April 17: Bicycle repair for a homeless Veteran who is at risk, but has made great progress in the last year. Referral: Alan McKean, State of California Employment Development ($50) 3567 1
April 17: Partial rent for a mother and her 2 daughters; mother is on leave of absence from current employment and doing well in treatment. Referral: Natalia Ruiz, County Behavioral Health ($300) 3569 3
April 19: Bus pass for a Veteran who is looking for work. Referral: Kate Zeiss, HUD/VASH ($44) 3570 1
April 20: Motel stay for a woman who had to quit her job to help care for her partner who is in the hospital fighting for his life. Referral: Sheila Johnson, Mountainbrook Church ($300) 3571 2
April 20: Sober Living rent for a woman doing well in treatment. Referral: Heather Sorenson, County Behavioral Health ($300) 3572 1
April 20: Gas card for a single father to travel to Bakersfield to take a test for a truck driver job. Referral: Bessy Hoffman, LINK ($50) 3573
April 19: Medication for a 72-year-old patient with COPD; she and her husband are just over the qualifying income for Medi-Cal, but finances are tight due to expensive medications she must take. Referral; Megan Richert, Central Coast Home Health ($300) 3574 2
April 20: Bus pass so a mother who has a high risk pregnancy can get to medical appointments. Referral: Bessy Hoffman, LINK ($44) 3575 2
April 20: Gas and diapers for a young mom with a 3-year-old. Mom is a domestic violence victim and child was exposed, and they had to go to the shelter with just the clothes on their backs. Referral: Public Health Nurse ($50 and $39.86) 3576 and 3581 2
April 20: Work clothes for a woman who has just found employment. Referral: Amy Carlisle, County Intensive Outreach Treatment ($150) 3577 1
April 20: Household items for a woman moving out of the shelter to housing. Referral: Samantha Crouse, ECHO Shelter ($100) 3578 1
April 20: Partial rent for a woman who had to use rent money to repair her car. Referral: Jason Flanagan, People’s Self-Help Housing ($115) 3579 1
April 20: Bus pass so a patient new to treatment can keep appointments. Referral: Amy Carlisle, County Intensive Outreach Treatment ($44) 3580 1
April 20: Impound fee for a homeless person so he can get to work. His vehicle was impounded for being on the street too long. Referral: Jose Camacho, Family Care Network ($280) 3582 1
April 20: Deposit for housing for a survivor of sexual assault who has been evicted from her home and her car broke down. Referral: Susan Lamont, SART/RISE ($100) 3583
April 20: Partial rent for a widow whose husband just passed away and now she is a single tenant. Referral: Jason Flanagan, People’s Self-Help Housing ($100) 3584 1
April 20: Partial rent payment in Sober Living for a woman who is starting a new job. Referral: Corey Hoffman, County Drug and Alcohol Services ($300) 3585 1
April 20: Ultrasound for a gentleman. Referral: Eloisa Medina, Hearst Cancer Resource Center ($248) 3586 1
April 20: Post Office box and food for a pregnant woman who is a survivor of human trafficking and domestic violence. Referral: Sonia Greene, LINK ($45 and $100) 3587 and 3596 2
April 20: Partial rent to prevent a family’s eviction. The father lost work hours due to the rains. Referral: Flor Ponce, CAPSLO ($300) 3588 4
April 20: Seated walker for a 95-year-old who has terrible arthritis in her knees making walking painful and difficult. Referral: Leslie Grimsby, Central Coast Home Health ($65.43) Debit 1
April 20: Room rent and gas for a woman who is struggling. Referral: Trista Ochoa, Transitions-Mental Health ($90 and $50) 3589 and 3599 1
April 21: Partial payment of utility bill to prevent shut off for a woman who is doing well in her treatment sessions. Referral: Rosie Armendariz, County Department of Drug and Alcohol Services ($200) 3590 1
April 21: Partial rent to prevent eviction for a woman working very hard in treatment. Referral: Rosie Armendariz, County Department of Drug and Alcohol Services ($220) 3591 1
April 21: Partial rent for a mother of 4 children whose husband has left. She just gave birth to a baby who is blind, and she has to stay home from work a few more weeks to get support services in place for the child. Referral: Elena Chavez, LINK ($250) 3592 5
April 21: Emergency utility payments to prevent shut off for a family at risk. Referral: Dot Stauble, CAPSLO ($169.62 and $49.08) 3593 and 3594 4
April 21: Partial rent for a victim of abuse. Referral: Jennie Nostrum, RISE ($100) 3595 1
April 21: Gas card so a woman starting back to school can get a ride from a friend. Referral: Romi Ramirez, CAPSLO ($50) 3597 2
