What Womenade Shared September 1st - September 15th

September 5:  Gas for a teen homeless mom so she can drive to work, take her daughter to childcare, and go to school.  Referral;  Mayra Valencia, CAPSLO ($50) 5351 2

September 5:  For his new office job, dress pants, shirts, and tie for a gentleman who has been out of jail for 6 months and doing fabulously; he was able to find a suit jacket at Goodwill.  Referral:  Laura Lewis, Goodwill ($194) 5352 1

September 4:  Shoes and underwear for an 8-year-old.   Referral:  Janett Garcia, RISE ($50) 5353 2

September 4:  Partial PG&E payment to prevent shut off for a low income family.  Referral:  Corey Hoffman, County Drug and Alcohol Services ($268.40) 5354 3

September 4:  Partial rent for a woman whose roommate left in the night without paying the share of rent.  Referral:  Sheila Johnson, Mountainbrook Church ($100) 5355 1

September 4:  Sleeping bag for a gentleman who is currently homeless.  Referral:  Trista Ochoa, Transitions-Mental Health and shopping by Gwyneth Stewart ($19.40) Debit

September 5:  Work shoes for a Veteran starting a new job.  Referral:  Amy Anderson, Goodwill ($37.95) 5356 1

September 5:  Partial water bill payment for a graduate student who is disabled and unemployed.  Referral:  Lori Waters, Cal Poly Disability Resource Center ($200) 5357 1

September 5:  Vision appointments for 2 children whose grandmother has recently assumed full custody of them.  Referral:  Silvia Santini, LINK 5358 3

September 5:  Water bill payment for a single woman receiving treatment.  Referral:  Jennifer Woodward, County Behavioral Health ($170) 5360 1

September 5:  Utility payment for a woman with 2 young children with very serious health concerns resulting in trips to UCSF and an ostomy bag.  Referral:  Cynthia Smith, M.F.T. ($300) 5361 3

September 5:  Partial payment for gurney transportation to skilled nursing for a hospice patient.  Referral:  Rose Levinson, Central Coast Home Health ($300) 5362 1

September 6:  Partial payment for tires so a single mother can take her children safely to school and counseling.  Referral:  Anthony Clementi, Transitions-Mental Health ($100) 5363 3

September 6:  Partial mortgage payment for a man who is unable to work currently due to heart surgery.  Referral:  Stella Medina, Lucia Mar Unified Schools ($300) 5364 3

September 6:  Gas so a client can get to counseling.  Referral:  Jennifer Woodward, County Behavioral Health ($50) 5365 1

September 6:  Food for a family with 3 children.  Referral:  Jennifer Woodward, County Behavioral Health ($100) 5365 4

September 7:  Household items for a family moving out of the shelter and to housing.  Referral:  Samantha Crouse, ECHO Shelter ($50) 5366 4

September 7:  Tire so a man can continue searching for a job.  Referral:  Michael Sheard, CAPSLO ($45.95) 5367 1

September 7:  GED testing so a a woman can seek a better-paying job to support her family.  Referral:  Jenna Wolfson, Phoenix Rising Therapy ($145.95) 5368 3

September 7:  Train ticket so an elderly man can renew his Green Card.  Referral:  Margarita Ibarra, County Social Services ($65.95) 5369 1

September 7:  Gas so a woman can get to medical appointments.  Martin Gonzalez, RISE ($25) 5370

September 7:  Clothes for a 1st grade girl.  Referral:  Sonia Greene, LINK ($100) 5371 2

September 7:  Partial rent for a Veteran.  Referral:  Colleen Plevel, CAPLSO ($200) 5372 1

September 7:  Partial payment for DACA renewal  fees for a young woman.  Referral:  Mayra Valencia, CAPSLO  ($200) 5373 1

September 10:  School transportation for a single mother’s 3 children who have special needs.  Referral:  Sonia Greene, LINK ($100) 5374 4

September 11:  Partial rental deposit to move a man to housing.  Referral:  Alisha Dosier, County Behavioral Health (300) 5375 1

September 12:  Partial rental payment for a man whose rent has been raised.  Referral:  Tito Ponce, People’s Self-Help Housing ($130) 5376 1

September 12:  Partial rent for a woman doing well in treatment.  Referral:  Kim Gossner, Casa Solana ($200) 5377 1

September 12:  Partial car brake repair payment for a grandmother who is caring for her grandchildren.  Referral:  Public Health Nurse ($300) 5378 3

