NEEDIEST CASES ARTICLES
More Donors Raise Tally for the 100th Neediest Cases Campaign
Donors to the 100th campaign of the Neediest Cases Fund responded in greater numbers than in past years, helping the fund top $7 million for the first time in five years.
February 26, 2012The New York Times Neediest Cases Fund 2011-12
A listing of the trusts and estates that contributed to The New York Times Neediest Cases Fund in 2011-12.
February 26, 2012
A Widow in Need After Violence, Fire and a Son’s Death
An elderly widow in Manhattan was stabbed and forced to leave her apartment after a fire. Then her son died. She pays a maintenance fee to keep her ruined apartment in her name while it is repaired.
February 10, 2012
Love at First Sight, and No Shortage of Struggles Since Then
A couple in the Bronx has remained inseparable after 20 years, despite falling behind on bills recently and spending seven months in a shelter.
February 9, 2012
Starting Again After a Fire, and Seeing Better Times Ahead
A mother and her three children have lived in shelters since a fire destroyed their home in December 2010, but they soldier on.
February 8, 2012
Trying to Give Her Family a Better Life Than She Had
After moving back to a neighborhood she had been eager to leave, Enid Cruz is learning to manage her expenses.
February 7, 2012
Students Volunteer Time and Clicks to Bridge Generations
The seven agencies supported by The New York Times Neediest Cases Fund teamed with Service in Schools in mobilizing students from 18 high schools for community service projects.
February 6, 2012In Adversity, Pieces of Home
We asked several of this year’s Neediest Cases profiles to share personal items that keep them strong despite their hardships — and in some ways provide hope.
February 5, 2012
A Mother Grateful to Have a Key to Her Own Place
Tiffany Tyler and her young son were once evicted by city marshals and lived in a shelter. Now that she has her own apartment, she is determined never to repeat the past.
February 5, 2012
At 19, Learning to Take Care of Her Young Son
Faith Pullins planned to celebrate her high school graduation at her baby shower, but that day, she went into labor.
February 4, 2012
After Losing Home to Storm, Still Looking for Housing
After a series of devastating tornadoes, Shelly Berry and her daughters left North Carolina behind, only to find a string of bad luck in New York.
February 3, 2012
Standing With Family, Even if It Hurts
After living in foster care and with various relatives, Jewella Jarrett was confronted with a choice: support her mother, who has bipolar disorder and was threatened by a violent ex-boyfriend, or finish high school.
February 2, 2012
A Drive for Education From a Mother Who Insisted
Dianuris Ortiz, a college student who spent four years in foster care, was inspired by her mother, who “had respect for herself.”
February 1, 2012
Amid Ailments and Loss, a Mother Forges Ahead
Nelsy Peralta of the Bronx lost her son Nelson in 2010 to a bacterial infection, and now she and another young son are struggling with medical afflictions of their own.
January 31, 2012THE NEEDIEST CASES; In Later Years, Rediscovering Love but Finding the Rent Too Much to Pay
UJA-Federation of New York helps Norma and Jorge Zavallas pay their rent. Photo (M)0
January 30, 2012
In a Daughter’s Voice, a Respite From the Darkness
Emotional and physical trauma, including breast cancer, left Faith Scott wanting to shut out the world, but her daughter provided her with determination.
January 29, 2012
Financial Literacy Class Offers Skills Not Taught in School
A free program in the Bronx offers a workshop for students in their late teens and early 20s who might otherwise be ill equipped to navigate financial pitfalls.
January 28, 2012
Pressing Beyond a Violent Path for Her Daughters’ Sake
A single mother of two turned away from gang life so she could get a high school equivalency diploma and a job to provide for her daughters.
January 27, 2012
At 19, Without a Diploma or a Place to Call Home
De Andre Hill, who headed out on his own last summer, is determined to stay upbeat despite setbacks.
January 26, 2012
Holding On to Music Dreams, Despite Promoter’s Lies
Sylvia Brown moved her family to New York after a hip-hop producer promised two of her children recording careers that never materialized.
January 25, 2012
Suddenly Left to Fend for Himself
A man who grew up relying on his grandmother was left to fend for himself when she moved away. He got help from a friend’s mother and a charity.
January 24, 2012
Joining His Father, but Carving Out His Own Path
After arriving in the United States from Bangladesh, Francis Stephen has chosen school over work, and has great hope that this country will provide the education that had eluded him.
January 23, 2012
Neediest Cases Donors Offer Money, Time and Encouragement
Articles from the Neediest Cases’ centennial campaign moved many readers to offer donations and prayers for those profiled.
