Friday, April 1, 2016

What Womenade Shared March 16th - March 31st

March 16:  Clothes and shoes for 2 boys in different families who are homeless.  Referral:  Dianne Bray, Atascadero Junior High counselor ($400) 2554

March 16:  Soccer clothes and shoes for a 7th-grader who has just moved into Transitions-Mental Health housing.  Referral:  Dianne Bray, counselor, Atascadero Junior High ($100) 2555

March 16:  Car payment so a man who is homeless can find work, go to treatment groups, and drive to Fresno periodically to help his ailing mother.  Referral:  Cynthia Caldeira, County Behavioral Health ($251) 2556

March 16:  Partial rent for a woman who is a field worker who lost pay during recent rains.  Referral:  Eloisa Medina ($325) 2557

March 16:  Martial arts down-payment for a 16-year-old who recently completed his high school credit requirements and wants to maintain a positive, structured life.  Referral:  Holl-lee Lawrence, County Youth and Family Treatment ($100) 2558

March 16:  Soccer fees for 6 siblings whose parents are going through a difficult time.  Paso Robles Youth Soccer greatly reduced payment.  Referral: Elena Chaves, LINK ($150) 2559

March 16:  Bus pass for a 15-year-old boy to travel to treatment twice a week; he sometimes misses because his mother works.  Referral:  Holl-lee Lawrence, County Youth and Family Treatment, and shopping by Naomi Blakely ($44)

March 16:  Track shoes and socks for a high school girl who has suffered much trauma; she has been accepted to several colleges and offered running scholarships.  Referral:  Manual Barba, County Mental Health ($120) 2560

March 17:  For 2 pregnant teen young ladies, food to eat in their motel room to carry them over until they are approved for food stamps.  Referral:  Veronica Cablayan, 5 Cities Homeless Coalition  ($200) 2561

March 17:  Gas card for the father of a family of 3.  His field work is slow due to the rains; he is looking for evening jobs for fast food and stocking shifts.   Referral:  Veronica Cablayan, 5 Cities Homeless Coalition ($100) 2561

March 18:  Partial utility payments for a single mother with 2 children who made the rent, but is short.  Referral:  Sonia Greene, LINK ($200 and $100) 2562 and 2563

March 18:  Gas and motel stay to UCLA for an recently unemployed expectant student 25 weeks along who has been referred to Children’s Hospital LA after her baby’s ultra sound showed a serious brain anomaly.  Referral:  Leona Gray, Lucia Mar Unified School District, Hope Program Coordinator, County Teen Parenting ($311.90) 2564

March 18:  Partial room rent for a young family.  She is 8 months pregnant and he just got a steady job working in the fields.  Referral:  Eloisa Medina ($375) 2565

March 18:  Partial rent for a room for an elderly woman who is disabled who will soon get food stamps and Medi-Cal so she can pay her own rent going forward.  Referral:  Dee Torres-Hill, SLO Housing Connection ($300) 2566

March 19:  Partial rent payment for a single mother with 4 children.  Referral:  Eloisa Medina 2567

March 22:  Partial rent for a single father with 3 boys and 1 girl.  Referral:  Eloisa Medina 2568

March 22:  Gas card for the single mother of 5 children to bring one of them to the doctor in San Luis and food for the family.  Referral:  Danilda Reyes, LINK ($2500) 2569

March 22:  RV campsite for 9 days for a Veteran who received an RV in the RV for Vets program, but he won’t have any funds until the beginning of next month.  Referral:  Larry Feldt and Brandy Bowser, CAPSLO Vets ($62.50 and $25 and $25) 2570, 2571, 2572

March 22:  Utility payment to restore a family's water services.  Referral:  Marisela Corona, LINK ($222.25) 2573

March 23:  Van registration for a gentleman who is working hard to improve his situation, and has been hired as a driver for the railway.  Referral:  Else Mai Curry, SLO Behavioral Health ($150) 2574

March 24:  Partial payment for new tires for a single parent who has just been hired as a food delivery driver.  Referral:  Mariana Gutierrez, San Luis Coastal Schools ($175) 2575

March 24:  Partial security deposit to move a 56-year-old woman in a wheelchair to housing.  She lost her leg to cancer as a young woman.  Referral:  Lori Eister, T-MH/50 Now Program ($300) 2576

March 25:  Car payment for a survivor of long-tern childhood sexual abuse who recently was laid off from her job.  Referral:  Amber Hollarman, RISE ($168) 2577

March 25:  Partial payment to repair a car for a homeless woman at the shelter.  Referral:  Kevin Reeder, ECHO ($300) 2578

March 25:  Car payment for a woman who got behind on her bills because of severe kidney problems.  Referral:  Nicole Holst, T-MH ($300) 2579

March 25:  Food for a single mother of 2 children.  Her son is recently on Home Hospital, and she can’t work until he sees a specialist.  Referral:  Sonia Greene, LINK ($200) 2580

