Project CHAI - Jewish Family Service of San Diego

DEAR FRIENDS
For 90 years, Jewish Family Service has provided an unbroken continuum of essential human care services in the San Diego
community. Early on, our efforts focused on resettling newly arrived immigrants and meeting short-term needs. Today, with more than
50 programs, we’ve earned the right to call ourselves One Source for a Lifetime of Help. We are doing more for the Jewish community
than ever before, while we still continue to grow to meet the needs of the entire San Diego community.
Some highlights from the past fiscal year:
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Following the San Diego Wildfires in October of 2007, we immediately created the JFS Disaster Relief Program—to date the
program has 6.5 full-time staff members who have assisted more than 1,150 individuals and distributed more than $497,000
in financial assistance.
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In response to an increased demand for service, we added staff in Geriatric Care Management, Hebrew Free Loan
Association, Jewish BIGPals, Rides & Smiles® and Supporting Jewish Single Parents. We also restarted Project CHAI, to help
developmentally disabled Jewish adults and their families.
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Older Adult Services started the new Encore program, incorporating more social programming for active older adults. In
October 2007, the University City Older Adult Center moved to Congregation Beth Israel, allowing the program to accommodate
more clients and operate multiple programs simultaneously.
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The Refugee Resettlement Department’s Jewish Life for Russians Program brought Jewish holidays, celebrations, and
traditions to more refugees from the former Soviet Union than ever before. New staff included two case managers to
serve the growing number of refugees, and an immigration attorney to coordinate the new Prins Asylum Program, which helps
artists, scientists, and professionals seek asylum in the United States.
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In February 2008, Adoption Alliance became one of only 140 adoption agencies nationwide to receive full Hague Accreditation,
which ensures international adoptions are in the best interest of children.
This past year, we served approximately 30,000 people—more than ever before. Our dedicated Board of Directors, loyal volunteers, a
deeply committed staff, and strong community support made this possible. And, we are very confident in our position to serve more in
the year ahead. Thank you to our generous donors and partners, including the Jewish Community Foundation and United Jewish
Federation. We've made a difference in people's lives for over 90 years. We are proud of our past, but we are aware that for those with
needs now, within a growing Jewish community and a growing San Diego, we must continue to ask, “What more can we do today?”
With Many Thanks and Appreciation,
Ron S. Zollman
President, Board of Directors
ONE SOURCE FOR A LIFETIME OF HELP
Jill Borg Spitzer
Chief Executive Officer
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OUR MISSION
Strengthen the individual, enhance the
family, protect the vulnerable, with human
services based on Jewish values.
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF SAN DIEGO
BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2007-2008
OFFICERS
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President • Ron S. Zollman
First Vice President • Steven Levine
Second Vice President • Mathew Kostrinsky
Treasurer • Edward J. Carnot
Secretary • Felicia Mandelbaum
Immediate Past President • Fern Siegel
Chief Executive Officer • Jill Borg Spitzer, ACSW, LCSW
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DIRECTORS
BOARD COMMITTEES & CHAIRS
Michael B. Abramson
Marsha Berkson
Rabbi Jeff Brown
Ronnie Diamond
Jill Essakow
Judy Feldman
Ted V. Finkel
Joseph J. Fisch
Adam Furman
Laura Galinson
Susan Shmalo Harris
Marcia Hazan
Susan Kabakoff
Jennifer Kagnoff
Nadja Kauder
Michael Levinson
Barbara Lubin
Lawrence A. Oster
Jeri L. Rubin
Elyse Sollender
Jill Stone
Louis Vener
Cathy Babin Weil
Adam A. Welland
Abraham Wineberg
George Wise
Boris Zelkind
Audit
Adam Seltser
Budget and Finance
Edward J. Carnot
By-Laws
Ron S. Zollman
Endowment Development
Robert Lazarus
Lawrence A. Oster
Fern Siegel
Executive
Ron S. Zollman
Friends of the Family
Ronnie Diamond
Joseph J. Fisch
Steven Levine
Government Affairs
Mathew Kostrinsky
Interest Free Loans
Harold Moss
Harold Shapiro
Investment
Ted V. Finkel
Marketing
Joan Eichberg
Mental Health
Marcia Hazan
Linda Janon
Mentors & Mitzvahs
Adam Furman
Jeri L. Rubin
Staci Tiras-Jones
Adam A. Welland
Nominating
Marcia Hazan
NCI Older Adult Center
Lucee Sirk
Personnel Practices
Ron S. Zollman
Program Services
Louis Vener
Project SARAH
Yael Aires
Randy Savarese
Speaker’s Bureau
Gayle Wise
George Wise
Special Events - Gala
Nadja Kauder
Barbara Lubin
Felicia Mandelbaum
Gala - Auction
Jennifer Kagnoff
Jeri L. Rubin
Ashley Stone
UC Older Adult Center
Peter Louis
CARS - CHARITABLE
AUTO RESOURCES, INC.
Chair
Philip Linssen
Directors
Joel Benatar
Steven Gal
Guinevere Kerstetter
David Mandelbaum
Gary Polakoff
Allan Rudick
Ron S. Zollman
President
Richard Watkins
JFS FOUNDATION, LLC
Chair
Fern Siegel
Directors
Edgar Berner
Marjory Kaplan
Nadja Kauder
Lawrence A. Oster
Lawrence M. Sherman
Jerome H. Turk
Ron S. Zollman
PROGRAMS AND SERVICES
CASE MANAGEMENT/COUNSELING & COMMUNITY SERVICES
Since the program’s inception in March 2004,
Adoption Alliance has completed over 60
international homestudies. Adoption Alliance
has placed 22 children from Ethiopia,
Guatemala, Russia, Kazakhstan, China, and
Ukraine. In February 2008, Adoption Alliance
received Full Hague Accreditation by the U.S.
Department of State. Only 139 other
international adoption agencies in the United
States carry Full Hague Accreditation.
CARING COMMUNITY-LIVING
WITH CANCER (CCLC)
Through weekly support groups and
educational seminars, CCLC provided
supportive services to 268 individuals
diagnosed with cancer and their families and
friends. In the upcoming year, CCLC will
provide specialized services to clients with
metastatic cancer.
COMMUNITY CASE MANAGEMENT
Case managers served 696 individuals in
need of basic necessities (food, shelter,
clothing, medication, and financial
assistance), supportive intervention,
advocacy, management of daily living
activities, community referrals, development
of coping skills, and assistance with
psychiatric resources.
COUNSELING SERVICES
Counseling Services provides individual,
couple, family, and group therapy to clients
of all ages. The Mood Disorder Program
provides specialized services to Jewish clients
struggling with anxiety, depression, and
bipolar disorder. This year, the department
implemented brief therapy as a treatment
modality. Approximately 5,950 sessions were
provided to more than 700 clients.
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stress management workshops, which will
continue into the next fiscal year. At year
end, more than $497,000 was distributed in
financial assistance.
FURNITURE DONATION
JFS Furniture Donation auctions “gently
used” household furnishings to benefit
the more than 50 programs and services
of JFS. In 2007-08, more than 1,200
individual donations were made with
revenue generated totaling more than
$60,000.
EDUCATION AND OUTREACH
FOR JEWS WITH MENTAL
HEALTH CONCERNS
Founded by Linda Janon, The Mental Health
Committee of Jewish Family Service held its
5th Annual Event in support of mental health
awareness. Dr. Elyn R. Saks, Professor of Law
and Psychiatry at USC, spoke to a sold out
audience of 350 attendees about her personal
struggle with schizophrenia.
HAND UP YOUTH FOOD PANTRY
The Hand Up Youth Food Pantry distributes
emergency food to people in nine locations
around San Diego County, including a
monthly distribution at Camp Pendleton.
