Challenges after a stroke: The Needy Fund is there
After her husband was partially paralyzed by a stroke, she became the sole provider for her family. Our remarkable neighbor, a devoted wife and mother, does her best to balance work, family responsibilities and medical care for her husband. And the challenges keep coming.
As they waited for Social Security Disability Insurance, the family stayed strong, but the strain began to show. Thanks to your generous donations, the Cape Cod Times Needy Fund stepped in by contributing toward essential expenses like their electricity bill. The Needy Fund also connected this resilient caregiver with local resources like a food pantry and a nutrition assistance program to keep sustaining meals on the table.
What is the Cape Cod Times Needy Fund?
The nonprofit Cape Cod Times Needy Fund has provided emergency financial assistance to thousands of Cape Codders and Islanders since 1936. That assistance is made possible because of the continued generosity of neighbors helping neighbors.
The Needy Fund provides short-term emergency assistance to Cape and Islands residents so they can continue to go to work and/or stay in their homes. People in need submit their requests for help to the Needy Fund, which in turn pays for the goods or services — a medical bill, for example — through a voucher system. No cash is given to Needy Fund recipients.
How to donate to the Needy Fund
Donations, which are tax-deductible, may be made online here.
Checks payable to the Cape Cod Times Needy Fund should be mailed to Cape Cod Times Needy Fund, P.O. Box 36, Hyannis, MA 02601.
How to get Needy Fund assistance
Those needing assistance may contact the Needy Fund at 508-778-5661 or 800-422-1446.
Questions can be emailed to info@needyfund.org. The Needy Fund is also on Facebook (facebook.com/NeedyFund) and X (formerly Twitter) @NeedyFund.
Needy Fund donors
The fundraising goal this season is $1.6 million, and every donation helps. Thanks to everyone who has made a donation to the Cape Cod Times Needy Fund.
Total Contributions to Date:$623,448.32
Maureen Wilkens;$100,000
Marybeth McInnis;$1,000
Gregory and Bess Goldstein;$1,000
Robert Lingeman;$1,000
John and Virginia Howarth;$500
In memory of Becky King;$500
Merrill Hosmer;$500
Anonymous;$500
Anonymous;$500
Charles and Lois Kerbel;$300
Anonymous;$299.99
Sandra M. Dethlefsen;$250
Kathleen Koplik;$250
Jennifer Lozada;$250
Jody Foley;$250
Leonard and Patricia Schwarz;$250
From Keyser, Mavis, Sassy and Winslow Tierney;$250
Alison Ruday;$250
George and Lisa Taylor;$250
In honor of the John T. Kite Family;$250
Anonymous;$250
In honor of our 6 much loved grandchildren from Michael and Ellen Stiles;$50
Dawn Rae Allen;$25
Barbara and Judson Phelps;$30
Anonymous;$100
In memory of Bruce Donham;$100
Kathleen and Paul Robock;$100
Stanley and Jane Lincoln;$100
Paul Dolinsky;$100
Anonymous;$50
John and Pamela Bosko;$100
Michael Arel;$150
Richard and Monique Frei;$100
Caroline Burgess;$50
Meagan Cole;$100
Anonymous;$200
William and Carole Woodcock;$50
Bettina Abe;$100
Ann Martell-Paschal;$50
Christopher Wheeler;$103
Beatrice Bowker;$200
Jean Twomey;$50
Ann McDonald;$55
Maryann Harward;$50
John K. Russo;$100
Fay Hudson;$200
Robert and Lynn Young;$25
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Barbara Falese-Fitton;$100
Brian and Susan Abbott;$200
Helga and Joerg Meixner;$200
Richard and Doreen Guild;$100
Richard and Loretta Norton;$25
Anonymous;$200
Stephen Melesciuc;$50
Frank and Joanne Furze;$50
In honor of the employees of the West Barnstable Post Office from Bob and Shirley Stolte;$200
In honor of Pastor Angie from the Murphy Family;$25
Foster Furcolo;$200
Karen and Daniel Smith;$100
Diane and Wade Barstow;$200
Tracey Oringer;$150
Kathryn Archer;$50
Anonymous;$100
Anonymous;$50
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Kevin M. Murray;$100
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John Anderson;$150
In memory of Andrew Antista;$100
Gary Bienefeld and Joyce Currier;$50
Patricia Debs;$50
In memory of Carol Lee Rusielewicz;$50
Mary Beth Bell;$25
The Cancer registry department of Cape Cod Hospital;$100
Anthony J. Keck;$60
Noel White;$50
Anonymous;$75
Barbara Peterson;$50
From your neighbors in Bourne!;$50
Douglas and Sheryl Brown;$200
In honor of Lois Fournier;$50
Kenneth J. Whittington;$25
In memory of Bob;$50
A Friend of the Cape Cod Times;$50
Robert Asack;$100
Ann Goering;$100
Chantal and Thad Rice;$100
William Abbott and Nancy Dube;$25
Anonymous;$50
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Steven A. Weaver;$100
Anonymous;$25
Lisa MacNair;$150
Dan and Jane Kunhardt;$100
John and Barbara Guiliano;$100
Anonymous;$100
Bryan and Doreen Costantino;$25
M. Virginia Waterman-Casey;$200
This article originally appeared on Cape Cod Times: Cape Cod Times Needy Fund helps family challenged by a stroke
