motel stay for a family of 6 who became homeless today. Only dad is working at this time. Referral: Sonia Greene, LINK ($266.85) 2552
March 15: Partial rent for a single father, a Veteran, who has received a 3-day notice for eviction. Referral: Ricardo Vazquez, ECHO ($300) 2553
Items Donated: for the camping family, air mattress from Nanette Madding, hotel nights from Alison Haupt and Kathy apRoberts, camp stove and lantern from Jimmy apRoberts, flashlights from Shannon Matuszewicz, and tent from Vince and Jen Caffee; children's clothes from Kim Equinoa via Sally; filled purses for the homeless from Alexandrea Silver-Helms delivered by Kat Tuculet; puzzles from Tina Dodd-Wilson and games from Carrie Fogo for Nipomo Elementary Library; child safety gate from Gini Griffin; binders and puzzles from Rosemary Cleaves for Nipomo Elementary Library; children's chairs and trike from Pat Lindquist; hand knit baby blankets from Ruth Nagano; bed from Janice Lynch via Angela Freberg; bed from Sally Wielder; wipes from Carrie Fogo and Linda Jankay; diapers and children's items from Rebecca Larsen; crib from Donna DiGangi; Los Osos Backpack Program food from Amanda Sorenson, Kathy Gisler, and Anonymous delivered by Sue Hood; mastectomy bras and prosthesis from Ilene and Anonymous; diapers from Barbara Ramsdell and Central Coast Circle of Friends; couch, table, lamps chair, cabinet, and 2 boxes of kitchen items from Kellie Kallchak; chest of drawers and night stands from Andrea Surfleet; Backpack food from Angela Freberg; paper for Lucia Mar from Spirit Winds Physical Therapy; soap from Linda Jankay;
Admin Funds: Dana Starkovich, Rita Erwin,
Funds Donated: Linda and Roy Rawlings, Lisa Bertrand, Arlene Versaw, Amy Wagner, Patty Aguilar, Terry Day, Jean Steele, Jayne Devencenzi, Fred Donati, Linda Jankay, Anonymous, J. Clay and Alice Thompson in memory of Jean de Bruyn, Carla Saunders, Diana Henderson, Susan Demma, Lynn Heinrich, Michele Williams, Nancy Shearer, Muriel and Gary Harkins' Movie Group, Sally Equinoa, Addie Nichols, Judy Barclay, Laurie King-Rossi, Angie Logan, Eileen Falcinella, Ann Shannon, Michelle Brown, Judy Burrows, Lydia Heinbockel, Peggy McCain, Brenda Hill, Kathleen Wilson, Terry Gillespie, Cynthia Fatzinger, Linda Mize, Anonymous, Libbie Agran, Patrice and Zaf Iqbal, Mary Parker, Phil and Joanne Ruggles, Sue Smith, Phyllis Martinelli, Tom and Kathy McLaughlin, Diane Wettlaufer,
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