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May 1: Gas card for
homeless mother of 6 to go to LA and back to get her children. She took them to stay with her mom, but
the mother had a stroke and can no longer care for the children. Referral: Tammee Green, CAPSLO ($150) 1357
May 1: Partial first
month’s rent for family accepted into Section 8 housing. Referral: Eloisa Medina, LINK ($300) 1358
May 1: Partial divorce
court fee for woman who fled violence from her husband who is now serving 25
year in California State Prison.
She is now employed full time, but is struggling to cover all her bills. She makes $200 over the income
guidelines to qualify for a court fee waiver. Referral: Elena
Chavez, LINK ($300) 1359
May 1: Partial first
month’s room rent for man who has found a job and will be able to make his
bills going forward. Referral: Daniel Rodriguez, LINK ($300) 1360
May 2: Prepaid mobile
phone to allow mother with 3 boys, 2 with intense behavioral problems. The phone is necessary to communicate
with therapeutic behavioral services and for emergencies. Referral: Karina Fuentes, social worker and therapist, Family Care
Network, and shopping by Judy Riener ($)
May 2: Excersaucer for
baby living in small quarters.
Referral: PHN, and shopping
by Judy Riener ($)
May 2: Gas card for a
mother who has been hired to work in a small market, but has not gotten paid
yet. Referral: Elena Chavez, LINK ($100) 1361
May 2: Water bill payment
for single mother of 4 children to prevent shut off on Monday. Referral: Elena Chavez, LINK ($83.90) 1362
May 2: Water bill payment
for family to prevent shut off today.
Referral: Elena Chavez,
LINK ($283) 1363
May 2: Partial payment
for tattoo removal for father in his 7th year of sobriety, working
hard, and supporting his boys. He
is starting the registered nursing program, and needs the tattoos removed in
order to be employed in hospitals.
Dr. Herten has reduced the costs.
Referral: Andrea Devitt,
counselor, Cuesta College ($300) 1364
May 2: Dental treatment
for girls aged 12 and 16.
Referral: Dr. Tran ($220)
1365
May 5: Utility payments
for family with 3 children, 2 with disabilities. Father has been laid off, and is actively seeking
employment. Referral: Ivette Felix, LINK ($63.80, $67.86,
$68) 1366, 1367, 1368
May 6: Partial first
month’s rent for single dad who has found employment and housing. Referral: Eloisa Medina, ECHO ($300) 1369
May 6: Clothes, shoes,
and underwear for 2 brothers.
Mother is working, and Dad is laid off because business was slow. Referral: Diane Howard, LINK ($150) 1370
May 6: Gas and food for
single father of 5. He is recently
unemployed, and continuously looking for work. Referral:
Daniel Rodriguez, LINK ($300) 1371
May 6: Partial payment
for speech services for 3-year-old special needs child. Referral: Elise Carraway, Speech and Learning Coach ($300) 1372
May 6: Phone bill
payment, food, and gas for 23-year-old single mom who worked 3 jobs until
recently. She was in a car
accident and missed 2 weeks of work, then was raped by 2 men after leaving one
of her jobs. Her mom and uncle are
taking her to SARP/RISE and Victim Witness, but they are on limited
incomes. Referral: Veronica Cablayan, LINK ($367.95) 1373
May 7: Hotel and gas for
mother who lost 1 son to an illness, and now her other son has cancer. She stopped working to care for her
son, and they take trips to Stanford every other week. Referral: Patty Ramirez, TMHA ($305.95) 1374
May 7: Partial rent for
man who suddenly lost his roommate, and will find another before the June
payment is due. Referral: Larry Feldt, CAPSLO ($300) 1375
May 7: Partial rent for a
disabled man and wife. Their son
will be helping with their rent in the future. Referral: Larry
Feldt, CAPSLO ($300) 1376
May 7: Utility payment
for a family of 4 to prevent shut off.
One of the children has kidney problems and the mother is awaiting back
surgery. Referral: Richelle Logan and Belinda Benassi,
County Welfare Services with special donation from Belinda ($442.39) 1377
May 7: Partial rent for a
family of 5 who have been served a 3-day eviction notice. They are behind in their payments due
to employment issues.
Referral: Laine Amaral,
LINK ($300) 1378
May 7: Secure stroller
for mother of young baby who has seizures. Referral:
Barbara Turk and Jenny Rutledge, County Welfare Services, and shopping
by Judy Riener ($60)
May 7: Baby boy clothes
for young one in struggling family.
