What Womenade Shared September 16 - September 30th

September 16:  Diapers and rent assistance for a mother and her baby.  The father went to look for work in the Valley, and she hasn’t heard from him in a month.  Referral:  Eloisa Medina ($300) 3041

September 16:  Electric bill payment to turn the power back on for  a woman with limited funds.  Referral:  Kevin Reeder, Transitional Food and Shelter ($183) 3042

September 19:  Food and gas for a local elderly lady stranded in Crescent City who hasn’t eaten for 2 days.  Referral:  Brenda Vaughn, ARK ($100) 3043

September 19:  Building blocks of different sizes and colors for a toddler who is having developmental delay.  Referral:  Public Health Nurse, and shopping by Edie Kahn ($23.68)

September 19:  Adult School book deposit for a young woman who is going back to school after dealing with domestic violence and other motherhood issues.  Referral:  Romi Ramirez, CAPSLO ($30) 3044

September 19:  Completion of payment for an amazing student’s school field trip.  Her single mother of 4 has paid as much as she can, but is having serious financial difficulties.  Referral:  Ricardo Vazquez, LINK ($150)

September 19:  Cleaning supplies and household items for a woman who is developmentally disabled, and receiving help to get her apartment in order.  Referral:  Fiona Phillips, People’s Self-Help Housing ($150) Debit

September 19:  Car window replacement and smog check for a single mother of 2 who left an abusive relationship.  Her spouse did extensive damage to her car.  Referral:  Ashley Totah, Child Welfare Services ($300) 3046

September 20:  Rent assistance for a father of 3 children.  He is a farm worker.  Referral:  Eloisa Medina ($300) 3047

September 20:  Food and household supplies for a man who is HIV positive and moving to his first place sober.  Referral:  Jennifer Woodward, County Behavioral Health ($200) Debit

September 20:  Partial first month’s rent for an elderly Veteran who had to use his funds for the repair of his old truck.  He will be able to budget going forward.  Referral:  Kathleen Martin, HUD/VASH ($300) 3048

September 20:  Oxygen co-pay so a man with COPD can leave the hospital.  He and his wife had been living in a travel trailer until it was stolen.  Referral:  Laurie Post, Twin Cities Hospital medical social worker ($129.60) 3049

September 21:  Partial rent for a working woman with a child whose income has been reduced.  She is forced to choose between paying rent and buying food for her child.  A plan for self-sufficiency is in process.  Referral:  Tito Ponce, People’s Self-Help Housing ($300) 3050 and food from Girl Scout Troop 20318

September 21:  Gas card for a parent visiting her baby in the NICU and making frequent trips to Fresno to comply with a required drug program.  Referral:  Sierra Vista Hospital social worker ($100) Debit

September 21:  Bedding for a pregnant mom and her family of 4 children who are staying at a relative’s house.  The middle school students are earning excellent grades.  Referral:  Dianne Bray, Atascadero Middle School counselor ($173.70) Debit

September 21:  Partial rent for a single mother who has lost work hours in the fields due to multiple medical appointments for her child.  Referral:  Eloisa Medina ($300) 3051

September 21:  Double stroller for a young mother with a 1-year-old and a 2-year-old who does not have a car.  Referral:  Public Health Nurse, and shopping by Tess Mathews and Edie Kahn ($50)

September 21:  Partial rent for a family with 2 children.  Referral:  Eloisa Medina ($300) 3052

September 21:  Partial rent for a room for a pregnant woman on bed rest due to diabetic complications.  Referral:  Magda Williams, CHC Women’s Health ($300) 3053

September 21:  Utility payment to prevent shut off for a single mom who is going to school.  Referral:  Elena Chavez, LINK ($196.37) 3054

September 21:  Bus pass so the mother of a high school girl can get to her new job in Templeton.  Referral:  Shelley Benson, San Luis Obispo High School counselor, and shopping by Edie Kahn ($44)

September 21:  Bus pass for a mother and her 9-year-old son.  She is pregnant and it is getting harder for her to walk him to school.  Referral:  Alicia McAllister, County Drug and Alcohol Services, and shopping by Edie Kahn ($44 and $22)

