What Womenade Shared January 1st - 15th

January 2:  Partial rent for a single mother and her children.  Referral:  Jerry Mihaic, Independent Living Resource Center ($250) 4441 3

January 2:  Restoration of water service for a woman who is low income.  Referral:  Jennifer Woodward, County Behavioral Health ($150) 4443 1

January 2:  Restoration of electricity for a family with children.  Referral:  Jennifer Woodward, County Behavioral Health ($200) 4444 4

January 2:  Partial U-Haul payment so an abuse survivor and her 3 children can move to another city where she will have support from her parents.  Referral:  Katie Harris, Stand Strong ($300) 4445 4

January 2:  Motel stay for a woman and her son who are living in their car; mother is having surgery at UCLA.  Referral:  Katy Griffin, Highlands Church ($300) 4446 2

January 2:  Partial rent for a family with 4 children; the parents’ work hours were reduced over the holidays.  Referral:  Marisela Corona, LINK ($300) 4447 6

January 3:  Gas so a a family can take their daughter to San Francisco to see a specialist for a urinary track infection.  Mother has missed a lot of work taking care of her child.  Referral:  Corey Hoffman, County Drug and Alcohol Services ($50) 4448 4

January 3:  Work clothes so a responsible young couple can start new jobs.  Referral:  Michael Sheard, CAPSLO ($200) 4449 2

January 3:  DMV registration for  a resident who is low income and handicapped, and has been dealing with health issues.  Referral:  Jason Flanagan, People’s Self-Help Housing ($175) 4450 1

January 3:  Critical dental work for an elderly woman who is unable to afford treatment.  Referral:  Fiona Phillips, People’s Self-Help Housing ($235) 4451 1

January 3:  Partial rent for a single mother of 4 who is very sick and can’t currently work.  Referral:  Danilda Reyes, LINK ($300) 4452 5

January 3:  RTA pass so a woman can get to and from her job.  Referral:  Martin Gonzalez, RISE ($68) 4453 1

January 3:  Partial rent for a family with a child diagnosed with cancer.  Mother has had to reduce work hours to get her child to appointments and hospitals out of the area.  Referral:  Bessy Hoffman, LINK ($350) 4454 4

January 3:  Work shoes, pants, and eyeglass repair for a single mother of 1 who is starting work at a fast food restaurant.  Referral:  Laura Gaisie, Transitions-Mental Health ($150) 4455 2

January 4:  Partial deposit so a mother and her sons, ages 6 months and 6 years, can move to housing.  Referral:  Claudia Guzman, RISE ($300) 4456 3

January 4:  Partial rent for a 71-year-old woman who works in a nursery but has been put on stand by until February.  Referral:  Eloisa Medina ($325) 4457 1

January 4:  Partial rent for a 69-year-old field worker whose hours have been reduced.  Referral:  Eloisa Medina ($300) 4458 1

January 4:  Partial rent for a 49-year-old father recently diagnosed with colon cancer.  Referral:  Eloisa Medina, Hearst Cancer Resource Center ($300) 4459 4

January 4:  Partial rent for a 27-year-old single mother who has had her field work hours reduced.  Referral:  Eloisa Medina ($275) 4460 4

January 4:  College EOP fees for a Cuesta student whose single mom is working 3 jobs to care for her 4 children. One of her children was just diagnosed with Valley Fever.  Referral:  Bessy Hoffman, LINK ($315) 4461 5

January 5:  Dental surgery down payment for a child of a single mom who also has a special needs child.  Referral:  Suzanne Chasuk, County Health Department/WIC ($150) 4462 3

January 5:  Partial storage payment for a mother who is homeless, staying in ECHO shelter with her children.  She lives on $577 cash aid, recently enrolled at Cuesta, and is looking for a part time job. Referral:  Sandra Jimenez, Department of Social Services ($300) 4463 3

January 5:  Home oxygen for a month for a 70-year-old woman living on a limited income of under $1,100 a month.  Referral:  Drew Washer, French Hospital ($193.95) 1

January 6:  Partial mortgage payment for a woman who has cancer and kidney failure.  Referral:  Gloria Caine, Hearst Cancer Resource Center ($300) 4465 1

January 6:  Partial rent for a mom who has to take her 4-year-old daughter to Santa Barbara for surgery.  Referral:  Elena Chavez, LINK ($300) 4466 2

January 8:  Car repair so parents can continue to see their 7-year-old who has been in the hospital at USC for 2 months.  Referral:  Bessy Hoffman, LINK ($320) 4467 4

January 8:  Motel stay for a mother and her teen son who are survivors of abuse and have timed out of a local shelter.  Plans are in place going forward.  Referral:  Mari Daschian, District Attorney's Office, Victim-Witness ($305.95) 4468 2

January 8:  Diapers and a gas card for a low income mother of an infant.  Referral:  Public Health Nurse ($73.69)  4469 2

January 8:  Partial car repair payment for a mother and her 3 children who live in the vehicle.  Referral:  Danilda Reyes, LINK ($300) 4470

January 8:  Food for an elderly man who is blind and partially deaf who used all his funds for deposit and first month’s rent after moving out of the shelter.  Referral:  Kari Bowron, Jodi House Brain Injury Support Center ($100) 4471 1

January 8:  Food for a Veteran who moved from homelessness to housing and used all his money.  Referral: Referral:  Kari Bowron, Jodi House Brain Injury Support Center ($100) 4471 1

January 8:  Food for a Veteran man who moved to housing and is on a special diet.  Referral:  Referral:  Kari Bowron, Jodi House Brain Injury Support Center ($100) 4471 1

