Sloan Angels
Learn more about The Sloan House and how you can help
List of Angels
Years ago I started dropping items off at the doorstep of what was then a mobile home. Apparently, I dropped off enough stuff that someone decided I could be helpful in offering ideas for the construction of the Sloan House, a home for women in need of shelter while in transition from financial despair to becoming productive members of our community. My involvement led to my being appointed to the Community Action Partnership Board of Directors, overseeing the work of the Sloan House.
I am not alone in the volunteer work that I do to help others less fortunate. This site has been created to recognize the efforts of those who care so deeply about others that they have most likely never met, an exclusive group known as the Sloan Angels."
Below you can find items and services that the women in the shelter and the people that run the shelter need. Please call me to arrange either a pick up or a connection to the Sloan House staff and once again I thank you for all you do.
Sloan Wish List
Recent Needs
- Ibuprofen
- Tylenol
- Notebooks/Journals
- Stamps
- One-way Bus Tickets
Food Needs
- Eggs
- Butter
- Cheese
- Frozen Juice
- Coffee
- Sugar
Holiday Thoughts
- Water Bottles with Straps
- Pajamas
- Slippers
- Warm Gloves
Common Needs
- Feminine Hygeine Products
- Disposable Razors
- Pillows
- Travel Soap Containers
- Nail Clippers
- Arts & Craft Supplies (paints, paper, brushes, beads for bead work, needles for knitting, crochet hooks, yarn)
Clothing
- Socks (new)
- Underwear (new)
- Pajamas
- Interview clothes
- Shoes (interview and walking)
- Clothing of all sizes
In-Kind Needs
- Professional World Workshops (Interviewing, Dress, etc.)
- Pain Management workshops
- Stress Reduction workshops
- Someone to check-in on our vegetable garden
Shelter Needs
- Working Bicycles and Helmets for the Adults
One-Time Needs
- Table-Top sized Fan for one bedroom
- Dictionary
Updated 11/10/2009
Questions? Call Melody at 707.535.8765 or send email to: melodymontero08@gmail.com
The following is an account of a Sloan House success story as written by a former client:
"Hello, my name is Eve and I was a resident of the Sloan Women's Shelter and an active participant in their "Wellness Program" for seven months in 2009. For most of my adult life I have been a single mom and successfully provided a home for myself and my children. Due to a financial breakdown in my life 15 years ago I found myself, my children, and my grandchildren homeless for the first time. I haven to homeless shelters off and on since 1999.
No matter how hard I worked to save money and do the things I needed to get "my feet back on the ground" regarding improving my homeless situation, something always happened and my circumstances failed and I found myself starting over again... repeating the vicious cycle of homelessness that so many others are now experiencing.
In February 2009, I entered the Sloan Women's Shelter and decided to do the best I could with the tools and resources offered me through the Wellness Program. I set and followed through with goals regarding my health, income, recovery, and housing with the guidance of my case manager. To improve my knowledge and management of finances, I completed the Rent Up program and financial fitness workshops through Community Action Partnership. The topics of these workshops are Rental Agreements, Landlord-Tenant relationships, and Financial Literacy. In conjunction with these workshops I was able to create long term budgeting and saving goals in preparation to succeed as a tenant.
The Sloan Women's Shelter and their "Wellness Program" which I completed at the end of August 2009, provided the "missing link" to what I needed to overcome homelessness. Without the support and integrity of the wonderful staff and case management there, as well as the education I received by participating in the workshops provided, I would not have gained the courage and self-confidence to apply and be approved for my own brand new apartment which I moved into the first of September 2009. I love my beautiful new place and I know I will be happy there for many years!! It is so hard to believe it's real, but even more difficult to believe is the complete peace of mind I found through doing this program."
