The Charlotte Jewish News - May 2010 - Page 7
^ Jewish Family Services ^
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LEADING the WAY TO YOUR SUCCESS
Friends Campaign
For 30 years, Jewish Family
Services has provided the commu
nity with high quahty professional
services proactively responding to
the needs of our community.
JFS remains a steady, reliable
source of compassion, profession
al expertise, and hope.
Jewish Family Services
empowers all ages in all stages of
life.
Your gift to JFS will help us
reach your friends, your parents,
your children ... and everyone in
the community.
Did you know that? ...
* 88 families per week receive
groceries from the JFS pantry.
* 150 therapy sessions per month
take place at JFS.
* JFS leads Project Noah, which
provides workshops and resources
for individuals and families affect
ed by the economic downturn.
* JFS collaborates with other
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Charlotte Jewish agencies on pro
gramming, food drives, process
ing scholarship applications, and
workshops.
* JFS uses compassionate criteria
to determine eligibility for people
seeking monetary assistance
* This past year:
^ JFS has given nearly $45,000,
from various funding sources, to
local Jewish families to assist with
rent, food, medicine and trans
portation.
^ JFS has had a 45% increase in
the use of its counseling services.
^ There was a 15% increase in
the number of senior citizens
receiving outreach services.
Your donation to the JFS 2010
Friends Campaign will allow our
agency to serve the growing
needs in the Charlotte Jewish
Community and to empower
many people with the tools and
resources to succeed.
Success stories:
The “Greenes” are a young
Jewish family with a four-year-old
son. This year, due to a job loss,
the “Greenes” have had a hard
time paying their bills. JFS has
provided welcomed relief for this
family. The “Greenes” receive
food from the food pantry and
have been given money to pay
their utility bills. For Chanukah,
JFS provided the family with gifts
for their young son. Mrs. Greene
says that paying their bills on time
is still a struggle but she is thank
ful that her husband has found
employment and for the help that
she has been given by JFS.
Linda Gupton, 65, says that the
assistance given to her and her
husband Jim, 69, literally saved
their lives. She says, “I thank God
every day for Jewish Family
Services and what they did for
me.” In the winter of 2006 the
Gupton’s furnace broke and they
had no heat for an entire month.
Their house was bitterly cold. One
day a friend suggested Linda con
tact JFS for help. Linda says it
was the hardest call she has ever
made. JFS purchased a new fur
nace for the Gupton home and
also provided them with money to
pay some of their utility bills.
Since then, Jim has become seri
ously ill and JFS has helped Linda
cope with being a caregiver for
Jim. Linda visits JFS weekly for
therapy and case management as
well as nufritious food from the
JFS Food Pantry. Linda is a talent
ed artist and she plans to share her
talents with the Jewish communi
ty by assisting with Senior
Oufreach as a JFS volunteer
Susan, an active member of the
On March 22, Hadassah vol
unteers prepared several dozen
Passover meals for disfribution
thru JFS. Those who participat
ed were Barbara Abrams,
Ellie Bantit, Janice Bernstein,
Cathy Bogus, Ellen Bottner,
Milly Corday, Helene Cullen,
Zelma Fink, Shelley
Friedman, Karen Kantrowitz,
Judy Kaufmann, Phyllis
Korman, Penny Krieger,
Eileen Schwartz, Hagit Stav
and Joyce Stoll.
Bea Gibbs reaching out to a
Jewish Senior who reside in
Facilities
Jewish community, says, “My
twelve-year-old son has been see
ing a JFS therapist for almost two
months and it has been a blessing.
He looks forward to discussing his
‘teenager issues’ with someone
who can help him deal with his
peers as well as leam about him
self”
Right now...you can make an
investment in your community.
Every dollar makes a difference.
Your donation will provide the
means to:
* Connect a homebound senior
with a friendly visitor and hot
kosher meals.
* Offer job counseling and guid
ance for the unemployed.
* Provide therapy for a child with
behavioral problems.
* Assist a family coping with grief
and loss.
* Provide workshops, support
groups and educational resources
for parents, caregivers, job
seekers, and seniors.
JFS Annual Chanukah Party for
Seniors
We need your support to con
tinue these vital services. Funds
raised through the Friends
Campaign allow us to be the
resource center accessible to the
entire community; all ages, all
incomes and all stages of life.
Last year’s campaign raised
$224,772. With the increased
demands for social services, JFS
has set the 2010 fundraising goal
at $240,000.
Please mail your JFS 2010
Friends Campaign donation
directly to Jewish Family Services
at 5007 Providence Road, Suite
105, Charlotte, NC 28226, 704-
364-6594 or you may make a
secure donation online at
www.jfscharlotte.org. ^
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