January 16: Tires so an elderly man can drive his wife safely back and forth on Cuesta Grade to chemotherapy treatments for cancer. Referral: Eloisa Medina, Hearst Cancer Resource Center ($300) 4489 2
January 16: Electricity payment to prevent shut off for a single mother who is going to school to get a better job. Referral: Sonia Greene, LINK ($273) 4490 3
January 16: Motel stay for a homeless single mother and her 11-month-old son. Counselors are working on finding a safe place for her and her child. Referral: Ana Hernandez, CAPSLO ($305.95) Debit 2
January 16: Motel and food for a family who had to leave their jobs because of their immigration status and are staying in their car with their 2 children. Referral: Bessy Hoffman, LINK ($305.95) Debit 4
January 16: Gout medications for a man who has no insurance. Referral: Jennifer Woodward, County Behavioral Health ($200) Debit 1
January 16: Emergency gas cards for a family who needed to travel to Stanford because their toddler was transported by helicopter to the hospital there, and they had no money for gas to make the trip. Referral: Sierra Vista social worker, and gas cards donated by Kat Tuculet
January 16: Food for an elderly couple whose refrigerator broke. They just used their food stamps to stock up, and all the food spoiled. Referral: Brittany Venia, People’s Self-Help Housing, and shopping by Nancy Loe ($150) 4533 2
January 17: Registration and smog check for a homeless family living in their truck. Mother just had a new baby last month. Referral: Elena Chavez, LINK ($64 and $201) 4491 and 4492 3
January 17: Gas so a client can travel back and forth to San Luis from Cambria for treatments. Referral: Jennifer Woodward, County Behavioral Health ($100) 4494 1
January 17: Partial rent payment for a woman who missed work due to a severe case of the flu. Referral: Jason Flanagan, People’s Self-Help Housing ($300) 4495 1
January 17: Partial payment for a storage unit for a family doubling up in another family’s house. Referral: Mayra Valencia, CAPSLO ($200) 4496 4
January 17: Payment for a tire for a single mom so she can safely drive her children. Referral: Mayra Valencia, CAPSLO ($200) 4497 3
January 18: Gas and food for a family. The wife is newly diagnosed with cancer and her husband just had hip replacement surgery. Referral: Viridiana Ruiz, SLO Oncology Health Center ($150) 4499 2
January 18: Gas so a woman newly diagnosed with cancer can be driven to treatments by one of her sisters. Referral: Viridiana Ruiz ($50) 4499 2
January 18: Partial payment for car repair so a single mother can transport her children safely. Referral: Public Health Nurse ($115) 4500 3
January 18: Partial mortgage payment for a father who is battling throat cancer; his wife is disabled. He is self-employed, does not qualify for State disability, and they have exhausted all their savings on medical payments. He will return to work in March as soon as he can learn to eat again. Referral: Stella Medina, Lucia Mar Unified School District ($300) 4501 2
January 18: Partial propane payment for an abuse victim who is going through the court process and is hoping she will be receiving spousal support. Her son will be helping her with bills and rent starting in February. Referral: Janett Garcia, RISE ($200) 4502 2
January 18: Partial rent for an uninsured woman who is 4 months pregnant and has to use her available funds to pay for an ultrasound and other medical costs. Referral: Lindsey Cunha, County Drug and Alcohol Services ($300) 4503 2
January 19: Gas so a woman can travel from Nipomo to San Luis Obispo for a work experience program to help her achieve success. Referral: Barbara Wigney, Eckerd Connects ($75) 4504 1
January 19: Gas and food for a family with 5 children. Father is having chemotherapy 3 times a week for pancreatic cancer. Referral: Elizabeth Barbosa, CAPSLO ($300) 4505 7
January 19: Insurance payment so a homeless family with a high school student can register the van that is their home. Referral: Alycia Payne, LINK ($220.54) 4506 3
