Author: Herb Hanson

Provides home repairs and modifications for low-income JFS clients to improve their overall living conditions in order to maintain their independence.

To serve Russian immigrant senior women with transportation and opportunities to gather for bi-monthly exercise classes and computer literacy classes.

For the development of a curriculum, training and advocacy program to provide the community information about the housing, health care, social service and legal rights problems faced by lesbian elders.

To purchase the curriculum and receive training from “Moving Traditions” for an award winning, proactive informal education program.

To fund transpiration for seniors involved in community volunteer work at JVS, ensuring that they are able to attend work meetings and program gatherings.

To expand its highly successful 8-week B-Fit program for high school girls, including exercise, education, leadership training and empowerment.

Year round gardening activities, horticultural education and continued growth and improvement of their urban garden.

To provide free legal services to JFS clients who are low income.

Financial assistance for families.

To continue to build a loan capital fund that offers interest free loans to women in need.