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Total Donations: $827
Goal: $5,000
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Jewish Family Services of the Jewish Federation of Washtenaw County is a private nonprofit social services agency serving the greater Ann Arbor community for over ten years. Established by the Jewish Federation of Washtenaw County to assist the growing number of refugee families in Ann Arbor from the former Soviet Republics, JFS has since grown into an organization providing programs and services ranging from Eldercare to immigrant resettlement and career services. Our mission is to address the human services concerns affecting both individuals and families in Ann Arbor in a manner sensitive to Jewish culture, values and ideas while functioning as an equal opportunity service provider for all members of the community.
Kol Yisrael Areivim Zeh Lazeh
All Jews are responsible, one for the other
The Torah teaches us that a needy person is the responsibility of the community. The people who come to JFS come to us, not by choice, but rather because they have no choice. Out of desperation, people turn to us when they cannot put breakfast on the table for their children, when they cannot afford desperately needed healthcare or when a family member is in need of regular care. JFS is about helping people to meet the major challenges in their lives as well as the simple things that so many of us take for granted, but that some cannot afford. It is crucial for this community that at such a time of desperation and need, JFS has the resources to help rather than turn people away.
Each year, a substantial portion of our funding comes from donors like yourself. Many of those helped by Jewish Family Service-the children, the families, the older adults- would not have access to our programs if not for donors like you.
We welcome your donation and will gladly apply your contribution to a program that is particularly meaningful to you. We will also send a tribute acknowledgment if you care to honor or memorialize someone special.
At Jewish Family Service, your contribution makes a difference . . .
What does your money support?
Every dollar you give to Jewish Family Services goes directly to support one of the crucial programs on which this community depends. When deciding what your contribution will be JFS this year, the question to ask is not "How much should I give?" but rather, "What program or activity will I choose to fund this year?" Will you choose to fund:
$100 = Assistance with prescription medication for a senior on a limited budget
$150 = Volunteer training session
$40 = One month bus pass for a client searching for employment
$200 = Assistance with exam and purchase of eye glasses
$250 = Emergency funds for a family in crisis
$200 = One month of child subsidy
$1,000 = Adoption subsidy
$350 = Monthly food assistance for a family of four
$75 = Home visit to a homebound individual
$2,500 = Resettlement of one family
$800 = Burial subsidy
$3,500 = One month's operating costs for JFS
$250 = One week of transportation services for older adults provided by JFS
$90 = One counseling session
$250 = In-home assessment for elder care
$1,500 = Train and transition one new American into the workforce
$100 = Hospital or rehabilitation center visit
$50 = One-time emergency food assistance for an older adult
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