April 21: Gas card so a woman living in a rural part of the county can get rides to school. Referral: Romi Ramirez, CAPSLO ($50) 3597 2
April 21: Gas card so a domestic violence victim can take her daughters to school and attend counseling. Referral: Martin Gonzalez, RISE ($50) 3598 3
April 21: Underwear and socks for sisters in 3rd and 5th grades whose clothes were stolen when their father was washing them at a laundromat. Referral: Amber Balais, LINK ($100) 3600 3
April 21: Partial rent for a 71-year-old with emphysema who receives only $183 a month on Social Security. Her sister has had to leave her job to take care of her. Referral; Shelley Kilcoyne, Central Coast Home Health ($300) 3601 3
April 24: RTA pass for a client to get to treatment from Atascadero to Paso. Referral: Paterese Reynolds and shopping by Edie Kahn ($44) 1
April 24: RTA pass so a woman who has just moved to housing can get to mental health treatment. Referral: Nathaniel Reynolds, County Co-occurring Disorders Program and shopping by Edie Kahn ($44) 1
April 24: Gas to help a grandmother foster her grandchild and move her to where she lives. Referral: Brooke Dace, County Department of Social Services ($50) 3602 2
April 24: Partial payment for braces for a girl who has a hard time eating and bites her tongue and lips. Referral: Bessy Hoffman, LINK ($300) 3603
April 24: Partial payment for car repair for the husband of a 62-year-old woman who is dying of metastatic kidney cancer. He has taken time off from work to care for her, and finances are very tight. Referral: Kelly Allen, Dignity Health Hospice ($300) 3604 2
April 25: Entry fees so 2 middle school students in at-risk families can participate in the Color Fun Run. Referral: Sonia Greene, LINK ($30) 3605 2
April 25: Late car payment for a Veteran who is entering into support with Drug and Alcohol. Referral: Cindy Nelson, County Drug and Alcohol Services ($298) 3506 1
April 27: Car rental for a senior woman whose car broke down; she needs her transportation for her childcare job that requires her to transport children. Referral: Brittany Venia, People’s Self-Help Housing ($256.22) 3507 1
April 27: Costco membership so a single mother of 4 children can make her Calfresh dollars go farther. Referral: Stella Medina, Lucia Mar Unified Schools ($60.95) 3608 5
April 27: Partial deposit for a woman who has secured a job and is moving out of the shelter. Referral: Samantha Crouse, ECHO Shelter ($300) 3609 1
April 27: Car payment for a homeless Veteran so he doesn’t lose his transportation and his place to live. Referral: Thomas Potter, CAPSLO ($300) 3610 1
April 27: Motel stay for a single mom with three children in the Cambria School District. Referral: Danilda Reyes, LINK ($110.47) 3611 4
April 28: Clothes for a toddler girl in a struggling family. Referral: Brooke Dace, Department of Social Services ($100) 3612 2
April 28: Partial rent for a mom recently separated who has a severely handicapped son with Down Syndrome and Cerebral Palsy; it will be a few weeks before services will be in place for her and her child. Referral: Maribel Rodriguez, LINK ($300) 3613 2
April 28: Utility payments for a senior who is disabled; she used her available funds for emergency dental care. Referral: Jason Flanagan, People’s Self-Help Housing ($136.16 and $42.43) 3614 and 3615 1
April 28: Utility payment for a single mother who is in dispute with her boyfriend for financial assistance. Referral: Jason Flanagan, People’s Self-Help Housing ($193.69) 3616 3
April 28: Partial rent for a single father looking for work and beginning full custody of his daughter. Referral: Micaela Cholico, County Department of Social Services ($300) 3616 2
April 28: Knee scooter for a large man who had 2 toes amputated. Referral: Kevin Reeder and Kevin Mikelonis, Transitional Food and Shelter ($289) 3618 1
April 28: Diapers and utility bill payment to prevent shut off for a single mother with 3 young children, 1 of whom is special needs. The father is in prison. Referral: Public Health Nurse ($31.23 and $300) 3619 and 3620 4
Items Donated: grabber for senior couple with arthritis from Marla and Robert Eaton; baby clothes, diapers, and toiletries from Megan Duke; 2 Bob strollers from Mariam Shah; children’s toys, books, and quilts from Julie Diffenbaugh delivered by Dana Lundy; cases and packages, of diapers, wipes and toiletries for babies from Central Coast Women’s League delivered by Jane Thomas and Pat Gordon; professional clothes from Sue McKee; kitchen items, dishes, and bedding, and heels from Carol Astaire; baby clothes and high school toiletries from Dianne Lane; 2 adult walkers from Risa Brown; delivery by Carol Tickner; children’s clothes from Lisa Jouet;
