Needy Fund aids family with a critically injured child
When a local family’s world was upended by a car crash that left their child critically injured, it was the generous donations given to the Cape Cod Times Needy Fund that provided the family a bit of respite.
With one of their four children in need of immediate critical care and round-the-clock supervision, the mother resigned from her position in the healthcare field to tend to her child’s recovery. The loss of income coupled with increased medical costs catapulted the family into a dire financial situation.
With the realization that they could potentially lose the home they had worked so hard to buy a few years earlier, the desperate parents didn't know where to turn.
The Needy Fund provided the parents with mortgage assistance while they nursed their child back to health.
More about the Needy Fund
Many human service agencies offer assistance to those in need, but the Cape Cod Times Needy Fund has been helping with a host of immediate, short-term emergencies such as food, rent, medical costs and other basic expenses since 1936.
No cash is given to Needy Fund recipients. Instead, the agency pays vendors through a voucher program. The case described above was provided by the Needy Fund on the condition of anonymity.
Last year's total: Cape Cod Times Needy Fund campaign raises $1.62M, exceeding goal
How to donate to the Needy Fund
Donations, which are tax-deductible, may be made at needyfund.org. Checks also can be made payable to the Cape Cod Times Needy Fund and 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 Twitter (@NeedyFund).
Total Contributions to Date: $224,679.62
Scott and Jennifer Miller;$5,000
Ian and Sandra Millen;$4,000
William and Barbara Hill;$1,000
Richard and Tekla Cote;$1,000
Holbrook R. & Sarah M. Davis Foundation, Inc.;$1,000
KarenAnne & John Townsend;$1,000
Hila J. Lyman;$1,000
Susan Mullin-Scott;$1,000
In memory of Robert Huskins;$1,000
Mary G Rahal;$1,000
In memory of Sally and Norman Cross, Liz, Jim, Lynne, and Leahanne Mellen from Pam and Steve Kielhack;$600
Susan and Bruce Jankowski;$500
Cornel J. Faucher and Mary Beth Rooney;$500
John Simmonds;$500
Robert and Christine Lancaster;$500
Isabelle Coson;$500
Susan and Ross Coppelman;$500
In memory of Norma Crosby from Sandy Crosby and Chris Hodnik;$500
In memory of Mark Thayer from Larry and Beth Thayer;$500
Sullivan & Sullivan Auctioneers;$500
Anonymous;$500
Bob and Sheila Wentworth;$400
Anonymous;$400
Anonymous;$400
Michael and Joann Fishbein;$300
Given by Helene & Ed DeFoe in honor of the DeFoe and Brierton families and in memory of Patty Rupp;$300
Jacalyn Barton;$300
Susan and Bruce Jankowski;$250
In memory of Maryellen Gurnon from Rick and Linda Gurnon;$250
Mashpee Congregational Church;$250
Mary and John Conathan;$250
Priscilla Hostetter;$250
Ron and Laura Majka;$250
Anonymous;$250
In memory of Neville J. Coomber from David and Carolyn Coomber;$210
Jeanne and Richard Reid;$100
James and Priscilla Devine;$50
In memory of Mr and Mrs Robert J. Capece;$150
Anonymous;$50
In memory of Clipper;$50
Richard and Beverly Stec;$100
Carol Cichy;$100
In memory of Bob Zaterka;$100
Jocelyn Croft;$20
Rocco and Susan Maffei;$100
In memory of Alice and Tom Duffy;$25
In memory of Brenda M. Kinsella;$100
