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,
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