Basic hygiene products are often in short supply these days due to COVID-19. But thanks to your generous support of the   Jewish Hartford Rapid Relief and Recovery Fund, lay and professional volunteers from the Jewish Federation, the Jewish Community Foundation, and Jewish Family Services have  distributed nearly 150 "Dignity Packs" of these essentials to our neighbors in need over the past week. Each Dignity Pack contains a month's worth of soap, shampoo, deodorant, toothpaste, and a toothbrush - as well as menstrual hygiene products on request - tucked into a discreet reusable bag.

Since social distancing began, we've delivered Dignity Packs to homes in several towns including West Hartford, Glastonbury, South Windsor, and Farmington. And with generous support from Dignity Grows TM, spearheaded by Federation's Women of Impact, we have enough supplies to expand our distribution over the weeks and months to come.

"Thank you so much for the Dignity Pack. I really needed but could not afford some of the items in the bag." - A grateful recipient

If you have already contributed to the Fund, thank you! If you haven't, we hope that you'll consider a gift to the Fund, in addition to the generous support you already provide to so many of our local Jewish organizations. Your donation will help us ensure that everyone in our community can live with dignity during these difficult times.


To contribute via check, mail your gift to:

Attn: Jewish Hartford Rapid Relief and Recovery Fund
Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford
Zachs Campus, 333 Bloomfield Avenue, Suite C
West Hartford, CT 06117


Gratefully yours,

 


Carolyn Gitlin
Chair, Board of Directors
Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford
David Waren
President and CEO
Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford

Leigh A. Newman
Chair, Board of Trustees
Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford
Jacob Schreiber
President and CEO
Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford

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Jewish Hartford Rapid Relief and Recovery Fund Leadership

Dana Keller and Bruce Fischman,   Fund Development Cabinet Co-Chairs  *   David Rosenthal and Sid Ulreich,  Grantmaking Committee Co-Chairs  *   Leigh Newman,  Chair, Board of Trustees, Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford  *   Carolyn Gitlin, Chair,  Board of Directors, Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford  *   Jacob Schreiber,   President and CEO, Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford  *   David Waren,  President and CEO, Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford