NEEDY FUND: Family reaches out after illness, job loss
A husband and wife were both working as educators prior to the pandemic, when the wife was diagnosed with cancer and became unable to work for an extended period.
Supporting a five-person family, the household budget became strained under a single salary. In 2020, the wife was diagnosed cancer-free and was able to find a new job. But the pandemic caused lay-offs, and she was among those let go since she was a new employee.
Although unemployment benefits helped for a while, the family eventually was forced to live on a single income again.
In 2021, both husband and wife were able to secure positions as teachers, and the family welcomed a new baby.
However, with the ups and downs of employment, the family had fallen behind on its mortgage, and its savings had been spent. The family reached out to the Needy Fund, which was able to assist with the mortgage, and referred them to partner social services agencies.
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 condition of anonymity.
Donations
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.
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,$1,531,280.75
The TJX Foundation, Inc.;$10,000
Taylor and Barry;$10,000
Greg and Jeannie Botsivales;$5,000
Anonymous;$3,000
Charles and Martha Clifford;$2,500
Anonymous;$2,500
Anonymous;$2,060
With thanks to the donors and benefactors including The Relics, Pete's Point, Brewster VFW, and the Lobster Roll cruise;$1,800
Kimberly and David Sterling;$1,545
Dorothy Savarese;$1,030
Kevin Campbell and family In memory of Judith D. Campbell;$1,030
Allison Makkay Davis;$1,000
David and Kathleen Lovett;$1,000
James and Jeanne Longo;$1,000
Joel and Beth Crowell;$1,000
Mr. and Mrs. D. Scott Brown;$1,000
Jean Bannister;$1,000
Bill and Carolin Dunlea;$1,000
In memory of Fifi Burton;$1,000
On behalf of David Healey from The White Companies Charitable Trust;$1,000
The employees of the Cooperative Bank of Cape Cod;$651
Ronald Bourgeois;$535
In memory of our colleague Bob Brunell, whose compassion, humor and dedication is sorely missed;$515
In memory of our son in law Jim Murphy from Joan and Steve Foley;$515
In memory of Patrick Butler;$515
It takes a village;$515
Anonymous;$515
Marc and Nancy Landry;$500
Susan and Bruce Jankowski;$500
Charles and Louisa Wellington;$500
Margaret Mullin;$500
Katherine O'Neil;$500
Margaret Nicholson;$500
Ann and Rich Wolf;$500
Felicia Penn and Joe Hoffman hoping we all get along in 2022;$500
In memory of Anne A. Daniels;$500
Ladies of the Hyannis Yacht Club Annual Night Of Giving;$500
Richard Mark and Maura Harway;$500
Anonymous;$500
Anonymous;$500
Bass River Properties;$350
Paula Schnepp;$300
Robert and Anne Smaglia;$300
Pierre and MaryEllen Guertin;$300
Anonymous;$300
In loving memory of Lucas H. Trask and Judy Chamillard;$257.50
In loving memory of our son-in-law Sean Gannon from Kathy and Dean Bryan;$257.50
Leslie E Scheer;$257.50
Linda Habeeb and Mark Rotondo;$257.50
Anonymous;$257.50
Anonymous;$257.50
Bruce and Nancy Bierhans;$250
Christine Clarke;$250
Margaret Homko;$250
Timothy Kehoe;$250
Dow and Martha Clark;$250
Paul and Amy Greeley;$250
Connie and Bill Nicholson;$250
In loving memory of George, Lois, and Terry;$250
In memory of Patrick M. Butler and family and friends no longer with us from Sarah Manning and family;$250
In memory of Suzanne Courcier;$250
Jim and Rosemary Blacquier;$250
La Tanzi, Spaulding and Landreth, LLP matching a gift from Jane Benoit;$250
Mykrantz Family;$250
Anonymous;$250
Penny Schiller and Carter Luke;$222
Stephen Nadeau;$206
Donald and Ruth Wright;$206
Dave and Susan Duchesney, in memory of our parents and ancestors. Thank you;$206
In memory of Bib and Betty Anne Pelletier;$206
Sabrah and Donald Harper;$206
Tod and Andy Doane;$206
Sara Jane Plehn;$200
Robert and Susan Norton;$200
David and Denise Kelly;$200
Cape Cod Salties Sport Fishing Club;$200
Charlotte and Richard Miller;$200
In loving memory of Richard Dick Court and Winthrop Buddy Baker - Love and miss you, Pam Baker;$200
In memory of Joan and Frank Robert and Alice and Stan Makarewicz;$200
MaryAnn Giddings Eldred;$200
Anonymous;$200
Steve and Carol Malaquias;$100
The Potters;$100
Geoffrey Giampapa;$100
Bradford and Christine Haven;$50
H Virginia Shannon;$100
June Bertucci – In memory of my Mom Rita Steinberg;$103
The Helfrichs;$75
Anonymous;$100
Scott and Nancy Prager;$50
In memory of Charlie and in honor of Lois;$50
Anonymous;$25
In memory of Bruce McDonald from Bruce Bennett;$25
In memory of Irene and Robert Bennett from Bruce Bennett ;$25