Food drives and pantry operations are
carried out by a committee of more than 35
Jewish teenagers. In 2007-08, Hand Up
provided more than 3,290 clients with
11,036 bags of food. The Military Outreach
Program serves active military families from
Camp Pendleton, along with other active
military in the Navy and Air Force. This
program has served more than 150 families
with financial assistance and/or resources
and referrals in the community. For Passover,
packages were assembled and shipped to
Jewish soldiers serving overseas.
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INTENSIVE PSYCHIATRIC
CASE MANAGEMENT
Intensive Psychiatric Case Management
assisted 12 Jewish individuals with severe
mental illness in maximizing their ability to live
independently in the community. Measurable
outcomes show clients reduced their need for
crisis housing and/or hospitalization, improved
socialization, increased access to psychiatric
care, and improved daily functioning.
JEWISH BIGPALS
FOR BOYS AND GIRLS
Jewish BIGPals made a record 17 new matches
this year. There are currently 35 active matches
between children from a single parent or
non-traditional family and Jewish adult mentors.
JEWISH HEALING CENTER
Rabbi Aliza Berk joined the Jewish Healing
Center in August, bringing experience as a
licensed therapist working with spiritual
counseling and domestic abuse. Judaism on the
Wild Side attracted more than 55 participants
and the Jewish Meditation Retreat attracted 47
participants. The Bikkur Holim – Friendly Visitor
Program serves 25 isolated community members
by matching them with volunteer visitors, and
an additional 40 clients by bringing yiddishkeit
to local assisted living facilities.
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DISASTER RELIEF – FIRE SUPPORT
OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM
Helping to rebuild lives after a disaster is a
commitment. Following the 2007 San Diego
Wildfires, Jewish Family Service was
immediately in the community making a
difference. The program has served a total of
1,152 individuals – including 78 Jewish
families. More than 80 individuals attended
The Ombudsman Program provides advocacy
services for the residents of Edgemoor Skilled
Nursing Facility, a program of San Diego
County for seriously ill individuals requiring
a high level of care. The program ensures
that this vulnerable population is protected
and respected.
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ADOPTION ALLIANCE
OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
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homeless individuals each evening with the
help of seven local churches and synagogues.
Clients receive a variety of supportive
services aimed at finding affordable and
permanent housing and preventing future
homelessness. In 2007-08, CV-SOS served
281 clients. Of the 261 clients exiting the
program, 156 found housing.
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DESERT HORIZONS SOS
PROJECT CHAI (CREATING HOPE,
ADVOCACY AND INCLUSION)
Project CHAI provides Jewish adults with
developmental and physical disabilities
with opportunities to meet others, develop
supportive relationships, and learn about
Jewish culture.
PROJECT SARAH (STOP ABUSIVE
RELATIONSHIPS AT HOME)
NIGHTENGALE MANOR
Project SARAH assisted 113 survivors of
domestic abuse with individual and group
counseling, advocacy, and case management
services. Project SARAH expanded its
outreach efforts to provide increased
domestic abuse awareness and education
to groups within the Jewish community,
including special programs for teenagers
and young adults.
Nightengale Manor provides emergency
shelter and supportive services to homeless
families in the Coachella Valley. Social
service workers provide case management,
job placement assistance, bus passes,
housing and medical referrals, and additional
services. In 2007-08, Nightengale Manor
served 270 clients. Of the 237 exiting the
program, 226 were placed into transitional
or permanent housing.
SUPPORTING JEWISH
SINGLE PARENTS (SJSP)
SJSP connects Jewish single parents and
their families to the San Diego Jewish
community. In 2007-08, SJSP assisted 46
Jewish single parent families, including 66
children. In June of 2008, SJSP partnered with
the JCC and Camp Mountain Chai to host the
second annual Jewish Single Parent Family
Camp Weekend, attracting more than 60
people from 26 families.
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COACHELLA VALLEY
SHELTER SERVICES
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The Desert Horizon SOS transitional housing
program (DH) in Riverside County places
homeless individuals directly from the streets
and emergency shelters into transitional
housing units with appropriate supportive
services. DH facilities include completely
furnished multi-bedroom units that house up
to 32 individuals. Other services include
outreach, transportation, daily living skills,
budgeting instruction, case management,
referrals, advocacy, employment, education,
benefits and housing placement assistance,
mental health and substance abuse services,
and on-going client follow-ups.
COACHELLA VALLEY SERVICES AND
OVERNIGHT SHELTER (CV-SOS)
In partnership with JFS of the Desert, the
CV-SOS program feeds and houses 20
REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT
AND ACCULTURATION
FAMILY STRENGTHENING
Family Strengthening provides refugees
the opportunity to develop the necessary
skills to form healthy personal, family,
social, and business relationships.
In 2007-08, the program served 180
individuals. This program is one of the
leaders among HIAS grantees and it received
an additional grant to provide essential
training to new sites.
PREFERRED COMMUNITIES
Preferred Communities places newly arrived
refugees, who have no connections in San
Diego, in preferred communities where they
have opportunities to secure early employment
and economic independence without public
assistance. The program served 44 clients
with intensive case management beyond the
initial resettlement period.
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PRINS ASYLUM PROGRAM
The Prins Asylum Program offers pro-bono
legal assistance for scientists, professionals,
scholars, and artists who fear persecution in
their native country and are seeking asylum
in the United States. Launched in late March
2008, the Prins Asylum Program has already
submitted two asylum applications. With an
immigration attorney on staff, the Prins
Asylum Program is open to all San Diego
community ethnic groups where there exists a
need for free immigration legal
representation on technical asylum cases.
REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT
Refugee Resettlement assists newly arrived
refugees in achieving integration and selfsufficiency by offering financial assistance,
cultural orientation, case management,
employment services, and more. This year, the
program served 252 refugees from Burma,
Iran, Former Soviet Union, and Iraq—more
than double the amount of individuals
compared to the previous year. The Office of
Refugee Resettlement, part of the
Administration of Children & Families,
mandates that 70% of refugees placed in
employment are still employed at 90 days.
The Refugee Resettlement program exceeded
that requirement by having 98% job retention
after 90 days.
SHALOM MAGAZINE
With a subscription base of 450 households
in San Diego County, Shalom Magazine is
the main link between the Russian-speaking
older adults in the Jewish community and the
larger San Diego community.
HIV SERVICES
Funded through County of San Diego
Health and Human Services Agency and
the HIV Funding Collaborative
INTERVENTION CASE MANAGEMENT
Intervention Case Management assists
participants living with HIV/AIDS to better
manage their health and recovery from
substance abuse by providing individual/group
support, education, and referrals. In 2007-08,
120 clients were served in 350 individual and
150 group sessions.
PASSOVER – A TRUE SYMBOL OF FREEDOM
For Jewish refugees from the former Soviet Union, the story of Passover holds a very special
meaning. Growing up and living during a Communist regime meant Judaism was forbidden.
“You could end up in jail just for studying Hebrew,” described Tanya Livshits, Coordinator of
the Jewish Life for Russians program of our Refugee Resettlement Department. There were
no Hebrew schools, no Friday night services, and certainly no Passover Seders.
On Sunday, April 20, more than 100 Russian refugees, ages 3-90, attended a Passover
Seder held at the Turk Family Center. For many, this was their first Seder. “Symbolizing
freedom, Passover is a very special holiday for this community,” said Tanya. Each family
had a chance to reflect on their own stories of freedom, some choosing to share them.
For most, the Seder connected them to their Jewish roots for the first time.
Upon leaving, each family in attendance was given a Passover basket complete with a
Haggadah, matzah, grape juice, a Seder plate, and more. After this experience, these
families can now start their own Passover traditions.
