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Page 4 • The News • June/July, 1995 ^ Jewish Family Services iniOfh- By Adrienne Rosenberg ]FS Director I recently returned from the annual meeting of the Association of Jewish Family and Children’s agencies. This is always an op portunity for me to interact with my peers and to learn what is hap pening in other JFS’ all over the country and Canada. I always come back with information that can be helpful to the JFS board and staff and realize that Charlotte is not unique in what it faces. In many ways I see that our JFS is ahead of what other sister agen cies are doing and feel we are on the cutting edge. Some exciting news is that our Friends Campaign is seen as the most successful one in the country in terms of both dollars raised and in its organiza tion and that we are unique in what we offer in the vocational area. The theme of this year’s meeting was -“Building the Jew ish Family for the 21st Century.” Speakers included Anne Roiphe, author; Peter Goldberg, President of Family Service America Asso ciation; and Rabbi Joseph Telushkin. Session topics in cluded family focused program ming, interfaith issues, stepfamilies, gay and lesbian con cerns, marketing on a small bud get, domestic violence, needs of the developmentally disabled, the impact of Washington decisions concerning immigration and wel fare reform on social service pro grams, managed care, funding of the agency (Federations, United Way, fundraising, joint ventures, government programs, fund devel opment, etc.), spirituality pro grams, changing roles of men, women and families, serving the elderly, AIDS, management pov erty issues, substance abuse, board development, long-range plan ning, and ethical concerns for agencies and boards. It was emphasized that the stereotypical Jewish family is not the norm today. Four out of five women are now working and three out of five children under the age of 18 are growing up in divorced families. Jewish Family Service agencies are seeing the same type of problems seen in the non-Jew- ish community, including a high incidence of adolescent depres sion and suicide. The stressful needs of families are happening at a time when insurance companies and HMO’s are cutting costs by limiting their payments and the times someone can be seen (man aged care). Traditional sources of fund ing for JFS’s in the past have in cluded Federation and United Way; however, these are shrink ing dollars. It was apparent that JFS agencies must become more self-sufficient to survive at the same level of service. As a result, many JFS’ have turned to contracts with state and federal programs to bring in rev enue and ensure they can continue to serve everyone regardless of their ability to pay. This brings up issues of maintaining Jewish values while serving all (also a Jewish ethic) at a time when cut backs are evident in traditional entitlement programs as the Fed eral government gets out of the business of being the keeper of the poor, elderly, and disabled. Pres sure will be on JFS’ to serve the Jews who fall in this category while balancing the costs to do so. This is why most JFS boards and directors’ time must be spent in fund development and marketing. For me, attending this meet ing confirms that our JFS has many strengths and is on the right track. However, the JFS board and staff will face many challenges during this next year. LIFE IS FULL OF UNCERTAINTY. YOUR PLAN FOR LONG TERM CARE SHOULDN’T BE. you can’t predict the future, you need to plan for the unexpected, both personally and financially. Sometimes that’s not so simple. Especially when you consider this: the average annual cost of long-term nurs ing care today is about $36,000. It’s a disturbing sutistic, but an important one. You need to ask yourself if you’re prepared for the unexpected. That’s why John Hancock developed ProtectCare*. ProtectCare* is a long-term care policy that can help provide the iruiependence you want-both personally aitd finaiKially-with the coverage you need. Here are just a few of ProtectCare**! outstanding benefits: Pays for skilled care, both at home or in a nursing home. No prior hospitalintion required. Covers care required because of Alzheimer’s Disease. Guaranteed renewable for life. Roz Greenspon Long Term Care Specialist (704) 366-5797 Real life, real i FOP FREE ‘iron-- 704-366-5797 Have You Heard The Great News??? Jewish Family Services Is Now Offering Career Exploration For High School Students It is a fact that someone who works full time, averaging 40 hours a week for 50 weeks a year, will spend 80,0(X) hours of his/her life at work. Now compare that with the 17,000 hours a student has spent in school by the time they graduate to see just how many more hours one will be in the workforce. Since so much time is devoted to a job, it only makes sense to discover what kind of a career will make one happy and challenged. Most careers take some type of training such