SIMCHA HOUSE 
Frequently Asked Questions
Who? Three Jewish young adults with severe developmental disabilities
What? Affordable supervised Jewish residential living with 24 hour staff (in the absence of a mortgage, the residents pay only the monthly costs of living in the residence)
Where? Northeast Phoenix area near the Ina Levine Jewish Community Campus
How? A project of the Council For Jews With Special Needs and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Council Properties LLC
When? To open in 2009
Funding Sources?
§ Private donations to purchase, renovate and furnish a residence
(Parents of residents are responsible for furnishing each bedroom)
§ State and Federal funds to provide 24 hour staffing and supervision of residents
§ Resident’s monthly rent to cover costs of utilities, homeowners insurance, food,
miscellaneous household expenses and activities
Your contribution?
You can show your generous support with a check written to “CJSN for benefit of Simcha House, LLC.”
100% of your contribution is a tax-deductible donation to a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation.
Matching funds? If your employer offers matching funds for charitable contributions, we urge you to seek a match for your contribution to Simcha House.
I/We would like to make a tax deductable donation to the purchase and furnishing of Simcha House.
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Please mail your tax-deductible donation to:
Council For Jews With Special Needs/Simcha House •12701 N. Scottsdale Road, Suite 205 • Scottsdale, AZ 85254
Simcha House will be a supervised group residence for young Jewish adults who have severe developmental disabilities. Since the Council began in 1985, parents of adults with special needs have expressed their desire to see their sons and daughters settled in a supervised residence that continues to nurture their Jewish identity. For two decades, the future residents of Simcha House have participated in religious school classes, celebrated their bar and bat mitzvahs, and joined their Jewish friends twice a month for social group activities. Todd, Frankie and Jessie look forward to a home where Shabbat begins on Friday evening, where a menorah is the center of attention in December; and where springtime holds the promise of a Passover seder.
Simcha House is a project of the Council for Jews With Special Needs which is a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation that has, since 1985, provided programs and services to children, teens and adults who have a wide variety of disabling conditions to permit them to participate fully in all aspects of Jewish living. The Council For Jews With Special Needs is a constituent agency of Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix. Their office is located in the Ina Levine Jewish Community Campus in Scottsdale, Arizona. As a non-profit charitable organization, the Council is funded by tax-deductible donations, grants, a small allocation from Jewish Federation, and the income from an annual fund raiser event.
Budgetary projections: In order to make this residence affordable for the residents, the Council will acquire an appropriate dwelling and hold it in a trust through Simcha House, LLC. Monthly Social Security payments will enable the residents to pay all expenses (utilities, phone, cable TV, homeowner’s insurance, maintenance and repairs) to Simcha House, LLC. The parents of residents will manage their own fund to pay for food, household products and activities. Of the funds raised to purchase and furnish the home, 5% of the funds will be set aside for a Simcha House repair fund.
The Council For Jews With Special Needs is a constituent agency of the Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix: www.jewishphoenix.org
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