January 19: Partial DACA legal fees for a a woman who was brought here by her parents when she was 7, her mom died of Meningitis when she was 12, her father visited Mexico and was not allowed back in to our country, and, therefore, when she was 17, she took sole care of her younger brother. She currently holds a low-income professional job and attends Cuesta College. Referral: Stella Medina, Lucia Mar Unified Schools ($300) 4507 2
January 19: PG&E payment for a single mother who works in the fields and has had her hours reduced. Referral: Elena Chavez, LINK ($277.36) 4508 3
January 19: PG&E payment for an abuse survivor whose mother recently passed away. She missed work due to depression. Referral: Maria Mendez, Stand Strong Now ($284.43) 4509 1
January 19: Partial rent for a patient with breast cancer who has been unable to work because she was in a head on traffic collision. Referral: Jennifer Davis, Mission Hope Cancer Center ($300) 4510 1
January 19: Partial rent for a woman diagnosed with breast cancer and unable to work due to treatment demands. Referral: Jennifer Davis, Mission Hope Cancer Center ($300) 4511 1
January 19: Mobility walker for a significantly disabled woman; she has received donated walkers, but none are safe enough to prevent falls. Referral: Jason Flanagan, People’s Self-Help Housing ($113.42) Debit 1
January 19: Partial rent for a woman in a Sober Living home who is looking for work and doing well in treatment. Referral: Alicia Reyes, County Drug and Alcohol Services ($175) 4512
January 19: Gas so a mother who is moving from Sober Living to Section 8 housing can keep her children in their neighborhood school. Referral: Alicia Reyes, County Drug and Alcohol Services ($100) 4513 3
January 19: Truck registration and smog check for a man in Sober Living who is unable to work due to health complications and is in full compliance with treatment. Referral: Lindsey Cunha, County Drug and Alcohol Services ($255) 4514 1
January 19: Food and gas for a single mother and her children ages 2 and 6 who is homeless after losing her job due to unfortunate events out of her control. Referral: Sandra Lozano, CAPSLO ($200) 4515 3
January 19: Gas so a man can see oncology specialists at UC Davis. Referral: Eloisa Medina, Hearst Cancer Resource Center ($100) 4516 2
January 19: Gas so a young man who lives in a rural area and is doing well in treatments, maintaining sobriety since April, can continue to attend sessions regularly. Referral: Nancy Jambor, County Drug and Alcohol Services ($75) 4517 1
January 19: Gas so a young self-employed father struggling financially can get to treatments regularly. Referral: Nancy Jambor, County Drug and Alcohol Services, ($75) 4517 4
January 22: Dental treatment payment so a young boy can be seen. Referral: Eloisa Medina ($225) 4519 2
January 22: Partial car payment for a 53-year-old disabled survivor of domestic violence. Referral: Claudia Guzman, RISE ($200) 4520 1
January 22: Twin mattress for a senior on a fixed income with both mental and physical disabilities. She is currently sleeping on a box spring. Referral: Tricia Righetti, Transitions-Mental Health and shopping by Nancy Loe ($332.67) 4534 1
January 23: Partial payment for medication, Harvoni, for Hep C treatment for an older man. Referral: Jennifer Woodward, County Behavioral Health ($305.95) 4521 1
January 23: School clothes for a 14-year-old and 10-year-old whose mother fled their abuser. Referral: Diana Howard, RISE ($200) 4522 3
January 23: Emergency food, gas, and diapers for a family of 7 that fled in the night from their abuser. Referral: Bessy Hoffman, LINK ($250 and $32.30) Debit and 4530
January 24: Partial rent for a single mom who is disabled. She has not been able to access her money due to identity theft. Her family can’t help her any more, and she has received an eviction notice. Referral: Alycia Payne, LINK ($275) 4523 3
January 24: Partial rent for a young couple with 2 small children who have had recent medical bills. Referral: Magda Williams, LCSW ($300) 4524 4
January 24: Partial first month’s rent for a family with 2 children. They had to pay first, last, and deposit to move to housing. Referral: Magda Williams, LCSW ($300) 4525 4
