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May 20, 2021 - Image 9

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The Detroit Jewish News, 2021-05-20

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MAY 20 • 2021 | 9

Click. Call. Give Now.

www.hfldetroit.org • 248.723.8184

Hebrew Free Loan Detroit

6735 Telegraph Road, Suite 300 • Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48301

@HFLDetroit

COVID-19 put Amy Greenhut in a difficult situation.
“My company kept operating through the shutdown,
but they rotated the staff through a limited schedule, so we
were all only working a day or two a week. There were
no full schedules, and no overtime,” Amy said. That lost
income, she said, was necessary to meet her expenses.
“It was just me and my dogs, and one paycheck. It was
great to remain employed, but I got behind on my
mortgage payments, and I was getting really worried,”
Amy said. “Not many places make personal loans, and
most of those require lots of paperwork and take a lot
of time. I had no idea where I was going to get that
money, and I was truly concerned about getting even
further behind while I searched for options.”
For a previous need, Amy’s cousin had suggested she
contact Jewish Family Service, which had referred her
to Hebrew Free Loan, so Amy returned to HFL for help.
“Hebrew Free Loan is full of kind, caring people who
go out of their way to help others,” Amy said. “With
the shutdown, I really liked using the online application.
It was so simple to begin the loan process, and they got
right back to me. Truly, it doesn’t get any easier than
going to HFL. I hope I come into money someday, so I
can give to Hebrew Free Loan, and help others the
way the agency helped me.”

Community donations help Hebrew Free Loan give
interest-free loans to local Jews for a variety of personal,
health, educational and small business needs.

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