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adults and the Russian-
speaking community.
Cash donations of any
amount are welcome to help
individuals and families who
face challenging situations
from inadequate income for
basic needs to lack of trans-
portation for an older adult’
s
medical appointment. Contact
Wendy Eisenshtadt at (248)
592-2339.
Donated items might
include gift cards for stores
such as Target, Kohls and
Meijer to fill in items not
covered through the Adopt a
Family program; and slipper
socks for care packages pro-
vided by the Cancer Thrivers
Network for Jewish Women, a
JFS program, to chemotherapy
patients at local infusion cen-
ters. Contact: Lindsay Leder at
(248) 592-2309.
Volunteer opportunities
include friendly visitors for
homebound older adults;
administrative assistance in
the office; delivery people for
kosher Meals on Wheels; and
tech-savvy individuals to help
older adults with electronic
items. Contact: Emily Croitori
at (248) 592-2317.
JVS (JVS.ORG)
JVS Human Services helps
more than 10,000 Metro
Detroiters with counseling,
training and supportive ser-
vices for people with disabil-
ities, job seekers, seniors and
others in need.
Donated items might
include gift cards for subscrip-
tions to Amazon unlimited
music and audible books;
specific arts and crafts sup-
plies; clothing for adults
and gift cards for Meijer or
Walmart for clothing; adaptive
communication devices such
as Go Talk speech tablets,
noise-canceling headphones,
mp3 players for music and
audio books; tactile or Braille
dominoes sets, Braille Uno
and Connect 4 games; gas
cards for job seekers to reach
interview sites, internships
and employment workshops;
and employers to provide job
shadowing and internships
for people with disabilities.
Contact: Sandy Schuster at
(248)-233-4290 or sschuster@
jvshumanservices.org.
Volunteer opportunities
include active seniors who can
assist with mailings, packaging
and sorting as well as individ-
uals who enjoy community
outings; pet volunteers; and
sharing expertise in art, music,
yoga, sports, card games and
other activities. Contact:
Dorothy Moon at (248) 233-
4392 or dmoon@
jvshumanservices.org.
KADIMA (KADIMACENTER.ORG)
Kadima provides comprehen-
sive residential, therapeutic
and social services to all peo-
ple with mental health needs
as they move forward in their
lives.
A gift to Kadima’
s 2019
Annual Campaign will go
directly to provide safe, sup-
portive housing, therapy and
enrichment programs for peo-
ple with mental health chal-
lenges and their families.
Donated items could
include hygiene essentials
such as dental products,
soap, deodorant, shampoo,
lotion, etc. These items can be
dropped off at Kadima, 15999
W
. 12 Mile Road, Southfield.
TAMARACK CAMPS
(TAMARACKCAMPS.COM)
Tamarack Camps builds a
vibrant community by provid-
ing Jewish camping experienc-
es for children and families,
respectful of financial abilities.
Tamarack Camps is seeking
donations for tripping gear
for Camp Maas, Travel Trips
and Outpost Camps. A gen-
erous donor is matching up
to $10,000 through year-end
2019.
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