Stories of Support, Hope & Change
Each year the Beth-El Center changes many lives. Below are just a few for your reflection. If you are inspired by these stories, please Donate to Beth-El Center Today!
Toyah, Aisha and Baby Find Support at Beth-El Center
Toyah and Aisha, who was 8 months pregnant, came to the Center for assistance after losing their housing and employment.
Local Couple, Paul and Cheryl, Find Housing Assistance
Paul, a Milford native, was an employed locally as an accountant when problems with a torn retina caused him to become legally blind and unable to work.
Car Accident Changes Lives of Local Couple
James and Melissa had their car packed up and were ready to move south, leaving their home in New Haven when a devastating hit and run car accident changed the trajectory of their lives.
Penny Relies on Food Support to Improve Health
Penny, who has experienced food insecurity, now gets all her meals plus snacks 5-7 days a week from our Community Kitchen and has regained her health.
Susan Relies on Food Support for Stability
Susan regularly uses Beth-El Center's Soup Kitchen to supplement her food needs. She takes a bus from her apartment almost daily to get the hot lunch and a bagged meal- to-go that Beth- El Center offers.
Family Faces Abandonment and Homelessness
Leilany has had to overcome many of life's difficulties.She came to the northeast from Puerto Rico after surviving Hurricane Maria. After enduring 16 hours of the storm and then living without electricity, fresh water or the proper medication and physician's care for her disabled daughter, Leilany and two of her three daughters moved to the states to live with cousins, friends and then with her girls' father in an apartment in CT.
