Year in numbers

Facts and figures March 21-April 22

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Phyllis, 92, lives on her own in Southend-on-Sea. Phyllis relies on Jewish Care’s meals on wheels to deliver the only hot, kosher meals in the whole area, it’s her lifeline. After Phyllis’ husband passed away she started to attend Jewish Care’s Southend and Westcliff Jewish Community Centre where she can meet friends, knit and natter, enjoy entertainment and company of others.

Marie recently celebrated her 100th birthday with family and friends at our Brenner Stepney Jewish Community Centre, which she attends every single week. Marie was also a volunteer for Jewish Care for over 45 years and was awarded Jewish Care’s Unsung Hero Award for ‘being a positive force within the Stepney Jewish Community all her life’. Marie says, “The people at Stepney are part of my life, they’re like family.”