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JDC’s Winter Relief Saves Lives Across Former Soviet Union

The JDC winter relief program, part of its community welfare services throughout the former Soviet Union (FSU), provides much-needed warm clothing and blankets. Many homes in the FSU are not heated and need the extra blankets to cover wall holes and window cracks.
The harsh winters in the FSU make getting to the supermarket difficult especially for the elderly. Mera survived both the Holocaust and Communism and now depends on a home care worker from the JDC-supported Hesed welfare network in Belarus who visits regularly, bringing food packages and friendly conversation.
With an income of only $78 per month, it is a struggle for the Greenkevich family in Kharkov, Ukraine to support their children. The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (IFCJ)-JDC Partnership for Children in the FSU helps to ensure their material and social well-being, especially during the cold winter months.
Like many households in the FSU, the Davidchuks use heat from the stove to keep warm when the temperature drops. As part of its winter relief efforts, JDC pays the heat and utility bills of needy clients.
In Tbilisi, Georgia, hot meals are served at the JDC-supported Hesed to destitute elderly Jews. For the least fortunate, these meals are sometimes their only nutritious food source.
In Siberia, a region known for its dangerously low temperatures, elderly couples like Victor and Elizaveta are too frail to care for themselves and suffer greatly in adverse weather conditions. They count on the local JDC-supported Hesed to supply daily necessities and household items that they cannot access or afford.
Ludmilla, a mother of three living in Uzbekistan, relies on JDC support year-round, but especially in the winter as her dilapidated cottage lacks indoor plumbing, heating, or even a door. The drafty home often makes the children ill, but they receive medicine, in addition to food and clothing, from the IFCJ-JDC Partnership.

Tags for this gallery: Elderly, Families, Health / Medical Issues

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