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Page 3-THE NEWS-February 1989 Jewish Family Services Vcjur-OoNaraWortc M«r« Thoughts from Adrienne By Adrienne Rosenberg, JFS Director It is the beginning of 1989 when I am writing this — the time when people begin re flecting on their hopes for the year and make promises to set certain goals to attain them. I am challenging the Charlotte Jewish communi ty to plan ahead for 1989 and 1990 with their eyes on cer tain national statistics that we should not ignore. For to ignore means we will not be prepared to handle the situa tions properly. The first has to do with the “graying” of America. The demographics of the Jewish communities in the United States indicate that many of us are moving into our senior years. Life expectancy is increasing and American Jews are living longer and are healthier than ever be fore. In the year 2000, just 11 years from now, about 35 million Americans will be over the age of 65...more than twice the number than in 1960. Since 1960, the pop ulation aged 65 plus has grown more than twice as fast as the U.S. population in general. The number of Americans aged 80 and over totals almost six million today. What about the Jewish community? Our elderly will live even longer than do non- Jewish elderly in the U.S. because we are healthier. What does this mean? This growth in the elderly popu lation means among other things, an increased de mand for services from peo ple who will be in their 60s, 70s, 80s and beyond. Only one in five will enter a nurs ing home; the others will look to the community-based services. We do not have enough now in our Jewish community. How long can we go without facing this demand? One of the most signifi cant changes in family life is the movement of mothers out of the house and into the work force. Jewish women work for three reasons: (1) Jewish women, often well educated, are likely to enter the work force prior to mar riage and to remain there during the childbearing ye ars; (2) with the frequency of divorce, women are having to go to work; and (3) because real family income has de clined; two incomes enable moderate wage earners to maintain reasonable living standards. Also, adding to the economic pressures exi>e- rienced by most Jevkdsh fam ilies are the high costs of leading an institutionally affiliated Jewish life. A major concern of work ing parents is child care. The demand for affordable day care in Charlotte easily ex ceeds the available supply. For Jewish parents who want Jewish-based day care, the options are limited. VVe can not ignore that or we will COMING COMING MONDAY, MARCH 27 FREE WORKSHOP ON CONFUCT RESOLUnON Conducted by Iris Madison, MSW and Adrienne Rosenberg, ACSW OF JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES 7:30-9 P.M. LUSKl YOUTH ACTIVITY CENTER Everyone has to deal with conflict in their lives. But it is not always a comfortable area for most of us This ux)rkshop will look at sources of conflict and ways to resolve them. For babysitting arrangements call 364-6594. Myeenspon & Associates •nc. ^ Insurance 'Specialists In Personal and Business Life Insurance Employee Benefits 125 Cottage Place > Charlotte. NC 28207»(704) 376-7434 not be serving the needs of working parents. The third area of concern for the Jewish community impacting on planning ser vice, fundraising and advo cacy functions is the AIDS issue. Although we might want to deny this problem will impact on us, all studies show the AIDS phenomenon is growing throughout the nation in both the heterosex ual and homosexual popula tions. With a higher inci dence of singles' and a sexual revolution, nationally be tween one million and one and one-half million people are infected, as indicated by positive HIV tests according to the National Center for Disease Control. A relevant question is the current and projected actual number of Jewish AIDS pa tients. It is estimated that 31% of the AIDS served at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City are Jew ish. Charlotte is not im mune. Our numbers may be smaller, but whether it is one or one hundred persons, there is a need for organized communal support and r^ sponse. Will a child who is HIV positive be allowed to attend the JCC camp; will our Jewish Home admit AIDS patients; how do we help an AIDS victim and their families; will a Jewish burial be allowed for an AIDS patient? All these and more have not even been able to be discussed in Char lotte by our community boards. Services for seniors, day care for working parents, AIDS, these are only three of the challenges facing the Charlotte Jewish communi ty this year and into the 21st century. I can only urge our community agencies and boards to reflect on these and begin making goals to serve those affected. Not to do so will be putting on blinders of realities to come. Classifieds Work 366-5007 Leave Your Grocery Shopping To Us! ChorloHv Groc«ry S«rvlc« 545-1775 •We shop at Charlotte's finest grocery stores, then deliver to your door. • Place your order before 1 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays for same-day delivery. • Reasonable rates — superior service. • Delivery areas include east, soutti arxl south-central CharkMe. SPECIAL MOTICE WE ARE LOOKING FOR A FEW GOOD-HEARTED PEOPLE TO VOLUNTEER A COUPLE HOURS ONCE A MONTH TO DRIVE SENIORS TO THEIR DOCTOR APPOINTMENTS, TO SHOP, ETC. 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