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People across the Palm Beaches and the global community face overwhelming challenges related to affording basic needs, putting food on the table and caring for their mental health.

Florida is the least affordable state in the U.S., based on home and rent prices versus income.1

16,000 local people in Jewish households say they have experienced emotional difficulties since the pandemic.2

Crisis in Ukraine is putting thousands of Jewish people in the line of fire, with many fleeing to other countries and in dire need of human services.3

our impact

Powered by you, we are helping people keep their dignity by helping afford basic needs and caring for physical and mental health.

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provided to people in need in the Palm Beaches so they don’t have to choose between food, medicine and healthcare.4

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sessions have been provided this year for children and adults through Alpert Jewish Family Service’s expanded services.5

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received food, medicine and emotional trauma care through Jewish Palm Beach and other Federation communities.6

Meet Abe

Meet Abe

Abe is from Ukraine and lives in West Palm Beach; his parents and siblings were murdered by the Nazis in the 1941 Babi Yar massacre. Today, Abe has no family and supports himself on a meager budget with food stamps and Social Security. Through your support, Abe benefits from care he receives from Federation partners that includes hearing aids, eyeglasses, meal deliveries, nursing and volunteer visits to help him cope with isolation and loneliness.

Meet Abe

Judy & Paul Konigsberg

“Our Jewish community is continuing to grow in Palm Beach County, and so many are finding it difficult to get by….Through our contributions to Federation, we are providing families with the support they need to live better lives.”

– Paul Konigsberg

SOURCES OF DATA:

  1. This reflects data from Federation’s partners Alpert Jewish Family Service, Kramer Senior Services, The Kind Kitchen of Palm Beach and meal preparation projects
  2. Alpert Jewish Family Service
  3. Jewish Federations and the Crisis in Ukraine: August 19, 2022
  4. This reflects data from Federation’s partners Alpert Jewish Family Service, Kramer Senior Services, The Kind Kitchen of Palm Beach and meal preparation projects led by Federation’s Kohl Jewish Volunteer Center.
  5. Alpert Jewish Family Service
  6. Jewish Federations and the Crisis in Ukraine: August 19, 2022