The Charlotte Jewish News - December 2010- Page 29
^ Jewish Family Services ^
Jewish Family Services of Greater Charlotte, the Year in Review
The year 2010: busy and pro
ductive for Jewish Family
Services. Due to the economic
downturn there was an increased
need for all of the services provid
ed by JFS. As a result of your sup
port, as well as an incredible staff
and board of directors, JFS was
able to assist and empower many
people in our community.
Therapy Services
In 2010 the JFS professional
staff of licensed therapists provid
ed 2,018 therapy sessions, an 18%
increase over last year
Food Pantry
The JFS food pantry experi
enced tremendous use again this
year The food pantry is utilized
nearly every day by someone in
our community who might other
wise have gone hungry. Over the
past twelve months, 2,399 families
utilized the JFS food pantry, a 6%
increase from last year An aver
age of 200 families and individu
als accessed the pantry each
month. The JFS Food Pantry pro
vides food, personal care items
and other necessities to help indi
viduals and families through diffi
cult times until independence is
re-established.
The JFS Mitzvah Basket pro
ceeds help stock the food pantry
and purchase store coupons for
perishable food items. Over the
last year, the Mitzvah Basket pro
gram brought in $1,407 of income
and food to replenish the JFS food
pantry. In addition, the Mitzvah
Basket program raised the com
munity’s awareness about hunger
in the Charlotte Jewish
Community.
Senior Outreach Services
The JFS Senior Outreach
Program provided Jewish pro
gramming and community inter
action to over 150 seniors who are
homebound or live in nursing,
independent, and assisted living
facilities across Charlotte.
In October 2010, Temple Israel
and Jewish Family Services col
laborated to initiate a program
called Simchas for Seniors. With
the generous assistance of the BJH
Foundation for Senior Services
Grant and the Etta and Louis
Greenspon Senior Endowment,
we are able to provide an enrich
ing program in a warm friendly
environment for seniors to cele
brate Jewish holidays and tradi
tions with their peers. We also pro
vide many resources for vital serv
ices that seniors in the community
may require. The Senior Outreach
Program provided 95 programs on
Jewish education, Shabbat and
holiday services, inter-genera-
tional programs, culture and
socialization.
Community Outreach
Information and referrals are
given on a daily basis to people
who contact JFS.
Callers with various needs dis
cuss issues with JFS staff and
receive recommendations. The
JFS Case Manager made over 424
referrals to community agencies
this year and conducted 488 case
management sessions, an 18%
increase from last year
JFS took the lead on the devel
opment and implementation of
Project Noah, a collaborative ini
tiative of the Charlotte Jewish
community providing supportive
services which assisted and
empowered members of our
Jewish community affected by the
current economic downturn. This
project provided vocational coun
seling, an on-line job board, sup
port groups, educational work
shops, financial resources, and
pro-bono professional services.
This past year JFS revised the
Community Tzedakah Loan Fund
Criteria in order to increase the
amount of assistance available to
individuals and families. JFS pro
fessional staff assisted 58 individ
uals and families requesting emer
gency financial assistance through
the Community Tzedakah Fund, a
25%) increase from last year, and
distributed $30,285 in assistance,
a 54%) increase from last year.
Parenting Programs
JFS Parenting Place continued
to develop and implement
ongoing Parent Workshops
and Resources, in collabo
ration with the Levine-
Sklut Judaic Library and
the LJCC. JFS also offered
a new very successful
workshop series called
Love and Logic which
teaches parents the skills
needed for raising happy,
responsible, respectful chil
dren.
Mitzvah Maker Volunteers
JFS volunteers logged
close to 1,000 hours assisting in
many capacities, a 6%o increase
from last year. Trained volunteers
were matched with persons seek
ing friendly visitation, telephone
companionship, or transportation
to doctors or shopping.
For 30 years, Jewish Family
Services has been the heart of our
community, offering a helping
hand that people can count on in
times of need. Please keep in mind
that JFS is here for you at all ages
and stages of your life. Consider
utilizing the exceptional resources
and services that JFS provides
right here in the Jewish communi
ty
You are invited to attend the
2010 JFS Annual Meeting on
Thursday, December 16, at 7:30
PM in Shalom Park’s Sam Lemer
Center for Cultural Arts. We are
Karen Knoble, Lee Boxer and Nancy Bernstein.
proud to honor the following peo
ple at this event; Karen Knoble,
former JFS Board President and
current JFS Volunteer, Nancy
Bernstein, JFS Mitzvah Basket
Volunteer and Lee Boxer, JFS
Food Pantry Volunteer.
For more information about our
programs or services please call us
at 704-364-6594 or visit our web
site at www.jfscharlotte.org. ^
Jewish Family
SERVICES
Donations to Jewish Family Services in
October 2010
WISHING A FULL AND
SPEEDY RECOVERY TO
Berta Kaplan from Jill and
Edwin Newman, Shirley and
Eddie Goodman
Charlie Kapustin from Jill and
Edwin Newman
Irene Goodman from Dale and
Larry Polsky
Mary Wojnowich from Shirley
and Eddie Goodman
Randy Sinkoe from Shirley and
Eddie Goodman
Vera Mendel from Adrienne
and Harvey Gossett, Dale and
Larry Polsky
IN HONOR OF
Ben Aizenman from Janice and
Bernard Patlock
Jeff Turk from Edwin and
Leslie Rusgo
Lisa Vogel from Jill and Ed
Newman
The new addition to your fami
ly to Debbie and Jim Rosenberger
from Evelyn Berger
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO
Ollie and Sam Polk from
Adrienne and Harvey Gossett
Bernice and Buddy Roberts
from Evelyn Berger
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO
Don Brandes from Sheila and
Jerry Fisher
Caren Frank from Claire and
Paul Putterman
Ellie Bantit from Marsha Smith
Larry Polsky from Adrienne
and Harvey Gossett
Lisa Vogel from S. Coco
Brandt-Vogel
Mel Frank from Claire and Paul
Putterman
Sylvia Swartz from Helene and
Allen Rivlin
MAZEL TOV ON
The Bat Mitzvah of Jessica
Harris from Jill and Marc Lipson
IN MEMORY OF
Adele Kaplan to Florine and
Michael Kaplan, and Helen and
Sanford Endick, Marilyn
Bockenek, Sonia and Sanford
Kaplan from Corine and William
Bockenek
Josef Sklut to Eric and Lori
Sklut from Julie and Howard
Levine
Marge Birzion to Lou Birzion
from Sheila and Jerry Fisher
Rose Goldenberg to Donna and
Todd Bimbaum, and Esta Weiland
from Susan and Steven Meyer,
Cheryl and Daniel Hochberg,
Marci and Richard Willenzik and
family, Marnie and Scott
Moskowitz
Wemer Moritz to Ellen Myers
and Paul Moritz, and Margot
Moritz from Audry Borgenicht,
Rose Naiman, Anne and Robert
Yudell, Mildred amd Bennett
Lyons, Ruth Westerman and Bob
Myers, Sheila and Jerry Fisher.
Sandy and David Brenner
The father of Janie Levinson
from Roslyn and Marty Bimbaum
The father of Ronnie and
Michael Hecht and family from
Marci and Richard Willenzik
The father of Steve Lauer and
family from Harriet and Mark
Perlin ^
Jewish Family Services would like to thank
' the ladies of Hadassah for providing
delicious home cooked meals monthly
throughout the year.
Hear my prayer, Listener,
and anend to my plea;
Do not be silent in tlie face
of my tears.
For I am a stranger with You,
a temporary resident, like all
of my ancestors.
—Psalm 39:13
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