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For Shoah Survivors in Financial Need
Emergency Assistance Programs General Holocaust Assistance Fund and
Hungarian Gold Train Survivors' Fund
The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference) has allocated $40,000 directly to Jewish Family Services of Ottawa as an emergency assistance fund for Shoah (Holocaust) survivors in financial need. |
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In addition, The Cummings Centre for Seniors in Montreal has been designated to administer the Hungarian Gold Train Survivor Emergency Assistance Fund. Jewish Family Services of Ottawa has been asked to submit applications on behalf of eligible survivors living in the Ottawa area. This fund is designated to Holocaust survivors living in Canada who were born before May 8, 1945 and who lived within the 1944 borders of Hungary between 1939 and 1945. Eligibility is based on financial need, war time circumstances and location.
Funds are used to help survivors with the following:
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Home help - caregiver support, housekeeping, meal preparation …
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Dental assistance
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Medical assistance - glasses, orthopedic footwear, hearing aids....
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Housing – adapting dwelling, emergency housing costs
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Food – Kosher Meals on Wheels, food vouchers
All funds are paid to the service providers - no funds are given directly to survivors.
Eligibilty requirements:
To qualify for financial assistance, the gross annual income must be below $23, 483 for an individual, and $31,487 for a couple. Assets should not exceed $23,000 for a single person, and $34,500 for a couple.
Please note: a car and primary residence are excluded in the calculation of assets.
Advisory Committee
JFS Ottawa, under the direction of Iris Beer, has established an advisory committee to administer survivor's claims.
Committee Members:
Cantor Moishe Krause
Mrs. Malka Feig
In September, we will welcome Mr. and Mrs. Betty and Nicholas Steinmetz to the committee.
THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE WORKS IN STRICT CONFIDENCE
For more information, please contact Iris Beer, Social Worker in The Thelma Steinman Seniors' Support Services Unit at 613.722.2225 ext.311, ibeer@jfsottawa.com.
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