January 24: PG&E payment for a mother with a young child and a newborn. Referral: Elena Chavez, LINK ($222.24) 4526 3
January 24: One week’s rent and a bus pass for a woman who is 6 weeks clean from drugs and alcohol. She is an abuse survivor who lost her children to adoption. Referral; Marina Garza. LMFT ($225 and $68) 4527 and 4528 1
January 24: Clothes and food for a survivor of domestic violence. Referral: Martin Gonzalez, RISE ($150) 4529 1
January 24: Anger management classes for a man who is working full time and hoping to move out of the shelter soon. Referral: Samantha Crouse, ECHO Shelter ($250) 4531 1
January 24: Clothes and personal items for a woman at the shelter because she was asked to leave her house for being a lesbian and her girlfriend at the time physically and verbally abused her. Referral: Matias Bernal, RISE ($150) Debit 1
January 24: Clothing for a single mother of 6 who had to flee her abuser, leaving everything behind. Referral: Alycia Payne, LINK Debit ($200) Debit 7
January 24: Emergency school clothes for a middle school boy from a homeless family. Referral: Danilda Reyes, LINK ($150) Debit 1
January 24: Utility payment to prevent shut off for a mother of 3; she lost work hours when she had to take her child with Downs Syndrome to the hospital. Referral: Bessy Hoffman, LINK ($174.76) 4532 4
January 25: Gas and food for parents and their children; 1 child is a 4-month-old in the pediatric unit at Sierra Vista Hospital after having already spent a month in the hospital in Madera. Referral: Sierra Vista Hospital social workers and delivery by Nancy Loe ($200) 4533 6
January 25: Baseball uniform, equipment, and a jacket for so a Foster youth can play with her team. Referral: Belinda Benassi, and Nancy Kuster, County Social Services ($250) Debit 1
January 25: Restoration of electricity for a family with 2 children under age 7. Mom’s current work hours have been reduced. Referral: Mariana Gutierrez, San Luis Coastal Schools ($116.08) 4535 4
January 25: Partial rent, electricity, and gas for a single mother who has been seriously ill with the flu. Referral: Elena Chavez, LINK ($132, $172.74, and $71) 4536, 4537, 4538 3
January 26: Gas so a mother of a toddler can get to her new part-time job. Referral: Public Health Nurse ($50) 4539 2
January 26: Diapers, training pants, and gas for a single mother with 2 developmentally delayed children who needs to take the children from Nipomo to San Luis for their therapy. Referral: Public Health Nurse ($123) 4539 3
January 26: Gas so a domestic violence survivor with a 5-year-old child can access medical care. Referral: Public Health Nurse ($50) 4539 2
January 26: Emergency formula for a 6-month-old baby; parents, due to language barriers, didn't understand WIC vouchers are just for the baby. Referral: Public Health Nurse ($47.08) 4540 3
January 26: Gas and food for a single mother and her 2 elementary children who are homeless, sleeping at other people’s houses. Referral: Sonia Greene, LINK ($150) Debit 3
January 26: Partial payment for a gentleman's prosthetic leg, His doctor has greatly reduced the price. Food for him and his wife since they have only $60 to last until February 15th. Referral: Trista Ochoa, Transitions-Mental Health ($300 and $50) 4543 and Debit 2
January 26: Bed for a woman in her 50s who just got housed. She raised 5 children who are grown, and works hard, but is on a limited income. Referral: Michael Sheard, CAPSLO ($300) 4544 1
January 26: Dance classes for a 26-year-old woman homeless for 6 years, and suffering with Schizophrenia. She danced as a young girl, and hopes are that classes will be therapeutic for her and she will be open to medication going forward. Referral: Lori Eister, Transitions-Mental Health ($175) 4545 1
January 26: Room rent to move a man with throat cancer to housing. Referral: Eloisa Medina, Hearst Cancer Resource Center ($200) 4546 1
January 26: Room rent for a single mother and her 3 children; she has just taken a lesser-paying job at a fast food restaurant because field work is scarce. Referral: Eloisa Medina ($300) 4547 4
