Annual Report 2012

Annual Report

? 2012 ?

Mental Health Services

Food, Shelter, & Employment

Older Adult Services

Volunteer Opportunities

Family Life Education

Chaplaincy Services

In the spirit of Tikkun Olam we are repairing the world. One person, one family at a time.

JFS Mission

Jewish Family Services supports and strengthens the Jewish and general communities by providing high-quality programs and services that address the needs of individuals and families dealing with crises and the everyday challenges of life.

To be the Jewish community's premier resource for caring, knowledgeable, effective and personal support to those facing life challenges. While our priority is to serve the Jewish Community, the Jewish value of Tikkun Olam (repairing the world) inspires us to serve all people.

JFS Vision

JFS Executive Committee

President Stewart Koesten

Vice-Presidents Marc Hammer Bob Lieberman

Treasurer John Stolte

Secretary Lon Lowenstein

President Elect Sandi Fried

Immediate Past President Aaron March

JFS Directors

Fay Balk David Eisenberg

Cary Fox Steve Greenberg G. Richard Hastings

David Kaseff Brad Koffman

Gail Lozoff Amanda Morgan

Jim Mueth Ken Schifman Amy Shapiro

Ann Stern

Management Team

Don Goldman, Executive Director & CEO Cindy Ross, Chief Operating Officer & Chief Financial Officer Celeste Aronoff, Director of Administration & Communications

Dawn Herbet, Director of Older Adult Initiatives Adrienne Kizer, Director of Food Pantry & Community Projects

Rachel Krantz, Development Director Richard Odiam, Director of Clinical Services Gayl Reinsch, Director of Jewish Employment Services Rabbi Jonathan Rudnick, Community Chaplain Taly Yeyni, Director of Volunteer Engagement

Staff

Sondra Atherly, Project Coordinator Greg Baber, Technical Consultant, VISTA

Cathy Banks, Finance Assistant Mary Beth Blackwell, Dir. EDRC/ Therapist Cari Boasberg, JES Career Coach, Admin. Coordinator

Amy Breashears, Older Adult Advocate Vicki Cohen, Therapist

Anna Feldman, Life Crisis & Older Adult Advocate Laura Gilman, Care Management Program Coordinator

Nicky Hall, Development Associate Susie Hurst, Director of Family Life Education

Christine Jamerson, JSN Coordinator Joan Kopelson, JES Career Coach Betsy Low, Children's Therapist

Jennifer Lydon, Volunteer Coordinator, VISTA Cindy Myler, Office Manager - KS Brooke Nelson, Life Crisis Advocate Dayle Reed, Office Manager - MO Debbie Snow Sheridan, Therapist

Seroj Terian, Community Handyman Dale Wilcox, Handyman

Jaclyn Williams, Volunteer Recruiter, VISTA

Welcome from our Outgoing President, Stewart Koesten, and our JFS Executive Director, Don Goldman

This year has been busy for Jewish Family Services! We continue to see unprecedented demand for our services, from helping families get back on their feet, to helping older adults live independently, to helping those with mental illness get treatment and support.

At JFS we continue to expand our services and provide new, innovative solutions for all individuals in Kansas City regardless of their religion, ethnic background, or age. Just in the last year alone:

? JFS opened a Food Pantry. We provided over 800 individuals with healthy food, personal care items, and paper goods that food stamps do not cover. Fresh fruits and vegetables come from the Mitzvah Garden and Liberty Fruit, and pet food from VCA Animal Hospitals. We are proud to partner with local synagogues who help keep our pantry fully stocked.

? JFS launched a mental health anti-stigma campaign. Through the pro bono work of BernsteinRein, the Jewish Community Mental Health Coalition, comprised of Jewish Family Services, the Rabbinical Association and committed volunteers and private funders, crafted an 18-month multi-media campaign to reduce the stigma of mental illness. The message? Mental illness. It's real. It's common. It's treatable, and it's OK to talk about it.

? JFS launched Older Adult Care Management for the entire community. The Gould Family Foundation makes Care Management possible for growing numbers of older adults, particularly the poor and underserved, coordinating care that enables them to remain in their homes. We continue to be on the forefront in Kansas City serving older adults.

? With the assistance of the Jewish Community Foundation and our wonderful committee chair, Ann Stern, JFS reached its three year goal for the Bushman Community Endowment program. We are strengthening our agency as we build for the future to ensure that the needs of our community continue to be met.

These services are all made possible through the incredible support of all our funders: Jewish Federation, the Jewish Heritage Foundation, the Menorah Legacy Foundation, and the Jewish Community Foundation as well as the many general community funders, family foundations and individual donors. With your help, JFS will continue to repair the world one person, one family at a time.

