What Womenade Shared December 15th - December 31st

December 15:  Gas for a single mother and her 2 children who have escaped abuse.  Referral:  Claudia Guzman, RISE ($50) 5665 3

December 15:  Gas for 2 mothers who are struggling getting their children to medical appointments.  Referral:  Public Health Nurse ($100) 5665 4

December 15:  Partial payment for root canals for a 7-year-old boy in serious pain.  Referral:  Stella Medina, Lucia Mar Schools ($300) 5766 2

December 15:  Required work boots for a homeless father to start a new job.  Referral:  Jeannette Palazuelos, Family Care Network ($78.54) Debit 4

December 15:  Heating propane and water service for a family of 5 whose father left them.  Referral:  Jeannette Palazuelos, Family Care Network ($124 and $179) 5767 and 5768 5

December 15:  Birth Certificate for the baby of a mother who is low income.  Referral:  Public Health Nurse ($28)  5769 2

December 17:  Tires for a mother who is low income; her tires were slashed by a vandal.  Referral:  Bessy Hoffman, LINK ($240) 5771 3

December 17:  Windshield replacement for a family who needs the vehicle to get to school and work; their windshield was destroyed by vandals.  Referral:  Bessy Hoffman, LINK 5771 ($250) 5771 4
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December 17:  Rent for a mother on dialysis who was being cared for by her son, but now he is incarcerated.  Referral:  Bessy Hoffman, LINK ($300) 5772 4

December 17:  Food for a family; the mother has a brain infection and can’t work, and it will take a month before disability supports starts.  Referral:  Sonia Greene, LINK ($205.95)  5773  4

December 17:  Jackets for 2 siblings who have no outerwear.  Referral:  Sonia Greene, LINK ($105.95) 5773 2

December 17:  Household items for 2 families moving out of the shelter to housing.  Referral:  Samantha Crouse, ECHO Shelter ($100) 5774 7

December 17:  Kitchen items for a family moving out of a shelter.  Referral:  Citlali Esquivel, Paso Robles Schools ($50) 5774 4

December 17: Utility bill payments for a family with 2 children; father has been hospitalized for over a month with severe diabetes.  Referral:  Elena Chavez, LINK ($105.98 and $126.95)  5775 and 5776  4

December 17:  Deposit so a 23-year-old boy and his young brother can move to housing.  Referral:  Marisela Corona, LINK ($300) 5777 2

December 17:  Partial rent for a disabled senior woman.  Referral:  Sonia Greene, LINK ($346) 5778 1

December 18:  Gas so a domestic violence survivor can return to the city she escaped in order to get birth certificates and legal documents.  Referral:  Alycia Payne, LINK ($50) 5779 1

December 17:  Gas card so an abuse survivor can get to medical appointments.  Referral:  Martin Gonzalez, RISE ($50) 5779 1

December 18:  Sleeping bags for a young girl and her guardian so they can go on a school field trip.  Referral:  Mayra Valencia and shopping by Susan Updegrove ($53.85) 5815 2

December 17:  Jeans, tennis shoes, and food for a mother’s three children; they are survivors of domestic abuse.  Referral:  Danilda Reyes, LINK ($305.95) 5780 4

December 18:  Diapers and wipes for 5 families.  Referral:  Mayra Valencia, CAPSLO ($36.85) 5781 5

December 18:  Shoes for the children, ages 2 and 5, of a mother who is homeless.  Referral:  Mayra Valencia and shopping by Susan Updegrove ($42.87) 5818 3

December 18:  Leggings for a homeless single mother’s daughter.  Referral:  Mayra Valencia and shopping by Susan Updegrove ($40.00) 5818 2

December 18:  Emergency gas and motel so a family can take their seriously ill child to Children’s Hospital LA.  Referral:  Bessy Hoffman, LINK ($305.95) 5782 4

December 18:  Mail box so a domestic abuse survivor can have a mailing address for support services.  Referral:  Claudia Guzman, RISE ($110) 5783 1

December 19:  Food and clothes for the 4 children of a single father.  Referral:  Amy Armstrong, Paso Robles Schools ($305.95) 5784 5

December 19:  Baby safety gate for a family that is low income.  Referral:  Public Health Nurse and shopping by Susan Updegrove ($21.54) 5818 2

December 19:  Diapers for a family that is low income.  Referral:  Sonia Greene, LINK ($24.76) 5785 2

December 19:  Payments for a teen to start dental treatment.  Referral:  Silvia Santini, LINK ($300) 5786 2

