What We Shared in 2019
- Elaine Stewart
- Apr 6
- 9 min read
January 1: Partial rent for a senior couple that live in a trailer in rural North County. Referral: Eloisa Medina ($300) 5824 2
January 1: Tub chair for a low income patient. Referral: Brooke Cone, Central Coast Home Health ($60.21) Debit 1
January 2: Partial rent for a single mother to prevent eviction on Friday. Referral: Elena Chavez, LINK ($300) 5825 3
January 2: Partial rent for a single mother with 1 child who lost her job because she was injured at work in the fields. Referral: Marisela Corona, LINK ($300) 5826 2
January 2: Clock with time and date to help a 59-year-old with a brain tumor who lives alone and is becoming forgetful. Referral: Kelly Allen, Dignity Health ($43.95) Debit 1
January 3: Truck rental so a dad can move here from Oregon to take care of his children after their mother died recently. Referral: Bessy Hoffman, LINK ($316.95) 5827 3
January 3: Rental deposit and food for a single mother and her 2 small children. Referral: Danilda Reyes, LINK ($200 and $105.95) 5828 and 5829 3
January 3: Partial rent for a family with young children; father’s field work will not resume until the end of January. Referral: Marisela Corona, LINK ($300) 5830 4
January 3: Car repair for a single father of 2 teens who works 2 jobs. Referral: Bessy Hoffman, LINK ($325) 5831 3
January 3: Partial rent for a single mother, her newborn, and toddler. Referral: Caitlin Carnes, County Behavioral Health ($300) 5832 3
January 3: Partial rent for a single mother and her 2 medically fragile children; rent funds were needed for medical bills and travel out of the county for medical care. Referral: Tia Coughlin and Belinda Benassi, County Social Services ($300) 5833 3
January 4: Food and gas for a young family who had to use their funds to make up for the rent their roommate was unable to pay this month. Referral: Stella Medina, Lucia Mar Unified Schools ($105.95) 5834 3
January 4: Funds toward bed and bedding for a family taking in 2 children whose parent was just incarcerated. Referral: Corey Hoffman, County Drug and Alcohol Services ($305.95) 5835 4
January 4: Underwear for a woman who is homeless. Referral: Caledonia Vanden Bossche, Family Care Network ($105.95) 5836 1
January 4: Partial rent for a mother with 2 sons whose husband has been deported. Referral: Stella Medina, Lucia Mar Unified Schools ($300) 5837 4
January 4: Warm jacket for a mother of 5 who has been wearing her daughter’s coat which is too small and trying to find one that fits at thrift stores. Referral: Andrea Baes, CAPSLO ($105.95) 5838 6
January 4: Utility bill payment for a single mother who just lost her job. Referral: Amy Anderson, Goodwill ($75.33) 5839 2
January 7: Gas so a man who lost all of his belongings in a fire can get to his part time job. Referral: Bonnie Allen, Morro Bay Resource Connection ($205.95) Debit 1
January 7: Gas and food so a mother can take her children to her sister’s and away from her spouse for safety. Referral: Danilda Reyes, LINK ($105.95) Debit 3
January 7: Partial rent to prevent eviction for a woman who suffered a work-related injury several weeks ago and has not received workman’s comp yet. Referral: Stella Medina, Lucia Mar Unified Schools ($300) 5841 3
January 8: Motel stay for a grandparent who just took in her grandchild because of the father’s drug addiction; the RV park in which they were staying raised rent, and efforts are being made to find a new campground. Referral: Melanie Wickham, Transitions-Mental Health ($305.95) 5842 2
January 8: Partial rent for a woman doing well in treatment. Referral: Caitlin Carnes, County Behavioral Health ($300) 5843 1
January 8: Car payment for a single mother who missed a week of work due to her illness and the illness of her baby. Referral: Laura Lewis, Goodwill ($127) 5844 2
January 8: Cleaning supplies for a couple who are moving out of a homeless shelter. Referral: Laura Lewis, Goodwill ($100) 5845 2
January 8: Steel toe work boots and 2 sets of uniforms for a gentleman starting a new job. Referral: Laura Lewis, Goodwill ($130.95) 5845 1
January 8: Partial rent for a single mom currently unemployed; her rent will be adjusted for February. Referral: Jason Flanagan, People’s Self-Help Housing ($300) 5846 3
January 8: Partial rent for a sexual assault survivor who is living on $850 a month. Referral: Claudia Guzman, RISE ($300) 5847 1
January 9: Underwear, iron, and denture cleaners for an assault survivor. Referral: Martin Gonzalez, RISE ($100) 5848 1
January 9: Gas and motel so an aunt can take one of her newly adopted nephews to USC for care for a brain tumor. Referral: Bessy Hoffman, LINK ($205.95) 5849 3
