What Womenade Shared March 16th - March 31st

March 16:  Clothes for a 12-month old baby girl being cared for by her grandmother.  Referral: Lizzy Dembosz, Kinship Center ($150) 4733 2

March 16:  Light weight high chair for a baby to sit and eat.  The mom had a difficult pregnancy and can't carry heavy things.  Referral:  Public Health Nurse, and donated by Marla Lee Eaton

March 16:  Bus pass to work for a man and his bike.  Referral:  Laura Lewis, Goodwill, Central Coast ($23.50) 4734 1

March 16:  Home heating gas bill payment to prevent shut off on Monday for a woman with a minimum wage job who has been clean and sober for 2 years.  Referral:  Laura Lewis, Goodwill Central Coast ($232) 4735 1

March 16:  Partial deposit and rent to move a senior woman living in her car to housing.  Referral:  Kelly Hannula, Wilshire Community Services ($300) 4736 1

March 16:  Payment of utility bills for a family with a medical emergency that left them low on funds after their son was hospitalized.  Referral:  Linda Quesenberry, Los Osos Community Resource Center ($188.57, $98.23, and $50) 4737, 4738, 4739 4

March 16:  Choir t-shirt so a student can attend her choir field trip.  Referral:  Rocio Hernandez, San Luis Coastal Schools ($14) 4740 1

March 16:  Partial rent for a man who is currently not working due to the rains.  Referral:  Eileen Murta, Trinity United Methodist Church ($300) 4741 1

March 19:  Partial rent for an older couple.  The husband works at a car wash which has been closed due to the rains.  Referral:  Eloisa Medina ($300) 4742 2

March 19:  Partial rent for a 62-year-old woman who missed work at the fast food restaurant where she is employed due to illness.  Referral:  Eloisa Medina ($300) 4743 1

March 19:  Partial rent for a 60-year-old woman who hasn’t been working in the fields due to weather.  Referral:  Eloisa Medina ($300) 4744

March 19:  Gas so parents can take their son for special treatment at Children’s Hospital in LA. Referral:  Sonia Greene, LINK ($100) Debit 3

March 19:  Gas so a mom can drive her son to North County to have his wisdom teeth out today.  Referral:  Karen Borges, Jack’s Helping Hand ($50) 4745 2

March 19:  Partial payment for car repair for a single mother and her son who are homeless.  Referral:  Robin Kirby, San Luis Obispo County Office of Education ($300) 4746 2

March 19:  For a family with several children, baseball pants and shoes so 2 can participate and diapers and wipes for 2 of the other siblings.  Referral:  Danilda Reyes, LINK ($200) Debit 11

March 19:  Partial rent for a victim of theft for a woman suffering from depression and a physical disability.  Referral: LMFT ($300) 4747 1

March 19:  Partial payment for a car manifold for a single mom who needs her car for work and taking her children to school.  Referral:  Corey Hoffman, County Drug and Alcohol Services ($300) 4748 2

March 20:  Specialized food for an elementary girl who is staying with a neighbor with limited resources while the grandmother who cares for her is in an extended care facility for 1-2 months after being in the ICU for a week.  Referral:  Stella Medina, Lucia Mar Unified Schools ($105.95) 3

March 20:  Partial rent for a senior woman who has just recently been released from the hospital.  Referral:  Kelly Hannula, Wilshire Community Services ($300) 4749 1

March 20:  Partial rent for a woman in a Sober Living house who is doing well in her treatment.  Referral:  Paterese Reynolds, County Drug and Alcohol Services ($300) 4750 1

March 20:  Partial rent for a pregnant woman doing well in treatment at her Sober Living house.  Referral:  Alicia McAllister, County Drug and Alcohol Services ($285) 4751 2

March 21:   Bus past so a middle school student can get to school.  Referral:  Silvia Santini, LINK ($34) 4752 2

March 21:  School clothes for a middle school girl who has been unable to find ones her size at Teen’s Closet and Oceano Community Resources.  Referral:  Silvia Santini, LINK ($100) 4753 2

March 21:  Gas so a mother living in a campground can get to her job cleaning houses.  Referral:  Shelley Shields, Community Counseling Center ($100) 4754 4

March 21:  Food for an elderly woman who is struggling to make ends meet.  Referral:  Tito Ponce, People’s Self-Help Housing ($100) 4755 1