Admin Funds Donated: Anonymous, Freddi Quin, Martha Chivens, Rosemary Cleaves,
Funds Donated: Ann Miller, Jayma Newland, Leslie Grigsby, Heidi Boatman, Diane Wettlaufer, Judy Eisenhard, Leslie Rotstien, Kat Tuculet, Melaleuca, Jackie Miller for Kiley Goode’s Womenade event, Julie Schultz, Anonymous, Marilyn Baty, Carrie Zinn, Janice Chagoya, Tyra Solomon, Genii Myers, Diane Koletzke, Lisa Gadsby, Michelle Blanc, Sophidion Foundation, Anonymous, Elaine Paulson, Jo Ann Jennings, Kathleen Martinelli, Jane Thomas, Jennifer Langford, Elise Carraway and Frank Nerli, Judy Eisenhard, Ingrid Pires, Sarah Coplen, Lauren Rueda, Leah St. James, Kristina Barckley, Maggie Ragatz, Linda and Roy Rawlings, Sue McCutcheon, Robert Otten in honor of Elisa Leigan’s diaper drive for Womenade (County Drug and Alcohol Services), Kathy Gisler, Kathie Hendricks,
Sunday, April 30, 2017
Sunday, April 16, 2017
What Womenade Shared April 1st - April 15h
April 3: Partial rent for a woman who just moved to housing and has had to repair her car. Referral: Samantha Crouse, ECHO ($300) 3534 1
April 3: Month RTA bus pass so a man in Sober Living can get to work and treatments. Referral: April Madden, County Behavioral Health and shopping by Edie Kahn ($44)
April 3: Month RTA bus pass so an abuse victim can look for work. Referral: Martin Gonzalez, RISE, and shopping by Edie Kahn ($44)
April 3: Assistance with making a patient’s home safe and accessible; she is a single mother with a fractured leg and traumatic brain injury. Referral: Jessica Devereaux, Wilshire Community Services ($350) 3535 3
April 3: Dental bill payment so a man who is physically disabled can be seen by a dentist. Referral: Fiona Phillips, People’s Self-Help Housing ($98) 3536 1
April 3: Partial payment for rent in a Sober Living home for a woman who has maintained a perfect record in treatment; she is unable to work due to a major heart condition. Referral Heather Sorensen, County Behavioral Health ($300) 3537 1
April 4: Diapers, clothes, shoes, school supplies, and and gas for a single mom and her 3 children. Referral: Danilda Reyes, LINK ($213.01) 3538 4
April 4: Partial rent for a single mother and her 4 boys, one of whom has a severe mental health disorder. SSI payments stopped because of an error, and she is frantic not to go back to homelessness again. Referral: Stella Medina, Lucia Mar Unified Schools ($300) 3539 5
April 4: Utility payment to prevent shut off for a family of 3; the father was taken by ICE and the mom is working hard to keep the home stable as possible, and has been able to pay all the bills except the gas bill. Referral: Elena Chavez, LINK ($158.72) 3540 4
April 4: Partial rent for Sober Living for a woman who recently got a job, and will not be able to pay her rent until she gets her 1st paycheck. She just got a 3-day pay or quit notice. Referral: Elisa Leigan, County Intensive Outpatient Treatment Program ($300) 3541 1
April 5: Rental assistance for a woman with a severe mental illness. She had unexpected medical bills this month; she lives on $325 SSI monthly, as does her spouse. Referral: Alicia Dueck, Transitions-Mental Health ($300) 3542 1
April 5: Mattress for a very low-income senior. She has things stuffed under her current mattress to try to make it more even. Mattress Specialists in Paso is providing special consideration for this purchase. Referral: Brittany Venia, People’s Self-Help Housing ($200) 3543 1
April 5: Partial rent for a woman in her 50s who was injured at work. Referral: Tito Ponce, People’s Self Help Housing ($215) 3544 1
April 5: Partial payment for gymnastics for a 7-year-old who is being cared for by her grandma after her mom died of an overdose. Referral: Stella Medina, Lucia Mar Schools ($150) 3545 2
April 5: Car payment for an older couple who fell on hard times because his wife has an illness and can’t work for several months. Referral: Jason Flanagan, People’s Self-Help Housing ($182.37) 3546 2
April 5: Water bill payment for a Veteran who just moved to a new apartment; he will start a job soon. Referral: Esther Castillo, HUD/VASH ($93.80) 3547 1
April 6: Clothes for a 10-year-old girl who is being reunited with her mom, a Veteran. Referral: Jennifer Woodward, County Health Agency ($105.95) 3548 2
April 7: Utility payment for a single dad of a 9-month-old who has a restraining order against the mom. Referral: Amber Balais, Link ($200) 3549 2
