It doesn't take a lot of money to make a difference. Listed below are current community needs in the amount of $100. If you have any questions or to make a donation, please contact Beatrice Fine or log in to DonorCentral to give through your Donor Advised Fund.
$100 can provide:
- A three-part life skills class for up to 25 newly arrived refugees covering the US healthcare system, public education system, and basic personal finance (JVS).
- One hour of therapy, with an interpreter, so refugees not proficient in English can get treatment for PTSD related to the traumas of war (JVS).
- Staffing the Midwest Center for Holocaust Education resource center after hours for two nights.
- A school guest speaker or school supplies, including new library books (Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy).
- Six PJ Library books for children in Kansas City (Jewish Federation).
- Everything one child needs to go back school, including their coat, shoes, hat, gloves, jeans, shirt, underwear, socks, backpack, and all of their school supplies (National Council of Jewish Women).
- A one-day subsidy for a college student attending the KU Leadership Seminar in Israel (KU Hillel).
- Two weeks of after-school life skills workshops for Israeli youth in crisis (Jewish Federation).
- A National Service of the IDF worker to help care for a young child at the Ramla Emergency Foster Home (Jewish Federation).
- A month of kosher lunches for one senior adult at the Heritage Center (The J).
- Snacks and materials for two Jewish holiday workshops for new Israeli immigrants (Jewish Federation).
- Six swim lessons for a special needs child to develop skills, safety and self confidence in the water (The J).
- 20 JET Express rides for older adults (Jewish Family Services).
- Four family members with food for an entire month (Jewish Family Services).
- 45 days of Help at Home services (Jewish Family Services).
- Two hours of art therapy for a Jewish senior (Epsten Gallery).
- Four needy seniors with Passover meals (Rabbinical Association).
- A special needs child in the CDC with a paraprofessional for 7 hours (The J).
- More than a month of lunches for a child in the CDC (The J).
- Help Congregation Ohev Sholom switch from incandescent to energy-efficient LED bulbs.