December 20:  School clothes for 2 siblings who had to leave all their belongings when they and their mother escaped domestic violence.  Referral:  Shauna Schimmelpfenning, Atascadero School District ($305.95) 5787 3

December 20:  Food and holiday toys for a family with 6 children; father has been out of work due to medical issues.  Referral:  Danilda Reyes, LINK ($305.95) 5788 8

December 20:  Food for a single, pregnant mother and her 3 children; father left them this week.  Referral:  Laura Lewis, Goodwill ($100) 5789 5

December 20:  Food and gas for a single father and his teen son.  Referral:  Mayra Valencia, CAPSLO ($150) 5790 2

December 20:  Gas so a family can drive to LA for an immigration hearing.  Referral:  Bessy Hoffman, LINK ($100) 5790 4

December 20:  Food and holiday gifts for 2 teen siblings of a single mother.  Referral:  Sonia Greene, LINK ($205.95) 5791 3

December 20:  Gas so a woman can get to counseling.  Referral:  Jessica Ramos, RISE (S50) 5791 1

December 20:  Bike for child who is being bullied because she speaks an indigenous Language and looks indigenous.  Referral:  Yecenia Silvas, Oceano School Readiness and shopping by Susan Updegrove ($134.69) 5818 2
 
December 20:  Partial deposit so a Veteran couple and their 6-month-baby can move out of a cockroach-infested apartment to a safer one.  Referral:  Elizabeth Mitchell, CAPSLO SSVF ($300) 5792 3

December 20:  Partial rent for a family; mother had to reduce work hours to care for her teen who is struggling emotionally.  Referral:  Karina Ayala, CAPSLO ($300) 5793 2

December 20: Warm winter coat for an elderly gentleman.  Referral:  Tricia Righetti, Transitions-Mental Health and shopping by Susan Updegrove ($37.70)

December 20:  Driver’s license for a man who has worked very hard in treatment.  Referral:  April Madden, County Intensive Outreach Treatment ($55) 5794 1

December 21:  Gas so an abuse survivor can get to a medical appointment in LA.  Referral:  Jessica Ramos, RISE ($50) 5795 1

December 21:  Formula for the twins of a single mother.  Referral:  Public Health Nurse ($105.95) 5796 3

December 21:  Partial rent for a woman who works in the kitchen of a restaurant but has had her hours cut and she has not been able to find another part time job.  Referral:  Referral:  Eloisa Medina ($300) 5797 1

December 21:  Partial rent for a cancer patient and her 61-year-old husband who works in the fields.  Referral:  Eloisa Medina, Hearst Cancer Resource Center ($300) 5798 2

December 21:  Ultra sound for a woman who works in a fast food restaurant.  Referral:  Eloisa Medina, Hearst Cancer Resource Center ($202.50) 5799 1

December 21:  Partial payment for car repair so a woman in her 50s driving an unsafe car can look for a second part time job.  Referral:  Michelle Madgett, Transitions-Mental Health ($300) 5800 1

December 21:  Cracked windshield repair for a woman who is disabled.  Referral:  Linda Quesenberry, Los Osos Community Resource Center ($252) 5801 1

December 21:  Partial rent for a woman who has missed work for 2 weeks due to unexplained swelling of her legs.  Referral:  Belinda Benassi, County Social Services ($300) 5082 1

December 21:  YMCA child care for a single mother who needs to work daily.  Referral:  Marivel Flores, Martha’s Place Children Center ($270) 5803 2

December 21:  Replacement car keys so a young single mother with a toddler can start a new job.  Referral:  Public Health Nurse ($150) 5804 2

December 21:  Partial rent so a sexual assault survivor can move to safe housing.  Referral:  Claudia Guzman, RISE ($300) 5805 1

December 21:  Initial rent for a single mother and her toddler to move to a safer apartment.  Referral:  Marivel Flores, Martha’s Place Children’s Center ($300) 5806 2

December 22:  Gas so a mother in rural North County can borrow a car and visit her baby in the NICU daily.  Referral:  Sierra Vista Hospital social worker ($100) Debit

December 22:  Undergarments for a woman who is low income.  Referral:  Caledonia Vanden Bossche, Family Care Network ($52.20) Debit

December 26:  Emergency car repair for a single mother of a teen; mother is suffering from serious health issues.  Referral:  Bishop Ron Daniels, LDS Church ($300) 5807 2

December 26:  Car repair so a single mother can get to her job.  Referral:  Danilda Reyes, LINK ($265) 5808 3

December 26:  Therapist fee so a woman in treatment who has just been laid off work can continue to receive therapy. Referral: April Madden, County Intensive Outreach Treatment ($145) 5809 1