March 25:  Partial rent for a survivor of 5 years of Human Sex Trafficking.  She has 3 children, and is in therapy for severe PTSD.  Referral:  Amber Hollarman, RISE ($300) 2581

March 25:  Stroller for a teen mother of a 1-month-old.  Referral:  PHN, and shopping by Naomi Blakely

March 25:  RTA pass for a man to attend required weekly court dates and other appointments.  Referral:  Rosie Armendariz, County Drug and Alcohol Services, and shopping by Naomi Blakely ($44)

March 26:  Motel stay for a gentleman with open wounds on his legs. He currently lives in his car and can’t adequately take care of himself as he deals with serious health issues, diabetes, general weakness, and depression.  Referral:  Rose Levinson-Cooke, Central Coast Home Health ($300) Cash

March 28:  Tires for a single dad raising 3 children, so he can take them to school and himself to work.  Referral:  Christine Flores, T-MHA  ($100) 2582

March 28:  Dental exam to allow a woman who is disabled and suffering from serious gum disease to apply for a grant to receive a much needed dental procedure.  Referral:  Fiona Phillips, Peoples’ Self-Help Housing ($145) 2583

March 28:  Nursing license renewal to allow psychiatric technician to continue to work; she is currently in counseling.  Referral:  Elisa M. Leigan San Luis Obispo Behavioral Health ($300) 2584

March 28:  Partial propane payment to start service for a woman doing well in treatment who is moving to housing.  Referral:  Paterese Reynolds, Outpatient Treatment ($300) 2585

March 29:  Motel stay for a family who is homeless.  They will move to housing Friday.  Referral:  Sonia Greene, LINK ($160.90) 2586

March 29:  Gas for an approved visit for a mother to see her child placed out of the area with family members.  Referral:  Laura Gaisie, Transitions-Mental Health ($100) 2587

March 29:  Partial car payment for a woman who lost her job, but will be starting a new one in April.  Referral:  Dr. Shapiro ($100) 2588

March 29:  Repair of a broken front tooth on a denture for a woman who is disabled and wheelchair-bound.  Referral:  Sara Alley, Wilshire Community Services ($235) 2589

March 30:  Emergency food for a single mother with 4 children.  Referral:  Lisa Beals and Belinda Benassi, DSS ($200) 2590

March 30:  Emergency food and necessities for an 80-year-old living on Social Security; an error caused her usual monthly income to be $39.40 instead of the $405 she usually receives.  Referral:  Brittany Carraway, Peoples’ Self-Help Housing ($317.85) 2591

March 30:  Partial security deposit for a mother and her 3 children moving into transitional housing after living at the ECHO shelter and in her car.  Referral:  Shona Pruitt, Women’s Shelter Program of San Luis Obispo County ($300) 2592

March 30:  Partial security deposit to allow a woman getting out of an abusive situation to move to transitional housing.  Referral:  Shona Pruitt, WSP ($300) 2593

March 30:  Partial rent for a woman who was formerly homeless; she has a minimum wage job, but is short this month because of problems with her vehicle.  Referral:  Dee Torres-Hill, SLO Housing Connection ($300) 2594

March 31:  Tarp and bungee cords to cover the trailer that a mother and her 2 sons are living in; the trailer leaks and gets very cold.  Referral:  Bessy Hoffman, LINK ($134.90) 2595

March 31:  Emergency double stroller for a mother of 2 with no transportation.  Her 3-year-old has been accepted to start a special day class on Monday.  Referral:  Yecenia Silvas, Oceano School Readiness ($200) 2596

Items donated:
  pack-and-play from Jerry and Sharynn Chirpich; Backpack food from Lora Goodwin; dining table from Janeen Murphy; diapers from Corey Torczon; rocking chair from Ingrid Pires; linens from Ann Palmer; deliveries by Jayne Auchterlonie; bed and mastectomy bras and prosthesis from Janice Lynch; 2 queen mattresses from Muriel Harkins; sofa and love seat from Anneka Scranton; children’s clothes from Shy Smith; bounty of diapers from Whiz Kids Toys Diaper Drive; stroller from Sharynn and Jerry Chirpich; diapers from Canyon Country 4H; gift cards from Anonymous; towels from Shannon Matuszewicz;; Backpack food from Kathy apRoberts; linens from Cheryl Alikhan;

Admin Funds donated:  Leslie Rotstein, Dana Starkovich, Rita Erwin, Leslie Rotstein, Monica Soren in memory of Jackson, Jayne Engle Allen,

Funds donated: Peti Johnson, Melaleuca, Karen Diefenderfer in memory of her dear friend Barbara Marcum, Camilla Sloan in memory of Jean de Bruyn, Maggie Ragatz, Kathy Greer, Naomi Blakely to honor Toni Andre on her birthday, Ingrid Pires, Jennifer Miners, Kathleen Friend, Marianne McKeon-Wedell,

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