Sunday, July 31, 2016

What Womenade Shared July 16th - July 31st Thank you!

July 18:  Partial rent to prevent eviction of a family with 2 children.  Mother cleans houses and the father was just injured at work:  Referral:  Peggee Davis ($300) 2890

July 18:  Partial deposit assistance for a single woman who is homeless and has found a room she can afford to rent going forward.  Referral:  Laurena Manke, CAPSLO ($300) 2891

July 18:  Bus pass for a woman who needs to report to treatment 3 times a week.  Referral:  Maria Aquino, County Drug and Alcohol, and shopping by Roberta Kassak ($44)

July 18:  Partial rent for a gentleman who was out of work for 3 weeks because his boss was in jail; he has obtained new and stable employment.  Referral:  Else Mai Curry, County Social Services ($300) 2892

July 18:  Partial motel payment for a single mom who is currently homeless, fleeing domestic violence.  Once her car is repaired, she will be able to drive to another state where she has a support system.  Referral from Dee Torres-Hill, and partnering with RISE, Victim Witness, and the Jewish Community Center ($300) 2893

July 18:  Partial rent to house a 65-year-old man who was hit by a car and had major back fusion surgery.  Referral:  Melaine Bustamante, CAPSLO ($300) 2894

July 18:  Partial rent to house a 55-year-old woman who is physically disabled.  Referral:  Melanie Bustamante, CAPSLO ($300) 2895 VOID replaced by 2897

July 18:  Partial payment for car insurance for a woman in her 30s.  Referral:  Trista Ochoa, Transitions-Mental Health ($72) 2896

July 18:  Gas card for a woman who is homeless to travel from Atascadero to San Luis for cancer treatments.  Referral:  Eloisa Medina, Hearst Cancer Resource Center ($50) Debit

July 18:  Partial rent for a single woman who is especially at risk.  Referral:  Ricardo Vazquez, ECHO Shelter ($300) 2898

July 19:  Food for a re-entry student who is homeless and waiting for food stamps to start next month.  Referral:  Susan Gossard, counselor, Cuesta College ($100) Debit

July 19:  Utility payments for a Veteran who is extremely poor and disabled.  Referral:  Kathleen Martin, VASH ($173.90 and $79.98) 2899 and 2900

July 19:  Gas cards for 2 clients in treatment and doing well, but struggling to get to and from the program.  Referral:  Paterese Reynolds, County Intensive Outreach Program ($100) Debit

July 19:  Underwear and shoes for the 17-year-old mother of an 18-month old, and a driver’s license for the grandmother of the baby.  Referral:  Sonia Greene, LINK ($100 and $33) Debit and 2901

July 19:  Partial rent for a single mother 20 weeks pregnant and going through a divorce.  Referral:  Bianca Flores, Community Health Centers ($300) 2902

July 19:  Diapers and wipes for a newborn.  Referral:  Bianca Flores, Community Health Centers ($30.20) Debit

July 19:  Emergency medication for a father discharging from the hospital only if the medication needed could be funded.  Referral:  Wendy Beres, social worker,  French Hospital ($295) Cashier’s Check to Walmart

July 19:  Motel while a mom and her sons, who are homeless and living in her car after leaving an abusive marriage, can work with social services for a place to stay.  Referral:  Katy Griffin, Highlands Church ($300) 2903

July 20:  Car payment for a single mom with 4 children in recovery for 9 months and doing well in her new job.  Referral:  Cheryl Cazier, County Drug and Alcohol ($300) 2905

July 20:  Gym fee for a 16-year-old in treatment who is attempting to re-enter mainstream high school and play football.  Referral:  Holl-lee Lawrence, County Behavioral Health ($100) 2906

July 21:  Bassinet for a new baby who will be born very soon.  Mother is on bed-rest, and she, her husband, and their 3 children live in a single wide trailer.  Referral:  Mary Teresi and Rachel Tarver, Martha’s Place Children's Center ($50.99) Debit

July 22:  Clothes and bedding for a single mother of 3 who has been in a sober living home that had a bed bug infestation.  Referral:  Corey Hoffman, County Drug and Alcohol ($200) Debit

July 22:  Food support for a re-entry college student who is taking care of her older children and a grandchild.  Referral:  Andrea Devitt, Cuesta College ($100) Debit