January 9: Wipes for several babies. Referral: Marivel Flores, Martha’s Place Children’s Center ($12.92) 5850 5
January 9: Partial rent for a family whose son, who helps with bills, is temporarily out of work. Referral: Bessy Hoffman, LINK ($300) 5851 5
January 9: Funeral expenses for a mother’s son who died in a car accident. Referral: Bessy Hoffman, LINK ($300) 5852 3
January 10: New brakes for a single mom needing to take her children to school safely. Referral: Sonia Greene, LINK ($200) 5853 3
January 10: Interview clothes for a single woman. Referral: Belinda Benassi, County Social Services ($150) 5854 1
January 10: Clothes for a young boy who left his home with his mother due to domestic violence. Referral: Claudia Guzman, RISE ($150) 5855 2
January 10: Utility payments and gas for a single mother just had surgery and will be out of work due to heart problems. Referral: Tonya DeRose, North County SAFE ($81, $25, $117.02) 5856, 57, 58 2
January 10: Bus tickets for a single mother and her 2 children in order to travel to medical appointments and the laundry mat; quarters for laundry. Referral: Karla Robles, San Luis Coastal Schools, and shopping by Naomi Blakely ($88 and $30) 5859
January 10: Anger management class payment for a woman in treatment. Referral: Paterese Reynolds, County Intensive Outreach Program ($160) 5860 1
January 10: Dental crown for a young girl; treatment is free at Noor Clinic. Referral: Stella Medina, Lucia Mar Schools ($200) 5861 1
January 10: Bath tub spout cover to protect a single mother’s children. Referral: Marivel Flores, Martha’s Place Children’s Center and shopping by Naomi Blakely ($)
January 10: Utility payments and food for a single mother with 3 young children. Referral: Angela Sanchez, CAPSLO ($82.37, $101.20 and $105.95) 5862, 64, and 69 4
January 10: Food and clothes for a single mother and her 14-year-old daughter. Referral: Angela Sanchez, CAPSLO ($205.95) 5869 2
January 10: Car insurance payment for an elderly woman on a very fixed income. Referral; Carolina Ortiz, People’s Self-Help Housing ($252) 5865 1
January 10: Household items and linens for a single mother of 2 young boys who are moving to housing. Referral: Tito Ponce, People’s Self-Help Housing ($200) 5867 3
January 10: Moving and storage support for a woman who is now homeless after being evicted from a substandard housing situation. Referral: Linda Benchman, Department of Rehabilitation ($305.95) 5868 1
January 11: Emergency food for a young family. Referral: Stella Medina, Lucia Mar Schools ($54.95) 5870 3
January 11: Diapers for 2 Foster babies. Referral: Nicole Perotti, SLO CASA ($32.30) 5871 4
January 11: Electricity payment for a family where the mother is suffering depression and the father is working part time. Referral: Mayra Valencia, CAPSLO ($255) 5872 4
January 11: Partial rent for a family; the onion fields where the husband worked has gone out of business and his new job doesn’t start until the 17th. Referral: Bessy Hoffman, LINK ($275) 5873 4
January 11: Food and diapers for a mother and her children; the father was recently incarcerated for assaulting them. Referral: Suzanne Balderrama, Paso Robles Schools ($200) 5874 3
January 11: Partial rent payment to prevent a family of 5 from going homeless; mother had to miss work to go out of state for the death of her father. Referral: Stella Medina, Lucia Mar Schools ($300) 5875 5
January 11: Dental work for a woman who is an assault survivor. Referral: Yvonne Morales, Stand Strong Now ($200) 5876 1
January 11: Gas card so a single mom, who is a domestic violence survivor, can get to appointments. Referral: Claudia Guzman, RISE ($25) Debit 2
January 14: College fees so a single mother of 2 children can re-start at Cuesta College. Referral: Andrea Devitt, Cuesta College ($300) 5877 3
January 14: Partial rent for a single dad who is behind in his payments. Referral: Jason Flanagan, People’s Self-Help Housing ($216) 5878 3
January 14: Partial rent for a room for a single mother and her 3-year-old; mom has not been working in the fields due to rain. Referral: Elena Chavez, LINK ($350) 5879 2
January 14: Childcare for the children of a single mom. Referral: Mary Squellati, CAPSLO ($300) 5880 6
January 15: Food for a domestic violence survivor. Referral: Chelsea Baker, County Social Services ($100) 5881 1
January 15: Food, clothes, and shoes for 3 children here with their parents for political asylum. Referral: Danilda Reyes, LINK ($255.95) 5882 5
January 15: Clothes and shoes for 4 children being taken care of by their grandmother. Referral: Sonia Greene, LINK ($255.95) 5883 5
January 15: Food and gas for a single mother and her children. Referral: Mayra Valencia, CAPSLO ($104.95) 5884 4
