What Womenade Shared February 1st - February 15th

February 1:  Partial rent for a guardian/aunt who took in a 5-year-old with perinatal exposure and developmental delays after the mother relinquished parental rights.  She also took in his 6-year-old sibling.  Aunt just had surgery and her husband works a minimum wage job.  Referral:  Laura Burkert, County Public Health Nurse ($300) 3414

February 1:  Partial payment for car insurance for a single mom and her teen son and 1-year-old daughter living in their car.  Referral:  Marcy Benson, County Department of Social Services ($300) 3415

February 1:  Partial rent for a woman who has suffered violence.  Referral:  Susan Lamont, SART advocate RISE ($300) 3416

February 1:  Tub bench for a patient who cannot afford one.  Referral:  Rose Levenson-Cooke, Central Coast Home Health ($118.47) 3417

February 1:  Partial payment for a dental crown for a low-income senior woman.  Referral:  Brittany Venia, People’s Self-Help Housing ($300) 3418

February 1:  Partial payment for rent for a single mother who just had surgery.  Referral:  Bessy Hoffman, LINK ($300) 3419

February 1:  Partial payment of rent for a single mom with 2 small children.  Referral:  Elena Chavez, LINK ($300) 3420

February 2:  Gas for a father who just got a job but won’t be paid until next Friday.  Referral:  Bessy Hoffman, LINK ($50) 3421

February 2:  Food for a single mother and her 4 children who lost housing and are now staying in a garage.  Referral:  Sandra Garcia, mental health therapist, County Health Department  ($200) 3422

February 2:  Food for a mother whose husband lost his life in a car accident.  She is looking for employment and child care for her infant and 2 other young children.  Referral:  Sandra Garcia, mental health therapist, County Health Department ($200) 3423

February 2:  Partial first month’s rent for a family of 5 moving into housing after being homeless since July.  Referral:  Maribel Luna, ECHO Shelter ($330) 3425

February 2:  After school care program for a kindergartner whose father was just awarded custody of his children.  Referral:  Yecenia Silvas, Oceano School Readiness ($145) 3426

February 2:  Partial rent payment to prevent eviction for a father who works in agriculture and a mother who is expecting.  Referral:  Yecenia Silvas, Oceano School Readiness ($200) 3427

February 2:  Partial rent for a painter out of work due to weather; his fiancee’s adult son, a Veteran, recently committed suicide and the family is struggling emotionally and financially.  Referral:  Mary Squellati, CAPSLO ($300) 3428

February 2:  Motel stay for a woman waiting to be accepted into the shelter.  Referral:  Katy Griffin, Highlands Church ($250.81) 3429

February 3:  Partial rent for a parents who are labor workers and are financially struggling due to taking their 8-year-old boy to LA to specialists to get a diagnosis.  Referral:  Eloisa Medina, Hearst Cancer Resource Center ($300) 3430

February 3:  Partial rent for a single mother and her 2 children who had to leave her home due to domestic violence.  Referral:  Claudia Guzman, RISE ($300) 3431

February 3:  Partial Sober Living payment for a woman doing well in treatment and looking for work.  Referral:  Cyndy Shaparnis, County Drug and Alcohol Services ($300) 3432

February 3:  Weighted vest and weights for a little boy with sensory deficits to wear to school and on outings with his parents; the family lives in a trailer park.  Referral:  Ashley Romano, Association in Early Intervention ($97.96) Debit

February 3:  Propane camper stove and cartridges so a homeless woman can eat warm/cooked food.  Referral:  Heather Sorensen, County Behavioral Health, and shopping by David Blakely ($100)

February 3:  PG&E payment for a family with children in the home.  Father has been facing serious heart and lung issues, and was recently put on oxygen.  Referral:  Amanda Hartman, Dignity Health ($102.99) 3433

February 4:  Food for a single woman who is in need of healthy food.  Referral:  Rosie Armendariz, County Behavioral Health ($100) 3434

February 6:  Medical appointment for a member of a 5 person family.  Referral:  David Lichti, LMFT ($200) 3435

February 6:  Child safety gate to protect a baby in Foster care.  Referral:   Christina Combs, Family Care Network, and shopping by Jayne Devencenzi ($)

February 6:  Stroller for a 2-year-old son of a single mom staying at ECHO Shelter.  Referral:  Amber Balais, LINK, and from Jayne Devencenzi

February 7:  Double stroller for a mother of 3 who travels RTA.  Referral:  Amber Balais, LINK, and shopping by Naomi Blakely ($)
February 7:  Lunch account bill and future payments for a single mother’s 4 elementary students.  The mother works hard and is very loving, but is struggling financially.  Referral:  Greg Parsons, San Luis Coastal Schools ($300) 3436

