What Womenade Shared August 1st - August 15th

August 1:  Thyroid testing done for T3, T4, and TSH at the Community Health Center for a woman with an emergency need.  Referral:  Public Health Nurse ($88) 3906 1

August 1:  Bike tires for a single woman staying in one of the emergency beds at a shelter.  Referral:  Ricardo Vazquez, ECHO Shelter ($35.98) 3907 1

August1:  RTA pass for a woman getting established in treatment.  Referral:  Nancy Jambor, County Behavioral Health ($44) 3908 1

August 1: Rental assistance so a woman can take her emotional support animal to the vet for an acute issue.  Referral:  Alicia Dueck, Transitions-Mental Health ($300) 3909 1 

August 1: Partial rent for a single mother and her 3 children; her teen daughter is dealing with several medical conditions.  Referral:  Mayra Valencia, CAPSLO ($300) 3910 4

August 1:  Car registration and vehicle smogging for a very low-income 70-year-old woman who had several recent surgeries, lost her housing, and is trying to make ends meet while recovering and looking for a new place to live.  Referral:  Jessica Mezzapesa, Central Coast Home Health ($104 and $39) 3912 and 3913 1

August 1:  Medication for a survivor of domestic violence who had to leave everything behind when fleeing her abuser.  Referral:  Martin Gonzalez ($54.32) Debit 1

August 1:  Gas card so a single mother can get to work; she and her daughter are currently homeless.  Referral:  Tatiana Abundis, Big Brothers/Big Sisters ($50) 3914 2

August 3:  Room air conditioning unit for a disabled man living in North County in Section 8 housing.  He has a debilitating health condition affecting his ability to walk when his body is weakened by the heat or other situations.  Referral:  David Lichti, SLO Therapist ($381.95) 3915 1

August 3:  Car insurance for a man who will lose his license if uninsured.  Referral:  Jennifer Woodward, County Behavioral Health ($250) 3917 1

August 3:  Partial rent for a single father and his children.  Referral:  Tito Ponce, People’s Self-Help Housing ($250) 3918 3

August 3:  Partial rent for a single mom who had to take 5 days off work due to her son being extremely sick.  If she doesn’t work, she isn’t paid.  Referral:  Stella Medina, LMUSD ($200) 3919 3

August 3:  RTA passes so a Veteran can get back and forth to his recovery program classes.  Referral:  Esther Castillo, PATH/VASH ($64) 3920 1

August 3:  Partial rent for a woman who won't begin working again until the end of the month.  Referral:  Celeste Cardenas, County Social Services  ($300) 3921 1

August 4:  Gas for a family so the parent can look for work.  Referral:  Mayra Valencia, CAPSLO ($50) 3922 4

August 4:  Gas so a parent can drive to work.  Referral:  Mayra Valencia, CAPSLO ($50) 3922 3

August 4:  Food and gas for a very low-income domestic violence victim who fled her situation without her belongings.  Referral:  Claudia Guzman, RISE  ($150) 3923 1

August 4:  Emergency gas so an abuse victim can leave the county; RISE is paying for the U-Haul. Referral:  Susan Lamont, RISE ($50) 3924 1

August 5:  Emergency breast pump rental for a mother whose baby is in intensive care.  Referral: Sierra Vista Hospital social worker ($169) Debit 2

August 7:  Storage unit closing fee so a father and his 2 teen daughters don’t lose all their belongings.  One of the teens recently had her leg amputated due to a skin-eating bacteria.  Referral:  Bessy Hoffman, LINK ($199) 3925 3 

August 7:  DMV registration for a woman at risk of homelessness trying hard to stay in her apartment.  She pays her bills with Social Security, but checks were sent the wrong PO box.  Referral:  Amy Waddle, Transitions-Mental Health ($135) 3926 1

August 7:  Partial room deposit for a single mother and her 1-year-old child.  Mother has been approved for Federal Work Study, so will be able to make rent going forward.  Referral:  Kayla Kerrigan, County Social Services ($100) 3927 2

August 7:  Partial rent for a family whose car that is needed to get to work broke down costing $1,300 to fix and exhausting all their funds.  Referral:  Sonia Greene, LINK ($200) 3928 4

August 7:  Gas for a single mom with 3 children who just got a job.  Referral:  Sonia Greene, LINK ($50) 3929 4 

August 7:  Gas so a migrant family can visit their newborn in the NICU where he will be for the next month or more.  Referral:  Sierra Vista social worker and delivery by Roberta Kassak ($50) 3929 3

August 7:  Gas and diapers for a grandmother struggling financially to take care of her 19-month-old grandchild.  Referral:  Public Health Nurse ($50) 3929 2

August 7:  Partial rent for a family that had unexpected bills this month.  Referral:  Maribel Rodriguez, Link ($200) 3930 4