April 7: Clothes for the son of a single mother of 4 children. Referral: Bessy Hoffman, LINK ($100) 3550 5
April 7: Purchased and donated Depends for an 85-year-old man on Hospice care. He and his wife are low-income; she works at a local store. Referral: Megan Richert, Central Coast Home Health ($50) 3551 2
April 7: Gas card for a woman to go to work; she has been ill and unable to work the last 3 weeks. Referral: Sonia Greene, LINK ($50) 3552 2
April 7: Food, personal items, and gas for a homeless woman who is currently sleeping on a couch in someone’s home. Referral: Elizabeth Karsh, MFT ($150) 3553 1
April 7: Emergency rent to prevent eviction for a woman and her son. The mother’s work hours were cut. Referral: Brenda Vaughan, ARK ($300) 3554
April 7: Partial rent to prevent eviction of a grandmother who has been ill. Referral: Bessy Hoffman, LINK ($240) 3555 1
April 7: RTA month passes so a mother can visit her newborn daily in the NICU at Marian Hospital to bond, breast feed, and learn how to care for her infant. Referral: Public Health Nurse, and purchasing by Edie Kahn ($88) 3
April 8: Shoes for a student who wears ones that are falling apart, or she just wears her socks. Referral: Jack Greer, Michelle Specht, and Heather Senecal, San Luis Obispo High School ($75) 3556 1
April 9: Baby carrier for a single mother with 4 children. She needs a special carrier for her new infant that she can wear to prevent further injury to her back while she works cleaning homes. Referral: Elizabeth Barbosa, CAPSLO ($98.67) Debit 5
April 10: Partial payment for a breast feeding pump for a new mother suffering from severe postpartum depression. Referral: Public Health Nurse ($200) 3557 2
April 10: Pillow cases for brothers who were just reunited with their mother in her Sober Living Home. Referral: Public Health Nurse, and shopping by Edie Kahn ($) 4
April 11: Rental assistance for a family of 3; the mother lost her job and will not be able to start her new job until next week. Referral: Rocio Hernandez, Coastal Family Resource Center/San Luis Coastal Unified School District ($300) 3558 3
April 11: Gas card so an 18-year-old mother with a 6-month-old son can get to treatments where she has been very successful. Referral: Holl-Lee Lawrence, County Behavioral Health ($50) 3559 2
April 11: Cleaning supplies so a group of volunteers can clean and organize a home that a family with 3 children will be moving into after a year of homelessness. Referral: Christina Combs, Family Care Network ($50) 3560 4
April 11: Overdue utility bill payments for a cancer patient and spouse who have used a lot of energy trying to keep the patient warm. They are in the process of being evicted. Referral: Amanda Hartman, Dignity Health Home Health ($168.09 and $172.86) 3561 and 3562 2
April 12: Partial rent to prevent a Veteran from eviction; he is currently actively seeking employment. Referral: Jason Flanagan, People’s Self-Help Housing ($92) 3563 1
April 13: Partial rent to prevent a Veteran’s eviction. He is behind due to loss of work. Referral: Michael Ostash, HUD/VASH ($300) 3564 1
April 14: Partial payment to CHC for emergency dental care for a woman in great pain. Referral: Jane Hill, LCSW ($300) 3565 1
April 15: Sterilization and transportation of tools so that a little girl can have dental surgery. Referral: Stella Medina, Lucia Mar Schools ($150) 3566 2
April 15: Partial rent for a mother of 4 children whose husband has left. She just gave birth to a baby who is blind, and she has to stay home from work a few more weeks to get support services in place for the child. Referral: Elena Chavez, LINK ($250) 5
Items: toiletries and tub mat from Doreen Wetzel; bounty of toys from Lisa; adult clothes from Anonymous; clothes and shoes from Bryan Duggan; clothes from Donna Jeberjahn; clothes and shoes from Candie and Phil Guldeman; men’s Depends from Women’s March donations via Lisa Lazzara; adult clothes from Anonymous; deliveries by Linda Jankay and Linda Bishop; jacket from Carol Devore; clothes from Vita Miller; adult clothes from Kat Tuculet, diapers from Karen Blum, books and toys from Sharynn Chirpich, changing table and maternity clothes from Allie Kirschner; clothing from Gladys Porter; clothes for infants from Lainie Wachter; clothes and cloth bags from Evelyn Ruehr; women’s clothes and shoes from Rose Fowler; children’s books from Therese Hanlon; women’s clothes from Lisa McClory; bedroom set from Noni Smyth; delivery by Carol Tickner; food from Anonymous; maternity clothes from Amy Hinshaw-Zingo; crib from Nicole Ripley; maternity clothes from Lisa Lazzara; wipes from Anonymous; food for family with 4 children from Elizabeth Mitchell; infant toys from Lesa Smith and Whiz Kids Toys!; food and children’s clothes from Anonymous;