February 7:  College books for a single dad doing well in treatment.  Referral:  Paterese Reynolds, County Intensive Outreach Treatment ($150) 3437

February 11:  Partial payment of a gas bill to restore service for a woman who is struggling to pay utilities.  Referral: Paterese Reynolds, County Intensive Outreach Treatment ($300) 3438

February 12:  Partial payment to install a ramp for a 79-year-old woman who lives in a mobile home in Nipomo and who has just broken her wrist and arm.  Referral  Megan Richert, Central Coast Home Health ($200) 3439

February 13:  Partial rent to prevent a man from being evicted from his apartment.  Referral:  Linda Quesenberry, Los Osos Community Resource Center ($75) 3440

February 13:  Food for a mom who is unable to work, and has no income.  Referral:  Public Health Nurse; shopping and delivery by Karen Harris ($100) 3441

February 15:  Work clothes for a severe domestic violence victim who will be returning to the work place.  Referral: Colleen Ryan, SLO Coastal Therapy ($150) 3442

February 15:  Crib mattresses for 2 babies moving to Foster care; cribs donated by Jodie Nelson.  Referral:  Barbara Turk, Child Welfare Services ($72.94) Debit

February 15:  Bunk bed mattresses for 2 brothers moving to live with family; bunk bed donated by Jodie Nelson.  Referral:  Barbara Turk, Child Welfare Services ($170) Debit

February 15:  Utility bill payments to prevent shut off for a family whose father hasn’t been able to work in the fields due to the rains.  Referral:  Stella Medina, Lucia Mar Unified Schools  ($51.49 and $78.75) 3444 and 3445

February 15:  Repair to get a man’s van running again.  Referral:  Nicole Holst, Transitions-Mental Health ($225) 3446

Items Donated:  walker from Carol Zarek; toilet seat from anonymous; clothes, linens, dishes, small appliances from Susan Wilson; 3 hand made quilts from Katy Perez; children’s clothes and diapers from Laura Fulton; cloth grocery bags from Jayne Aucterlonie; 5 hand knit baby blankets from Ruth Nagano; detergent, fabric, books, and toiletries from Dyann Campagna; books and toiletries from Bonnie Rivera; grocery bags from Nicole Pazdan; diapers from Alison Andrea and Tina Doherty; grocery bags, 2 IKEA cribs, and a bunk bed from Jodie Nelson; toiletries from Leslie Jones and Jayne Auchterlonie;

Admin Donations:   Engle Insurance/Jayne Engle Allen, Dana Starkovich, RIta Erwin,
 
Funds Donated:  Tidelands Counseling, Patty Aguilar, Jean Steel, Lisa Bertrand, Andrea Waterbury, Linda Jankay, Jayne Devencenzi, Eric Veium on behalf of Samson Blackwell, Andrea Devitt and Dave Voss for Sandy Richardson's birthday, Anonymous, Mary Parker, Women’s Guild of St. Timothy’s Church of Morro Bay - Linda Mueller, President, Gail and Stanley Dryden to celebrate Linda Bishop’s birthday and Roger and Linda’s anniversary, Marcy Owens in memory of her mom - Connie Johnson, Michele Williams, Kathy Greer, Marilyn Reasoner, Fred Donati, Peti Johnson, Carol Chenot, Dyann Campagna, Mariam Shah, Susie McCutcheon, Valerie Glahn, Jan Jones, Madeline Fay, Mary Anne Morgan, Ginny Kenny, Lola Zybura, Barbara Deel, Marla Lee Eaton, Marilyn Cleveland, Candace Guldeman, Nicki Bywater, Lynn Heinrich, Ann Mathias, Gail Applegate, Nicole Pazdan, Marilyn Knollenberg, Judy Eisenhard, Janice Chagoya, Nancy Shearer, Rosemary Cleaves, Tina Doherty, Madeline Stevenson, Wendy Hallin, Mary Lois Franks, Ilse Outcalt, Susan Demma, Suzanne Balderrama, Bonnie Rivera, Margaret Helley, Arlene Versaw, Janis Dreyer, Flatirons Mortgage, Heather McFarlane, Phil and Joanne Ruggles, Diana Henderson, Sue Smith, Karen Horst, Lynn De Leo, Carol Tickner, Ann Miller, Gerrie Rothermel, Barbara Crawford, Susan Horwood, Barbara Putman, donations to celebrate Patty Clark's birthday from Marilyn Ibach, Joanne Wilson, Linda  Hancock, Jeanette Pritchard, Evangeline France, Barbara Bellows and Patty Clark,