Hope Challenge went above and beyond

Thanks to enthusiastic and generous community support, JFS Orlando’s annual Hope Challenge again topped the previous year by raising a grand total of $88,000 that will go directly to help those in need.

To put this into perspective, that means helping JFS provide 880 rides, 1600 counseling sessions, stabilization support for 294 families, or a week of groceries for 1760 families.

Led each year by the Pearlman, Minkow, and Bolton families, every dollar donated was generously matched up to $20,000 by the David and Audrey Pearlman Philanthropic Fund. The Central Florida community came together to...