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,



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