Jewish Federation of SPBC Case for Giving 2014

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EXTRAOR EVERY DAY, PEOPLE LIKE YOU ARE HELPING TO FEED struggling families in our community

COMFORT and CARE for Holocaust survivors

RESCUE victims of disaster PROTECT children from hatred and ignorance

BUILD a better future Every day, people like you join forces with the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County to MAKE A

DIFFERENCE.

RDINARY

As a trusted and respected institution, the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County helps feed the hungry, care for the elderly, honor our heritage, respond to emergencies, educate the next generation, inspire hope, provide comfort and brighten lives – at home, in Israel and around the world. But we couldn’t do it without our family of donors in Boca Raton, Delray Beach and Highland Beach.

TOGETHER WE DO EXTRAORDINARY THINGS. With a gift to the 2014 UJA/Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County Annual Campaign for Jewish Needs, YOU can, too.

Every day, Federation supports programs that SUSTAIN seniors in need, COUNSEL families in crisis and DIGNIFY those with special needs. It’s the right thing to do.

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$500

buys one month of food packages for an entire family

provides a month of counseling for a family coping with trauma

Judith helped give her five grandchildren a stable home in Boca Raton – thanks in part to Federation.

$1,500

$15,000

keeps a local senior transportation program on the road for a year

operates a drop-in center for individuals with chronic mental illness for one day

We invest in the strength of our people by making experiences that BUILD and BOLSTER Jewish identity available to everyone. We plant seeds and NURTURE dreams.

David gives back because of what he gained as a young Jew through learning and leadership programs that Federation supports.

$25

$1,500

buys a week of participation in an internationally acclaimed adult learning program

provides a professional development opportunity for a teacher

$400

$10,000

sends a teen to Poland and Israel for a transformative experience

provides tuition assistance grants equivalent to 50% of full tuition for one student

Federation reaches into every corner of the Jewish community around the world to INSPIRE lifelong connections, BREAK the cycle of poverty and RESPOND to emergencies. When times are tough, we are there with a shoulder to lean on.

Federation-funded Jewish experiences helped shape the lives of Sasha and Dasha – one now lives in Belarus; the other in Israel.

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$125

buys a textbook for one student in Eastern Europe

provides food, medicine and winter relief for a child in the Former Soviet Union

$500

$2,500

provides a crib, high chair and stroller for a needy family in Argentina

funds a Hebrew work-study program for a new Israeli immigrant

It only takes a minute to CHANGE a LIFE. Donate. Volunteer. Get involved.

For more than 30 years, the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County has been responding to the needs of our community – here at home, in Israel and in 70 other countries around the world. Thanks to contributions from people like YOU to our Annual Campaign, we do EXTRAORDINARY things.

Federation helps

FEED nearly 600 individuals and families who receive food from our local food pantry, an increase of 10% from the previous year.

COMFORT more than 250 local Holocaust survivors with hot meals, personal care and home cleaning services.

TEACH 549 students receiving nearly $800,000 in financial aid at our four local Jewish day schools.

INSPIRE 165 at-risk Ethiopian-Israeli teens in our sister city, Kiryat Bialik, through educational and outreach services that can move their lives forward.

SAVE nearly 6,000 poverty-stricken elderly Jews in the Volga Region of the former Soviet Union with food, medicine and warm clothing.

EDUCATE nearly 2,000 immigrant soldiers in Judaic studies so they can connect with their Jewish heritage and to life in Israel.

WHAT WILL YOUR GIFT DO? SERVE warm meals.

DELIVER medicine.

GIVE hugs to seniors a world away.

INSPIRE hope for thousands.

TRAIN the unemployed.

OPEN doors.

TOGETHER WE DO EXTRAORDINARY THINGS

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