January 22, 2012
EARS System Gives Older New Yorkers Independence
A grant from The New York Times Neediest Cases Fund allowed 59 seniors on the Lower East Side continued access to an emergency alarm response system at an affordable rate.
January 21, 2012
In Bronx Family’s Emergency, $204 Aid and Help With Bureaucracy
When Salena Johnson’s benefits were temporarily suspended, her sons couldn’t travel to school in Manhattan, but the Children’s Aid Society assisted her in resolving the problem.
January 20, 2012
The Neediest Cases Helps a Woman Who Overcame Addiction
After overcoming alcoholism and drug addiction, Sheaneen Holimon now helps other substance abusers.
January 19, 2012
Keeping Film Dreams Intact While Building Sober Life
Joseph Salters was once hooked on drugs and alcohol, but now he has plans to attain steady work and intentions to care for his two children.
January 18, 2012
300 Pills a Month and Constant Care, but Happily Free of a Nursing Home
Verona Peters takes more than 300 pills a month and needs help from a visiting nurse, a home health aide and her family, but the important thing is, she says, she is not prisoner to a nursing home.
January 17, 2012
Iraqi Refugees Find Hardships in Brooklyn
Zahra Nahim and Fawzi Hasab fled Baghdad when their sons were killed and have struggled in America with illness, language and poverty.
January 16, 2012Working Twice as Hard
A young woman who learned as a child that she had multiple sclerosis is now headed to college, after receiving help from the Neediest Cases Fund.
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Neediest Cases | Where Are They Now?
Before receiving help from The New York Times Neediest Cases Fund, Andrés Zambrano kept his love of literature and theater a secret.
Neediest Cases | Where Are They Now?
After finding out he was losing his vision, Alfredo Santiago became a painter.
Neediest Cases | Where Are They Now?
Before receiving help from The New York Times Neediest Cases Fund, Thakane Masando lived in a homeless shelter while attending high school.
The Neediest Cases | Where Are They Now?
Following up with a beneficiary of The New York Times Neediest Cases Fund.
Pieces of Home
Several people profiled in the 100th campaign were asked to share personal items that signified home or offered comfort, refuge and hope during hard times.
The Neediest Cases | Mailbox
Thousands of readers sent in donations to the centennial fund-raising campaign of The New York Times Neediest Cases Fund. The following are some responses that came by mail and via the Web.
The Neediest Cases | Sami Steigmann
Sami Steigmann, 72, survived a Nazi camp in Ukraine and volunteers as a way of giving back to a city that has helped him.
Neediest Cases | Jonathan Ferreira
Jonathan Ferreira, 19, grew up poor in the Bronx, sharing a small room with his mother. But years of focusing on his education have paid off. He was accepted into 15 colleges and is now a freshman at Utica College.
100 Years of Giving
The success of The New York Times Neediest Cases Fund has depended on the generosity of its donors, famous and not, who have been inspired to contribute. To date, the fund has raised $256,921,136.66. Here is a look back at a century of giving.
100 Years of The Neediest Cases Fund
This year marks the 100th anniversary of The New York Times’ Neediest Cases Fund, a nonprofit charity launched by Adolph S. Ochs, a publisher of The New York Times, to aid those in need.
Neediest Cases | Thonn McMillan
Thonn McMillan is a 17-year-old from Grenada who has Wegener’s granulomatosis, a rare disease that causes inflammation of his arteries and veins and has harmed his lungs, kidneys and brains. He and his mother are on visitors’ visas while he is being treated in the United States.
Neediest Cases | Ianthe Cupid
Seven years ago, Ms. Cupid lost part of her leg in a highway accident, and she has been proving her resilience to friends, family, customers and, most important, herself ever since.
A Brief History of The New York Times Neediest Cases Fund
The Neediest Cases Fund celebrated its 100th anniversary this year. Our 100th campaign began Nov. 6, 2011 and ran through Feb. 10, 2012.
The tradition started on Christmas Day, 1911, when Adolph S. Ochs, publisher of The New York Times, went out for a walk after a big turkey dinner and encountered a shabbily dressed man on the street.
The encounter left the publisher thinking about charity. The following year, The New York Times began printing short profiles about those in need. Read More »
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To find out if you are eligible to receive assistance from The New York Times Neediest Cases Fund, contact any of our seven participating social service agencies listed here:
PARTICIPATING AGENCIES
Brooklyn Community Services | Catholic Charities, The Archdiocese of New York | Catholic Charities, Diocese of Brooklyn and Queens | The Children’s Aid Society | The Community Service Society of New York | The Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies | UJA-Federation of New York
The Fund is operated by The New York Times Company Foundation.
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