I had a conversation with a colleague the other day from a nearby Jewish federation about "how much things cost" for JDC services around the world.
Bearing in mind that costs differ from community to community, and equivalencies aren't as simple as you'd hope ... here nonetheless are some basic illustrative 'unit costs' that give you a good sense of the kind of tzedaka (charity) opportunities you can have when you make a donation.
$180 sends an Israeli with a disability to an independent living skills workshop, like computer skills, healthy living, household management.
$300 send an at-risk Israeli kid to a business entrepeneurship program, helping ease his or her transition into society and keeping them safe and off the streets.
$1000 sends one kid to the Szarvas summer camp in Hungary, changing lives and renewing Jewish community across Europe.
$1750 can cover the cost of an elderly client with food, medicine, home care and winter relief in the former Soviet Union.
$2150 can allow an Israeli woman to take part in a 'Woman of Valor' Employment program, shifting her from economic dependence to independence, and changing the face of Israeli society.
If you're looking for a way to make a difference - a real, powerful, personal difference - in one person's life, consider these ideas when you go to make a gift.
And if you've already made that gift, directly to the Joint or through your federation, then know how grateful we are - on behalf of the people above, and all those whose lives you've enriched, empowered and rescued.
Bearing in mind that costs differ from community to community, and equivalencies aren't as simple as you'd hope ... here nonetheless are some basic illustrative 'unit costs' that give you a good sense of the kind of tzedaka (charity) opportunities you can have when you make a donation.
$180 sends an Israeli with a disability to an independent living skills workshop, like computer skills, healthy living, household management.
$300 send an at-risk Israeli kid to a business entrepeneurship program, helping ease his or her transition into society and keeping them safe and off the streets.
$1000 sends one kid to the Szarvas summer camp in Hungary, changing lives and renewing Jewish community across Europe.
$1750 can cover the cost of an elderly client with food, medicine, home care and winter relief in the former Soviet Union.
$2150 can allow an Israeli woman to take part in a 'Woman of Valor' Employment program, shifting her from economic dependence to independence, and changing the face of Israeli society.
If you're looking for a way to make a difference - a real, powerful, personal difference - in one person's life, consider these ideas when you go to make a gift.
And if you've already made that gift, directly to the Joint or through your federation, then know how grateful we are - on behalf of the people above, and all those whose lives you've enriched, empowered and rescued.
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