August 7:  Partial rent for a Veteran who got behind in payments.  Referral:  William Heinlein, PATH/VASH ($246) 3931 1

August 9:  Certification of a court document so a victim of domestic violence and her son can obtain services and resources specific to domestic violence.  Referral:  Public Health Nurse ($25) 3934 2 

August 10:  Partial custody legal fees for a single parent who was just diagnosed with a disorder that requires $1,000 monthly in medication.  Referral:  Matt Clarke, Chris Jespersen Day Treatment ($300) 3935 2

August 9:  Emergency food for an elderly father with Alzheimer’s disease and his disabled daughter whose refrigerator stopped working and all their food spoiled.  The daughter is diabetic and her diet is very important.  Referral:  Brittany Venia, People’s Self-Help Housing, and shopping and delivery by Karen Harris ($200) 3936 2

August 10:  Groceries for an 87-year-old man who is very low income, lives by himself, and is recovering from surgery.  Referral:  Megan Richert, Central Coast Home Health ($100) 3937 1

August 10:  Bike for a Veteran who is homeless and has secured a job at Chevron and needs transportation to get to work:  Referral:  Alan McKean, State of California Veterans services ($150) 3938 1

August 10:  Partial medical bill payment for a single pregnant mom-to-be.  Referral:  Mayra Valencia, CAPSLO ($200) 3940 2

August 10:  Eye glasses for a 52-year-old woman who needs her glasses to drive at her job.  She is working hard on improving her health due to diabetes and a pacemaker.  Referral:  Lisa Jimenez, County Mental Health ($258) 3941 1 

August 11:  Food for a father who is struggling to feed his children because they used their funds to move to housing.  Referral:  Jennifer Woodward, County Behavioral Health ($100) 3942 1

August 11:  Gas so a man who recently got out of jail can get to his new job, and since he works nights, the bus service doesn’t work for his needs.  Referral:  Jennifer Woodward, County Behavioral Health ($50) 3943 1

August 11:  Partial rent to move a woman to sober living.  Referral:  Paterese Reynolds, County Intensive Outreach Treatment ($200) 3944 1

August 14:  School supplies and diapers for a mother whose 12-year-old and 9-month children just moved back in with her.  Referral:  Ashley Totah, County Child Welfare Services ($105.95) 3945 3

August 15:  School clothing support for 3 families with children ranging in age from 4 to 17.  Referral:  Mayra Lopez, County Mental Health ($300) 3946

August 15:  PG&E bill payment for a domestic violence victim who is transitioning from a shelter to a stable apartment with her 2 children.  Referral:  Claudia Guzman, RISE ($120) 3947

August 14:  Specialized counseling for a mother of children 2 and 5 years who is at a shelter dealing with domestic violence trauma and childhood abuse issues that have come to the surface due to her recent abuse.  Referral:  Claudia Guzman, RISE ($180) 3948 3

Items donated:  clothes from Judy Barclay, Cindy Hahn, Susannah Stone, and Anonymous; hand knit baby blankets from Ruth Nagano; food from Anonymous, Nancy Olson, and Anonymous; food from Laura Fulton; diapers and food from Lisa Lazzara; children’s clothes from Kim Equinoa; food and children's clothes from Anonymous; baby clothes from Heidi Harmon and Mary Squellati; food and clothes from Gigi Sawyer; baby seat and bath from Carly Rogers; clothes from Cathy Uphoff; baby formula from Amethyst Ehrler; teen clothes from Anonymous; bunk beds from Candy Spahr; diapers, baby clothes, and bottles from Jamie Kassak and friends; double stroller from Melissa D’aunoy; baby swing, breast feeding pillow, and other children’s items from Nicki Bywater; girls clothes from Cindy Hahn; baby clothes from Sharon Chirpich; pajamas from Cindy Hahn; shoes and girl’s clothing from Kathie Hendricks; children’s toys and activity table from Jennifer Kincade; cases of school supplies from Lisa and Kevin McClory; boys pajamas, clothes, and duffle from Wendy Daly; children’s clothes and shoes from Sally Hillis; baby clothes from Sharon Chirpich; diapers from Karen Blum;