September 22:   Partial childcare payment for a Foster family that recently took in their 2 great nieces after being removed from Child Welfare.  The Foster parents must work, and there is no funding at this time to assist with childcare.  Referral:  Stella Medina, Lucia Mar Unified School District ($300) 3056

September 22:  Water bill payment to prevent shut off for a single mom with 2 young children.  Referral:  Patty Ramirez, Transitions-Mental Health ($165) 3057

September 22:  Car repair for a single mother and her 3 children.  Referral:  Daniela Garcia, LMUSD Families in Transition ($189.99) 3058

September 22:  Finger printing for a mother of 5, so she can start a new job.  Referral:  Sonia Greene, LINK ($80) 3059 Void 3066

September 23:  Gas so a man with a foot injury can get to medical appointments.  He can’t work with the injury, his wife died 3 months ago, and he is now getting evicted from his house.  Referral:  Jenny Rutledge, Central Coast Home Health ($150) 3060

September 23:  Gas and food for a family staying in an RV on the hospital grounds while their baby is in the NICU.  Referral:  Sierra Vista Hospital social worker ($200) 3061

September 23:  Transportation for a woman who lives in Heritage Ranch and needs to pick up her medications in Paso Robles.  Referral:  Naomi Simpson, Central Coast Home Health ($150) Debit

September 23:  Gas for a family with 4 children; the mother has not yet returned to work after the birth of her new baby.  Referral:  Mary Teresi, Martha’s Place Children’s Center ($50) 3062

September 23:  Gas card for a struggling Cuesta student who lives with her mom who has just adopted her 8-year-old cousin who was taken away from her drug-addicted mom.  Referral:  Andrea Devitt, Cuesta counselor ($50) Debit

September 23:  Gas card so parents with a child with a heart condition can take him to a dentist at Children’s Hospital LA Monday.  Referral:  Stella Medina, Lucia Mar Unified School District ($50) Debit

September 23:  Partial rent for a Sober Living house for a woman in a high risk pregnancy who has had to stop working for the safety of her baby.  Referral:  Paterese Reynolds, County Drug and Alcohol Intensive Outpatient Treatment ($300) 3063

September 23:  Month-long special wheelchair rental so a medically fragile 4-year-old boy who just had surgery can get to school.  His grandparent’s budget has been stretched renting a hospital bed and making many trips out of the county for his care.  Referral:  Crystal Davis-Taylor, San Luis Obispo County Office of Education nurse ($76)  3064

September 24:  Food for a man in his early 20s who has been in treatment for a year but has gotten behind because of fees for the start of school year.  Referral:  Trista Ochoa, Transitions-Mental Health ($100) Debit

September 24:  Food for a man in his late 40s who is struggling to pay off loans and bills.  Referral:  Trista Ochoa, Transitions-Mental Health ($100) Debit

September 26:  Partial rent for a single mother who had to use rent money to repair her car, so she could drive to work.  Referral:  Sonia Greene, LINK ($300) 3065

September 26:  Food for a patient whose husband just lost his job, and they are struggling to provide food this week for their family.  Referral:  Blanca Flores, Community Health Center ($200) Debit

September 27:  Emergency replacement glasses for a mother who was beaten this past weekend in front of her 3-year-old.  Referral:  Belinda Benassi, Child Welfare Services ($179) 3068

September 27:  Partial rent for a woman who got laid off, and will be starting a new job next month.  Referral:  Jennifer Woodward, County Behavioral Health Services ($300) 3069

September 27:  Emergency food for a man who is disabled.  He lives on $909 a month, and this month his SSI was $84 short due to an error.  Referral:  Brittany Carraway, People’s Self-Help Housing ($105.95) Debit

September 27:  Car payment for a man who is behind on bills because he lays carpet and had to get his knees drained several times.  Referral:  Jennifer Woodward, County Behavioral Health ($300) 3070

September 27: Car registration and car insurance payments for a woman facing an ongoing cancer battle.  Referral:  Amanda Hartman, Dignity Health ($74.89 and $78.24) 3071 and 3072

