• Interest free loans
• Loans from $500 to $2,000
• Terms up to 24 months
• Co-signer(s) required
• Applicants must be affiliated with the Jewish Community
• Applicants must be gainfully employed or have a verifiable means to repay the loan
• Professionals working in the Jewish Community (i.e. Rabbis, Cantors, Educators and Jewish communal professionals) may not be co-signers
• HeLP will only accept a family member as a co-signer if they are not living in the same household
• Any person who is acting as a co-signer may not apply for a loan until the loan which the y have guaranteed had been paid in full

ALL INFORMATION IS KEPT STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

Most loans take 7 to 10 business days to fund from initial application.  In the event of an emergency situation, loans can be funded in as little as 72 hours (M-F). Michael Barnett, the HeLP program administrator can be reached at 813-960-1848 or email at michael.b@tjfs.org.