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Welcome to the Jewish Federation of Volusia and Flagler Counties website.
Dear Friends: Your Federation is here for the people of Volusia and Flagler Counties who needed help with food, clothing, furniture, rent, and utilities. This year we received a grant to help pay for medical prescriptions. We have been overwhelmed with people needing assistance. Good people have lost their jobs, used up their reserves and for the first time have come for help. There are also many working poor who live paycheck to paycheck; and because of the increases in rent, utilities, and gas, they have fallen through the cracks. All our services are provided free of charge and regardless of race or religion. We are not as well known as the bigger organizations, but this little Federation goes all out. Did you know that there are 1,650 homeless children in Volusia County alone? Our school backpack project is eagerly awaited by these children and their parents who can’t afford to spend the $80 that it costs to provide these supplies for their children at the beginning of the school year. We are proud to announce that this past year, 6,915 youths in 83 local schools were supplied with the necessary tools to begin the school year. We have been honored by both the Volusia County and Flagler County School Boards. The backpack project funding is done separately from the Campaign. We thank the 350-plus volunteers who worked extremely hard putting supplies into the backpacks. The young people who helped are learning valuable lessons about giving back to their peers. We do not forget our Jewish needy or our elderly. Unfortunately, we are seeing a big increase in our own people needing assistance. Throughout the year, we are at their service especially during the Jewish holidays. For Rosh Hashanah, Chanukah, and Passover, we provide the Jewish elderly with a fantastic lunch and entertainment at Indigo Banquet Center. For most of them, this is the only tradition of the holidays they will experience. We supplied 355 economically-disadvantaged Jewish families with food and gift certificates so they too can experience the joy of these holidays. We do not forget the State of Israel. UJA Federation is the best first and long-term responder for social services in Israel. Their organizational skills are unmatched. Your funds will be a tremendous help. In the previous years, we were able to purchase one mini-pumper fire truck for the city of Kiryat Shmona, and we were able to supply one mini-pumper fire truck for the city of Sderot where kassam rocket attacks have become a serious threat. We built a safe room in the City of Sderot next to a Community Center that will accommodate 150 children. Mary Ellen Mabe and her husband Tom were there for the inauguration at their own expense. We across the North American Jewish Communities and in Volusia and Flagler Counties are among the most blessed Jews in the history of our people - with more freedom, access, and influence than any other generation. We have the unparalleled capacity to make a difference in the lives of so many. There are monumental needs in locally, in Israel and in 60 countries around the world. Federation was founded on the precepts of Tikkun Olum and Tzedakah. Every generation of our People has been called upon to make a difference. IT IS IN OUR HANDS NOW. Your gift can be split three ways. You may designate for local needs only, for Israel and for 60 countries around the world, or for a combination of local and overseas needs. Each dollar you give to the 2010 UJA/Federation Campaign of the United Jewish Communities has the power to change someone’s life forever. You can pay monthly, quarterly or wait until December 31st, 2010 to pay.
Shalom,
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Marian Kohen,
President - Gloria Max, Executive Director
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