JF&CS 2020 Annual Report

The world collapsed— and like rescue workers, JF&CS was here, there, and everywhere.”

WE ARE

2020AnnualReport

Dear Friends, Every new CEO expects challenges in her first year. But a world-wide pandemic was not something I ever could have imagined. This was a year of extraordinary pain and suffering. Our work at JF&CS has been to relieve that suffering, and to build resilience and well-being even during a time of crisis. The sage Hillel the Elder talked about “if not now, when?” This has been the “if not now, when?” moment for JF&CS and I feel blessed to lead the agency during this time.

I am grateful to JF&CS’s staff, donors, volunteers, and partners — who rose to the occasion and then some. As you will see in the pages that follow, we re-tooled our programs to operate safely; responded to an unprecedented number of calls for help; strengthened alliances with other organizations to amplify our impact; and added services as new needs arose. I am so proud of the creativity, the nimbleness, and the flexibility of our staff, who showed up every day to do this tough and gratifying work. They were first responders in their own right, sometimes risking their own safety to be there for our clients. They are my heroes.

And we couldn’t have done it without you. You gave generously and wrapped your arms around JF&CS in many, many ways so that we in turn could wrap our arms around our clients. I wish you and your family health and happiness in the coming year.

With gratitude and best wishes, Gail Schulman • Chief Executive Officer

Dear Supporters, Like all of us, I’m eager to say goodbye to a difficult year and hello to a brighter future. But through the storms, JF&CS stepped up. The past year has shown me in dozens of ways what innovation looks like, how dedication to a core mission plays out in real time, and how a highly complex organization with many moving parts can pivot on a dime. It takes talented leadership and a hard-working, dedicated staff to make that happen. JF&CS has both.

Our CEO Gail Schulman, who joined JF&CS shortly before the pandemic began, blended her years of leadership experience and her commitment to JF&CS’s values to steer us through the crisis. I am blessed to partner with Gail and the executive team, along with a talented and committed board of directors.

Recently, JF&CS has taken a hard look at where we can be even more efficient in our operations. We have reduced expenses and invested the savings back into our programs to be as impactful as possible.

JF&CS takes our role as stewards of your generous donations very seriously. We thank you for making our work possible.

Sincerely, Andrew Pearlstein • President, Board of Directors

Widening and Strengthening our Safety Net JF&CS’s has long served as a safety net

pickups in our three locations shifted to

delivered emergency groceries to more

for families struggling with economic

curbside. COVID-19 was also responsible

than 480 additional families in crisis.

instability. The pandemic pushed more of

for a sharp rise in emergency food

our clients over the edge into emergency

requests, many from people who were

JOURNEY TO SAFETY

survival mode. Requests for food, cash

ill or physically vulnerable. Working in

The pandemic has threatened the housing

grants, and help with accessing public

partnership with the Massachusetts

security of many, including survivors of

benefits, like SNAP (Supplemental

Department of Public Health’s Contact

domestic violence. Through a grant of

Nutrition Assistance Program) and

Tracing Collaborative, we established an

more than $140,000 from the federal

unemployment, soared. Many requests

emergency grocery delivery program

Victims of Crime Act, our Journey to

came from people who had never before

for low-income households impacted by

Safety (JTS) program helped more than

needed help. Pre-pandemic, the average

COVID-19. Throughout the pandemic, we

45 survivors avoid homelessness.

number of calls for financial assistance with life’s necessities was about 40 per month. That jumped to a peak of 100 a month during the pandemic. JF&CS responded to every request, helping hundreds of people access assistance, avoid eviction, and weather the storm.

FAMILY TABLE The need for food assistance grew, and so did the logistical challenges of food packing and delivery. Family Table, JF&CS’s food assistance program serving people throughout eastern Massachusetts, revamped its operations to meet this demand and comply with pandemic public health protocols.

Our large cadre of volunteers grew even bigger, working in shifts to enable social distancing. Our packing and distribution operations moved outside, and grocery

JF&CS Program for Survivors of Domestic Violence Helps Marina Get Back on Her Feet With no family in this country, Marina*, the mother of three school-aged children, was barely scraping by before the pandemic. When her children’s school shut down, she could no longer work her three parttime jobs. Modest child support from her abusive ex-husband was not enough to keep up with rent and other essentials. She feared falling into deep debt and becoming homeless, despite the state’s eviction moratorium.

To stabilize her situation and give her peace of mind, JF&CS’s Journey to Safety (JTS) program paid six months of Marina’s rent and gave her grocery and gas gift cards. With her children back in school, JTS is helping Marina return to work. *We have changed our client’s name to protect her confidentiality.

