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JW House
Wish List:
Linens:
Twin XL & Queen Size White Sheets, White Towels (bath, hand, washcloth)
Gift Cards:
Safeway, Lucky, Smart&Final, Bed Bath and Beyond, Target
Pantry Items:
Muffin Mix, Granola Bars, Brownie Mix, Bottled Juices, Regular Ground Coffee
Cleaning Products:
Laundry Detergent (liquid HE, fragrance free), Liquid Bleach, Disinfectant Wipes
If you have items you would like to donate to JW House, please contact us at info@jwhouse.org or 408-246-2224 for drop off instructions.
Do you have a group of up to 6 people who would like to volunteer at JW House? We just launched our "Dinner is Served..." program where groups or local restaurants can cook meals for JW House families. For more information, contact april@jwhouse.org
Thank you for
your support!
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JW House
Board of Directors
President:
Andrew Kryder
Vice President:
Richard Caligaris
Secretary:
Diane Doolittle
Treasurer:
Patty Holaday
Founder's Representative:
Anne Marie Knapen-Asnong
Val Asbury
Steve Borkenhagen
Mary Danna
Sue Foltz
Linda Hitchcock
Geert Knapen
Sue Murphy
Executive Director
Jill Mitsch
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 Save the Date: September 23
JW House Turns 3!
JW House's 3rd Anniversary Celebration Open House
is Friday, September 23. This free event is for the whole family and features tours of JW House, refreshments, silent auction, raffle, and children's games.
This open house is from 2pm - 7pm
JW House
3850 Homestead Road
Santa Clara, CA 95051
If you are interested in sponsorship or volunteer opportunities for this event, please contact us.
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Spotlight on JW House Volunteers:
The Monday Night Crew
Joan and Corinne getting ready to serve a meal donated by GuGu's Pizza and Pasta in Santa Clara.
Joan and Corinne are the Monday Night Volunteers at JW House. Here they share wth us their experience at JW House.
Joan: I was here from the very beginning when JW House opened. I was teaching English to adults once a week and wanted to do something with children. When I found out what JW House was, I really wanted to get involved.
Corinne: I retired a year and a half ago and was looking for something to do. My daughter read about JW House in the Santa Clara Weekly and told me about it. I contacted April, the House Manager, and the rest is history.
Joan: In the beginning we only had one restaurant donating meals. It is amazing to see the generosity of restaurants and community groups that are donating full meals to the house. The most I have served at dinner was 35 people! The doorbell kept ringing and we kept making more food. Even some of the house guests stepped in to help cook!
Corinne: I feel like JW House is a worthwhile cause and it is wonderful knowing the guests are grateful. It encourages you to do your best and give your time.
Joan: the spirit of JW House is not a sad spiriti. It is a spirit of hope among the families staying here. They only wish there were more places like JW House.
Corinne: It is definitely a home away from home.
If you are interested in volunteer opportunities at JW House, contact us at volunteer@jwhouse.org. If you are interested in donating a meal to JW House, contact april@jwhouse.org.
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How We Help Families
I am a medical social worker at Kaiser Permanente in Santa Clara, California and a proud supporter of the JW House. I work inside the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit providing grief and crisis counseling to parents of premature and critically ill newborns. In my role, I assist parents during their birth crisis which I define as a "violation of everything you plan and expect when your child is born". I assist parents by providing emotional support and concrete resources.
One my most powerful resources is the JW House! Providing a family with comfortable and secure lodging steps away from their child's hospital bed is invaluable. I have been referring families to the JW House since its opening and always hear from families, "Oh, thank you so much for referring us. It's just wonderful there." Parents highlight that the best part of JW House is their welcoming staff who make it feel like "a home away from home". Parents seem to appreciate the affordable, organized, convenient, welcoming, comfortable, and aesthetically beautiful environment.
As a hospital employee and community member who serves critically ill children, I am eternally grateful to have the JW House as part our community. JW House makes my job easier, and without doubt diminishes some of the families' stress during one of the most heightened crisis and intimate moments of their lives.
Sincerely,
Gabriela Stern, LCSW
Medical Social Worker
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Walk for Our Local Youth
Saturday, September 17
Presented by Valley Medical Center Foundation, Firehouse Comunity Development Corporation, and Santa Visits Alviso Foundation in Conjuction with
Santa Clara County Supervisor Dave Cortese.
Join us September 17 for a multi-thousand person walk benefitting different charities helping the youth of the Bay Area. JW House is one of the charities you can choose to raise money for. Stay tuned in the next few weeks for more information about this event. Click here for more information and to register online.
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JW House
3850 Homestead Road
Santa Clara, CA 95051
(408)246-2224
info@jwhouse.org
www.jwhouse.org
JW House's mission is to provide a guest house on hospital grounds where families of patients are welcome to seek overnight or daytime respite while their family member is undergoing treatment. JW House is a
501(c) (3) not-for-profit organization.
Our tax ID number is 20-2034560.
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