Page 5-THE NEWS-August, 1988
^ Jewish Family Services
Thoughts from Adrienne
By Adrienne Rosenberg, JFS Director
Applause Goes to Our “Angels”
Jewish Family Services, a
branch of the Charlotte Jewish
Federation, is an agency man
dated to improve the quality
of life for Jewish individuals
and their families. This is ac
complished in many ways
from counseling to financial
assistance, to making refer
rals, to preventive program
ming, to advocacy, and especi
ally to ensuring that people
feel part of the community.
This is accomplished through
the combined efforts of staff,
volunteers and community
leadership, both on a profes
sional and lay level.
With a desire to carry out
our mandate in a year of
budgetary constraint, Jewish
Family Services wanted to be
committed to not cutting back
on programming or counsel
ing. The need is there, but the
money was limited. Thus, we
decided for the first time to do
what most Jewish Family Ser
vices agencies all over the
country do — institute a
“Friends of the Agency Cam
paign.” This money would not
go into the every day expenses
of running the agency (staff
salaries, building rent, office
supplies, telephone bill, etc.)
but would be earmarked to the
programming area. This is an
area not able to be totally sup
ported by our Federation al
location or the fees collected
by this agency.
I am pleased to announce
the results of this campai^
and the ways the money will
be earmarked. We had set a
goal of $5000; the response
was magnificent. We had
donations sent from $5 to
$400. We achieved more than
our goal in a six-week period.
I am impressed by the number
of persons who are so suppor-
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GARY & MAXINE SILVERSTEIN
tive of our services and our
mandate to improve the quali
ty of life for fellow Jews.
To all of you, who became a
“Friend of Jewish Family Ser
vices,” your combined monies
have helped metke the foUow-
ing programming areas possi
ble:
(1) For the first time, the
three agency task forces will
have budget lines. These three
task forces provide informa
tion, referral and program
ming in the areas of interfaith
families, the physicaUy dis
abled, and substance abuse.
As part of this, you will next
be seeing a community survey
from the substance abuse task
force.
(2) The public relations sub
committee can begin to imple
ment its growing awareness
that we need to continue to
educate people about the ser
vices of Jewish Family Ser
vices.
(3) In the fall, there will be a
series of Jewish Family Life
Education groups, cospon
sored by the Jewish Commu
nity Center, and using Jewish
professionals from the general
conmiunity.
(4) A Jewish Family Ser
vices committee retreat is
planned with a professional
brought in from the National
Association of Jewish Family
and Children's Agencies to
upgrade the skills and know
ledge of committee members
as we continue to serve the
Cheu’lotte Jewish community.
(5) All clients, with a very
few exceptions, are charged
fees for our counseling ser
vices. We have a sliding fee
scale and take insurance pay
ments wherever possible. But
our clients do not fully support
the counseling areas, our
largest programming area.
Therefore, this Friends Cam
paign wiU be of assistance.
(6) Information and Refer
ral, assistance to seniors, stu
dent loans, and financial
screening and assistance cem
be better continued. These
eireas have no expectations for
fees for services, although we
request donations when possi
ble.
(7) Grant and development
expenses can be expanded.
(8) And, finally, to those who
chose to put their monies into
the restricted donation fund,
the monies will be used for
emergency needs for people
need^g financial assistance.
Thank you for becoming a
“Friend of Jewish Family Ser
vices.” Your confidence in us
and our mandate is gratifying.
“Thou shalt open thy hand
wide unto thy brother, to the
poor, and to thy need in the
land.” (Deut. 15:11)
Thank You
Pat and Aubrey Tomkin, newcomers to Charlotte, wish to
thank the Jewish community for their support, visits and
good wishes during Pat’s recent stay at Presbyterian
Hospital.
We think you are a wonderful community and we’re very
happy to be a part of you.
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Once again I would like to
applaud the following organi
zations and persons who go
the extra mile to see that
fellow Jews in need are better
served:
• All those anonymous
givers who donate money to
our restricted donation fund.
This fund is used when needs
arise for extra food or emer
gencies.
• B’nai B’rith Men who
sponsor a Jewish Big Brothers
program for boys of single
parents whose fathers do not
live in Charlotte.
• Ch2u*lotte Chapter B’nsd
B’rith Women who visit those
Jewish persons in non-Jewish
nursing homes in the area.
• The Ceiring Committees of
Temple Beth El V’Shalom and
Temple Israel who visit and
provide assistance for the
shut-ins.
• Lorrie Colish and Ruth
Richardson who donate secre-
teirial time to our office.
• Rabbi Israel Gerber for
heading up our Chaplaincy
program.
• HaLailah Chapter of B’nai
B’rith Women who sponsor a
foster family and provide Holi
day Baskets.
• The 15 members of our
Jewish Family Services Com
mittee.
• The Men’s Club of Temple
Beth El V’Shalom for provid
ing food coupons.
• Temple Israel Sisterhood
for helping to sponsor a foster
family.
If you or your organization
would like to help others in
need, please caU our agency at
364-6594. We are seeking
someone to help pay for
glasses for a senior and for a
good double bed with mattress
and box springs among other
needs. It’s wonderful to live in
a caring Jewish community.
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