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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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