Grandmother raising preteen helped with car repair

She’s currently undergoing chemotherapy and is regularly traveling to Boston for treatment. Despite her strength, the weight of single parenting at her age, new health challenges, and unanticipated expenses, the strain is becoming overwhelming. She relies on public medical transportation to travel to her treatments in Boston, but she still needs a functioning car for daily life on the Cape—especially to care for her granddaughter. Her vehicle needed urgent repairs to maintain its safety and reliability, which is why she reached out to the Cape Cod Times Neighbors Fund.

This unexpected expenditure coupled with her current situation—serious illness and permanent guardianship of her grandchild—underscored the urgency of her need. This is what your donations make possible: tangible relief for neighbors in crisis, in real time. 

How are Neighbors Fund donations used?

People in need submit their requests for assistance to the Neighbors Fund and in turn the Neighbors Fund pays for the goods or services — a medical bill, for example — through a voucher system. No cash is given to recipients.The Neighbors Fund fundraising drive includes a summer campaign and a holiday campaign. Generally, 90% of what is raised is spent on programming and 10% on administrative expenses, Johnson said.