December 26:  Car insurance so a man can start driving to work at his new job.  Referral:  Amy Anderson, Goodwill ($160.26) 5810 1

December 27:  Bike so a man can travel 12 miles to a bus stop in order to get the rest of the way to work.  Referral:  Laura Lewis, Goodwill ($115) Debit 1

December 27:  Tools so a gentleman can start a new job.  Referral:  Laura Lewis, Goodwill ($126.72)  Debit 1

December 27:  Work boots and work clothes for a man working in construction.  Referral:  Laura Lewis, Goodwill ($112.75) Debit 1

December 27:  Gas and phone minutes for a low income family struggling to meet expenses that are impacting mental health treatment.  Referral:  Mayra Lopez, County Health Department ($122.02) Debit 4

December 27:  Motel stay for a family with a newborn and 2 other young children.  Referral:  Bessy Hoffman, LINK ($320) 5811 5

December 28:  Rent for a young couple who work in the fields and had their hours reduced.  Referral:  Eloisa Medina ($300) 5112 2

December 28: Food and gas for a relative who has taken in 3 children because their parents are detained at the border.  Referral:  Bessy Hoffman, LINK ($305.95) 5813 5

December 28:  Rent for a 58-year-old gentleman who works at a winery and has had his work hours reduced.  Referral:  Eloisa Medina ($300) 5814 1

December 28:  Food and gas for a single father and his 3 small children; the dad has been without work for 2 months.  Referral:  Danilda Reyes, LINK ($255.95) 5815 4

December 28:  Partial rent for a single mother who had to use her funds to file for emergency custody because the father took the child out of state.  Referral:  Nicole Janikowski, Independent Living Resource Center ($312) 5816 2

December 29:  Transportation costs so a mother can go to another state to go to court for custody of her child.  Referral:  Kathryn Gold, County Behavioral Health ($305.95) 5817 2

December 29:  2 heaters to keep a mother and her 3 children warm in their apartment.  Referral:  Bessy Hoffman, LINK, and shopping by Susan Updegrove ($81.87) 5818 4

December 29:  Tires for a person who has done well in treatment and is starting a new job.  Referral:  Corey Hoffman, County Drug and Alcohol Services ($265.95) 5819 1

December 29:  Partial Sober Living rent for a man who is looking for a job.  Referral:  Paloma Basalto, County Drug and Alcohol Services ($200) 5820 1


December 31:  MRI for a 59-year-old man who has been unable to work the last 3 months.  Referral:  Eloisa Medina, Hearst Cancer Resource Center ($300) 5821 1

December 31:  Partial rent for a single mother and her 18-month-old.  Referral:  Eloisa Medina  ($300) 5822 2

December 31:  Medical payment for a 62-year-old woman with pneumonia who has been unable to work in the fields while ill.  Referral:  Eloisa Medina ($300) 5823 1

Items Donated:  6 food gift cards from Kat and Dan Rider; bike, helmet and lock from Joel Westwood and Karen Morgan; diapers from Anonymous; bassinet sheets from Barbara Ramsdell; room heater, blankets, food, and stuffed animal from Greg Baxley; diapers from Robin Renteria and Kelly Wilson; backpack food and Wolf Den clothing and supplies from H. Joan and Kent W. Thomas; delivery by Sue McCutcheon; clothes, shoes, and toys from Kali Helberg; food from Lisa Bertrand and Jeri Martin; dishes from Stephanie Tunnell; 74 coats plus accessories from Kaitlin Turner; pajamas from Natalie Garay; delivery Sue McCutcheon; bounty of toys from Whiz Kids Toys shoppers; clothes, jacket, and blanket from Terra Clayton; backpack food from Jeri Martin; diapers and wipes from Kathie Hendricks; sweatshirts and jackets from Pacheco Elementary School via Kristin Heenan; 60 new adult clothes and children's clothes from Karly Smith; kitchen mixer from Greg Baxley.

Funds Donated:  Jennifer Langford, Jayma Newland, Stephen Kuhn, Kat Tuculet, Marilyn Dippell, Amanda Sherlock, William Dyer, Mary Dean, Sue Smith, Rosemary Cleaves, Paula Schroeder, Melaleuca, Kathie Hendricks, Michelle Blanc in memory of Marie Johangten MD, Judy Brummel, Karin Young, Gladys Porter and Riman and Babes Bunco; Maggie Ragatz, Bob and Carol Kerwin, Mary Kaser, Mary Parker, Jane Thomas and Central Coast Women’s League, Nancy Rye.