Admin Funds Donated: Dana Starkovich, Leslie Jones, Bonnie Heikes, Rosalyn Phillips, Jackie Miller, Barbara Bell, Dana Easton, Anonymous Matching Donor, Vicki Wyne, Ann Palmer, Wendy Daly, Roost Co-Working Matching Donor; Naomi Blakely, Mariam Shah, Darlene Krouse, Lynda Allen, Karen O’Grady, Susan Hood, Jeri Corcoran-Martin, Jeannette Powles, Jana Coulston, Shelly Johnson, Karen O’Donnell, Carol Schmidt, Lisa Lazzara, Rawley Regier, Karen Blum, Jessica Griffiths, Kristi Ross, Marcy Owen, Ann Mathias, Nancy Shearer, Phil and Polly Gammons, Mo McGee, Candace Guldeman, phone payment for the year from Tom and Jayne Auchterlonie, Anonymous, Tari Haberfield, Phyllis Martinelli, Mona Tucker, Maggie Maly, Marylou Gooden,
Funds Donated: Grover Beach Rotary, Patty Aguilar, Lisa Bertrand, Tidelands Counseling, Marilyn Banducci, Wendy Castleman, Fred Donati, Anonymous, Cindy and Russ Nelson, Tiffany Dietrich, Reese and Lauren Rueda with congratulations and love to Quinn Brady and her family, Kathy Long, Jayne Devencenzi, Jean Steel, Barbara Torrey, Marilyn Fuller, Donnette Dunaway, Andrea Brown for Baywood Navy, Susan Hood, Jana Coulston, Jeri Corcoran-Martin, Lynda Allen, Linda Quesenberry, Vita Miller, Jeannette Powles, Jay and Carol Devore, Evelyn Ruehr, Sue Wild, Liz Curren, Michelle Clark, Darlene Krouse, Anneka Scranton, Anonymous, Naomi Blakely, Shelly Johnson, Diana Foch, Claretta Longden, Judy Riener, Movie Group, Gini Griffin, Karen O’Donnell, Rawley Regier, Karen Blum, Leslie Jones, Anonymous, Michele Williams, Dana Paquin, Kathy Greer, Sally Equinoa, Elise Wheeler, Maggie Maly, Marilyn Reasoner, Peti Johnson, Phil and Joanne Ruggles; Phil and Polly Gammons, Heather MacFarlane, Polly Sackrider, Ann Tiber, Marian Kaser, Sue Smith, Karen Horst,
April 3: Month RTA bus pass so a man in Sober Living can get to work and treatments. Referral: April Madden, County Behavioral Health and shopping by Edie Kahn ($44)
April 3: Month RTA bus pass so an abuse victim can look for work. Referral: Martin Gonzalez, RISE, and shopping by Edie Kahn ($44)
April 3: Assistance with making a patient’s home safe and accessible; she is a single mother with a fractured leg and traumatic brain injury. Referral: Jessica Devereaux, Wilshire Community Services ($350) 3535 3
April 3: Dental bill payment so a man who is physically disabled can be seen by a dentist. Referral: Fiona Phillips, People’s Self-Help Housing ($98) 3536 1
April 3: Partial payment for rent in a Sober Living home for a woman who has maintained a perfect record in treatment; she is unable to work due to a major heart condition. Referral Heather Sorensen, County Behavioral Health ($300) 3537 1
April 4: Diapers, clothes, shoes, school supplies, and and gas for a single mom and her 3 children. Referral: Danilda Reyes, LINK ($213.01) 3538 4
April 4: Partial rent for a single mother and her 4 boys, one of whom has a severe mental health disorder. SSI payments stopped because of an error, and she is frantic not to go back to homelessness again. Referral: Stella Medina, Lucia Mar Unified Schools ($300) 3539 5
April 4: Utility payment to prevent shut off for a family of 3; the father was taken by ICE and the mom is working hard to keep the home stable as possible, and has been able to pay all the bills except the gas bill. Referral: Elena Chavez, LINK ($158.72) 3540 4
April 4: Partial rent for Sober Living for a woman who recently got a job, and will not be able to pay her rent until she gets her 1st paycheck. She just got a 3-day pay or quit notice. Referral: Elisa Leigan, County Intensive Outpatient Treatment Program ($300) 3541 1
April 5: Rental assistance for a woman with a severe mental illness. She had unexpected medical bills this month; she lives on $325 SSI monthly, as does her spouse. Referral: Alicia Dueck, Transitions-Mental Health ($300) 3542 1
April 5: Mattress for a very low-income senior. She has things stuffed under her current mattress to try to make it more even. Mattress Specialists in Paso is providing special consideration for this purchase. Referral: Brittany Venia, People’s Self-Help Housing ($200) 3543 1
April 5: Partial rent for a woman in her 50s who was injured at work. Referral: Tito Ponce, People’s Self Help Housing ($215) 3544 1
April 5: Partial payment for gymnastics for a 7-year-old who is being cared for by her grandma after her mom died of an overdose. Referral: Stella Medina, Lucia Mar Schools ($150) 3545 2