September 27:  Car repair for a displaced single mother with 2 teenagers who needs to look for a job.  Referral:  Bessy Hoffman, LINK ($300) 3073

September 27:  Weighted vest for a 4-year-old boy with anxiety, global delays, and sensory processing differences.  He is in a single parent low-income family with 3 siblings.  Referral:  Mary Teresi, Martha’s Place Children’s Center ($56.94) Debit

September 27:  Partial rent for a family of 4 facing eviction because the main working parent was laid off.  Referral:  Micaela Cholico, Department of Social Services ($300) 3074

September 28:  Bus pass and food for a lady who is homeless.  Referral:  Jennifer Woodward, County Behavioral Health, and shopping by Tess Mathews ($100 and $44) Debit

September 28:  PG&E payment to prevent shut off for a mother working 2 jobs after the death of her husband to alcoholism.  Her roommate moved out and hadn't paid the electricity bill for the last 2 months as she was supposed to.  Referral:  Elisa Leigan, County Behavioral Health ($224.27) 3075

September 28:  Partial rent for a mother and her 2 small children; she just started to work after her husband was told to leave.  Referral:  Elena Chavez, LINK ($300) 3077

September 29:  Deposit and first month’s rent for the mother of 2 children at a Sober Living home.  Referral:  Belinda Benassi, Child Welfare Services ($200) 3078

September 29:  Partial payment for burial costs of a single mother's 18-year-old who lost his battle with cancer.  Referral:  Eloisa Medina, Hearst Cancer Resource Center ($300) 3079

September 29:  Partial rent for a single mother and her 2 children.  Referral:  Eloisa Medina ($300) 3080

September 29:  Pain medication and steroids to control chemo side effects for a woman diagnosed with cancer.  Referral:  Eloisa Medina, Hearst Cancer Resource Center ($113.47) Debit

September 29:  Childcare for grandchildren so a grandmother can continue to work to care for them.  Referral:  Eloisa Medina ($250) 3081

September 29:  Weekend motel stays for a pregnant mother staying at the shelter.  On weekends there this in no staff at the shelter until evenings.  Referral:  Maribel Luna, ECHO Shelter ($300) 3082

September 29:  Partial rent for a man who is injured and not able to work to support his wife and nephew until his doctor releases him.  Referral:  Maria Aquino, County Health, Drug and Alcohol Services ($300) 3083

September 29:  Partial rent for a working mom who had to use her rent money to repair her car that she uses to drive from Atascadero to Santa Maria daily.  Referral:  Bekah Livermore, Independent Living Resource Center ($300) 3084

September 30:  Gas and diapers for a single mother of 3, a past domestic violence victim, who is caring for her dying father and special needs preschooler who has been kicked out of childcare.  Referral:  Mary Teresi, Martha’s Place Children’s Center ($50) Debit

Items Donated:  5 hand-knit baby blankets from Ruth Nagano; binders from Stacy Axan; bed from Robyn Letters: Los Osos backpack food from Carol Devore; stacking blocks from Edie Kahn; gift cards from Girl Scouts Troop 40318; bed deliveries by Terry Elfink and David Buck-Moyer; dishes from Lisa Redman; children’s clothes from Helma Smulders; baby formula from Kat Tuculet; booster high chairs from Marla Lee Eaton and Madeline Fay; crib and mattress from Erin White; care products from Susan Updegrove; yarn from Dana Starkovich; Port-a-crib and new breast pump from Sara Fiore;

Admin Funds Donated:  Leslie Rostein, Mona Tucker,

Funds Donated:  Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Kat Tuculet, Diane Wettlaufer, Barbara Bell, Kathy Smith-Brown, Melaleuca, Jacque Wheeler, Linda Thompson, Judy Carlyle, Robert Owen in honor of Jacque Wheeler, Maggie Ragatz, Mary Ellen Gibson, Linda Jankay, Kathy Greer, Kathy Gisler, Fred Donati, Jennifer Miners, Ralphs/Kroger, Marilyn Rolph, Carrie Zinn, Judy Riener, Pat Cano, Lisa Bertrand, Bob and Carol Kerwin,