July 22:  School clothes and activity gift cards for a 16-year-old boy whose home life is miserable and who needs to be able to get out of the house.  Referral:  Colleen Ryan, SLO Coastal Therapy ($150 and $45) Debit and shopping by Roberta Kassak

July 22:  Utility bill payment for a Veteran who was short funds because there was confusion with installation.  Referral:  Mayra Martinez, HUD-VASH ($120.29) 2908

July 22:  New tires for a Veteran who earns low wages that make it difficult to save money to purchase tires.  Referral:  Mayra Martinez, HUD-VASH ($378.20) 2909

July 22:  Partial rent for a Veteran whose income decreased, and by the time she informed the Housing Authority, they were not able to adjust her rent.  Referral:  Mayra Martinez, HUD-VASH ($300) 2910

July 22:  Partial rent for a family given a 60-day-notice to leave the room they are renting because the landlord is selling.  Both parents have been clean and sober for 11 months and just recently got their toddler back from Foster care.  Diapers and clothes for the child.  Referral:  Public Health Nurse ($300) 2911

July 22:  Partial rent for a man struggling to get his life steady.  Referral: Trista Ochoa, Transitions-Mental Health ($134) 2912

July 23:  Diapers for a newborn.  Referral:  PHN ($22.65) Debit

July 25:  Utility bill payments for a single mother of 3 who lost her job.  Referral:  Sonia Greene, LINK ($200 and $100) 2913 and 2914

July 25:  Motel stay for a woman who is being discharged from the care center.  She is homeless and has had a recent hospitalization related to frequent falls and migraines.  CenCal will be finding her housing with the Transitional Food and Shelter Program going forward.  Referral:  Cyndi Murray, Director of Social Services Bayside Care Center ($271.68) Cash

July 25:  Utility bill payment to prevent shut off for a woman who is a survivor of human  trafficking.  Referral:  Rebecca Turner, Central Coast Freedom Network ($160) 2915

July 25:  Partial rent for a working single mother of 2 little ones who is doing her best to stay employed and support herself and her children alone.  Referral:  Rhonda Lovelady, County Behavioral Health ($300) 2916

July 25:  Emergency gas card so a mother can get a specialized CT scan in Madera.  Mom found transportation, but does not have the resources to provide gas.  Referral:  Ben Campos, County Behavioral Health ($100) Debit

July 26:  Replacement of bald tires so an elderly woman can drive to job training to improve her chances of finding a sustainable job.  Referral:  Beverly Cook, America’s Job Center ($295.64)  2917

July 26:  Bed for a young child of a single father who works 50 hours a week.  They had to throw her bed out due to a cockroach infestation.  Referral:  Yecenia Silvas, Oceano School Readiness ($100) 2918

July 26:  Partial rent for a man recovering from hernia surgery.  Referral:  Eloisa Medina ($300) 2919

July 26:  Partial rent for a woman working with T-MHA and the Department of Rehabilitation to strengthen her employment skills to maintain work.  Referral:  Melanie Bustamante, CAPSLO ($300) 2920

July 26:  Partial payment for car repair for a man working as an in-home service provider.  Referral:  Melanie Bustamante, CAPSLO ($100) 2921

July 26:  Surgery payment to allow a dental procedure for a little girl.  Referral:  Dr. Pedersen ($100) 2922

July 26:  Partial security deposit payment to allow a woman to move out of her motor home and in to a proper place to live.  Referral:  Bonnie Allen, Resource Connections ($300) 2923

July 27:  Green card renewal for a terminal cancer patient; card is necessary to be eligible for care.  Referral:  Eloisa Medina, Hearst Cancer Resource Center ($200) 2924

July 27:  Gas card for family traveling to UCLA for a medical appointment.  Referral:  Laura Gaisie, Transitions-Mental Health ($100) Debit

July 27:  Groceries to get through the month for a very low income 38-year-old woman with degeneration of her lumbar region.  School clothes for her 15-year-old daughter whose clothes are too old and too small.  Referral:  Megan Richert, Central Coast Home Health and shopping by Roberta Kassak ($100 and $200) 2927 and Debit

July 27:  Work clothes for a man who just got a job.  Referral:  Barbara Turk, DSS ($200) Debit