Merry Christmas from Midnight Mail, LLC;$100
Eric Nelson;$103
William Morrison;$50
John and Pamela Bosko;$100
Lillis Palmer;$100
In memory of Don Craft from Dorothy Craft;$25
Bob and Sandy Powers;$50
John and Cathy Klim;$100
In the name of Ronnie Burns from Vic and Barbara Tagliaferro;$50
Anonymous;$103
Louise Innis;$50
Anne Reynolds and Brendan Annett;$100
Paul and Janet Sisson;$51.50
Anonymous;$50
In memory of Jack Maroney;$100
Arthur and Margaret Lindberg;$25
Anonymous;$25
In memory of Tom Jenkins;$72.10
Phyllis Bradley;$50
Theodore Ell;$150
Janet and David Dohan;$100
Anonymous;$100
Rebecca Scott;$100
Anonymous;$10
Dennis and Theresa Backus;$40
Linda Bykowski;$25
Chris and Barbara Cummins;$50
Art and Susie Hartung;$100
Jane E. Harding;$25
Gary and Heidi Senecal;$51.50
Anonymous;$25
Deborah Brodeur;$100
Mary A. Sullivan;$100
Anonymous;$50
Scott Harman;$100
Kitt Kelleher;$150
In lieu of family gifts from George Eldridge;$100
Virginia and Stephen Bryant;$25
Mr. and Mrs. Huntley Harrison;$103
In memory of my sister and brother from Jean Jackson;$50
Ron and Barbara Minor;$100
Michael Deasy;$100
In memory of Irwin M. Golden;$103
In memory of Jack;$154.50
The Mahjongg Ladies;$25
Judy Adams;$100
David and Ellen Sullivan;$100
Kevin Galligan;$103
Joseph Shramek;$40
Marla Vincent;$100
Lee and Norman Weill;$100
Gail Briere;$25
Cornelius and Elizabeth Gleeson;$25
Anonymous;$20
Emilie and Ray Pirrone;$154.50
Anonymous;$100
Ann O'Malley;$51.50
Dennis and Barbara Howard;$100
John Anderson;$150
Anonymous;$103
Anonymous;$50
In memory of Ellen;$51.50
In memory of Bernie and Alice from customers of a small Cape business;$41.20
Bob and Gail Kahn;$103
Anonymous;$100
In memory of Richard Robb;$103
John and Mary Danella;$25
Laurelie Walker Hodgson;$100
In memory of Derek Williams;$103
Cape Cod Bonsai Club;$100
In memory of John and Mary and Ray and Rita;$25
Barnstable Newcomers Club;$150
Patricia and Gordon McKean;$103
Gary and Cathy Pastva;$100
A neighbor;$36.05
Lois M. Mahony;$25
BRHA Hand and Foot Group;$130
The Berbrick Family - in memory of Kenneth L Berbrick;$100
Janice Gildawie and Thomas Wiggins;$25
Remembering Robert;$150
Susan Moeller;$20.60
Judi and Kevin;$100
Elaine and Paul Biegelsen;$100
In honor of Betsey Sethares from Ellen Chahey and Ed Maroney;$100
Gretchen Maloney in memory of Jack Maloney;$51.50
Anonymous;$150
Bill and Kim Kerlin;$150
Stanley Rivers;$50
Gordon Evans in memory of Barbara;$50
In memory of Maureen Frasca Lewis;$50
Dennis Yarmouth Womens Club Bayberry Antiquers;$160
Nancy Walker;$100
David and Sandra Palley- Brandt;$100
Carol Terasconi;$100
Barnstable Stove Shop, Inc;$100
In memory of Jordan/Cady Family;$150
In memory of Frank Carrick from Jeanne;$103
Anonymous;$103
James and Sieglinde Rogers;$100
Anonymous;$50
Richard and Joan Coco;$50
Jane Rudd and T James;$100
Anonymous;$50
Stanley and Louise Issokson;$50
In memory of Howard Simpson;$100
Jaquelin Taylor;$20
Louis and Jean Tarricone;$100
Mike and Delia Connors;$100
Matthew and Judy Scavarelli;$25
Beverly B. Hankinson;$50
Anonymous;$100
Allan and Lesley Williams;$75
In memory of Carol Campana;$103
Gordon and Carol Wright;$50
Dean and Marie Troxell;$100
Maryann Harward;$30
Mary Virginia Borkowski;$100
Peter and Joan Roche;$25
German American Club of Cape Cod;$100
Thomas and Deborah Cambareri;$103
Jane Driscoll;$100
Shirley Desalliers;$20
Harry and Deborah Billings;$51.50
Don and Judy Bonci;$75
Michelle Margules;$25.75
David J. Mott;$75
Liz Devine;$25
Upper Cape Cod Regional Tech - Staff jeans day donation;$90
Thank you Seaside Disposal;$155
Kathleen and Louis Gregorio;$100
Thomas Sykes;$125
Mary Smith;$100
John Picard;$155
Roger and Betsey Reid - Hyannis;$25
Eric Wittet;$100
In loving memory of Carmine and Vinny;$50
Anonymous;$100
In memory of Thomas and Wanda Eaton, parents of Joyce and Osborne Bearse;$100
Joann S. Curley;$25
Elizabeth Gibbs and Eliot Raymond;$103
Thank you to Osterville Cape Cod Rehab from Martha Jane Curtis;$50
In memory of dad from Megan M Igoe;$25
In memory of Jean Doyle and John Celli ;$25
In honor of all veterans and in memory of my wonderful coworkers;Tracey, Darrel, Freddy, and Josh;$100
In loving memory of Andrea Pedersen from Errol M. Chamsarian;$50
Anonymous;$50
Patricia Avenell;$103
Mary McCarthy;$100
Anonymous;$25
Wendy Segel;$25
Chris and Kristen Boyd;$100
Patricia and Richard Ryder;$100
Anonymous;$50
David and Roseann Smith;$100
Paul and Maida Masi;$100
Richard and Julie Salvatore;$100
This article originally appeared on Cape Cod Times: Cape Cod Times Needy Fund helps family after illness, job loss