Admin Funds Donated: Dana Starkovich, Rita Erwin, 

Funds Donated:  Tidelands Counseling, Wendy Castleman, Patty Aguilar, Carol Oelker in honor of Carol and Jay Devore’s 50th Anniversary, Leslie Jones, Barbara Torrey, Biz Steinberg, Elise Carraway, Kay Miller, Gini Ortiz, and John Peschong for Kiley Goode’s Cal Poly senior project, Jayne Devencenzi, Jean Steel, Donette Dunaway, Forest Crowe in honor of the best doctor in the world - Karen Kolba, Anonymous, Marcy Owens, Colleen Spafford, Jeri Corcoran-Martin, Michele Williams, Kathy Greer, Dana Paquin, Donna Howard and Liz Curren in honor of Carol and Jay Devore’s 50th wedding anniversary, Diane Duenow for Kiley Goode’s Cal Poly senior project, Nancy Terrell, Roberta Kassak, Michelle Blanc, Suzanne Balderrama, Karen Harris, Tyra Solomon, Sandra Wortley, Mary Lois Kelly, Diane Koletzke, Gail Sears, Tess Mathews, Wendy Daly, Edith Lycke, Diana Foche, Ros McQuade, Sharynn Chirpich, Jayne Devencenzi, Naomi Blakely to honor Linda Olson’s birthday, Nancy Hurd, Mary Parker, Heather MacFarlane, Kathy Long, Joanne and Phil Ruggles, Diana Henderson, Marilyn Fuller, Peti Johnson, Kathleen MacLane, Sue Smith, Karen Horst, Ann Miller, Jayma Newland,

What Womenade Shared July 15th - July 31st

July 16:  Partial rent for a mom who only works 29 hours weekly; she is trying to find a job with more hours.  Referral:  Danilda Reyes, LINK ($300) 3871 2

July 17:  Gas so a mother can get to work and take her son to child care; her ex has not paid child support for 2 months.  Referral:  Yesenia Alonso, Women’s Shelter Program of SLO ($50) 3872 2

July 17:  Gas so an unemployed mother with severe mental health issues can get to weekly visits with her infant son and to therapy sessions.  Referral:  Lisa Jimenez, County Mental Health ($50) 3873 2

July 17:  Crib for the newborn child of a Community Health Center patient.  Referral:  Joe Gossner, Community Health Center ($85.78) Debit 2

July 17:  Partial payment for guardianship fees so a grandmother can put healthy boundaries in place with her son, the biological dad of her grandson.  Referral:  Lizzy Dembosz, Kinship Center ($250) 3874 3

July 18:  Gas so a mother can drive from Paso to the NICU at the hospital where her baby will be for the next month or more.  Referral:  Sierra Vista Hospital social worker and delivered by Laura Tremblay ($50) 3875 3

July 18:  Supplemental food for a man who is living on the streets.  Referral:  Jennifer Woodward, County Behavioral Health ($100) 3876 1

July 18:  Completion of rent for Veteran who has moved into a new Veteran apartment complex; he started a new job yesterday.  Referral: Esther Castillo, PATH/VASH ($43) 3877 1

July 18:  Completion of rent for a Veteran who has moved into a new Veteran apartment complex; he is waiting to hear back from job interviews.  Referral:  Esther Castillo, PATH/VASH ($200) 3878 1

July 20:  Partial rent for a man who is very ill.  A local hospital is transporting him to Stanford for a liver transplant.  Referral:  Eloisa Medina, Hearst Cancer Resource Center ($350) 3879 1  VOID

July 20:  Partial payment for glasses for a man battling a number of medical concerns, one of which is double vision since suffering a fall.  Referral:  Fiona Phillips, People’s Self-Help Housing ($200) 3880 1

July 20:  Partial car payment for a woman working hard to transition out of her abusive situation.  Referral:  Claudia Guzman,  RISE ($100) 3881 1

July 21:  Food for a family whose father just had a lung removed due to Valley Fever. He has not been able to work.  Referral:  Stella Medina, Lucia Mar Unified Schools ($105.95) 3882 5

July 21:  Partial payment for tires for a single mother of 3 who is a victim of domestic violence.  She needs her car to get to work.  Referral:  Stella Medina, Lucia Mar Unified School District ($100) 3883 4

July 21:  Food for a grandmother and her granddaughter; the child is dealing with severe depression.  Referral:  Stella Medina, Lucia Mar Unified Schools ($100) 3884 2

July 21:  Gas so a woman with a rare disease can go to specialists at UCLA.  Referral:  Bessy Hoffman, LINK ($50) 3885 2

July 21:  Partial truck repair payment so a single mother with 2 children living in a shelter can get to work.  Referral:  Jose Camacho,  Family Care Network ($200) 3886 3

July 24:  Smog check so a single mother can get to work.  Referral:  Belinda Benassi and Celeste Cardenas, County Child Welfare Services ($54.98) 3887 3

July 24:  Gas so parents who are field workers can visit their newborn in the NICU.  Referral:  Sierra Vista Hospital social worker, and delivery by Laura Tremblay ($50) 3888 3

July 24:  Food and medicine for teen parents who have a baby in the hospital.  Referral:  Sierra Vista Hospital social worker, and delivery by Laura Tremblay ($100) 3889 3

July 24:  RTA bus pass for a man who needs to travel to treatment appointments.  Referral:  Nancy Jambor, County Drug  and Alcohol Services ($44) 3890 1

July 24:  College text books for a student in treatment.  Referral:  Nancy Jambor, County Drug and Alcohol Services ($105.95) 3891 1