July 27:  Partial rent for a mother taking care of her mentally ill son alone now that her husband was just arrested.  Referral:  Kim Richards, Tidelands Counseling ($300) 2925

July 28:  Partial medical bill payment for a man who has been hospitalized.  Referral:  Araceli Guzman, CAPSLO ($300) 2928

July 28:  Campsite payment for a disabled woman and her husband to carry them through until he gets his meager paycheck on Monday.  Referral:  Beth Belingheri, Central Coast Home Health ($37.50) 2929 VOID ($35.00) 2936


July 28:  Partial rent for a man who had to take several days off work because he had a job accident that caused damage to one of his eyes. Referral:  Tito Ponce, People’s Self-Health Housing ($200) 2930

July 28:  Utility payment to keep phone service available for a very sick woman in case of emergencies.  Referral:  Fiona Phillips, People’s Self-Help Housing ($113.11) 2931

July 29:  Partial payment of a radiation bill.  The patient is 31, facing gamma knife treatments.  She has had cancer since 2014 -  breast, lymphoid and now tumors.  Her husband works for  the National Guard, but their bills have reached the catastrophic max last year and this.  Referral:  Megan Richert, Central Coast Home Health ($400) 2932

July 29:  Partial rent for a human trafficking victim whose program funding from another source was cut without notice.  Referral:  Rebecca Turner, Central Coast Freedom Network ($300) 2933

July 29:  Motel payment so a 61-year-old homeless woman who is severely ill with nausea and vomiting can stay indoors while she recovers.  Referral:  Megan Richert, CCHH ($300) Cash

July 29:  Driver’s license fee and PO Box fee for a single mom who is caring for a child who is very sick with an auto immune disease.  Referral:  Jessica Garner, Family Care Network ($33 and $25) 2934 and 2935

July 29:  School clothes, backpacks, and food for a family who will be using more funds than they have to stay with their newborn at Children’s Hospital LA; the baby has serious eye problems.  Referral:  Public Health Nurse ($300) Debit

July 29:  Gas for a single father from Cambria to continue to travel to Paso for a parenting support program that is helping him do well with his 2 children, 1 with autism.  Referral:  Juan Majano, CAPSLO ($200) Debit

Items Donated:  delivery by Mary Anne Morgan and Madeline Faye; futon, dresser, linens and children’s clothes from Heather Thomas; backpacks from Carol Devore and Anonymous; formula from Amber Wiehl; linens and pillows from Kim Conti DeGroot; backpacks and school supplies from Vicki McPartland and Terry Elfrink; 3 toddler bikes from Jim Ellman; paper from Leslie Jones; trike and riding toy from Laura Fulton; school supplies from Susan Updegrove; printing by Linda Jankay; donation pick up by Linda Jankay; baby hat from Diana Hershey; backpack from Marilyn Wills; delivery by Jayne Auchterlonie; Joanne Ruggles embossed painting from Ralph Jacobson; baby clothes from Lynda Allen; diapers from Debra Jackson and Kari Cook; diapers binders, and toiletries from Judy Eisenhard;

Funds Donated:  Christina Syer, Diane Wettlaufer, Madelyn Millholland and Warren Lowry, Leslie Rotstein, Anneka Scranton, Carol Devore in honor of Lainie Wachter’s Birthday, Darlene Krouse, Susan Hood, Karen O’Grady, Gail Sears, Maribeth Peterson, Linda Quesenberry, Glen andLisa Aquino and John and Marcie Lindvall to celebrate Linda and Roger Bishop’s 50th anniversary, Leslie Rotstein, Kat Tuculet, Anne and Kit Syer in honor of Linda and Roger’s 50th anniversary; Melaleuca, Donna Howard, Cindy Sullivan in honor of Linda and Roger Bishop’s 50th wedding anniversary, Carol Astaire, Maggie Ragatz, Tom Thompson, Molly Hopper, Faith Wu, Jeanne Wilbanks, Michelle McGill, Donna Gang, Sally Woelper, Jennifer Thompson, Janice Chagoya, Lynda Allen, Joanne Wilson, Judy Eisenhard, Mary Ann Morgan, Debra Jackson, Peggy Freehauf, Sharon Lechner, Rosemary Cleaves, Kathy Greer, Cyndi Murray, Jennifer Miners, Linda and Roger Bishop in honor of John and Marcie Lindvall’s 50th anniversary,

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