The Palm Beach Section of NCJW has established a multi-faceted program that provides personal care and apartment essentials for women, children, and families, as well as for young adults aging out of foster care.
LIFT For Battered Women works with Harmony House, the local Shelter for Battered Women that is operated by the YWCA, to provide suitcases packed with bedding, towels and a full range of kitchen items as well as personal care items for women living in or leaving the shelter and not returning to their abusive partner.
Volunteer opportunities: Host a shower in your home to educate friends and neighbors of the issues of power and control that cause women (and many fewer men) to become victims of domestic abuse.
LIFT For Adolescents Aging Out Of Foster Care. NCJW Palm Beach Section provides each Palm Beach County adolescent aging out of foster care a suitcase, hamper and storage container filled with the basic bedroom, kitchen and bathroom items needed for a first apartment. Working closely with agencies that provide services to adolescents in foster care, NCJW volunteers shop for and deliver new sheets, pillows, blankets, towels, dishes, pots and pans, cutlery, kitchen utensils and so much more. The project is of great help to youth who age out of foster care and are often overwhelmed with the changes and decisions they must make without the support of parents and grandparents. Volunteer opportunities: Shoppers for a specific list of household items given to each individual aging out of the foster care system. Host a shower for friends and neighbors to educate them about this program and to get donations of needed items.
For more information on LIFT programs, contact Susan Schwartz, Villagio@ncjwpalmbeach.org