Enhancing Mental Health Support The coronavirus pandemic has provoked

needs of our community. We will use this

its own epidemic: a sharp rise in the

information to inform our path forward as

number of Americans suffering from

we develop future JF&CS services.

mental health challenges — especially anxiety and depression. Four out of ten

PATH TO WELL-BEING

adults in the U.S. report symptoms of one

Another new program is Path to Well-

or the other.

being, a collaboration with Combined

The past year has shown us how often

DURING THE PANDEMIC, JF&CS HAS PROVIDED HELP IN MANY WAYS

our wide array of services contributes

renowned McLean Hospital. It’s based

to our clients’ mental well-being. But

on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT),

$750,000 emergency financial assistance provided

we realized we needed to do more. In

a well-stablished skills-based treatment

response to the deluge of requests for

which focuses on how our thoughts and

mental health support and an increased complexity of

needs, we rolled out two new programs, Mental Health Connect and Path to Well-being, both supported by

36,000

Combined Jewish Philanthropies.

MENTAL HEALTH CONNECT

Mental Health Connect is a phone

bags of groceries distributed

2x

the number of calls for basic services logged

300

Holocaust survivors provided with meals, care packages, and financial help

Jewish Philanthropies and the world-

referral line that helps callers with a range of needs, sometimes for themselves, sometimes for a family member. As people struggle with depression, anxiety, and other mental health challenges, JF&CS provides emotional support and helps figure out next steps. Those include accessing

HERE actions can impact our feelings.

The program is a no-cost, self-paced

virtual CBT program offered to adults

experiencing anxiety or depression. It

JF&CS services or support groups, finding

takes place over six to eight weeks and

a therapist, or navigating the broader

includes virtual weekly check-ins with a

social services network. Mental Health

CBT coach from McLean, weekly symptom

Connect has also been an invaluable

tracking, and four brief follow-up surveys

tool for tracking the behavioral health

after treatment.

Staying Open When the World Shut Down For many of our clients who live in

CHAI WORKS

our group homes and supportive

Our CHAI Works day programs

housing units, the pandemic was

provide skills development, recreation,

confusing and frightening. Gone

community engagement, and

were the routines that anchor

volunteer opportunities for adults with

them emotionally; the in-person

developmental disabilities. Despite the

day programs for stimulation and

pandemic, shutting down CHAI Works

community building; the free flow of

was never on the table. It’s a lifeline for

friends and families to and from their

our clients, giving their days structure

homes. So we quickly created a new

and meaning. And for many families, it

normal, with the goal of keeping our

provides a much-needed respite from

clients safe, healthy, and happy.

parenting.

At our group homes, we instituted

Within two weeks, we began offering

strict cleaning and other protocols to

four hours of daily virtual programming

reduce the risk of infection. We made

— keeping our clients busy with trivia

the painful, but critical, decision to no

games, martial arts, dance classes,

longer permit visitors. Staffing increased

participatory cooking classes, and much

by 20 percent, which enabled us to

more. In August 2020, CHAI Works

add another shift because residents

returned to in-person programming.

were no longer active with their

Participants came to our sites in

daytime programs and projects in the

Waltham and Canton for fun-filled days

community.

of learning, dancing, sports, art-making,

Within days, staff created programming

and kibbitzing with friends — all with

to keep residents engaged and happy:

strict pandemic protocols in place. We

sewing classes, leisurely drives to nowhere

still offered virtual programming for

in particular, Halloween parties during the

those who were unable to venture out —

dog days of summer, and online afternoon

twice as much creativity even with fewer

movies shared with friends from other

programming options available. Many

group homes. Staff helped clients keep

clients and families expressed how much

in close touch with friends and families

CHAI Works means to them through

through phone and video calls.

thank you notes and phone calls.

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K. loved being at the program yesterday! She said it was a wonderful day.

It has been very challenging having her live with me for over a year in a two-bedroom apartment while I work from home.

CHAI Works staff has done a phenomenal job of providing excellent virtual and in-person programs.”

RM, A GRATEFUL MOM

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Providing Comfort in Times of Grief and Loss We have all experienced some type of

During the pandemic, the demand for a

loss during the pandemic: the death

space to process these losses escalated

of a loved one from COVID-19; the

— losses made unbearable when adult

disappearance of beloved routines and

children couldn’t be with their parents

even livelihoods; the absence of the

at the end. Participation in our groups

touch of a grandchild. JF&CS’s goal this

quintupled.

past year has been to give our clients

We quickly added new groups, now

the tools to steady themselves amid the

on Zoom, and increased the frequency

upheaval.

of all of our groups. These gatherings

For 20 years, we have offered

have been a lifeline, giving people

bereavement groups to people who

a sense of community at a time of

have experienced a significant loss.

extreme isolation.