January 26: Partial placement for chemotherapy port placement for a breast cancer patient. Referral: Eloisa Medina, Hearst Cancer Resource Center ($300) 4548 1
January 26: Partial deposit to move a mother and her 4 children to housing. Referral: Marisela Corona, LINK ($300) 4549 5
January 26: Car battery and repair so a man who is disabled with pain and physical problems can get to his medical appointments. Referral: Fiona Phillips, People’s Self-Help Housing ($183.18) 4550 1
January 26: Medication for a 55-year-old gentleman diagnosed with stomach cancer. The doctor prescribed Valsartan, but Medi-Cal wouldn’t cover it. Referral: Eloisa Medina, Hearst Cancer Resource Center ($230.95) 4551 1
January 26: Partial payment for a PG&E bill in their collection department for a woman who is a survivor of domestic violence who lost her home through the situation. Referral: Claudia Guzman, RISE ($300) 4552 1
January 29; Diapers and partial rent for a single mom with 3 little children; she is working 2 jobs, but 1 of the children got sick, and she lost work time. Referral: Sonia Greene, LINK ($40.23 and $300) 4553 and 4554 4
January 29: Partial rent for a young woman whose field work hours have been greatly reduced. Referral: Eloisa Medina ($300) 4555 1
January 29: Emergency partial rent for a 59-year-old gentleman in threat of being locked out of his rental. Referral: Eloisa Medina ($300) 1 4556
January 29: Deposit to move a mother and her son, who has multiple health problems, to housing. Referral: Marisela Corona, LINK ($300) 4558 2
January 30: Partial payment for an endometrial biopsy at the Community Health Center for a mother having significant side effects to birth control devices. Referral: Public Health Nurse ($284.75) 4559 3
January 30: Car repair for a family homeless with 2 children ages 3 and 7. Dad is working and mother is looking for a job. Referral: Karina Ayala, CAPSLO ($300) 4560 4
January 30: Partial rent for a woman whose husband moved out due to domestic violence, leaving her with late fees due. Referral: Diana Howard, RISE ($300) 4561 1
January 30: Storage payment for a single mom homeless with 2 children. She just started a new job. Referral: Alycia Payne, LINK (225) 4562 3
January 30: Gas card so a mother can bring her children to and from school until her first paycheck. Referral: Alycia Payne, LINK ($50) 4563 3
January 30: Gas card for a single mother with 2 children who just got a part time job at a hotel. Referral: Danilda Reyes, LINK ($50) 4563 3
January 30: Partial rent for a single mother who lost wages when her son had to have surgery to repair a surgery that didn’t heal correctly. Stella Medina, Lucia Mar Unified Schools ($300) 4564 2
January 30: Partial rent for a graduate student who lost funding eligibility and is trying to resolve her situation. Referral: Ryan Shurson, Cal Poly ($300) 4565 1
January 30: Martial Arts classes for a youth looking for a part time job. Referral: Lauren Lederer, County Mental Health ($150) 4566 1
January 30: Clothes for a boy whose parents are having financial difficulties. Referral: Lauren Lederer, County Mental Health ($155.95) 4567 3
January 30: Gas so a family can bring their student from Nipomo to Loma Vista School. Referral: Lauren Lederer, County Mental Health ($50) 4567 3
January 30: Food for a family with none in their home. Referral: Danilda Reyes, LINK ($105.95) Debit 4
January 30: Partial rent for a family with 5 children. Dad has a part time job in a restaurant. Referral: Danilda Reyes ($300) 4568 7
January 30: Partial rent for a single mom working 2 jobs; she lost her night job, and is looking for another. Referral: Nicole Janikowski, Independent Living Resource Center ($300) 4569 3
January 30: Water bill payment to prevent shut off for a family with children. Referral: Mayra Valencia, CAPSLO ($231.97) 4570 4
January 30: Partial rent for a single mom who has missed work due to breast cancer treatment demands. Referral: Jennifer Davis, Mission Hope Cancer Center ($300) 4571 2
January 30: Partial room rent for a family of 4 who just moved here from Yuma in search of a better future; the dad will begin working at a fast food restaurant. Referral: Eloisa Medina ($300) 4572 4
