New York Times Neediest Cases
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“Inspired to Pick Up Where Others Left Off for Holocaust Survivors”
January 30, 2010
When the women were approached at the end of last year by Lyubov Mikityansky, associate director of immigrant services at the Edith and Carl Marks Jewish Community House of Bensonhurst, and told that the fund was running out of money, they felt compelled … Read more
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“Seeking to Give Children a Home of Their Own”
January 29, 2010
Ms. Hibbert has received support from the Mosholu-Montefiore Community Center, a beneficiary agency of UJA-Federation of New York, one of the seven organizations supported by The New York Times Neediest Cases Fund. Read more
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“Battling for Health Coverage as Cancer Spreads”
January 28, 2010
She turned to the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty, a beneficiary agency of UJA-Federation of New York, one of the seven agencies supported by The New York Times Neediest Cases Fund. Read more
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“Facing Lean Times, but Together Again, in a New Home for the Holiday ”
January 26, 2010
"I noticed red spots on her arm," said Shirley Pineiro, who directs after-school programs for Public School 225 and is a caseworker at the Shorefront Y.M.-Y.W.H.A., a beneficiary agency of the UJA-Federation of New York, where Julia Shevchenko, 6, attends… Read more
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“Surviving the Camps but Struggling in Brooklyn”
January 21, 2010
When she was turned down for a Home Energy Assistance Program grant to pay her utilities last February, Ms. Usherenko approached Selfhelp Community Services, a beneficiary agency of UJA-Federation of New York, one of the seven agencies supported by The Ne… Read more
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“When Facing Eviction or Foreclosure, The Neediest Cases Fund Offers Hope”
January 20, 2010
UJA-Federation of New York's beneficiary agencies offer clients several avenues of rent assistance. Agency caseworkers direct renters to financial relief from UJA-Federation and federal sources. Read more
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“Life-Changing Moments Where Land Meets Water”
January 18, 2010
The Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services requested $500 from The New York Times Neediest Cases Fund, which he used to buy a computer. (The board is a beneficiary of UJA-Federation of New York, one of the seven charities supported by the fund.) Read more
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“Sidelined From Work, but Always on the Hunt”
January 13, 2010
When she applied for public assistance, she was referred to F.E.G.S., a beneficiary of UJA-Federation of New York, one of the seven organizations supported by The New York Times Neediest Cases Fund. Read more
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“As More Go Hungry, The Neediest Cases Offers Help”
January 8, 2010
Caseworkers at human-services agencies in the UJA-Federation network report that more families are going hungry than at any time they can remember. Read more
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“An Old Synagogue Downsizes in a Desperate Bid to Keep Itself Alive”
January 8, 2010
"You have a lot of vitality, but the old cathedral kind of synagogue is an exception," said Jacob B. Ukeles, who did a study of the region's Jewish population for UJA-Federation of New York in 2002. Read more