RUSSELL & MERYL KERN BY JENNY SHERMAN
R
ussell and Meryl Kern have made a wonderful life for themselves through all that they have done for others. Giving their time, energy, professional skills, mentorship and monetary donations, the Kerns have been, and continue to be, a life force within the Beit T’Shuvah community. They have loved ones who have been saved by the treatment center; they have grandchildren who exist because of relationships formed there. They have both had their hands deep in the formation and growth of Creative Matters Agency— the social enterprise of Beit T’Shuvah that trains recovering addicts “high valued skills,” as Russell puts it, in communication art. But most importantly, they fundamentally believe in what Beit T’Shuvah is and what it does for so many affected by addiction. There isn’t another organization that means more to the couple.
1 6 | B E I T T ’ S H U V A H | w w w. b e i t t s h u v a h . o r g
S P R I N G 2 016