Choose from a list of popular chores and errands We'll connect you with a skilled Tasker within minutes of your request Your Tasker arrives, completes the job and bills directly in the appBy making your donation today, you know that your gift will strengthen our community. Please consider making your tax-deductible payment via one of the following methods: For more information on any of the above payment methods, click here. Do you have goods that you would like to donate to JFFS? Check out our Family Services Wish List to see what items we are currently accepting. Otherwise consider donating to one of these local organizations: Accepts food, clothing, furniture & household items, including beds. Assists homeless, at risk and low income families. Provides pick up in many OC areas. Habitat for Humanity ReStore Will not accept clothing or linens, only home improvement items & furniture in good condition. Mention JFFS when donating. Locations: Anaheim & Santa Ana
Savers (aka Value Village) Accepts clothing, furniture & household items. Mention JFFS & our Emergency Assistance clients receive a great discount! For Savers pick- up, contact Big Brothers/Big Sisters, 844.900.2227.Laguna Hills - 844.799.2050; Santa Ana - 844.799.2050; Fountain Valley - 714.963.0425; Yorba Linda - 714.854.9961. Accepts women’s/men’s clothing, accessories and toiletries. WHW provides job seekers with resources, skills and training. Locations: Costa Mesa 949.631.1287, Fullerton 714.870.5300, Laguna Niguel 949.448.5180, Santa Ana 949.631.2333. Accepts women’s/men’s clothing and accessories appropriate for work environment. Provides workforce readiness services to women, men and veterans. JFFS works with a nonprofit organization, CARS, Inc. to manage our vehicle donation program. Please note when donating online: Although Jewish Federation & Family Services is not currently listed on the CARS, Inc. website as a participating nonprofit, you are still able to direct your gift to our organization.
Just fill out their Car Donation Form and include our name (Jewish Federation & Family Services, OC) in the “Add Message” section. JFFS will receive the funds when the car is sold and the details of your gift will be reported directly to us.Bed Bugs are about 1/5 to 1/8 inches, oval, broad, and flat. Female bed bugs tend to have a more rounded rear end, while males are more pointed. Females also tend to be slightly larger than the males. They range in color from mahogany to rusty brown. If you see a bed bug before it eats, it may appear to be almost pale or translucent, but after feeding on blood, its color will be bright red. Newly hatched nymphs are translucent and almost impossible to spot. They give off a 'musty sweetish' odor which can be detectable if there is a large infestation. Bed Bugs feed mostly at night (although they will also feed during the day if conditions are right) and are attracted to carbon dioxide (CO2) and warmth. This means we serve as perfect attractants to bed bugs.
Attracted by the CO2 we exhale and our body heat, bed bugs emerge from their hiding places, pierce our skin, and proceed to suck our blood. This feeding can take anywhere from 3 to 10 minutes. One of the reasons you don't feel the bite is because its saliva contains an anesthetic which numbs your skin as it feeds. Some people are allergic to the saliva and may experience large swellings on the skin that itch and may become irritated and infected when scratched. However, other people may have no reaction at all, giving the appearance that one person is being eaten alive while another person sleeping in the same bed is not being bitten at all. As far as insects are concerned, Bed Bugs are extremely successful hitch-hikers. They can be introduced into your home in used furniture, baggage, boxes, and suitcases. They can hitch-hike on visitor's clothing or crawl through walls voids, electrical outlets, on cables wires, and on plumbing from infested units in your complex. They can be brought in by your kids backpack from school or your spouse's briefcase from work.
Once you find out you have bed bugs, it is often hard to pinpoint how they were originally brought into your home because there are just so many ways that they could have found their way in. Bed Bugs like to stay close to their food source (which is unfortunately you) so it is common that at least 70% of bed bugs are infesting your mattress or box spring. One way to combat this and keep from being bitten is to put bed bug certified encasements on both your mattress and box springs. Only putting encasements on the mattress is not recommended as there are so many hiding places a bed bug can hide in a box spring. Deciding that your home is free of bed bugs because you do not have bites is not advisable since as stated before, not everyone has a reaction to getting bitten. Of course, finding a live bed bug is a pretty good indicator that you do. But considering they are not the easiest bugs to find, there are other ways. Look for cast skins (they cast off their own skin as they pass through each of their growth phases), fecal spots (small brownish spots), and blood spots on the sheets.
When looking for evidence, be sure to look in the seams of the mattress and box spring, under the mattress, and around the head board. Don't make the mistake of limiting your inspection to just the bed though. Remember about 70% of the bed bugs will probably be found in your bed. That means 30% of the bed bugs may still be found in other areas. Look around baseboards, around window sills, in furniture, dressers, closets, and behind wall hangings. It is also recommended to inspect adjoining rooms or even other units in the building that share a wall (including units above and below yours). Once it is determined you have bed bugs, quick action is required to keep the bed bug infestation from getting worse. Bed Bugs will not go away on their own, and they are one of the few pests everyone agrees cannot be eliminated with a'Do It Yourself' treatment. A professional treatment is necessary. There are many treatments offered by professional companies including chemical treatments, heat treatments, and fumigation.