RENT ASSISTANCE
Shelter: MJCF's accommodation and rent assistance program
Many of MJCF's clients struggle to meet the very basic living needs, including: rent, food, medical expenses and utilities. .
Shelter is the single largest and exponentially growing need. . This is due to the significant increase in the cost of accommodation. Only five years ago our annual spend on accommodation was approximately $80,000 per annum. This has now increased almost six-fold to in excess of $450,000.
In the last financial year alone, we assisted more than 70 families, including many single mothers, to keep a roof over their heads. We are proud that and in many instances, this program has helped to combat homelessness and has literally saved families from eviction.