INTEGRATED SERVICES PROGRAM
HIV COUNSELING AND TESTING
HIV Counseling and Testing provides
counseling, education, testing, and early
intervention services to participants in over
70 County-funded alcohol and drug treatment
programs. More than 7,000 individuals
received education in an effort to decrease the
transmission risk of HIV infection. In 2007-08,
the on-site testing program conducted more
than 3,100 HIV tests. For individuals who
tested positive, referrals were made to our full
array of case management services.
PARENTING, YOUTH AND
SCHOOL-BASED SERVICES
interventions, and parenting classes for 197
teen mothers.
CHAMP
GOLDEN HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBASED COUNSELING PROGRAM
CHAMP is a school-based child abuse
prevention program empowering children to
protect themselves and feel safe, respected,
and healthy. In 2007-08, CHAMP made
presentations to 426 classes, 440 parents,
408 teachers, and more than 10,000
students. In February, CHAMP worked with
Encanto Elementary to develop a pilot
program designed to help students protect
themselves by building confidence and
establishing strong self-esteem.
TALKING ABOUT TINA
FOOTHILLS HIGH SCHOOL
TEEN PARENT PROGRAM
Talking About Tina offers weekly support
groups for men who use methamphetamine.
Services are offered in English and Spanish.
Originally just for HIV+ men, the program
expanded in 2007-08 to offer groups for men
who are HIV- or whose status is unknown.
Clients who attended five sessions or more
reported a significant increase in their ability
to manage their addiction. On average, 20
clients attended the English-speaking group,
and 12 attended the English and Spanishspeaking groups.
Operating on a high school campus for
pregnant and parenting teens in the San
Marcos Unified School District, this program
encourages teenage mothers to complete
high school and higher education. With a
licensed MFT on site, the program focuses on
teaching healthy parenting, avoiding future
unplanned pregnancies, and breaking
unhealthy patterns that affect young,
impoverished families. In 2007-08, the
program provided 207 individual counseling
sessions, 119 case management
An on-site, school-based counseling
program geared towards at-risk youth and their
parents at Golden Hill Elementary School. In
2007-08, the program served 51 clients from
44 low-income households. Additionally, staff
worked with 20 mothers of Golden Hill students
on issues of domestic abuse, parenting skills,
couples counseling, and referrals.
JFS PARENT EDUCATION
JFS Parent Education provides valuable
education, tools, and skills through parenting
classes based on the Systematic Training for
Effective Parenting (STEP) curriculum for
families with children ages 6-18 years. In
2007-08, more than 200 parents were served
in the San Diego community. Plugged-in
Parents, a new six-session workshop created
in collaboration with the Agency for Jewish
Education, served 90 families at the JCC,
Congregation Beth Am, and Temple Solel.
MENTORING MOTHERS
Mentoring Mothers provides one-on-one
mentoring for teenage mothers attending
high school. Volunteer mentors offer guidance,
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The Integrated Services Program fills a gap
in community services by providing mental
health services to HIV+ individuals or those
at high risk of contracting the virus and who
also have mental health and drug/alcohol
problems. In 2007-08, the program received
more than 80 client referrals.
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preschools, as well as coaching and counseling
for teachers and parents. In 2007-08, YAD
provided 199 consultations with preschool
directors, 178 consultations with parents, 259
consultations with teachers, and 264
assessments of children.
OLDER ADULT/
SENIOR SERVICES
COLLEGE AVENUE
OLDER ADULT CENTER
emotional support, and counsel on the benefits
of completing high school and continuing
education. In 2007-08, 42 teenagers were
served by 36 active mentors, and 255 people
attended the annual Life Skills Conference.
The College Avenue Older Adult Center
serves an average of 125 people daily and,
during the past year, received 30,681 visits
to programs and activities. The drop-in
center has a membership of approximately
400 people. Following the purchase of a
portable dance floor in September 2007,
the center began offering popular classes
for a more active population, including
Ballroom Dancing, Line Dancing, and
Afternoon Tea Dances.
PEACEFUL PARENTING
Peaceful Parenting includes three different
components for parents of children ages 0-5.
Valuable education, tools, and skills are
provided through: 1) Group parenting classes
based on the Systematic Training for Effective
Parenting (STEP) curriculum, which served
more than 1,500 parents in 2007-08; 2)
Peace In The Home, which served more than
200 high-risk families with intensive parent
coaching sessions; and 3) Let’s Play, which
matched 20 senior volunteer mentors with
children ages 1-4 to prepare the child and
family for a successful school experience and
model critical parent-child interactions.
PRESCHOOL IN THE PARK (PIP)
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This innovative program prepares children
and parents for school readiness through a
multi-faceted curriculum. By taking place in
a comfortable and accessible setting, a park
in Escondido, PIP children receive a high
quality learning experience based on proven
components of early education. In 2007-08,
66 parents and children participated in the
program. With the help of grants from the
First 5 Commission of San Diego County, the
program purchased a new van and will
expand to San Marcos.
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YAD (YOUTH ASSESSMENT
AND DEVELOPMENT)
YAD provides early intervention, treatment, and
parenting models for children in three Jewish
FOODMOBILE
Celebrating 37 years of operation, Foodmobile
delivers kosher meals to older adults and
younger disabled adults. In 2007-08,
Foodmobile delivered more than 28,000 meals
to 280 people. A record number of almost 4,000
people participated in the Run for the Hungry
Thanksgiving Day 5K/10K—a major fundraiser
for the program. This year, the program
introduced an additional light meal delivered
three times a week.
GERIATRIC CARE MANAGEMENT
In 2007-08 the Care Management program
helped 259 seniors by providing assessments,
intervention, service coordination, and
OUR COMMUNITY’S
HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS
Our community’s Holocaust survivors have
experienced unspeakable horrors. Some have lived
their entire adult lives full of insecurities and
emotional fragility.
For one 87 year-old survivor of Auschwitz, back pains
she acquired while building roads in the concentration
camp have now left her confined to braces and crutches.
For those who recently arrived from the former Soviet
Union, translation services are essential. And for many
of our clients, they will only confide in Jewish staff.
Our Serving Older Holocaust Survivors Case Managers
are committed to bringing independence and security
to this frail population. This commitment is clear
during events of the program’s Copley Café, which
brings together 20 survivors for a chance to
socialize and observe Jewish traditions with others
who understand and have shared experiences.
One survivor states, “I would rather come to
Copley Café every month than to the finest show at
the Old Globe.”
Community Action Partnership grant from
Aging and Independence Services added
services for older adult refugees, allowing the
program to provide nearly 150 home safety
modifications for 60 refugees.
Copley Café, a monthly program providing
social programming and Jewish holiday
celebrations.
NORTH COUNTY INLAND
OLDER ADULT CENTER
The CO-OP-Town Park Villas Community
Center continues to provide services and
programs for the more than 400 older
residents of this privately owned apartment
community in University City. Programming
increased from three days a week to four days
a week and participation nearly doubled.
The North County Inland Older Adult Center
is enjoying new growth with 229 members
at their Temple Adat Shalom location. The
center offers programs every Monday and
Wednesday, attracting up to 45 older adults
each day. 30 hot kosher meals are provided
daily and 18 round-trip rides are provided
each week. A Veteran’s Day celebration
attracted more than 100 people.
RIDES & SMILES®
HEBREW FREE LOAN ASSOCIATION
(HFLA) AND ARGEN LOAN PROGRAM
In 2007-08, the HFLA granted $43,000 in
loans to 10 individuals and the Argen Loan
Program granted $40,000 in loans to seven
people to be used for business or personal
needs related to Jewish continuity.