January 15: Shower chair for a woman receiving home health care. Referral: Karri Martinez, Central Coast Home Health ($59.93) 5885 2
January 15: Shoes so a 5-year-old boy can go to school. Referral: Marivel Flores, Martha’s Place Children’s Center and shopping by Naomi Blakely
January 17: Ten sessions at the Community Counseling Center for a grandmother raising her grandchild. Referral: Stella Medina, Lucia Mar Schools ($100) 5894 2
January 18: Food for a man who has done well in treatment and is moving to his own small place. Referral: Rosie Armendariz, County Family Treatment Court ($50) 5895 1
January 18: Food for a family that is homeless and going to LA for continuous medical treatment that will last 2 weeks. Referral: Jeannette Palazuelos, Family Care Network ($54.95) 5896 4
January 21: Transportation for 2 months for a high school student who is working part time to support her family. Referral: Jessica Mondragon, CAPSLO ($68) 5897 4
January 21: Partial payment for a recliner for a very low income elderly woman who has a severe foot wound that needs to be elevated. Referral: Elizabeth Kennedy, Wilshire Home Health ($305.95) 5898 1
January 21: Partial transportation costs so a 52-year-old mother who is on hospice can go back to Mexico to die surrounded by her children. ($105.95) 5899 7
January 22: Partial payment to replace a stolen skateboard that a teen used as transportation. Referral: Lauren Lederer, County Mental Health ($55.95) 5900 1
January 22: Clothes for a boy in a family that is struggling. Referral: Lauren Lederer, County Mental Health ($55.95) 5900 2
January 22: Partial rent for a woman who has had some major health issues recently. Referral: Jason Flanagan, People’s Self-Help Housing ($100) 5901 1
January 22: Partial funds so an elderly couple can move to housing. Referral: Sonia Greene, LINK ($125) 5902 2
January 22: Electricity bill payment and car seat for a family whose father lost his job when the business where he worked for 12 years closed. Referral: Ana Hernandez and shopping by Jayne Devencenzi ($100 and $75.06) 5903 4
January 22: Water bill payment for a single mother and her 2 children. Referral: Patty Ramirez, Transitions-Mental Health ($125) 5904 3
January 23: Gas so a single mother can get to classes at a community college. Referral: Mayra Valencia, CAPSLO ($50) 5905 2
January 23: Gas so a woman can get to treatment. Referral: Caitlin Carnes, County Drug and Alcohol ($50) 5905 1
January 23: Tens unit for a woman with back pain who is low income. Referral: Karri Martinez, Central Coast Home Health ($29.06) 5906 1
January 28: Food for 2 patients who are homeless and have just started chemotherapy. Referral: Viridianna Ruiz, SLO Oncology ($100) 5907 2\
January 30: Walker for a woman who is elderly and is suffering from many serious medical conditions that prevent her from free and painless mobility. Referral: Tito Ponce, People’s Self-Help Housing ($58.68) 5908 1
January 30: Food and gas for a 73-year-old woman facing eviction and surgeries. Referral: Lisa Lazzara, Attorney ($100) 5909 1
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Friday, February 15, 2019
February 4: Food for a 60-year-old Bosnian war victim who is homeless and recovering from a foot amputation. Referral: Betsy Bloombaum, Twin Cities Hospital ($150) 5912 1
February 4: One way bus transportation so a patient can get to Fresno for alcohol treatment at the Salvation Army Adult Rehab Center. Referral: Social Worker, Sierra Vista Hospital ($19) 5913 1
February 4: Gas so a patient can get to treatment sessions. Referral: Paterese Reynolds, County Intensive Outreach Treatment ($25) 5915 1
February 4: Transportation so a mother whose car broke down can get her child to medical appointments. Referral: Marivel Flores, Martha’s Place Children’s Center and shopping by Susan Updegrove ($47) 5916 2
February 5: Vehicle registration for a woman who is living in her car. Referral: Linda Quesenberry, Los Osos Cares ($139) 5917 1
February 6: Gas to help parents get their child to preschool at Cuesta so his speech services are not interrupted. Referral: Allison Flood, CAPSLO ($25) 5918 3
February 7: Emergency tooth extraction for a single mother of 2 elementary students. Referral: Cynthia Smith, Smith Counseling Services ($193.60) 5919 3
February 13: Emergency food for a newly single mom and her 3 children. Referral: Karla Robles, San Luis Coastal Schools ($105.95) 5920
February 13: Clothes for 2 elementary siblings who do not have warm clothing for school. Referral: Karla Robles, San Luis Coastal Schools ($200) 5920
February 15: Emergency car seat for a newborn. Referral: Sierra Vista Hospital social worker ($150.84) 5922 3
Delivery by Marcie Lindvall
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