She started wearing winter clothes in summer. When Mrs. Sandel showed up for Shabbat services on Wednesday, her attorney called Jewish Family Service - a major beneficiary agency of UJA Federation. Now Mrs. Sandel, who is 89, gets kosher meals delivered to her home, and the volunteer makes sure she is dressed appropriately. She received financial assistance to get an amplified doorbell, and a 24-hour emergency response system next to her bed. One year of a subsidized hot kosher lunch for an elderly person who goes to a congregate meal site at either the JCC or the Y .
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The Place to Rescue Natasha was among 50 orphans hiding in the basement when a bomb leveled their home in Grozny, Chechnya. Fortunately, the children were able to escape to nearby Ingushetia. Federation representatives found them there, huddled together around a kerosene heater. They had no jackets or shoes. There was no electricity or hot water.