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“In Later Years, Rediscovering Love but Finding the Rent Too Much to Pay”
January 29, 2012
Mr. and Ms. Zavallas covered the security deposit, but the couple needed help with rent. Dorot (Hebrew for “generations”) enlisted the assistance of the Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services. Both organizations are beneficiaries of UJA-Fede… Read more
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“With Small Devices, Older New Yorkers Gain Independence and Peace of Mind”
January 20, 2012
Last year, when the Educational Alliance, a beneficiary of UJA-Federation of New York, lost a grant that had financed the program, the cost for participants was set to rise drastically. But with the grant, the cost was reduced to as low as $15 a month fro… Read more
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“At 20, Praying for Cancer to Stay Away”
January 14, 2012
A friend of his mother’s contacted the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty, a beneficiary of UJA-Federation of New York, one of the seven agencies supported by The New York Times Neediest Cases Fund. Met Council drew $717 from the fund to help Mr. Me… Read more
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“Artist’s Dreams Fade After He Loses His Wife to Cancer”
January 8, 2012
To help buy clothes for Albert, Mr. Shkolnik turned to the Edith and Carl Marks Jewish Community House of Bensonhurst, a beneficiary 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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“Wearing Special Shoes on an Arduous Journey”
January 2, 2012
“But they cost almost $600. That’s more than my monthly check,” Mr. Frenkel said with frustration. He said he contacted Assemblyman Alec Brook-Krasny’s office for help, and was referred to the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty, a beneficiary … Read more
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“The Part-Time Job That Left Him Laid Low by Fraud”
December 28, 2011
He scrambled and found a part-time job with a court reporting company that paid him about $100 a week, but he could not keep up with his bills, he said. On the Web, he found F.E.G.S. Health and Human Services System, a beneficiary of UJA-Federation of New… Read more
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“Living With Multiple Sclerosis, and Separated From the World by a Stairway”
December 21, 2011
When she was struggling to pay her bills, Ms. Kessler turned to Westchester Jewish Community Services, a beneficiary of UJA-Federation of New York, one of the seven agencies supported by The New York Times Neediest Cases Fund. In July, WJCS drew $450 from… Read more
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“Raising a 3-Year-Old Who Had a Rough Start”
December 17, 2011
Over the summer, when Ms. Mallon’s electric bill soared to $1,331.90, she contacted the Jewish Association for Services for the Aged, now the Jewish Association Serving the Aging, a beneficiary of UJA-Federation of New York, one of the seven agencies su… Read more
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“A Lifelong Adventurer Is Subdued by Illness”
December 15, 2011
Last year, when Ms. Minors had to replace her prosthetic eye for the fifth time, she contacted JASA, a beneficiary 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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“A Widow’s Loneliness After Burying Her Children”
December 12, 2011
Ms. Reiser sought help from the Jewish Association for Services for the Aged, now known as the Jewish Association Serving the Aging, a beneficiary of UJA-Federation of New York, one of the seven agencies supported by The New York Times Neediest Cases Fund… Read more