January 8:  Partial rent payment to prevent the eviction of a single mother who is a domestic violence survivor.  Referral:  Alycia Payne, LINK ($277) 4472 3

January 8:  Partial rent for a family of 4; the father’s work hours were reduced.  Referral: Rocio Hernandez, San Luis Coastal Schools ($300) 4473 4

January 8:  Partial payment for glasses for a mother who struggles to make ends meet for her family.  Referral:  Stella Medina, Lucia Mar Schools ($140) 4474 3

January 9:  Partial payment for a refrigerator for a mobile home at Fort Hope for teen survivors of human trafficking while receiving counseling from County Department of Social Services.  Referral:  Pat Loomis, Fort Hope ($300) 4475

January 9:  Food and gas for a family with 2 children; mother is working a low-wage job and the father is looking for a new job in the fields.  Referral:  Jason Flanagan, People’s Self-Help Housing ($205.95) 4476 4

January 9:  PG&E payment for a family in rural North County struggling due to expenses from a failed septic system.  Referral:  Elisa Leigan, County Behavioral Health ($200) 4477 4

January 9:  Partial rent to prevent eviction of a single mother and her 2 children ages 2 and 5.  Mother’s field work hours have been reduced.  Referral:  Claudia Guzman, RISE ($300) 4478 3

January 9:  Gas, diapers, and formula for a single mother with 3 daughters here for political asylum.  Referral:  Danilda Reyes, LINK ($192.39) 4479 4

January 9:  Partial payment for car insurance deductible for a single woman who works for low wages and who suffered a collision.  Referral:  Linda Quesenberry, Los Osos Community Resource Center ($300) 4480 1

January 9:  Partial rent for a family of 8: the father had his work hours cut and will be laid off in February because the business is closing.  Referral:  Flora Bolivar, SLO ALPHA ($300) 4481 8

January 10:  Tools for a man in a Sober Living home who has been working as a tile setter and had all his tools stolen from his truck.  Referral:  Corey Hoffman, County Drug and Alcohol Services ($205.95) Debit 1

January 10:  Computer from Exploration Station for a single mother who graduated high school last month and is starting Hancock College.  Referral:  Public Health Nurse ($30) 4482 2

January 11:  Birth certificate so a woman with no money and no family can complete her paperwork for Section 8 housing.  Referral:  Deanna Franklin, County Health Department ($28) 4484 1

January 11:  Payment to restore gas service to a single woman’s apartment.  Referral:  Jennifer Woodward, County Behavioral Health ($192) 4485 1

January 12:  Gas and motel for the mother of a son in the hospital in Fresno with burns over 70% of his body.  Referral: Bessy Hoffman, LINK ($305.95) 4486 4

January 12:  Partial deposit so a woman can move from homelessness to housing.  Referral:  Martin Gonzalez, RISE ($200) 4487 1


January 15:  Partial first rent so an elderly woman can move out of the shelter and into a senior residence.  Referral:  Samantha Crouse, ECHO Shelter ($300) 4488 1

Items Donated:  4 bins of children’s clothes from Scott and Amy Jacobs; quilts from Ellen November; baby clothes and blankets from Lindsay Miller; new bumbo and tray from Paula McGrath; high chair from Carol Devore; stroller from Carol Zarek; pop up canopy loan by Lisa Wearda; pack and play, sheets, diapers. and blankets from Lois Crotser, Bea Ingwerson, and Roberta Kassak; delivery by Carol Devore; clothes, books, and toys from Anonymous; children’s clothes from Judy Pinkston; 2 gas cards from Kat Tuculet; clothes and children’s items from Viridiana Ruiz; 2 pack and plays from Jayne Auchterlonie; children’s items from Jennifer Kincade; children’s clothes from Jenna Draine; clothing from Rebecca Kingman; blankets from Ellen November; clothes from Yael Gott; clothes and shoes from Amanda Sorenson; clothes from Judy Pinkston; clothes from Lisa Lazzara, Janet Emmons, and Heather Segal; bassinet from Lynne Mastin; diapers and wipes from Jackie Johnson; children's and women's items from Amy Gray;

Admin Funds Donated:  Dana Starkovich, Rita Erwin, Karen Blum,

Funds Donated:  Tidelands Counseling, Patty Aguilar, Wendy Castleman, Jean Steel, Jayne Devencenzi, Barbara Torrey, Irene Annoni, Donette Dunaway, Shanti Gooden as a holiday gift for Marylou, Patti Taylor, Zaf and Patrice Iqbal, D'Elaine Patrick, Sharlee Carnes, Deanna Riedlsberger, Elizabeth Apfelberg, Anne McMahon, Mary Parker, Peti Johnson, Kathie Hendricks, Dana Paquin, Kathy Greer, Michele Williams, Nancy Terrell, Pam and Butch Fisher, Heather MacFarlane, Frank and Sandy Richardson in memory of Marty Thomas, Mia Page, Naomi Blakely, Michele Avant, Carol Devore, Pat Avant-Kern, Isabel Kirsch, Maribeth Peterson, Diana Foch, Nancy Loe, Darlene Krouse, Karen Blum, Vita Miller, Jocelyn Williams, Marilyn Fuller, Judith Harris, Diane McKeague, Marlylou Gooden, Elisa Feingold, Vicki McPartland, Gail Schwartz, Robert Wolf, Linda Quesenberry, Liz Curren, Anonymous, Kathleen MacLane, Ellen Morrison,Tim and Colleen Spafford in memory of Rob Jameson, Colleen and Tim Spafford in memory of Betty Spafford, Mary Dean, Debbie Bennett, Anonymous, Elisa Robles, Celeste Gray, Karen Horst, Sue Smith, Joann Burrows, Ann Miller, David Ford,