July 24:  Gas card so a client can get to his treatment appointments.  Referral:  Nancy Jambor, County Drug and Alcohol Services ($50) 3892 1

July 24:  Parking fees for multiple daily visits of 2 teen parents to see their newborn. The parents are staying at the Ronald McDonald house while visiting their baby at the UCLA Medical Center.  Referral:  Brooke Dace, County Department of Social Services ($105.95) 3893 3

July 24:  Final storage unit payment so a single mother of 2 who is homeless can remove the family’s belongings before she enters a drug treatment residential facility.  Referral:  Alicia McAllister, County Drug and Alcohol Services ($300) 3894 3

July 24:  RTA bus pass so an abused mother of 2 can look for work.  Referral:  Gina Whittaker, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, and shopping by Laura Tremblay ($44)  3904 3

July 24:  Burial expenses for a man who passed away from liver failure.  Referral:  Eloisa Medina, Hearst Cancer Resource Center ($300) 3895 - Replaces 3879

July 24:  Contribution toward $55,000 that must be raised before a pancreatectomy and an auto-islet transplant  can be scheduled at the University of California San Francisco Medical Center for a mother who hasn’t been able to eat or drink in almost 2 years (Connected to feeding machine 16 hours a day.)  Referral:  Dr. Tom Hsia ($300) 3896 2

July 24:  Car payment for a cancer patient who was a victim of a phone scam, and that is causing great financial hardship.  Referral:  Gloria Caine, Hearst Cancer Resource Center ($211.69) 3897 1

July 26:  Partial payment for vehicle repair for a family living in their mobile home.  Father is starting work in Monterey in 2 weeks and needs the vehicle for the move.  Referral:  Linda Quesenberry, Los Osos Community Resource Center ($300) 3898 4  VOID replaced by Cash Out $145 July 29th

July 27:  Emergency doctor appointment at the Community Health Center for a seriously ill woman. Referral:  Bessy Hoffman, LINK ($70) 3899 3

July 27:  Emergency gas so a man who previously was in a serious car accident can travel to Stanford to have the screws in his pelvis replaced because they are falling out.  Referral:  Corey Hoffman, County Behavioral Health ($50) 3900 1

July 31:  City summer camp program fees for 2 children who need to attend this program.  Referral:  Celeste Cardenas, County Social Services ($120) 3901 4

July 31:  Gas card so a man with a Traumatic Brain Injury can go to an appointment with a neurologist at UCLA.  Referral:  Kari Bowron, Jodi’s House ($75) 3902 1

July 31:  Food for a man with a Traumatic Brain Injury who has just been moved into a group housing environment.  Referral:  Kari Bowron, Jodi’s House ($100) 3902 1

July 31:  Gas card so a young couple can visit their premature baby who will be in the NICU for at least a month.  Referral:  Sierra Vista social worker ($50) 3903 3

July 31:  Partial rent for a sexual assault and rape victim who is in counseling and trying to get back on her feet.  Referral:  Diana Howard, RISE ($200.00) 1

Items Donated:  school supplies from Candace Guldeman; pack n play from Naomi Blakely; crib mattress and linens from Mary Anne Morgan; clothes from Jacque Fondren, Nicole De Matteo, Mary Squellati, and Marion Gregory; blankets, burp cloths, and children's clothes from Judy Pinkston; potty from Jenn Woodward; case of diapers and children’s clothes from Kathie Hendricks; backpacks and food from Baywood Navy and Brenda Hock; baby books, toys, shoes, socks, and safety latches from Anonymous; delivery by Mailee Lewis; bike helmets and, water bottles, and lunch boxes for 4 children living in a shelter from Kathie Hendricks; women’s and men’s professional work clothes from Delynn Morgan; clothes from Anonymous; high chair from Vanessa Salas; clothes and backpacks from Vita Miller; 5 bags of yarn from Ladonna Rinn; 2 strollers from Carly Rogers; clothes from Terra Clayton; new seated walker from Elizabeth Hure; 2 cases of diapers from Kathie Hendricks; diapers from Kari Bowron; delivery by Dick Tickner; backpack food from Darlene and Dennis Krouse;

Funds Donated:  Fred Donati, Jayma Newland, Leslie Rotstein, Kat Tuculet, Diane Wettlaufer, Melaleuca, Kroger/Ralphs, Carrie Zinn, Cindy Nelson, Rosemary Cleaves, Network for Good, Darlene Tunney Rosene and PESTT, Sarah Coplen, Lauren Rueda, Maggie Ragatz, Artista Muerta, Libbie Agran, birthday donation from Deborah Smith-Cooke, Kathy Gisler, Melodianne Duffy, Cindy Hahn, Bob and Carol Kerwin, Brenda Hock, Lisa Bertrand, birthday donation from Lainie Wachter,