March 21:  School clothes for a middle school boy who has outgrown the Operation School Bell clothes and is being teased because he smells.  Referral:  Sonia Greene, LINK ($200) 4756 2

March 21:  Partial payment for car repair for a family that works in the fields, but has had no hours recently because of the rain.  Referral:  Danilda Reyes, LINK ($300) 4757 4

March 21:  Partial motel payment for a family with 3 children who will be moving to housing the first of April.  Referral:  Bessy Hoffman, LINK ($285.95) Debit 5

March 21:  Gas card so a mother homeless with her family in a campground can take her children to school and herself to work.  Referral:  Mayra Valencia, CAPSLO ($100) Debit 3

March 21:  Gas and food for a family struggling to make ends meet.  Referral:  Mayra Valencia, CAPSLO ($155.95) Debit 4

March 22:  Storage fee payment to prevent a woman from losing all her belongings.  Referral:  Hailey Ruby,  County Social Services ($332)  4758 1

March 22:  Partial rent for parents and their 2 children; mother works in the fields and dad for a vegetable farm and the rains have prevented them from working.  Referral:  Eloisa Medina ($300) 4759 4

March 22:  Partial rent for a single mother and her children ages 6 and 7; mom works in the winery fields.  Referral:  Eloisa Medina ($300) 4760 3

March 22:  Partial rent for a family of 5; both parents work in the winery fields.  Referral:  Eloisa Medina ($300) 4761 5

March 22:  Partial rent for parents who are low income and unable to work in the fields due to rain.  Their newborn has to be taken to a hospital out of the area.  Referral:  Sierra Vista Hospital social worker, and delivery by Nancy Loe  ($300) 4762 4

March 23:  Partial hospital payment for a man who was injured and uninsured at the time.  He works a minimum wage job.  Referral:  Karen Florian, CAPSLO ($300) 4763 3

March 23:  Medical test at CHC for a mother who is surviving on $50 a month once she pays for the room she rents for her and her young son.  Referral:  Public Health Nurse ($25) 4765 2

March 23:  Partial payment for car repair for a family with 2 young children.  The father needs the vehicle to get to his job in the fields.  Referral:  Sonia Greene, LINK ($300) 4766 4

March 23:  Crock pot so the mother of a 7-year-old can make warm meals.  Mother had a home accident, and suffered burns.  Gas card so she can return to the Burn Center in Bakersfield.  Referral:  Stella Medina, Lucia Mar Unified Schools and new crock pot from Linda Bishop ($100) 4767 2

March 24:  Keck Suites at USC stay for a patient who needs to have follow up appointments with his surgeon.  Referral;  Nancy Walters, Conifer Health/Sierra Vista Hospital ($282.15) 4769 1

March 24:  Motel stay for a homeless high school student.  Efforts are being made to get her into a shelter.  Referral:  Bessy Hoffman, LINK ($205.95) 4770 1

March 24:  Tires for a car donated to a domestic violence victim so that she can get to her job.  Referral:  Cody Hoffman, County Drug and Alcohol Services ($300.95)  4771 1

March 24:  Electric outlet safety covers to keep a toddler safe.  Referral:  Public Health Nurse ($6.01) Debit 2

March 26:  Home gas bill payment for a grandmother who is taking care of her 3 grandchildren while their mother is in prison.  Referral:  Bessy Hoffman, LINK ($250) 4772  4

March 27:  Sober Living rent for a week for a man who just started a new job.  Referral:  Rosie Armendariz, County Adult Treatment Court ($175) 4773 1

March 27:  Soccer clothes for a middle school student in a 1 parent home with a history of domestic violence.  Referral:  Silvia Santini, LINK ($80) 4774 2

March 27: Partial rent payments for 2 breast cancer victims who are unable to work due to treatment demands.  Referral:  Jennifer Davis, Dignity Health ($300 and $300) 4775 and 4776 2

March 27: Partial payment at a child care center for a child with 5 siblings.  Parents are students and Veterans who work part time.  Referral:  Flor Ponce, CAPSLO ($300) 4777 8

March 28:  Two tires and gas for a woman who is struggling.  Referral:  Janel Chavez, County Adult Mental Health ($284.64 and $25) 4778 and 4779 1

March 28:  Tub bench for a 63-year-old patient who suffers from COPD, asthma, diabetes, depression, and anxiety and who has been recently hospitalized.  Referral:  Lisa Salopek, Central Coast Home Health ($50.88)  4780 1

