March 20, 2020
Dear JESPY Friends,
Like many other non-profit organizations, the coronavirus situation has impacted
JESPY House
in a big way. The shortfalls will become significant after April 1. Accordingly,
we are launching a 2-week emergency campaign to raise $250,000.
To date, we have received donations of
$100,000 from donors who challenged us to match their support.
We turn to you now to ask you to match their gifts!
JESPY serves 260 adults with intellectual & developmental disabilities. Our clients depend upon our organization for high-quality support services to live independently as active members of the South Orange community. As one client shared,
“JESPY House is the key to my independence and learning to deal in the real world.”
JESPY staff mobilized quickly to make program adjustments to continue to support our clients, largely with services delivered remotely. In addition to the unanticipated expenses of setting up these remote services,
we expect significant ongoing losses
from program adjustments as well as a reduction in government and private funding.