JFS ACCESS - INFORMATION
AND REFERRAL (OLDER ADULTS)
The Information and Referral Program is the
gateway for older adult programs at Jewish
Family Service and citywide. In 2007-08, the
program helped 1,352 older adults and their
families understand the programs and
resources available.
JFS FIX-IT SERVICE
In 2007-08, the JFS Fix-It Service performed
more than 600 repairs and modifications for
166 older adults and their unpaid caregivers
throughout the north central and central
regions of San Diego County. A renewed
UNIVERSITY CITY
OLDER ADULT CENTER
The University City Older Adult Center
moved to Congregation Beth Israel this
year, allowing the center to operate multiple
programs at a time. In addition to offering
Kosher lunches and transportation, the center
now meets the needs of older adults by
offering two different programs. One program
meets on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays
and offers a caring and friendly place for older
adults to spend their day. The new Encore
program, for more active older adults, meets
every Wednesday. In 2007-08, the center
averaged 26 attendees per session.
SENIOR NUTRITION
Jewish Family Service’s Glatt kosher kitchen,
located at the College Avenue Older Adult
Center, provided more than 55,000 meals
to the programs of Jewish Family Service
this year.
SENIOR WHEELS
Senior Wheels provides monthly excursions for
older adults in the North County Inland area
to museums, plays, concerts, and cultural
events such as the Jewish Book Fair and Film
Festival. On average, 45 older adults
participate monthly.
SOS - SERVING OLDER
SURVIVORS PROGRAM
SOS provided ongoing services to 79 lowincome Holocaust survivors, with 45 receiving
homecare assistance. Nearly all receive
emergency funds to assist with expenses
including medical, dental, transportation to
doctors, home-delivered meals, emergency
home alert systems, and moving expenses.
More than 20 Holocaust survivors attend
CHARITABLE
AUTO RESOURCES, INC.
Charitable Auto Resources, Inc. (CARS)
has emerged as one of the leaders in the
car donation industry. The combination
of top notch customer service along with
cutting edge technology has enabled
CARS to be the “go-to” vehicle donation
company around the country. In 200708, CARS handled more than 22,000
donations and worked with 360 nonprofits in 39 states and the District of
Columbia. The substantial revenue
success that CARS has been able to
achieve for Jewish Family Service has
continually increased due to innovative
forward thinking of the CARS Board of
Directors and management team.
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financial assistance. Additionally, care
managers provided 109 caregivers with
situation assessments, solution
consultations, and resources. The program
also provided respite services to help avoid
caregiver burn-out. More than 54 caregivers
attended a community-wide caregiver
seminar. A grant received from San Diego
County Aging and Independence Services
provided funds for an ongoing support
group of 20 caregivers.
In 2007-08, over 4,100 rides were provided
to more than 300 riders by more than 100
volunteers. In July 2007, the Rides & Smiles®
office moved to the Poway Senior Center. In
December 2007, Rides & Smiles® launched a
new volunteer recruitment campaign to
address the waiting list of more than 100
riders, aiming to enroll 30 new volunteers
by July 2008. The program reached its goal
in April 2008, two months ahead of schedule,
eliminating its waiting list.
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COMMUNITY CENTER
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JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF SAN DIEGO
NAMED ENDOWMENT FUNDS & ESTATE GIFTS
Ensuring a tradition of honoring our past, sharing our present, and building our future, so we may continue to
nurture individuals and families in our community.
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE ENDOWMENT FUND
Barnett Family Fund
Chortek Family Foundation
Melvin & Betty Cohn Fund
Lawrence & Bryna Haber Senior Services Fund
Ed & Linda Janon Fund for Mental Health Services
Jerry & Miriam Katzin Fund
Landers Family Fund
Hamilton & Estelle Loeb Fund
Brian C. Malk Family Fund
Sanford & Laurayne Ratner Fund for Women and Children in Need
Henrietta Rubenstein Staff Development Fund
Ben & Ruby Schulman Fund for Children’s Services
Stephen & Susan Schutz Fund
Hyman M. Schwartz Charitable Foundation Trust
Vogelson Endowment for Jewish Family Service
Stanley & Dorothy Winter Endowment Fund
Stanley Winter Fund for Crisis Intervention Services
Charles & Leah Zibbell Fund
ESTATE GIFTS
Learn how planned giving through your estate will benefit the people who are served by
Jewish Family Service and provide for your family and loved ones.
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Else Feistmann
Norman & Susan Finkelstein
Joseph J. Fisch
Merle & Teresa Fischlowitz
Martin & Lucille Fleischman
Muriel Fleischman*
Katherine Fleischner-Burns*
Reuben Fogelson*
Ronald & Carol Fox
Friederike Freund*
Murray & Elaine Galinson
Julian Gelber*
Maurice A. Goldberg*
Shirley Goldberg
Milton & Madeline Goldberg
Foundation*
Claire Goldfaden*
Harry Goldman*
Marcy Goldstone
Teresa Goodwin
Herbert & Marlene Greenstein
Alex & Marianne Grossman
Charlotte Haas*
Sally Haims
Henry W. Haimsohn
Helen Harlan*
Arthur & Hannah Heymann*
Betty Hiller
Bess Hock
Fredericka Ingham*
Cecile Jordan
Joseph Kahl*
Stuart Karasik
Nadja Kauder
Lillian Kaufman
Roberta Kaufman-Fredericks
Harry Kessler*
Abraham Kleinman*
Ruth Landau
Dorothy Last*
Robert Lazarus
Harriet Levin*
Rebecca Levine*
Fred Lewin
Morris & Zita Liebermensch
Hamilton M. Loeb, Jr.
Walter Medelsohn*
Louis Mednicoff*
Cantor Sheldon & Marcie Merel
Ellen Miller
Gertrude Millman*
Phoebe Munz
George Nathan*
Miriam Neuhauser*
Alan & Nancy Nevin
John Newberger*
Helen Orin*
Lawrence A. & Andrea Oster
Max Pawl*
Sarah Person-Leeds*
Ruth Raskin*
Harold Ritter
Bernice R. Rosenberg
Morris Rosenberg
Annette Kaplan Rosenberg*
Ruth Schank*
Mark N. & Diana Lee Schatz
Irving & Gloria Schiffman
Robert Schimmelfennig*
Fred Schuartz
Elliot Schubert
Sigmond Schwartz*
Mike & Cynthia Seeberg
Leon & Fern Siegel
Edward & Zella Silverstein
Arnold* & Lucee Sirk
Henry Soille*
Ida Soontup*
Mark & Jill Spitzer
Vera Stein
Anneliese Steppat*
Evan & Jill Stone
Morris Swider
Louis & Tamora Vener
Lainy Vinikow
Steven & Laurie Wax
John & Cathy Babin Weil
Daniel & Sheila Weinberg
Nancy Weissberg
Eric & Irene Wetsman
Sydney & Cynthia Wexler
Anne Wilson
Martin & Olivia Winkler
Rachel G. Winsten*
George Wise
Gertrude Womark*
Ann Youngwood
Charles* & Leah Zibbell
Lillian Zilbercweig*
Norman & Jane Zmora
13 Anonymous
*Of Blessed Memory
GOVERNMENT, FOUNDATION & CORPORATE GRANTS
Jewish Family Service of the Desert
Jewish Funders Network
Jewish Women's Foundation of San Diego
Lapid Family Charitable Foundation
Latham Watkins LLP
Los Rancheros Kiwanis Club Foundation, Inc.