April 5: Car payment for an older couple who fell on hard times because his wife has an illness and can’t work for several months. Referral: Jason Flanagan, People’s Self-Help Housing ($182.37) 3546 2
April 5: Water bill payment for a Veteran who just moved to a new apartment; he will start a job soon. Referral: Esther Castillo, HUD/VASH ($93.80) 3547 1
April 6: Clothes for a 10-year-old girl who is being reunited with her mom, a Veteran. Referral: Jennifer Woodward, County Health Agency ($105.95) 3548 2
April 7: Utility payment for a single dad of a 9-month-old who has a restraining order against the mom. Referral: Amber Balais, Link ($200) 3549 2
April 7: Clothes for the son of a single mother of 4 children. Referral: Bessy Hoffman, LINK ($100) 3550 5
April 7: Purchased and donated Depends for an 85-year-old man on Hospice care. He and his wife are low-income; she works at a local store. Referral: Megan Richert, Central Coast Home Health ($50) 3551 2
April 7: Gas card for a woman to go to work; she has been ill and unable to work the last 3 weeks. Referral: Sonia Greene, LINK ($50) 3552 2
April 7: Food, personal items, and gas for a homeless woman who is currently sleeping on a couch in someone’s home. Referral: Elizabeth Karsh, MFT ($150) 3553 1
April 7: Emergency rent to prevent eviction for a woman and her son. The mother’s work hours were cut. Referral: Brenda Vaughan, ARK ($300) 3554
April 7: Partial rent to prevent eviction of a grandmother who has been ill. Referral: Bessy Hoffman, LINK ($240) 3555 1
April 7: RTA month passes so a mother can visit her newborn daily in the NICU at Marian Hospital to bond, breast feed, and learn how to care for her infant. Referral: Public Health Nurse, and purchasing by Edie Kahn ($88) 3
April 8: Shoes for a student who wears ones that are falling apart, or she just wears her socks. Referral: Jack Greer, Michelle Specht, and Heather Senecal, San Luis Obispo High School ($75) 3556 1
April 9: Baby carrier for a single mother with 4 children. She needs a special carrier for her new infant that she can wear to prevent further injury to her back while she works cleaning homes. Referral: Elizabeth Barbosa, CAPSLO ($98.67) Debit 5
April 10: Partial payment for a breast feeding pump for a new mother suffering from severe postpartum depression. Referral: Public Health Nurse ($200) 3557 2
April 10: Pillow cases for brothers who were just reunited with their mother in her Sober Living Home. Referral: Public Health Nurse, and shopping by Edie Kahn ($) 4
April 11: Rental assistance for a family of 3; the mother lost her job and will not be able to start her new job until next week. Referral: Rocio Hernandez, Coastal Family Resource Center/San Luis Coastal Unified School District ($300) 3558 3
April 11: Gas card so an 18-year-old mother with a 6-month-old son can get to treatments where she has been very successful. Referral: Holl-Lee Lawrence, County Behavioral Health ($50) 3559 2
April 11: Cleaning supplies so a group of volunteers can clean and organize a home that a family with 3 children will be moving into after a year of homelessness. Referral: Christina Combs, Family Care Network ($50) 3560 4
April 11: Overdue utility bill payments for a cancer patient and spouse who have used a lot of energy trying to keep the patient warm. They are in the process of being evicted. Referral: Amanda Hartman, Dignity Health Home Health ($168.09 and $172.86) 3561 and 3562 2
April 12: Partial rent to prevent a Veteran from eviction; he is currently actively seeking employment. Referral: Jason Flanagan, People’s Self-Help Housing ($92) 3563 1
April 13: Partial rent to prevent a Veteran’s eviction. He is behind due to loss of work. Referral: Michael Ostash, HUD/VASH ($300) 3564 1
April 14: Partial payment to CHC for emergency dental care for a woman in great pain. Referral: Jane Hill, LCSW ($300) 3565 1
April 15: Sterilization and transportation of tools so that a little girl can have dental surgery. Referral: Stella Medina, Lucia Mar Schools ($150) 3566 2
April 15: Partial rent for a mother of 4 children whose husband has left. She just gave birth to a baby who is blind, and she has to stay home from work a few more weeks to get support services in place for the child. Referral: Elena Chavez, LINK ($250) 5