Referral: PHN, and shopping
by Judy Riener using Merry-Go-Round Scrip
May 8: Dental treatment
for 16-year-old boy. Referral: Dr.
Tran ($110) 1379
May 8: Partial rent for
family that used their rent money for a medical emergency. Referral: Sonia Greene, LINK ($300) 1380
May 9: Gas card for
family with infant in the NICU to visit daily. Referral:
Sierra Vista social worker ($100) 1381
May 9: Car repair for a
mom in rural area to get her middle school son to the school bus stop. Referral: Ivette Felix, LINK ($197) 1382
May 12: Emergency
medication for middle school son of single mom whose family will soon qualify
for Medi-Cal to cover this expense.
Referral: Sonia Greene,
LINK ($300) 1383
May 12: Partial first
month’s rent for homeless man who had to use his savings for DUI and anger management classes. Referral: Eloisa Medina, ECHO ($300) 1384
May 12: Dental lab fees
for 13-year-old who has had 3 root canals and crowns done pro bono by Dr. Voss
in the Give Kids A Smile program.
Referral: Stella Medina,
Lucia Mar Schools ($200) 1385
May 13: Gas card for
mother needing to visit her seriously ill sibling at the UCLA Medical
Center. Referral: Daniel Rodriguez ($100) 1386
May 14: Partial rent for
mother who had to use her saved rent money for an emergency. Referral: Elena Chavez, LINK ($200) 1387
May 15: Partial rent for
family who used rent money for medical emergencies. Referral: Romi
Ramirez, LINK ($400) 1388
May 15: Partial PG&E
payment for single mom and her children to prevent shut off. Referral: Elena Chavez, LINK ($183.48) 1389
May 15: Partial rent and
clothing for family that has used extra resources for insurance payment. Referral: Sonia Greene, LINK ($200 and $100) 1390 and 1391
May 15: Clothes for 2
siblings in a struggling family.
Referral: Diana Howard,
LINK ($100) 1390
Items Donated:
safety gate from Anne Appel; crib sheets from Art and
Therese Hanlon with shopping by Sharynn Chirpich; kitchen items from
Congregation Beth David rummage sale collected by Judy Harris; stroller and
yarn delivery to North County by Barbara Putman; 3 cases of diapers from Kemay
Eoyang; diapers and can openers from Jayne Auchterlonie; boy clothes from
Maureen Marquis and Roberta Filadelfia through the Assistance League; Oral
Health Care research by Meaghan Gilbert and Leslie Rotstein; Spokes membership
from Linda Blonsley; baby clothes from Helma Smulders; toiletries from Rosemary
Cleaves, Candace Guldeman, and Lola Zybura, high chairs from Rosemary Cleaves
and Arlene Versaw; diapers from bonnie Rivera; baby clothes from Nicole Pazdan;
toiletries delivered to Prado and Grizzley by Kat Tuculet; bicycle seat from
Bob Eldridge; printed receipts from Linda Jankay; bike for young woman to ride to work from Katie Perez; baby
food maker from Anonymous; delivery to North County by Dana Lundy;
Funds Donated:
Sharynn
Chirpich, Jacque Wheeler, Doreen Wetzel, Ros McQuade, Marylou Gooden, Julie
Jones, Gail Sears, Betty Kulp, Nancy Hurd, Walter and Janie Heath, Mary Parker,
Lisa Bertrand, Vicki Tucker-Luginbill in memory of Barbara McCallum, Anonymous
from Fiesta, Lorraine Berg, Jacquoline Williams, Sallie Joyce-Higgens, Ann
Porter, Teddy Burton, Connie Willard, Rotary Club of Pismo Beach, Belinda
Benassi, Dee Lacey, Judy Barclay, Cathy Swenson, Shelby West, Sapphire Grace,
Barbara Crawford, Rosemary Cleaves, Madeline Stevenson, Nicole Pazdan, Marla
Lee Eaton, Margaret Helley, Dyann Campagana, Joy Pickell, Katie Perez, Bonnie
Perez, Christen Zybura, Lola Zybura, Susan Demma, Judy Eisenhard, Pamela
Peters, Maria Ramirez, Tammy Sonnabend, Lori Sonnabend, Lynn Heinrich, Barbara
Deel, Mariam Shah, Madeline Fay, Mary Anne Morgan, Janice Chagoya, Candace
Guldeman, Diana Henderson, Leslie Jones, Kat Tuculet, Linda Jankay, Arlene
Versaw, Wendy Daly,
