Jewish Federation Raises Nearly $60,000

Thanks to community generosity between May 3-21, $35,000 has been donated to the Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona’s Migrant Relief Services Emergency Fund for Central American asylum seekers transiting Tucson. Combined with an initial anonymous $25,000 matching grant donation, that’s $60,000 to assist with emergency expenses.

 Expenditures are managed by a committee comprised of JFSA, the Jewish Community Relations Council, the office of Tucson Mayor Jonathan Rothschild, and Catholic Community Services. To date, $10,000 of the fund were spent on new shoes, backpacks, and undergarments for the migrants housed by the Casa Alitas program, says Jill Rich, JCRC’s social action chair. The fund balance is held at JFSA to meet needs that arise as migrant arrivals continue.

Cash donations can still be made online at www.jfsa.org/makeadonation. (Please indicate Migrant Relief on your donation.) 

Physical donations of pre-packaged snacks, toiletries, and clothing for men and women in smaller sizes and children from toddlers to teens can be dropped at the Tucson Jewish Community Center, 3800 E. River Road.

For more details about JFSA’s Migrant Relief Services Emergency Fund, please go to https://azjewishpost.com/2019/grant-boosts-local-efforts-to-aid-migrants/