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What is the MJHS Foundation?

The MJHS Foundation is the charitable arm of the MJHS Health System. It focuses on fundraising efforts to support the various programs and services provided by MJHS, which include hospice and palliative care, home health care, rehabilitation, and long-term care, among others. The foundation raises money to help provide care for patients regardless of their ability to pay, fund special programs and innovations in care, and support education and training for health care professionals. The donations and contributions made through the MJHS Foundation help enhance the quality of care and services offered to the community, especially for vulnerable populations like the elderly, chronically ill, and underserved individuals.

Its mission is centered around ensuring that everyone has access to compassionate, quality care.

What do Donations to MJHS Foundation Support?

Donations to the MJHS Foundation support a wide range of essential programs and services across the MJHS Health System. Specifically, contributions help fund the following:

    • Quality of Life, Medical Needs & Bill Assistance: The MJHS Patient Care Fund is supported solely by donors and assists patients with the parts of daily life that insurance does not cover. These might include purchasing a space heater when a patient’s heat has been turned off or celebrating the birthday of one of our pediatric patients.
    • Art & Music Therapy: Art and music therapy can be essential outlets for patients and their families. These therapies are important in comforting patients, expressing grief, or assisting in dementia care.
    • Veteran Support: MJHS provides essential care specifically tailored to our honored veterans. Brief examples of this specific care include respectful inquiry, compassionate listening, and grateful acknowledgment when getting to know the men and women behind the uniforms. MJHS is the first hospice in the Greater New York area to earn a Level 5 partner status in the We Honor Veterans program by the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization.
    • Respectful, Compassionate Care: We provide cultural competency partnerships (like SageCare) and training programs to MJHS staff, helping create a welcoming environment without discrimination. Our staff can also cater to the specific needs of Holocaust survivors, Jewish patients, and many other religions and cultures.
    • Recreational Programs: Donations allow us to offer field trips and other recreational programs and therapies to our nursing center residents, allowing them to socialize and actively participate in programs they enjoy. For example, eight of our Menorah Center residents were treated to a VIP experience at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, which included a guided tour, drawing activity and stimulating conversations about muses, artists and painting techniques. We are also able to offer dance and horticulture therapies.
    • Dementia Care: Our Menorah Center residents also benefit from the Keys to Dementia Care program, a data-driven curriculum developed by MJHS which leverages the power of music and instruments to reconnect residents with memories and help re-open minds. Donations to MJHS Foundation help support this initiative and continued training on music-assisted therapies for our staff.

Want to Donate to MJHS Foundation?

It’s nearly impossible to put into words all the good that the MJHS Foundation has been able to provide over the last century. Still, all of it is thanks to our generous donors. If you believe, as we do, that life is to be celebrated as long as it’s lived and that everyone deserves access to care, please consider donating to the MJHS Foundation today. As one of the region’s largest not-for-profit health systems, every dime we receive supports our specialized services.