The Maisel Foundation
McCarthy Family Foundation
McCormick Tribune Foundation
Abraham Gray and Elfrieda Meth Fund
National Women's Philanthropy Board
of United Jewish Communities
Nierman Foundation
North County Times Charities Fund
North County Times & CW5 Fire Relief
Northwestern Mutual Financial/James E. Whistler
Palomar Pomerado Health Foundation
The Parker Foundation
Arthur P. & Jeanette G. Pratt Memorial Fund
The Brodie Price Fund
The Price-Galinson Collaborative Fund
Private Asset Management Inc./Ed Estrin
Purefitness/Michael London
QUALCOMM Incorporated
White Cane Foundation of the Rancho Bernardo Lions Club
Ruth E. Raskin Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation
Regional Access Project Foundation
Rodenfels Family Foundation, Inc.
Rotary Club of Rancho Bernardo Sunrise
San Diego County
Aging and Independence Services
San Diego County Employees
Charitable Organization (CECO)
San Diego Foundation Regional Disaster Fund
San Diego HIV Funding Collaborative
San Diego National Bank
The San Diego Women's Foundation
Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek
Sempra Energy
Spielman Family
Irvin Stern Foundation
The Stone Family Foundation
Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
S. Mark Taper Foundation
TJX Foundation
Union for Reform Judaism
United Jewish Federation of San Diego County
United Way of San Diego County
US Department of Health & Human Services
US Department of Homeland Security
US Department of Housing and Urban Development
US Department of State
Verizon Wireless
Viterbi Family Foundation
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, Inc.
Mandell Weiss Charitable Trust
Wells Fargo Foundation
THANK YOU
We are deeply grateful to the individuals,
businesses, corporations, foundations, and
agencies who help Jewish Family Service
fulfill its mission.
ONE SOURCE FOR A LIFETIME OF HELP
Alliance Healthcare Foundation
Amgen Foundation
Argen Free Loan Fund
Brutten Family Fund
Capital One Financial/Ruth Westreich
Catholic Charities
Century Club Children's Charities
Change A Life Foundation
Charitable Auto Resources, Inc.
City Of Indian Wells
Community Service Association of San Diego City Schools
Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany
Cooley Godward Kronish LLP
Council of Community Clinics
County of Riverside
County of San Diego
The Ilse, Charles and Peter Dalebrook
Fund at Union Bank of California
Desert Healthcare District
Development Consultants, Inc.
First 5 Commission of San Diego County
The Samuel J. & Katherine W. French Fund
Melvin Garb Foundation
Daniel & Florence Green Family Foundation
Grossmont Healthcare District
Leo S. Guthman Fund
Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization
Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society
Jewish Community Foundation
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JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF SAN DIEGO
HEART & SOUL GALA 2008
HEART & SOUL GALA RAISES MORE THAN $700,000
On Saturday, March 1, 2008, more than 500 guests attended our
annual spring Heart & Soul Gala at the Hyatt Regency in La Jolla.
This year’s theme, Share Your Heart, celebrated the accomplishments of
Marsha Berkson, Merle Fischlowitz, and Carole & Jerry Turk whose
vision, leadership, and dedication resulted in the creation of The Hand
Up Youth Food Pantry, North County Inland Older Adult Center and
Senior Wheels, and the Turk Family Center.
The elegant evening set records for attendance and money raised.
The Gala was co-chaired by Nadja Kauder, Barbara Lubin, and Felicia
Mandelbaum with auction co-chairs, Jennifer Kagnoff, Ashley Stone,
and Jeri Rubin.
Remarking on the success of the event, Felicia Mandelbaum stated,
“Because of the overwhelming support of our event underwriters,
patrons, attendees and auction donors, we were able to surpass all of
our goals!” A special thank you to our Title Sponsors, The Serenity Fund
and Charitable Auto Resources, Inc.; our Presenting Sponsors, Joyce
Axelrod & Joe Fisch and Erna & Andrew Viterbi; and our Dinner
Sponsors, Jeffrey & Barbara Lubin and Joan & Irwin Jacobs.
➔
SAVE THE DATE FOR NEXT YEAR’S GALA: MARCH 21, 2009
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF SAN DIEGO
FRIENDS OF THE FAMILY & MAJOR EVENT UNDERWRITERS
Our Friends of the Family and Major Event Underwriters are special donors who give $1,000 or more to the JFS Annual Campaign and/or the
Heart & Soul Gala—they are the vital link that makes our work possible. For more information on how you can become a Friend of the Family or
underwrite the Heart & Soul Gala, please contact Susan Lapidus, Director of Development, at 858 637 3018.
FAMILY VISIONARY
$50,000 OR MORE
WWW.JFSSD.ORG
Glenn & Karen Doshay
Joseph J. Fisch & Joyce Axelrod*
Melvin Garb Foundation
Daniel & Florence Green Family Foundation
Irwin & Joan Jacobs*
Jewish Community Foundation
Jewish Funders Network
Norman Levi Estate*
Bernard & Linda Lewis
United Jewish Federation of San Diego County
Viterbi Family Foundation*
Dorothy G. Winter*
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FAMILY LEGACY
$25,000 - $49,999
Howard & Marsha Berkson
Barbara Bloom*
Charitable Auto Resources, Inc.
The Ilse, Charles and Peter Dalebrook Fund
at Union Bank of California
Arnold & Esther Fischer*
Merle & Teresa Fischlowitz
Martin & Enid Gleich
Sheila Potiker
Arthur & Jeannie Rivkin*
Benjamin Schulman
Robert & Mao Shillman
Spielman Family
Irvin Stern Foundation
Jerome H. & Carole Turk
Andrew & Erna Viterbi*
Louis Wolfsheimer
3 Anonymous
FAMILY CIRCLE
$10,000 - $24,999
Kenneth & Cheryl Bender
Capital One Financial/Ruth Westreich
Arthur Brody & Phyllis Cohn
Melvin & Betty Cohn*
Al & Naomi Eisman*
Betty Feinberg
Frank & Merril Gersten Felber
Charles & Alberta Feurzeig
Daniel & Tobie Fink
Howard & Carole Goldfeder
George M. Hecht
Gary & Jerri-Ann Jacobs*
Edward & Linda Janon
Jerome & Miriam Katzin
Martin & Terry Klitzner*
Richard & Carol Kornfeld
Latham Watkins LLP
Jeffrey & Sheila Lipinsky
Bernard & Dorris Lipinsky Fund*
Jeffrey & Barbara Lubin
Luis & Sally Maizel
FAMILY AMBASSADOR
$5,000 - $9,999
Bernard & Josephine Arenson
Ralph & Roberta Berman*
Edgar & Julie Berner*
Myrna B. Bird
Richard Bosse, Jr. & Jan Steinert
Charles & Tanya Brandes
Michael & Jori Potiker Brown*
