Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form

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Organization Name: In Jacob’s Shoes
Legal Name (if Different): The Jacob Zweig Foundation, Inc.
Also Known As:
Mailing Address: 5431 NW 15th Street, Suite #10
City: Margate
State: FL
Postal Code: 33063
Main Phone: (954) 905-2505
Main Fax: (954) 978-7300
Organization Website: www.injacobsshoes.org
Employer ID Number: 27-1252273
Organization Tax Status: 501(c)(3)

Proposal Information

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Today’s Date: 3/10/2016
Requested Amount: $10,000

Project Title: In Jacob’s Shoes
Project Description:

Children in poverty are forced to attend school with worn, ill-fitting shoes which is unhealthy, distracting, and oftentimes embarrassing. Many serious health conditions can be absorbed through the feet when soles are worn or missing; walking to school can be painful and prevent children from attending class at all. These children rarely get a new pair of shoes for back-to-school, and many are forced to share shoes with a sibling. School supplies run out and leave children unprepared to learn; shoes and uniforms for sports programs are often too expensive, limiting opportunities for physical activity as well as social growth.

If funded, In Jacob’s Shoes would use this grant to provide new shoes, backpacks, school supplies and athletic gear as wells as grants for camp, aftercare, sports and enrichment programs for children and youth who are homeless or at the risk of being homeless, living in poverty, who are on reduced or free lunch, living in shelters, living in foster care or who have “aged-out” of foster care from birth to age 21.

In Jacob’s Shoes distributes annually 15,000-20,000 pairs of shoes and 500-750 backpacks with school supplies in Palm Beach, Broward and Dade Counties at back-to-school events; year-‘round through shoe “closets” at Title I Schools; or by request from over 110 partner schools, shelters, charities and social service organizations. Each $10 buys a new pair of shoes and each $15 buys a backpack with school supplies for a child in need. Activity grants are provided to afterschool programs, homeless shelters or foster shelters for the children in their care. The total activity grant budget for 2016 is $3,500. Any amount granted would go a long way towards giving these children the ability to walk with pride among their peers, and go to school or play sports with dignity.

Total Project Budget: $160,000

Other Funding
Sources For The Project (Committed & Potential): Committed/Annual: BallenIsles – $5,000; Ibis Charities Foundation – amount pending; Mary Alice Fortin Foundation – $2,500; Batchelor Foundation – $10,000; Coral Springs Community Chest -$1,000…Potential: Bradford W. Ingalls Charitable Foundation; Palm Beach Country Club; Impact 100; Fundraising Events & Individual Contributions; In-Kind Contributions

Project Duration: 1 year
Geographical Area Served: South Florida (PBC, Broward, Dade)
Age Group To Be Served: 0-21

Contact Information

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Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Mrs.
Contact First Name: Harlene
Contact Last Name: Zweig
Contact Title: President
Contact Phone: (954) 579-5868
Contact Email: harlene@injacobsshoes.org