In memory of Victoria Barragato;$25
Peter and Christine Johnson-Staub;$100
Susan L. Buchanan;$25
Charles And Karen Cooney;$100
In honor of All those in need;$100
Joan and Richard Carven;$100
In honor of Maura Albertson;$50
Steven and Cindy Edwards;$20
Robert and Sandra Powers;$100
Robert and Susan James;$200
Paul and Janet Hicks;$25
Douglas Smith and Nancy Gustafson-Smith;$50
George and Karen Douglas;$50
Brian and Carol Lucas;$100
In memory of Frank;$50
Michael and Susan Remine;$10
Norma L. Shidlovsky;$50
A Marie Fahey;$50
In memory of Bob and Scott Duverger from Florence Duverger;$25
In memory of Gary Lopez ;$100
In memory of C. and E. Charlton;$100
John D. and Kathleen R. Sullivan;$100
James Garb;$50
In memory of Helen Ekmalian from the Stafford Family;$100
Anonymous;$100
Jeffrey Beatty;$199.15
JoAnn Heiser;$50
Patrick Rondeau;$50
In memory of Justin Gonzales from Cindy and August Prete;$25
Virginia and Wilfred Daigle;$50
Nancy Cavanaugh;$100
The Tavanos;$50
William and Louise O;Neil;$100
Susan Langway;$25
Maureen and William Schulman;$100
In memory of Sharon Goguen from the Williams Family;$100
Sheila Curtis;$200
Cheryl Graney;$50
Michael and Kathleen Greiner;$50
Edward Looney;$50
In memory of Armand L. Galdi;$20
Susan Maxwell;$100
Lawrence N. Odence;$100
Kathleen;$200
Charles and Mary McCarthy;$20
In memory of Johanna Fiske;$50
Brian and Nancy Scheld;$100
In memory of John F and Marjorie W Andrews;$100
Richard Mitzner;$50
Nancy and Wilhelmus Vanderhoeven;$50
Rich and Gwen;$100
Henry and Chris Blenke;$100
In memory of Wade Nichols;$100
Dave and Linda Reed;$100
Sandra Whalen;$100
Jane E. Hammond;$50
In memory of Scott Gabriel;$200
Kathleen Finn;$100
In honor of Susan;$50
John and Jeanne Hynes;$75
In memory of Irving and Lydia Ellis;$100
Ronald and Mary Makara;$50
Ellen Weinlich;$100
The Judelson Family;$200
Pauline C. Murphy;$100
Margaret and Daniel Gillis;$75
Paypal Charitable Giving Fund;$30
Mary L. Taddeo;$50
In memory of Louise Power;$100
Anonymous;$100
In memory of Salvatore Robbio;$35
George and Janet Levesque;$50
Philip and Susan Koch;$100
James and Jennifer Douglas;$50
Robert and Johanna Maryanski;$100
Always my Lenny;$200
Beverly Tyrie;$100
Duncan and Elizabeth York;$100
In memory of Patrick & Evelyn Sullivan and James and Roberta Dwyer;$200
Robert Asack;$50
Lee L. Kane;$36
Robert Campolieto;$50
The Gallagher Family;$200
Amanda Murphy;$100
In memory of Hans Kornberg;$50
In memory of Brian D. Bernier;$100
George and Catherine Ferreira in memory of Michelle L. Ferreira;$100
David and Abigail Doherty;$25
In honor of Christina, Kayla, and Lily;$50
In memory of the Kelms;$100
Patricia Merriell;$25
In memory of Ken Woods;$25
Jean Twomey;$50
Cheryl C. Anderson;$100
Donald Larsen;$15
Susan Leach;$20
Shawn and Mary Hatch;$100
Sandwich Chapter No. 221, Order of the Eastern Star;$100
Winfield and Barbara Rowell;$25
Lois Ryder Monahan;$20
Nancy E. McCarthy;$100
Jerome Tremblay;$100
In honor of the doctors, nurses, and staff at the oncology group-Cape Cod Hospital Ayling Wing;$25
J. and J. S.;$60
In memory of Doreen Igoe;$25
James and Margaret Ledwell;$100
Anonymous;$100
Cynthia Vide;$100
In memory of Bob Regan from Margaret Regan;$100
This article originally appeared on Cape Cod Times: Needy Fund aids a family with a critically injured child
