Program Impact in 2016

• Hosted 450 free drop-in support groups for new parents
• Helped 2,164 vulnerable older adults remain at home
• Distributed 1,016 “Home Cooking without a Kitchen” cookbooks to homeless families, low-income families, and older adults
• Educated 418 individuals on healthy relationships
• Helped 99 families with preemies
• Provided 31,209 bags of groceries to 680 families during the year
• Helped 447 families access disabilities resources
• Supported the mother-child relationship for 102 women in recovery from substance use
• Enrolled 279 adults with disabilities in residential and day programs
• Provided Holocaust survivors with 18,327 hours of home care services
• 109 disabilities day program participants volunteered at 35 Boston nonprofits
• Assisted 441 clients through legal services including benefits advocacy
• Provided holiday gift cards to 467 children and $28,870 in summer camp scholarships to 64 children
• Offered emergency financial assistance to 169 households
• Nurtured 218 new mothers with the help of 72 volunteer Visiting Moms
• Friendly Visitor volunteers visited 52 homebound older adults
• 143 people with disabilities lived in JF&CS supported housing
• Embraced 1,040 families with Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s programming to improve quality of life

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