Items: toiletries and tub mat from Doreen Wetzel; bounty of toys from Lisa; adult clothes from Anonymous; clothes and shoes from Bryan Duggan; clothes from Donna Jeberjahn; clothes and shoes from Candie and Phil Guldeman; men’s Depends from Women’s March donations via Lisa Lazzara; adult clothes from Anonymous; deliveries by Linda Jankay and Linda Bishop; jacket from Carol Devore; clothes from Vita Miller; adult clothes from Kat Tuculet, diapers from Karen Blum, books and toys from Sharynn Chirpich, changing table and maternity clothes from Allie Kirschner; clothing from Gladys Porter; clothes for infants from Lainie Wachter; clothes and cloth bags from Evelyn Ruehr; women’s clothes and shoes from Rose Fowler; children’s books from Therese Hanlon; women’s clothes from Lisa McClory; bedroom set from Noni Smyth; delivery by Carol Tickner; food from Anonymous; maternity clothes from Amy Hinshaw-Zingo; crib from Nicole Ripley; maternity clothes from Lisa Lazzara; wipes from Anonymous; food for family with 4 children from Elizabeth Mitchell; infant toys from Lesa Smith and Whiz Kids Toys!; food and children’s clothes from Anonymous;
Admin Funds Donated: Dana Starkovich, Leslie Jones, Bonnie Heikes, Rosalyn Phillips, Jackie Miller, Barbara Bell, Dana Easton, Anonymous Matching Donor, Vicki Wyne, Ann Palmer, Wendy Daly, Roost Co-Working Matching Donor; Naomi Blakely, Mariam Shah, Darlene Krouse, Lynda Allen, Karen O’Grady, Susan Hood, Jeri Corcoran-Martin, Jeannette Powles, Jana Coulston, Shelly Johnson, Karen O’Donnell, Carol Schmidt, Lisa Lazzara, Rawley Regier, Karen Blum, Jessica Griffiths, Kristi Ross, Marcy Owen, Ann Mathias, Nancy Shearer, Phil and Polly Gammons, Mo McGee, Candace Guldeman, phone payment for the year from Tom and Jayne Auchterlonie, Anonymous, Tari Haberfield, Phyllis Martinelli, Mona Tucker, Maggie Maly, Marylou Gooden,
Funds Donated: Grover Beach Rotary, Patty Aguilar, Lisa Bertrand, Tidelands Counseling, Marilyn Banducci, Wendy Castleman, Fred Donati, Anonymous, Cindy and Russ Nelson, Tiffany Dietrich, Reese and Lauren Rueda with congratulations and love to Quinn Brady and her family, Kathy Long, Jayne Devencenzi, Jean Steel, Barbara Torrey, Marilyn Fuller, Donnette Dunaway, Andrea Brown for Baywood Navy, Susan Hood, Jana Coulston, Jeri Corcoran-Martin, Lynda Allen, Linda Quesenberry, Vita Miller, Jeannette Powles, Jay and Carol Devore, Evelyn Ruehr, Sue Wild, Liz Curren, Michelle Clark, Darlene Krouse, Anneka Scranton, Anonymous, Naomi Blakely, Shelly Johnson, Diana Foch, Claretta Longden, Judy Riener, Movie Group, Gini Griffin, Karen O’Donnell, Rawley Regier, Karen Blum, Leslie Jones, Anonymous, Michele Williams, Dana Paquin, Kathy Greer, Sally Equinoa, Elise Wheeler, Maggie Maly, Marilyn Reasoner, Peti Johnson, Phil and Joanne Ruggles; Phil and Polly Gammons, Heather MacFarlane, Polly Sackrider, Ann Tiber, Marian Kaser, Sue Smith, Karen Horst,
Saturday, April 1, 2017
What Womenade Shared March 16th - March 31st
March 16: Bus ticket for a man to go to Ventura to stay with friends until a Section 8 placement can be found for him. Referral: David Lichti, LMFT ($75.95) 3509 1
March 16: Green card payment for an elderly woman in need of medical care. Referral: Eloisa Medina, Hearst Cancer Resource Center ($300) 3510 2
March 19: Emergency funds for burial of a still born baby. Referral: Sierra Vista social worker ($305.95) 3512 5
March 19: Food for a Hospice patient’s daughter who is on disability for clinical depression and losing half her income soon. Referral: Megan Richert, Central Coast Home Health and Hospice ($200) 3513 2
March 20: Finger printing fee and guard license fee for a Veteran who is beginning a new job. Referral: Michael Ostash, HUD/VASH ($80 and $60) 3514 and 3515 1
March 20: Regional and City month bus passes for an older woman who is doing well in treatment and looking for work. Referral: Robert Otten, County Drug and Alcohol Services, and shopping by Karen Blum ($44 and $37) 3523 1
March 21: Food for a woman who is very ill and living on limited SSI funds. She gets food from the pantries, but needs more substantial food to heal. Referral: Shelley Kilcoyne, Central Coast Home Health, and shopping by Karen Blum ($100) 3523 1
March 21: Food for a man in his 70’s newly diagnosed with cancer and no longer able to work; his wife’s pay is cut greatly while she cares for him. Referral: Shelley Kilcoyne, Central Coast Home Health, and shopping by Karen Blum ($100) 3523 2
March 21: Gas so a student with significant medical challenges can finish his last semester at Cuesta. His transfer to one of the 2 colleges to which he has been accepted is at risk if he cannot finish his current classes. Referral: Joan Duffy, Cuesta College Health Center ($100) 3516 1
March 21: Gas so a single father of a 3 and a 4-year-old can travel to San Diego for job training that will allow him to earn more than minimum wage. Referral: Marisela Corona, CAPSLO ($100) 3517 3
March 22: Partial payment for tires for a single mom. Referral: Ana Hernandez, CAPSLO ($100) 3518 3
March 23: Gas so a single mother can take her child to Madera to a hearing specialist. Referral: Erika Campos, CAPSLO ($100) 3519 2
March 23: Car repair for a single mother who needs her vehicle for work and to transport her children to and from school. Referral: Bessy Hoffman, LINK ($300) 3520 4
March 24: Partial rent for a family to prevent eviction; plans are in place for them to make their payments going forward. Referral: Jason Flanagan, People’s Self-Help Housing ($300) 3521 5
March 24: Partial payment for school trip for the daughter of a single mother. Referral: Danilda Reyes, LINK ($118) 3522 2
March 27: Supplies to repair toilet and roof on a 5th wheel that was greatly damaged during the storms. Owners are elderly and suffering from medical conditions. Referral: Jane Hill, LCSW ($300) Debit 2
March 27: Utility payments for a Veteran struggling to make payments after using funds to repair his car. Referral: Michael Ostash, HUD/VASH ($74.19 and $117.71) 3525 and 3526 1
March 28: Food for a disabled woman who lives on $713 a month. She was in a terrible car accident, and had to use her funds to pay to have her car towed from the highway. Referral: Brittany Venia, People’s Self-Help Housing ($100) 3327 1
March 28: Propane for a Veteran who got behind in payments because he thought propane was included in his rent. Referral: Kathleen Martin, HUD/VASH ($220) 3328 1
March 28: Water bill payment to prevent shut off for a single mother and her 8-year-old. Referral: Kim Richards, Tidelands Counseling ($88) 3529 2
March 28: Gas card for a client who is trying to find employment, but has no funds at this time. Referral: Corey Hoffman, County Drug and Alcohol Services ($50) 3530 1
March 28: Food for an 81-year-old man with Parkinson’s disease who will be transferring to Hospice care soon; he and his wife are on a very tight, fixed income. Referral: Megan Richert, Central Coast Home Health and Hospice ($100) 3531 2
March 28: Water bill payment to prevent shut off for a woman who is short funds. Referral: Jason Flanagan, People’s Self-Help Housing ($107.57) 3532 1
March 29: Diapers for an 8-month-old with many medical needs due to drug exposure; he and his brother are in the process of being adopted by his grandmother. Referral: Yecenia Silva, Oceano School Readiness ($12.91) 3533 2
March 29: Gas so a man who is disabled can get to counseling and grocery store. Referral: David Lichti, LMFT ($50) 3533 1
March 31: Gas so a family that is extremely low income can visit one of their children in a local hospital and the other at Valley Children’s Hospital. Referral: Sierra Vista social worker ($100)
Items Donated: delivery by Kat Tuculet; diapers from Katie Nunnelley; shelf, towels, and rug from Marcie Lindvall; elementary school clothing from Vita Miller, Lanie Wachter, sheets and juice glasses from Edna Marie Cole; dresser from Elise Wheeler; bedroom set from Noni Smith; towels, comforters and kitchen items from Judy Riener; lift chair from Kristan Mulgrew; rug, linens, and kitchen supplies from Susie McCutcheon; household items and clothing from Paula Marie Ranney via Susan Updegrove; clothes from Kolleen Harrison; delivery by Carol Tickner; clothes from Anonymous; pack and play, clothes, and baby chair from Resa Brown; 4 quilts from Katie Perez; shoes, clothes, linens from Tami Diehl; clothes from Anonymous; bike from SLO Police Department repaired by Jim Kelleher with donated parts from The Bike Kitchen delivered by Karen Blum and Naomi Blakely; clothes from Karen Petersen and Barbara Deel; 6 packs of diapers from Shannon Dalporto; 2 strollers from Julie Silva delivered by Janice Chagoya; deliveries by Terry Elfrink and David Buck-Moyer; chair and foot stool from Dave Louw; diapers from Megan Duke and Toni Stephenson; Depends, pillows, pillow cases, diapers, and bike from Jodie Nelson;
Admin Funds Donated: Dana Starkovich, Rita Erwin, Patricia Streng,
Funds Donated: Frank and Florence Simon, Jayma Newland, Diane Wettlaufer, Leslie Rotstein, Kat Tuculet, Melaleuca, Penny Platt, Peti Johnson, Ardie Heinrich, Ralphs, Lira Amaya, Tracey Vardas, and Alison Piemons/PG&E Corporation Foundation/YourCause; Lauren Rueda, Sarah Coplen, Jerry and Sharynn Chirpich, Maggie Ragatz, Lesa Smith, Ann McMahon, Carrie Zinn, Mary Wood, Jordis and Mark Daigle, Terri Quinn, Kathy Gisler, Patricia Streng, SCORE San Luis Obispo, Cindy Hahn,
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