“Things were not going smoothly for a couple of years, until the divorce finally happened, leaving me as a single parent to a 3 year old daughter. I moved out to live with my elderly parents, my income was not doing well and I was getting all the help possible from government benefits and community support. However, I was still unable to handle the single-mom responsibility, both financially and emotionally. On several occasions, I even skipped meals to ensure that my parents and daughter could eat.

When the Jewish New Year began, I was hoping that I could turn over a new leaf and provide my daughter with the life she deserved. The expenses of the holiday were exorbitant, so I had to turn to Food Lifeline. When Food LIfeline heard my plight, they gave me so much more than food support over the High Holy Days and Sukkot, to ‘keep our heads above the water’. With their unbelievable empathy and understanding of my needs, they helped me secure a well-paying job, enabling me to provide comfortably for my daughter.”