Holocaust Survivor Support Fund
The Holocaust Survivor Support Fund (HSSF) provides funding for critical assistance to Holocaust survivors in need, ensuring they receive essential support, dignity, and comfort in their later years. Ranging in age from 80 to 101, with the average age of 87 years old, at least 150 of the more than 250 Holocaust survivors in Georgia and 110 in the Southeast regional program supported out of Atlanta receive financial, social, or support services. Approximately 25% of survivors have annual incomes that fall below the Federal Poverty Level. As survivors’ needs increase each year, so do the funding gaps.
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What We Do
Supporting Holocaust Survivors
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Providing Financial & Daily Support

Many survivors face financial hardships. We help cover basic needs such as home care, prescription assistance, dental care, medical assistance, medical equipment, hearing aids, home safety, transportation, home-delivered meals, grocery food gift cards, emergency assistance, and assisted living and nursing home support.

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Ensuring We Meet the Needs as Survivors Age

Approximately 52% of the supported survivors are on Medicaid and 47% receive food stamps. Grocery gift cards for low-income survivors have a large positive impact. The area of greatest need is homecare. As survivors age, their needs increase or change and require a higher level of support. Many survivors cannot be left alone or need help after hospitalization. Providing homecare allows survivors to avoid institutional settings that can be triggering.

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Fostering Community & Connection

To help reduce social isolation, we offer engaging programs for survivors to feel valued and connected.

“Thanks to the HSSF, I receive the assistance I need to manage my medical care and day-to-day expenses. This fund has made a world of difference in my life.”

Measuring our impact
200+
Georgia and Regional Holocaust survivors are supported
annually with essential services and assistance.
$1.4M
We provide funds that are distributed each year to help with home care, plus a variety of non-home care services to care for survivors in need.
78+
About 80 survivors each year have received grocery gift cards to buy food, as well as incontinence and other supplies.

Thanks to the HSSF, I receive the care and support I need to manage my needs. HSSF has been a lifeline to me and made a world of difference in my daily life.”

Anonymous

Resources
Meeting The Needs of Survivors In Their Final Years
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HSSF Helps With Final Moments
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Please contact Chief Impact Officer, Rich Walter at rwalter@jewishatlanta.org with questions or to learn more.