Daniel & Deborah Carnick
Peter & Elaine Chortek*
Martin & Marilyn Colby
Cooley Godward Kronish LLP
Harry & Debra Coplan
Ronald Evans & Ellen Potter
Inge Feinswog*
Michael & Susanna Flaster
Pauline Foster*
Murray & Elaine Galinson
Jon & Bobbie Gilbert
George & Iris Goodman*
Marcia Hazan*
Leo S. Guthman Fund
Samuel & Reena Horowitz
Richard & Ann Jaffe
Lee Kaiser & Linda Sorkin
Irving & Beatrice Kern
Helene K. Kruger
Elliot & Phyllis Lasser
Richard C. Levi*
Steve & Christy Lipinsky
Hamilton M. & Estelle Loeb
Brian C. Malk & Nancy Heitel
Lawrence & Andrea Oster*
Theodora Lewis Pincus
Robert & Allison Price
The Brodie Price Fund*
Elizabeth Rose
Robert Rubenstein*
Norman & Toby Rubin*
Jud R. Saba
San Diego National Bank
Sheldon & Lillian Scharlin*
Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek
Sempra Energy
David & Reina Shteremberg
Thomas & Vera Sickinger
Lucille M. Sirk
Daniel & Audrey Viterbi Smargon
Elyse Sollender
Mark & Jill Spitzer*
Ryan & Ashley Stone*
Alan & Caryn Viterbi
Stephen Wax & Laurie Price
James & Ellen Weil
Carol Weisner
Caryl Lees Witte
3 Anonymous
FAMILY BENEFACTOR
$3,000 - $4,999
Robert Cohen - in memory of Elaine Cohen
Daniel & Emily Einhorn*
Elliot & Diane Feuerstein*
Sigrid Fischer
Faiya Fredman
Gerald & Marcia Gilberg
Bryna G. Haber*
Jonathan & Stacy Halberg*
Harvey & Susan Shmalo Harris
Isaac Hirschbein & Cathy Beitscher
David & Susan Kabakoff*
Emanuel & Nadja Kauder*
Mathew & Jennifer Kostrinsky
Arthur & Sandy Levinson*
Morris & Zita Liebermensch*
David & Felicia Mandelbaum*
Nierman Foundation*
Arthur P. & Jeanette G. Pratt Memorial Fund
Ernest & Evelyn Rady
Sandford & Laurayne Ratner*
Edward & Rae Samiljan*
Leon & Fern Siegel
Harold Walba - in memory of Shevy Walba
Michael & Laurie Wargotz
Zelda Waxenberg*
John & Cathy Babin Weil
2 Anonymous
FAMILY GUARDIAN
$2,000 - $2,999
Michael & Melissa Garfield Bartell
Joan Beber*
Jeremy & Joan Berg
Polina Braunstein
Brutten Family Fund
Jeffrey Chalmers
Lee & Barbara Mellman Davis
David & Ellen Sarver Dolgen
Ron Eisenberg & Devora Safran
Daniel & Phyllis Epstein
Mike & Judy Feldman
Morey & Jeanne Feldman
Howard & Lori Friend
Lucy Goldman
Carla Grosmann
Diana L. Hahn
James & Ruth Harris*
Edward & Estelle Herman
Steven & Nancie Hochberg
Hilary & Selwyn Isakow
Cecile B. Jordan
Marjory Kaplan*
Jerald & Margaret Katleman*
Lapid Family Charitable Foundation
Robert & Susan Lapidus*
Robert Lazarus
Jamie & Sylvia Liwerant*
Mathew & Barbara Loonin
Ellen J. Marks
Clive & Tamara Moch*
James & Susan Morris
Paul Neustein & Randi Feinberg
Gary & Carol Polakoff
Erving & Rose Lee Polster
Private Asset Management Inc./Ed Estrin
Anne F. Ratner*
Lois J. Richmond*
Charles Robins
Stanley & Judith Rosen*
Jorge & Aviva Saad
Martin & Carol Sanders
Beverly K. Schmier
Suzanne Schwartzman
Robert Shapiro*
Gary & Jean Shekhter*
Lawrence & Barbara Sherman
Eugene & Judith Siegel*
Sidney & Marian Silverman*
Ronald & Nanci Slayen*
Philip & Ruth Slonim
Kenneth & Edith Smargon
Stanley & Marilyn Smiedt
David & Miriam Smotrich
Herbert & Elene Solomon*
Loraine Stern
Rae Tauber
Amparo Valenzuela
Michael & Maureen Wallace
Charles & Randi Wax
ONE SOURCE FOR A LIFETIME OF HELP
Steven Mizel
Northwestern Mutual Financial/
James E. Whistler
The Price-Galinson Collaborative Fund
Purefitness/Michael London
Emanuel & Shirley Ravet*
Jeffrey & Vivien Ressler*
Charles Robins
Alfred & Teresita Salganick
Faith Stagg*
Rodney & Gloria Stone
The Stone Family Foundation*
Jan S. Tuttleman*
Mandell Weiss Charitable Trust
Gary & Nancy Weissberg
Wells Fargo Foundation
Bertram & Jacqueline Woolf
3 Anonymous
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David & Sharon Wax*
Rachel G. Winston Trust
Hubert & Geraldine** Wolff
Marvin & Bebe Zigman
Allan & Helene Ziman
Ron S. & Joellyn Zollman
5 Anonymous
WWW.JFSSD.ORG
FAMILY PACESETTER
$1,000 - $1,999
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Michael & Tali Abramson
Mildred Ackerman
Loretta Adams
B J & Sybil Adelson
Cecelia Appelbaum*
Maurice & Pearl Arenson
Daniel & Janet Bartel
Richard Bentley
Arlan & Debra Berglas
Gary & Barbara Blake*
Roger & Marilynn Boesky*
Howard & Lori Singer Bolotin
Robert Breitbard
Edward J. & Pamela Carnot*
Shlomo & Leslie Caspi*
Stanley & Peggy Chodorow
Joseph Cohen & Martha Farish
Stephen J. Cohen
Suzanne Cohen
Philip & Alice Cohn
George & Joan Cooper
Joel F. Craddock
Steven & Diane Demeter
Paula Platt Desow
Development Consultants, Inc.
Ronnie & Lorna Diamond
Ronald DiMelfi
Carl Eibl & Amy Corton
Norm & Joan Eichberg
Estee Einhorn*
Max Einhorn*
David & Claire Ellman
Lynn Epsten
Jeffrey & Jill Essakow*
Edward & Rebecca Etess
Nomi Feldman
Barry & Gaylene Fisch
Barbara M. Fischbein
Nettie Fisher*
Ronald & Carol Fox*
Steven & Lisa Gal
Laura Galinson & Jane Fantel
Eric & Marsi Gardiner*
Steven & Susan Garfin
Gilbert & Mary Jo Gersenfish
Milton & Dawn Gilman
Phillip & Francine Ginsburg
Jeffrey & Lisa Braun Glazer
Mark & Hanna Gleiberman
Judith A. Golby
Kate Goldberg
Herman & Jean Gordon*
Robert & Carolina Gottlieb
Lawrence B. Gratt
Sidney Grazi
Herbert & Marlene Greenstein
Amnon Gries & Monica Handler Penner
Itzhak & Devorah Gurantz
Howard & Iris Harris
Agnes Herman
Betty R. Hiller
Ann Hunter-Welborn
Paul & Ruth Jacobowitz
Jack & Marcia Jacobs
Julian & Jenny Josephson
Geoffrey** & Marjorie Kalmanson
Mickey & Jeri Kaplan*
Robert & Kelly Kaplan
John & Kate Kassar*
Leon & Sofia Kassel
Richard & Berdele Katz*
Paul & Guin Kerstetter
Warren & Karen Kessler*
Conrad Kluger - in memory of Beverly Kluger
Mervyn & Sandy Kodesh
Gary Kornfeld & Theresa Dupuis*
Stanley & Shirley Ann Kritzik
Jon & Linda Kurtin
Paul Kurtin & Ilona Szer
Peter Lehman
Michael & Linda Levin
Steven & Audrey Levine
Gary & Cheryl Levitt
Jeffrey & Hillary Liber*
Irene Q. Lichtenstein
Julian & Lee Lichter
Robert & Marcia Lipetz
Ed & Marilyn Magnin in memory of Henry Magnin*
The Maisel Foundation
Carlos Malamud
Norman & Sivia Mann
Meghan McIntyre
Mark & Kathleen McLaren
Carl W. Melcher
Paul & Margaret Meyer
David & Cecilia Michan
Barry & Linda Mogol
Ronnie & Marci Morgan
Elaine G. Moser
Joseph & Mary Mulcahy
Alan & Nancy Nevin
Lawrence & Rebecca Newman
Steven Oberman*
David & Orly Perez
Joan S. Poticha
Seymour & Marilyn Rabin
Andrew & Marcie Ratner
Henry & Barbara Reed
Howard & Carole Robin
Rodenfels Family Foundation, Inc.
