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JFS awarded $30,000 grant to house senior citizens

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Provided/From left, Susan Hoskins, executive director of Friends Foundation for the Aging, recently toured JFS to discuss the agency's programs and services with JFS Chief Impact Officer Laura Rodgers. The FFA awarded JFS a $30,000 grant to benefit supportive housing for adults 65 or older.

MARGATE - The Friends Foundation for the Aging continued its support of Jewish Family Service of Atlantic & Cape May Counties by awarding a $30,000 grant to benefit supportive housing case management services for community members age 65 or older. The project will serve 75 older adults of which 25 will receive FFA-funded assistance including assessing financial standing, health care coverage, social services, programs and more.

While JFS maintains a robust supportive housing program throughout the region, the funds provided by Friends Foundation for the Aging will ensure older adults can stay sustainably housed in familiar surroundings, JFS CEO Andrea Steinberg said in a release. With the current economic environment, and many older adults living on a fixed income, we want to make certain these individuals are able to remain comfortably in their own home.

"It is so important for people to have someone to go to when life gets challenging; someone who can help navigate the services and resources that are available, Friends Foundation Executive Director Susan W. Hoskins said.

For more information about JFS programs and services, visit jfsatlantic.org.