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 Do you have what foster children need?
They need love and security. Can you offer that? Right now, Monroe County has a shortage of foster homes and is looking for more caring people.
Learn about all life has to offer. Become a foster parent. Information sessions are being held in February, March and April. To register or for more information call 334-9096.
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- Girls in Kenya's Masai region, have a shortage of sanitary protection products. Less well-off girls miss four days of class every month because their parents cannot afford these products for their daughters. The same sad situation is as prevalent in Rwanda resulting in a 10 - 20 percent absenteeism rate from school. Girls consequently fall behind in their studies, as it is impossible for them to attend school without protection. - Thousands of women in Africa, Asia and the Arab region suffer from obstetric fistulas -a hole in the birth canal caused by prolonged labor without prompt medical intervention. The woman is left with chronic incontinence and, in most cases, a stillborn baby. WRJ has just developed a new program for sisterhoods, Maternal Health and Fistula, as an implementing partner of the Religions for Peace inter-religious initiative to seek an end to maternal deaths and fistula. Many multi-religious women's groups are implementing the initiative. Visit the WRJ/Sisterhood page for information on how you can participate in these projects.
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If you could save a life for $10, would you? You can - by buying a bed net to protect a family from mosquitoes transmitting malaria. We're excited to announce the official launch of the Union for Reform Judaism's Nothing But Nets Initiative. URJ has committed to supplying 50,000 bed nets for sub-Saharan African communities to protect families from mosquitoes transmitting malaria. A $10 contribution goes directly towards the purchase, distribution, and monitoring of an insecticide-treated bed net. One million people die each year from malaria - 90% of those are African children. We can prevent these deaths. Make a commitment to help the Union for Reform Judaism provide 50,000 nets to Nothing But Nets. To buy a net or find more information, visit: urj.org/nets
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JPC is looking for volunteers to help serve a very vulnerable and special group - women coming home from county jail who are pregnant or are mothers with children under the age of two. If you are interested please contact Sue Porter at 325-7727.
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