Jodyne Roseman
Dianne Rosenberg
Leon & Sonia Rosenberg
Edith Ross
Abe & Ana Rothman
Josiah & Abbie Sand
Leland & Debbie Sandler
Hermeen Scharaga
Leonard & Marilyn Schiff
Paul & Joan Schultz
Gertrude Schwartz
Sydney & Denise Selati
Norman & Florence Seltzer
Neil Senturia & Barbara Bry*
Mark & Diana Shatz
Arlene Shein
Sydney & Jane Shore
Jeffrey & Karen Silberman
Donald & Gayle Slate
Norton & Gretchen Sloan
Roger & Marsha Smolin*
William & Gloria Snyder
Norman & Judith Solomon
Francy Starr
Evan & Jill Stone
David & Abbe Wolfsheimer Stutz
Deborah Szekely
Edith Taylor
Gene & Phoebe Telser
Tom & Maxine Snyder Turner
Louis & Tamora Vener
Sheldon & Sandra Weinstein*
Kenneth & Joan Weiss
Harry & Joann Weissman
Adam Welland
Jack & Judith White
Abraham & Shirley Wineberg
Edith Wiseman
Steven & Sally Wyte
Peter Yanofsky & Diane Boudreau
Boris & Edit Zelkind
Leonard & Lois Zlotoff*
6 Anonymous
Names in bold indicate 20% or
more increase over 2006-07 giving
*All or partial funds granted through the
Jewish Community Foundation
**Of Blessed Memory
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF SAN DIEGO
VOLUNTEERS
OUR VOLUNTEERS – THE HEART OF JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE
Volunteers exemplify the spirit of tikkun olam, or repairing the world. They are an essential reason why
JFS can be One Source for a Lifetime of Help. Through tremendous commitment and dedication,
volunteers enable JFS to provide a wide range of services to those most in need in our community.
More than 430 active volunteers support the more than 50 programs and services of JFS each
month. In 2007-08, volunteers provided 19,350 hours of service, valued at $363,199*. Volunteers
play an integral role in mentoring children, teens, and teen mothers; visiting the isolated and ill
members of our community; delivering meals to homebound older adults and younger disabled
adults; driving older adults to and from medical and personal appointments; completing minor
home-repairs for older adults; working at older adult centers and offices; helping newly arrived
refugee families; providing agency clients with Passover and Thanksgiving packages; and much,
much more. Teen volunteers play an integral role in operating the Hand Up Youth Food Pantry and
delivering food to Camp Pendleton military families each month.
Each holiday season, volunteers donate gift baskets to clients and other individuals and families referred
to us by the community. This year, more than 250 families received Passover Packages and Thanksgiving
Packages. Over 300 families, including many families who were impacted by the October Wildfires,
received holiday gifts through our Embrace-a-Family program.
Volunteer Services was proud to announce Jack Forman, a Jewish BIGPals volunteer, as the recipient
of the Jack Stern Volunteer Recognition Award. As one of the first volunteers with Jewish BIGPals,
Jack has shown a tremendous commitment and dedication for nearly 10 years.
*Based on the current rate of $18.77 as established by the Independent Sector
Carol Abbate
Dvora Abed
Adella Adams
Dalia Adler
Naomi Aires
Tali Aires
Yael Aires
Margaret Akin
Mechelle Alona
David Altman
Liza Alvarado
Matt Amarillas
Judy Amster
James Anderer
Donatus Anderson
Evelyn Anderson
Ruth Anfangar
Liz Apodaca
Alberto Aroeste
Cindy Arthurs
Dan Ashel
Devon Ann Ayres
Rachel Balsam
Bonnie Baron
Susan Batel
Gene Bauer
Joan Behrend
Richard Belzer
Anat Ben Kiki
Lauren Bender
Michelle Benetar
Ruth Benjamin
Al Benner
Betty Bennett
Linda Bennett
Michael Berg
Audra Bergman
Amy Berman
Barbara Bertrand
Mikael Besnainou
Mania Blatt
Jeanne Bleahu
Heidi Blotner
Larry Bock
Marilyn Bockstahler
Toni Bodnar
Shiri Bogomolny
Norm Bornstein
Anna Boros
Susan Boudreau
Wayne Bradbury
Lauren Bretschneider
Cory Briggs
Dan Brodsky
Jess Brondy
Tom Brown
Ruthanna Bryan
Natalie Buchbinder
Maribel Bueno
Mary Buermann
Cecilia Burr
Laverne Burroughs
Jillian Butler
Amie Butman
Jeff Call
Edgar Canoll
Lee Cao
Debra Capozzoli
Marva Carter
Alvaro Castillo
Donely Cates
Allyn Charney
Silvia Chayet
Janet Lawless Christ
Patty Christenson
Julie Claasen
Katie Clark
Community Coaching Center
Pat Coburn
Helen Cohen
Linda Colarusso
Ariana Collopy
Meredithe Cone
Cemile Coopersmith
Lynn Cramer
Gunnur Curmak
B. J. Curtiss
Virginia Darenkamp
Charlotte De Tar
Goldman Dennis
Susan Dial
Bonnie Diamond
Ronnie Diamond
Harry Doshay
Frank Downy
Billye Dubra
Irene Dunny
James Dunny
Harriet Edelson
Sarah Edelstein
Norman Eichberg
Michelle Eichelberger
Estee Einhorn
Max Einhorn
ONE SOURCE FOR A LIFETIME OF HELP
VOLUNTEERS
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Kurt Eisemann
Wilma Eisenberg
Valerie Elkon
Julie Ellery
Wendy Engel
Sydelle Enyeart
Ruth Epner
Roye Ergas
Jill Essakow
Sari Esserman
Amy Estrella
Carla Evans
Stephanie Ewart
Steve Ewart
Myrna Fainstein
Anthony Faye
Judy Feldman
Brett Feuerstein
Gladys Feuling
Sharon Finzi
Merle Fischlowitz
Maura Fleming
Ace Fletcher
Dan Fletcher
Jack Forman
Danielle Freedman
DeeAnn Freeman
Annette Friedlein
Ed Friedlein
Avi Frohlichman
Sandy Fryckman
Eitan Frysh
Adam Furman
Eve Fybel
Reva Gabriel
Rashel Galicot
Traci Gardina
Irene Gartenbaum
Shannon Garza
Rhoda Gaylis
Alan Genter
Alta George
Elmer Getz
Anthony Gillian
Iris Gimbel
Glenn Farber
Carleigh Gold
Arthur Goldfarb
Michel Goldstein
Sydelle Golub
Marissa Gonzalez
Cauthrina Goodman
Bernard Gottlieb
Morgan Gould
Christina Grant
Pauline Green
Mary Green
Beth Greenberg
Herb Greenstein
Marlene Greenstein
Sandie Grey
Judy Gruber
Carey Guerin
Susan Guiney
Lee Gura
Kay Hale
Jeremy Handler
Nancy Harrow
Rita Hartman
Paul Hassan
Danny Hawn
Joseph Haygood
Walter Heidelberger
Carol Heins
Leslie Heins
Ernie Herzberg
Barbara Hickman
Margot Hillman
Fiana Holdgate
Sandy Horowitz
Diane Howe
Candice Hughes
William Hutton
Miriam Hyman
Derek Hyman
Remy Ildesa
Estelle Isaacson
Jon Isaacson
Ita Ismaj
Gladys Jackson
Adam Jacob
Conner Jacobs
Jessica Jacobs
Mauro Jason
Maddy Jennewien
Penny Jennewien
Marilyn Johns
Jen Johnson
Carolyn Jones
Max Kaisler
Lena Kanner
Mavis Kaplan
Chris Karcagos
Andy Katz
Chandra Keebler
Brian Kent
Jane Kessler
Perla Kimball
Elenna King
Andrea Klein
Dennis Klein
Shirley Koble
Pat Kramer
Kevin Kravetz
Scott Krawitz
Robert Krigelman
Janice Kruest
Brian Kurlan
Meghan Lapetina
Daniel Lapidus
Alexander LaVern
Rhoda Lavine
Jenni Lazarow
Talia Leiataua
Edgar Leon
Norman Levin
Sunny Levin
Linda Levine
Pete Levine
Cheryl Levitt
Taube Levy
Elizabeth Lewis
Hillary Liber
Lee Lichter
Dorina Light
Jordan Light
Dianne Lincoln
Ruth Linder
Cathy Lindsay
Deborah Linggi
Alice Lloyd
Dan Lobby
Hamilton M. Loeb, Jr.