Stewart Koesten President

Don Goldman Executive Director & CEO

We are grateful to the following people who plan to support JFS through their wills and estate plans.

David and Alice Jacks Achtenberg Anonymous (3) Diane and Steve Azorsky Laura Breitberg Herb and Bonnie Buchbinder Caviar Family Foundation Donna Gould Cohen Ron and Sheryl Davidow Beatrice and Steven Fine Ed and Sandi Fried Gloria Gershun* Don Goldman and Martha Gershun Edward J. Goldstein Marc Hammer and Alana Muller G. Richard and Judy Hastings Marian Kaplan Stewart and Joy Koesten Brad and Amanda Koffman Rachel Krantz Gail and Richard Lozoff Aaron March Jim and Shelah Mueth Aaron Rabinovitz* Gerean Rudnick Amy and Peter Shapiro Scott Slabotsky Ann Stern Jennifer and John Stolte Shirley White

* of blessed memory

Legacy Society

"I found a fruitful world because my ancestors planted it for me. So, too, will I plant for my children." (Babylonian Talmud, Ta'anit 23a)

FOOD, SHELTER, & EMPLOYMENT

JFS helps people meet their unexpected needs for necessities with financial and emotional support. We treat our clients with dignity and respect as we help them with rent, utilities, medical needs, and groceries.

Jewish Employment Services helps the unemployed and underemployed find jobs.

JFS Food Pantry helps feed 200 families in the Kansas City area each month.

MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

The compassionate counselors at JFS offer counseling for all ages on all topics - including behavioral problems, depression, eating disorders, relationship challenges, and grief counseling. No insurance? Not a problem.

Thank you to the following 2012 donors whose generosity supported the many services and programs that Jewish Family Services provides throughout our community. In the spirit of Tikkun Olam, JFS donors are helping the agency repair the world. One person, one family at a time. Every attempt has been made to insure this list is accurate. Please report any inaccuracies to JFS at 913-327-8250.

Major Funders

Benefactor $10,000+

Fellow $2,500+

Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City

Jewish Heritage Foundation of Greater Kansas City

Menorah Legacy Foundation United Way of Greater Kansas City

Leadership $25,000+

Marion & Henry Bloch Family Foundation

Abe & Anna Bograd Memorial Trust

Liberty Fruit Company, Inc & The Caviar Family

Community Legacy Fund Dreiseszun Family Foundation Gould Charitable Foundation Hall Family Foundation Lowenstein Family Supporting

Foundation Frank & Margaret G. McGee Fund Morgan Family Foundation The George H. Nettleton Home May & Stanley Smith Charitable

Trust Wilk Family Philanthropic Fund

Visionary $18,000 +

Ina Calkins Charitable Trust Barton P. & Mary D. Cohen

Charitable Trust Philip L. Gershon Legacy Fund Flo Harris Foundation Jackson County Mental Health

Levy Menorah Women's Foundation

HCA Midwest Health Systems Health Care Foundation of Greater

Kansas City Menorah Medical Center Saint Luke's Health System Vivan & Hymie J. Sosland

Charitable Trust University of Kansas Medical

Center Shirley White

Sustainer $5,000+

Binswanger Glass Foundation Stanley Bushman & Ann Canfield Larry Cohen & Donna Gould Cohen Ed & Sandi Fried J-Lead Fund Richard & Gail Lozoff Judge Cleveland F. Moulton

Christmas Poor Fund Trust Oppenstein Brothers Foundation Harry Portman Charitable Trust Sam Price Family Foundation Shawnee Mission Medical Center Sosland Foundation St. Joseph Medical Center Lawrence D. Starr Charitable

Foundation Steve Sweet

Eugene Bileski & Diane Krizek Herb & Bonnie Buchbinder Eddie & Gloria Baker Feinstein First National Bank Cary Fox & Cynthia Prince-Fox Goldberg Family Foundation Don Goldman & Martha Gershun Edward Goldstein & Rachel Krantz Aaron March Richard & Susan Odiam Norman & Elaine Polsky Family

Supporting Foundation Irvin Robinson Hy & Bella Vile Legacy fund Larry & Joni Weiner

Patron $1,500+

Doug Alpert & Fay Balk Paul Fingersh & Brenda Althouse G. Kenneth & Ann Baum Alec & Donna Belingloph Irwin & Rita Blitt Blue Cross Blue Shield of KC Delmar Gardens of Overland Park

& Lenexa Glenn Esser & Estelle Edelbaum Alan Edelman &

Debbie Sosland-Edelman David & Sandy Eisenberg Jonny & Jane Girson Ron & susie Goldsmith Todd & Paula Haglund Rich & Judy Hastings Stewart & Joy Koesten Brad & Amanda Koffman Jim & Shelah Mueth Lloyd & Jackie Stahl Ann Stern

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