Services
Who We Help
Referrals come from Jewish Family Service, area clergy, social service agencies in the greater community and other organizations.
Anyone who comes to Yad Ezra claiming they need food will receive a package of groceries from us at least one time (regardless of religious affiliation).
Jewish families who fit within the financial guidelines we've established are eligible to receive a food package from Yad Ezra once every 4 weeks.
To be eligible, a client's income can fall within 200% of National Poverty Guidelines.
Client Family Scenarios
A 76 year-old woman with two adult special needs children: A 36 year-old son and a 40 year-old daughter who is severly diabetic and blind. The mother and children receive Social Security. The mother isn't Jewish, the father was. The children are being raised with both religions.
A 57 year-old divorced Jewish woman battling cancer for the second time. She now has her 27 year-old daughter and 2½ year-old granddaughter living in the home. The adult daughter receives no child support or FIA and has special health needs.
A 34 year-old husband and 30 year-old wife with 3 natural children and 4 foster children from the husband's sister (who lost custody of the kids and is in prison). Adoption of the foster children is pending. The husband is a union carpenter who has not been called back to work, and the mother is a stay-at-home mom. The foster kids have special mental health needs.
Mother of 3/Grandmother of 1 (supporting all) - degreed in clothing design, re-entered work force after a divorce. Working as an accounting clerk for approximately $13 an hour. Many financial difficulties. Her ex-husband is far behind in child support.
Mother of two infants, with no advanced degrees, working as an insurance clerk for $12 an hour.
Single mother of two incapacitated adult children. Mother can't work because of an injury that prohibits her from driving. We have volunteers deliver groceries to her (she lives in Wixom).
Approximately 6 homeless women using the Downtown Synagogue as their home base, who are out of work and unable to support themselves (either due to physical or emotional disabilities).
Husband and wife of two infants - husband works part-time for barely more than minimum wage in a grocery store (degreed from WSU), and his wife is working as an insurance clerk for $12.00/hour.
Scientist married father with three children who earns $9-$12/hour (based on overtime) working in manufacturing. He has been laid off from multiple higher paying jobs in the automotive industry.