Ruth London
Doreen Long
Maria Lopez
Peter Louis
Ursula Lowenstein
Malcolm Lowry
Rafi Lurie
Dani Lurie
Jane Mackenzie
Rick Maloney
Arnold Mandel
Zev Marcovitz
Leonard Marcus
Gloria Marks
Donna Marques
Donna Marriott
Mary Marshall
A.J. Mason
Gwendolyn Maunder
Stan Mayer
Gena Maxwell
Caitlin McCarthy
Judy McConnell
M. Louise McDevitt
Robert McKenzie
Geraldine McKeon
Jay Mehlman
Alissa Messian
Shari Michlovitz
Harris Miller
Barbara Mitchell
Mary Mitchell
John Moore
Michelle Moore
Elaine Moser
Claire Murray
Jason Nathanson
Gil Needle
Sally Nelson
Morgan Neustein
Lisa Oberndorfer
Maria O'Neill
Mike Oraiqat
Ginny Oserin
Beth Ozer
Elsa Padilla
Marissa Palin
Ricky Pamensky
Maureen Parson
Teri Pavia
Daniel Penner
Renata Pereira
Alvaro Perez
Norma Peskin
Rochelle Plush
Harold Polesetsky
Jacqueline Pritchard
Prabha Pyati
Jane Radatz
Naomi Raffel
Maria Ramirez
Andrew Rappaport
Sandra Redman
Myrna Reese
Amy Reiser
Irma Resnik
Norman Resnik
Susan Revak
Stella Roberts
Stephanie Robinson
Veronica Roeser
Catherine Rogers
Frieda Rosenberg
Jonathan Rosenberg
Renee Rosenthal
Sylvia Rosenthal
Ana Rothman
Gabi Rothman
Yoshi Rothman
Harriet Rubenstein
Aviva Saad
Brenda Sacks
Gail Saito
Jonas Saloman
Ashley Sampson
Dorina Sandoval
Ginger Sarmento
Mary Saunders
Andrew Schacher
Albert Schafer
Sue Schechter
Heather Scherer
Evalyn Schiff
Sid Schipper
Frances Schnall
Janet Schultze
Ali Schwartz
Ian Schwartz
Jean Seager
Easter Seals
Mona Segal
Stanley Seidle
Judy Selzer
Theresa Serochi
Loretta Setter
Betty Jo Shaieb
Bette Shatoff
Alicia Shelley
Ghillian Sichel
James Siegel
Erin Silver
Karen Silverman
Jocelyn Silverman
Monica Simpson
Esthr Singer
Lucee Sirk
Phil Slonim
Cindy Smith
Dave Smith
Joyce Smith
Myra Smith
Danielle Smotrich
Susie Soll
Judy Sperling
Mark Spiegler
Edward Spilkin
Mark Spitzer
Lia Spivakova
Zena Spraggins
Tom Sprague
Faith Stagg
Bill Stamos
Leah Stark
John Steffen
Karen Stelman
Bonnie Steinberg
Levine Stephen
Kim Sterk
Ruth Stern
Sander Steve
Jill Stone
Bob Sudman
Andrea Symons
Anita Szawielenko
Anita Szmuilowicz
Issac Szmuilowicz
John Szymanski
Robyn Tandy
Gary Taub
Lee Taylor
Oscar Teel
Gwen Terrell-Miller
Carol Thompson
Jo Ann Thrasher
Timothy Tingley
Linda Tipon
Dawn Tomlinson
Brad Tradonsky
Thuc Tran
Rita Trepanier
Bev Turchin
Carole Turk
Emma Tuttleman
Susie Underwood
Julia Unger
Chris Utley
Karen Vander Vorst
Sophie Vener
Maxine Vernec
Sophie Verona
Ali Viterbi
Marsha Vogel
Harold Walba
Lee Walker
Alicia Weinert
Ariel Weinshanker
Denise Wells
Larry Wells
Sandra Welsh
Eric Wetsman
Lawrence Whetzel
Emily Wietzel
Helen Wiggers
Gina Wilson
Gayle Wise
Devin Wold
Grace D. Ellis Wolfe
Don Wolochow
Don Wright
Louellia Wright
Amy Youssi
Beth Zanelli
Megan Zapanta
Benjamin Zeilingold
Terri Zimmerman
Carole Zlotnick
Howard Zuckerman
Sonia Zyman
A HAND UP, NOT A HAND OUT
There’s a big difference between a hand up and a hand out. Run by a
committee of teenage volunteers, the Hand Up Youth Food Pantry
doesn’t believe in hand outs—instead, the program focuses on
helping people get back on their feet. Not only do they provide food to
thousands of San Diego’s hungry, but by including case managers at
distribution sites they open the door to the array of vital services
Jewish Family Service offers to people in need.
The Hand Up Youth Food Pantry was started in January 2007 by JFS
Board Member Marsha Berkson, a 2008 Heart & Soul Gala Mitzvah
Honoree. This year, the Hand Up Youth Food Pantry distributed
11,036 bags of food to more than 3,290 people. In addition to a weekly
distribution at Ohr Shalom Synagogue downtown, teenage volunteers
deliver groceries to Camp Pendleton military families once a month.
“There's always something that comes up that is unexpected. Or
those moments when one's husband is deployed for the third or
fourth or fifth time, and you just need a little something extra to
know that others care. What Jewish Family Service does goes miles
and miles to help our folks know there are people who care.”
- Colonel Jim Seton, Marine Corps Base Commander at Camp Pendleton
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JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF SAN DIEGO
OPERATING BUDGET 2007-2008
UNAUDITED
JULY 1, 2007 TO JUNE 30, 2008
PUBLIC SUPPORT & REVENUE
(A) Public & Private Grants
(B) Contributions
(C) Car Donation Program
(D) Client Fees
(E) Jewish Community Foundation
(F) United Jewish Federation
(G) Investment Income
(H) Other
(I) United Way
$3,980,160
3,060,952
981,948
887,713
690,632
544,466
347,647
153,687
79,332
TOTAL SUPPORT
10,726,537
G HI
37.1%
28.5%
9.2%
8.3%
6.4%
5.1%
3.2%
1.4%
0.8%
F
E
D
A
C
B
EXPENSES
(A) Senior Services
(B) Educational Services
(C) Community Based Services
(D) Coachella Valley Services
(E) Counseling Services
(F) Refugee Resettlement
(G) Volunteer Services
(H) Fundraising
(I) Management and General
2,523,671
1,822,860
1,717,3951
1,083,452
961,068
556,329
106,267
693,821
512,639
TOTAL EXPENSES
9,977,502
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS
$749,035*
25.3%
18.3%
17.2%
10.9%
9.6%
5.6%
1.1%
6.9%
5.1%
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*Program services are provided at break-even; the increase in net assets is due to revenue
generated by the car donation program and will be used to fund future social service programs.
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G
H
I
A
F
E
B
D
C