March 28:  Shower chair for a 73-year-old man with a recent below the knee amputation with wound complications who also suffers from vascular disease, diabetes, and shortness of breath.  Referral:  Rose Levinson, Central Coast Home Health ($50.88) 4780  2

March 28:  Tub chair for a 75-year-old man with lung cancer, weakness, and history of falls and fractures.  Referral:  Lisa Salopek, Central Coast Home Health ($50.88) 4780 1

March 28:  Gas so a mother of a 2-year-old can get to job interviews.  Referral:  Stacey Scott, Eckerd ($50) 4781 2

March 28:  Food and utility payment for a family suffering after a death in the family.  Referral:  Suzanne Balderrama, Paso Robles Unified Schools ($304.94) 4783 4

March 29:  Gas so an abuse victim can take her children to and from school.  Referral:  Martin Gonzalez, RISE ($75) 4784 3

March 29:  Food for a homeless mom and her family staying in a motel for 27 days.  Referral:  Sonia Greene, LINK ($105.95) 4785 4

March 29:  Clothes for a female Veteran.  Referral:  William Heinlein, PATH/VASH ($200) 4786 1

March 29:  Partial payment for car repair for a Veteran mom with 4 children who lives in a rural part of the county.  Referral:  Tammy Hancock, VA ($300) 4787 5

March 29:  Medical insurance payment for a single mom and her family who are struggling.  Referral:  Yecenia Silvas, Oceano School Readiness ($221.66) 4788 2

March 29:  Clothing for a sexual assault victim fleeing the area.  Referral:  Claudia Guzman ($100) 4789 1

March 29:  Groceries for a young woman who is disabled and had unforeseen medical expenses.  Referral:  Fiona Phillips, People’s Self-Help Housing ($205.95) 4790 1

March 29:  Partial rent for a formerly homeless man who has been out of work due to the rains.  Referral:  Linda Quesenberry, Los Osos Community Resource Center ($200) 4791

March 29:  Partial DACA fees for a young woman who is a victim of a crime.  Referral:  Alondra Ortiz, Catholic Charities ($200) 4792 1

March 29:  For a single mom and her child, a motel stay near the child’s school.  Referral:  Belinda Benassi, Child Welfare Services ($295.95) 4793 2

March 29:  Utility payments for a client at risk of having services shut off.  Referral:  Danielle Friedrich, Transitions-Mental Health ($105.55 and $78.57) 4794 and 4795 3

March 30:  Water bill payment for a man who is low income.  Referral:  Jason Flanagan, People’s Self-Help Housing ($95) 4796 1


March 30:  Registration and insurance for a formerly homeless man so his vehicle will not be towed from where he is now housed.  Referral:  Michael Ostash, HUD/VASH ($35.65 and $151) 4797 and 4798 1


Items Donated:  baby clothes from Adriana Imus; stroller and clothes from Erica Garcia; delivery by Kat Tuculet; household items from Fred Donati; baby clothes from Marlene Clanton; jeans and children’s books from Darcy Ryan; high chairs from Nasim Delavari and Susan Updegrove; formula from Amethyst Ehrler; baby formula from Dana Paquin; new clothes from Dona Griswold; suitcase from Holly Holliday; beds from Marney Briggs and Sara Bartlett;  couch from Shelia Hart; suitcases, plates, dinnerware, wipes and diapers from Mary Dean and Gatherings Thrift; high chair from Jayne Auchterlonie;

Funds Donated:  Marilyn Dippell, Kat Tuculet, Stephen Kuhn, Valerie Glahn, Leslie Jones, Frank and Florence Simon, Fred Donati, Melaleuca, Naomi Blakely, Toni Andre, Carol Lopes, Nancy Norwood, Gaye Donovan, Diane Wettlaufer, Lauren Ruda, Sarah Coplen, Naomi Blakely, Barb Evanish, Ros McQuade, Judy Fitzgerald, Diana Foch, Ellen Morrison, Nancy Hurd, Madelyn Millholland and Warren Lowry, Rosemary Cleaves, Sue Smith, Leslie Rotstein, Mark King/King Gardening Services, Cruisin’ Morro Bay Car Show, Inc., Artista Muerta, Maggie Ragatz, Kathy Gisler, Amanda Sorensen, Tracey Vardas, John Harmon, Melodianne Duffy, Cindy Hahn, Bob and Carol Kerwin