September 13:  Food for a family needing to take their child to medical appointments at Stanford.  Referral:  Public Health Nurse ($105.95) 5379 4

September 13:  Utility bill payments for a family whose father has Stage 4 pancreatic cancer and his wife has had to leave her job in the fields to care for him and their 2 children.  Referral:  Shelley Kilcoyne, Central Coast Home Health ($93.55, $52.02, $58.72, $39.35) 5380, 81, 82, 83 4

September 13:  Student loan bill payment for a recently housed woman who will now be able to return to school.  Referral:  Nicole Holst, Transitions-Mental Health ($207.38) 5384 1

September 13:  Car seat so a grandmother on a fixed income can pick her grandchild up from day care safely.  Referral:  Yesenia Silvas, Oceano School Readiness and shopping by Mark Daigle

September 14:  Gas card so a woman in treatment can continue to attend sessions.  Referral:  Elisa Leigan, County Intensive Outreach Treatment Program ($50) 5385 1

September 14:  Gas card so a grandmother can take her recently adopted grandchild to school; after the adoption was finalized, her husband left her.  Referral:  Bessy Hoffman, LINK ($50) 5386 2

September 14:  Truck repair for a family with 5 children living in an old camper tent.  Referral:  Stella Medina, Lucia Mar Unified Schools ($250) 5387 7

September 14:  Storage payment to prevent a woman who is homeless from losing all her possessions.  Referral:  Melanie Wickham, Transitions-Mental Health ($300) 5388 1

September 14:  Partial rent for a family; father had a seizure and has PTSD after seeing his brother commit suicide.  Referral:  Bessy Hoffman, LINK ($250) 5389 4

September 14:  Partial payment for drug and alcohol classes for a young woman.  Referral:  Andre Guerrere, County Social Services ($300) 5391 1

September 14:  Gym monthly payments for a teen with depression whose family is low income; Kennedy Club Fitness lowered the fee.  Referral:  Dr. Escobar-Thies ($300) 5392 3

September 14:  Food for a woman who was raped, suffered back surgery this week, and has an eye injury.  Referral:  Claudia Guzman, RISE ($155.95) 5393 1

September 14:  Food and medicine for a 72-year-old woman who is a cardiac patient, is deaf, and is homeless.  Referral:  Anya Kaufman, Area Agency on Aging ($205.95) 5394 1

September 14:  Car battery so a single father of 2 who is working 3 jobs can continue to get to work.  Referral:  Bessy Hoffman, LINK ($145.95) 5394 4

September 14:  Child safety gate  to keep a toddler safe.  Referral:  Public Health Nurse and shopping by Mark Daigle

Items Donated: 2 yoga mats from Helma Smulders; children’s clothes from Nicole DeMatteo; delivery by Marcie Lindvall; children’s clothes from Anonymous; toiletries from Wendy Tuck; refrigerator from Karen Kolba; bed from Pat Gordon; bed from Linda Holmes; child bike seat from Risa Brown; backpack food from Peti Johnson; toddler clothes and Wolf Den supplies from Kristin Stump; baby food and formula from Jonathon Hasedorn; delivery by David Buck-Moyer; school supplies from Lynda Allen; crib from Jayne Auchterlonie; stroller from Jennifer Carver; diapers from Anonymous; backpack food from Jan Jones, Pat Streng, and Arlene Versaw: children's clothes from Deidre McCormack;


Admin Funds Donated:  Dana Starkovich, Rita Erwin,

Funds Donated:  Wendy Castleman, Lisa Simon, Patty Aguilar, Tidelands Counseling, Fred Donati, Lisa Bertrand, Marcy Owens, Leslie Grigsby, Nicole DeMatteo in appreciation of Dr. Krista Martin of EnVision Optometry, Jayne Devencenzi, Barbara Torrey, Jean Steel, Donette Dunaway, Linda Jankay in memory of Connie Salazar - Linda Bishop's sister, Robert Cohen, John Clements, Roberta Soules, Mary McMullen, Kathy Greer, Dana Paguin, Naomi Hoffman, Linda Wilbert, Ann McMahon, Mary Parker, Peti Johnson, Nancy Terrell,  Emily McLongstreet, Sandy Richardson, Heather MacFarlane, Kathleen MacLane, Ellen Morrison, Paula Garcia, Phyllis Sandoval, Helen Slack, Lydia Strong, Tom and Kathy McLaughlin, Karen Horst, Ann Miller, Diane Wettlaufer,