January 30: Partial room rent for a senior man facing eviction; he had unexpected bills in January. Referral: Eloisa Medina ($300) 4573 1
January 30: Emergency gas payment to prevent service shut off for a disabled senior. Referral: Jason Flanagan, People’s Self-Help Housing ($83.05) 4574 1
January 30: Partial first months rent for a a hardworking family that had an unfortunate event that led to homelessness. Both parents are now working and daughter is in school. Referral: Samantha Crouse, ECHO Shelter ($300) 4575 3
January 30: Partial rent for a single mother with 2 daughters who had emergency surgery last week. Referral: Tonya DeRose North County SAFE ($300) 4576 3
January 31: Gas so a woman living in a safe house in North County can get to her new job. Referral: Claudia Guzman, RISE ($50) 4577 1
January 31: Gas and food for a single mom struggling due to car repairs that took much of this month’s check. Referral: Elena Chavez, LINK ($105.95) 4578 3
January 31: Car repair for a family evicted after an extended hotel stay. They have a student attending Loma Vista Community School. Referral: Robin Kirby, San Luis Obispo County Office of Education ($230) 4579 3
January 31: Bed rails to assist a senior in poor health having difficulty getting in and out of bed. Referral: Jason Flanagan, People's Self-Help Housing ($59.99) Debit 1
Items Donated: 4 RTA passes from Rocio and Joseph Willard; Radio Flyer tricycle for Learn.Connect.Play Preschool from Dana Easton; clothes from Annabelle Ioiannides; stroller from Meredith Rubin; bed and linens from Judy Gilbert; bed, blankets, kitchen items, and towels from Susan Updegrove; crock pot and kitchen items from Suzie Walsh; furniture, booster seat, and children’s clothes and shoes from Erika Schuetze; diapers from Meg Spierling; baby clothes from Lainie Wachter; pots and pans from John Sonksen; washer and dryer from Nancy Olson; bike and boys clothes from Shari Fraser; clothes from Andrea Bowers; bike and clothes from Shari Fraser; children’s clothes and toys from DeLynn Morgan; women’s and children’s clothes from Gigi Sawyer; clothes, toys, and bike from Jesus and Maria Hernandez; driving by Linda Jankay; 2 twin beds from Ken and Elsie Casida; delivery by Sue McCutcheon; Target card from Dawn Tyra; washer and dryer from David Stiff; delivery by Rita Erwin; women’s clothes from Rachel Pruett; backpack food from Peti Johnson; clothes and shoes from Quinn Brady; clothes and funds from Betsy Bettencourt; clothes from Brittany Battala, Terra Clayton, Erika Schuetze, Stephany Martin, Brandy Ryder, Allyson Sneed, Desiree Stegner, Marylou Gooden, and Joan Fusco; dishes and kitchen items from Mary Dean; cases of diapers from Vita Miller; shoes from Kathleen Corey; clothes and gift card from Lisa Lazzara; clothing from Brandy Rider and Judy Pinkston; 100 cloth bags from Linda Thompson; toiletries and cloth bags from Jayne Auchterlonie; household linens and kitchen ware from Paula Ramey via Susan Updegrove; futon from Sandra Heimel; linens from Jayne Devencenzi; sheets and towels from Lesa Smith; delivery by Sue McCutcheon;
Funds Donated: Kat Tuculet, Stephen Kuhn, Marilyn Dippell, Jayma Newland, Melaleuca, Jennifer Langford, Jessica Griffiths, Diane Wettlaufer, Libbie Agran, Rosemary Cleaves, Sharon Lechner, Meg Spierling, Sally Woelper, Joan Rice, Rosemary Cleaves, Nancy Hurd, Judy Fitzgerald, Mary Anne Morgan, Richard and Dianna Van Houten, Jennifer Thompson, Judy Eisenhard, Elaine Williams, Donna Gang, Peggy Freehauf, Janice Chagoya, Anonymous, Lauren Ruda, Sarah Coplen, Jody Hollaway, Patricia Hays, Women’s Health Event at Joy, Frank Guillot in honor and memory of Marty Thomas, Jim and Mary Eckardt in honor of Marty Thomas, Artista Muerta, Maggie Ragatz, Madelyn Millholland and Warren Lowry, Network for Good/Facebook, Don and Mary Holcomb in memory of Marty Thomas, Nipomo Presbyterian Women; Carrie Zinn, Gene and Leslie Rotstein, Kathy Gisler, Bob and Carol Kerwin, Kathy Cohl, Julie Schultz in memory of her mother Patricia Meyer, Fred Donati, Cindy Hahn,
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