The Female Hebrew Benevolent Society Of Philadelphia

Monthly stipends:ten women received stipends of $150-$300 per month. Women also received a $100 gift card to chanukah and $100 supermarket gift card for passover. Financial updates are required for all stipend recipients midway through the funding cycle.

Pharmacy stipend program:thirteen women received $50 or $100 pharmacy gift cards. The program runs in six-month cycles, and most participants are continued for a second cycle on the recommendation of their case managers. This initiative was started in memory of our board member emerita, lillian tabas, and is now funded by the josephine cohen charitable foundation.

Camp scholarships:eighty-three campers from 21 families attended 25 different day and overnight camps lastsummer. Funding came from jackie & alan luria, and marcygringlas & joel greenberg, seed the dream foundation.emergency reponse systems:sixty frail, elderly women gained peace of mind with the connection of a personal emergencyresponse system to their telephone equipment, enabling them to remain safely in their ownhomes. Seven calls for assistance were placed. When a woman pushes her call button, fhbs isnotified by fax, and in turn, alerts the client's care manager. The cost per client per year is $300-$336 depending on whether she has a landline or a mobile phone. The program is supported bythe josephine cohen charitable foundation and the goldie liebovich katz fund.