as, college, technical or vocational school, apprenticeship or on-job training. Therefore, the earlier a choice of a career path is taken, the sooner the training can begin to take someone down the road to the right job. Jewish Family Service’s New 4-Part Workshop can help you with your decision. The workshop includes one meeting with someone who does the job you are thinking about. The cost for the whole series is only $75.00. For additional infor mation or to schedule your first session, call Sandy Lewis, M.A. At Jewish Family Services (364-6594). RELATIONSHIP QUIZ Good communication between partners is the key to maintaining a strong and healthy relationship; and achieving a level of intimacy, re spect and trust can be fostered by learning some basic “learning skills.” The following quiz is aimed at testing how you are doing in this area: How Would You Respond To The Following Questions? 1. My partner and I have different ideas about the best way to solve our disagreements. True False 2. I am completely satisfied with the amount of affection my partner gives me. True False 3. Religion has the same meaning for both of us. True False 4. My idea of a good relationship is different from that of my partner. True False 5. We have agreed how our children should be disciplined. True False 6. We do not have a specific plan for how much money we can spend . True False 7. I am satisfied with our decisions about how much money we should save. True False 8. It is easy for me to talk to my partner about sexual issues. True False 9. I am sometimes afraid to ask my partner for what I want. True False Couples do not have to agree on every answer to have a good rela tionship. However, the comfort level in communicating about these areas is important. All relationships take work on the part of both part ners. At JFS we see many couples who have learned to successfully strengthen their partnership with better communication and enhanced listening skills. If you want help in this area, feel free to call JFS. That is what we are all about! Our phone number is 364-6594. JFS - JOB BANK Jewish Family Services is setting up a Job Bank in conjunction with their Monday morning Job Support Group (attendance is open- door pollicy, participants drop in, drop out) and individual career coun seling Anyone who has a job opening is welcome to list the position with JFS. Job seekers may either stop in the office and look through the list ings, or if they prefer individual help, an appointment witfi Sandy Lewis, M.A., Vocational counselor, may be sch^uled. Individual counseling sessions are charged on a sliding-fee scale. No fee is charged to look at the listings. To list a job or to inquire about additional information, please call JFS at 364-6594. Lany Horowitz, CLU, ChFC Hlnrichs FlnaiKdal Groap 230 S. TrycMi St - Suite 1400 Chariotte, NC 28202-3215 (704) 371-8600 Helping in the CREATION, PRESERVATION and DISTRIBUTION of your Estate. Friends Need Friends JEWISH FAMILY SER VICES has launched its annual Friends Campaign with the theme Friends Need Friends. This an nual fund drive helps the agency to continue to provide vital ser vices to Jewish families and indi viduals who are ih need in the Charlotte area. JFS is the only local Jewish agency whose primary purpose is to take care of the social service needs of the Charlotte Jewish conmiunity. As the community contmues to grow, so do the de mands on the agency staff. There fore, JFS needs Friends to Be a Friend to others who need the ser vices the agency offers. All that is required is a donation to the annual Friends campaign. Jewish Family Services is a social work and counseling agency serving the Jewish com munity. Each year the agency deals with persons who are expe riencing concerns about aging, especially as this relates to their adult children; interfaith issues; employment; relationship prob lems; substance abuse; AIDS; stress; depression; and anxiety and limited Hnancial assistance, as well as other problems people bring to us. Last year JFS helped to meet over 2500 client contact requests and to give out $21,557 in emergency financial assistance. In addition we helped 7 students receive $12,870 in college student loans. In 1994 the Friends campaign had 545 donors and raised a total of $44,455. The goal for this year is to raise $50,000. The Friends Campaign committee members include Shel Goldstein, Stan Greenspon, Marlene Jacoby, Gene Marx, Marilyn Shapiro, Bob Speizman, Milt Tager and Marilyn Tuckman. This could be your way to help meet the ethical Jewish com mandment of tzedakah. Berrybrook Farm Natural Food Pantry COMPLETE LINE OF NATURAL FOODS & VITAMINS Juke Bar ■ Sandwiches, Salads & Soup Made Fresh Daiy To (x) 11-4 Organicaly Grown Produce Nutritional Books • Biricemtock Sandals Cruelty Free Natural Cosmetics Champion Juicers Vitaniin & Senior Citizens Discounts Peraonaized Service 1257 East Boulevutl 334-6528 M-Sat 9:30^
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