Reaching Out to Underserved Boston Communities Underserved communities were particularly

to virtually visit parents of newborns to

and provided consultation to staff and

hard hit by the pandemic, and we were

nurture and support them. The program

leadership at Epiphany as well as two sites

pleased to offer services that helped

is based at Epiphany School’s Early

in Roxbury — Dimock Community

families of young children in Roxbury,

Learning Center in Dorchester, which

Health Center and Horizons for

Mattapan, Jamaica Plain, and Dorchester.

will make training and supervision more

Homeless Children. During the past

Our Lauren & Mark Rubin Visiting

convenient for our Visiting Moms once

year, we expanded our availability to staff

Moms® program recognized the need

they can gather in person again. For now,

at these community programs, including

for linguistically and culturally appropriate

trainings occur virtually.

offering evening support groups focused

support to our clients. We recruited and

Additionally, our early childhood

on personal and professional challenges

trained moms from these neighborhoods

mental health consultants trained

brought on by the pandemic.

Here Supporting New Parents & Families of Children with Special Needs In the past two years I have learned The pandemic has taken a toll on all families. Those with new babies and so much from my JF&CS family children with special needs faced unique advocate. I started off feeling like challenges. Creativity and nimbleness were the name of the game in helping a victim when it came to the school these families. system. I was scared and intimidated.

NEW PARENTS I questioned my children’s disabilities, Our support groups for expectant and allowed the schools to convince and new parents experienced record attendance, as the virtual format me they were giving my kids the best made them easier to attend. That education and services they needed, increased accessibility coupled with a rise in pandemic-related mental health when in fact it has been the opposite. struggles were reflected in the tripling My family advocate taught me how to of attendance at our postpartum depression and anxiety support group. use my voice.”

JL, AN EMPOWERED MOM

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We added new groups for single parents and parents of toddlers. For mothers and fathers needing extra support and help, we offered free one-on-one consultations during the pandemic.

Adapting home visiting programs required extra creativity. For example,

23,000

diapers and lots of wipes, formula, and clothes were distributed to families

because visitors to our young parents were not able to model in-person interactions with new babies, they used

profoundly, with many parents concerned

strategies, and went to bat for many

life-size dolls during their video visits. And

that their children were in danger of

families needing better accommodations

we kicked off a hands-on, virtual group

losing ground.

for their children. In several cases, we

session in creative play by pre-mailing

JF&CS’s Disabilities Lifespan

helped parents secure out-of-district

parents Play-doh ingredients to make

Solutions program went into overdrive,

placements when their children were

with their young children.

helping families navigate the challenge

regressing at their current schools.

of getting their children needed services

And on a lighter note, our recreational

CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

in the new world of virtual education.

programs like Kids Connection Corner

Our family advocates kept abreast of the

continued virtually and in person, thanks

For children with special needs, the losses

ever-changing special needs landscape,

to the ingenuity of our staff…and a

of the pandemic have been felt especially

consulted with families on virtual learning

generous donation of outdoor heaters!

Combatting Social Isolation in Older Adults the losses and traumas of the past year.

adults has long been considered a

ASSISTANCE TO THE PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY

public health emergency, and the

When senior communities went into

supports focused on the risks of suicide

pandemic has exacerbated this. JF&CS

lockdown, neither JF&CS nor other social

among older adults during the pandemic.

has played a critical role in responding

service agencies were able to provide

This little-discussed issue is one of critical

to the emergency. We created new

services onsite. So we improvised.

importance during a time of isolation and

Loneliness and social isolation in older

We also increased our trainings and

programming and took our regular

We created and delivered workshops

soaring rates of depression.

offerings online. We also served as

and trainings to thousands of staff from

state-wide convener, trainer, consultant,

senior housing communities, councils on

FOR ELDERS AND THEIR FAMILIES

and support system to more than 3,000

aging, and other elder organizations to

For the elders themselves and their loved

professionals who work with older adults.

help them support clients struggling with

ones, we created Tuesdays with JF&CS, a weekly online program, facilitated by JF&CS’s mental health providers, where participants sing, tell stories, and make art.

These sessions turn the notion of seniors not embracing technology on its head.

Accessing and navigating aging resources is difficult under the best of circumstances. During the pandemic, our information and resource service, CJP SeniorDirect, answered calls from hundreds of individuals and families looking for help dealing with housing, healthcare, homecare, and other basic needs.

We ramped up our outreach to individual clients via phone, video, and snail mail, making sure they had the essentials and heard a friendly voice. In some cases, the JF&CS social worker was the most meaningful connection in a client’s life. We also engaged volunteers to send out hundreds of handmade cards and Rosh Hashanah-themed masks — creating inter-generational connections and a sense of caring and support.

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Offering Continuity to People with Alzheimer’s and their Loved Ones Our JF&CS Memory Café, serving transition to online.

”

Thank you for your support this spring, following the loss of both my parents. Your wise counsel, compassion, and understanding are appreciated.

I am incredibly grateful for all you do in supporting those of us living with parents with dimentia.”

JK, A BALANCING ACT PARTICIPANT

people with dementia and their care

JF&CS is the lead for the

partners, didn’t miss a beat. We

Massachusetts chapter of Dementia

successfully took the monthly in-person

Friends, a world-wide dementia public

social gatherings, featuring guest

awareness program. More than 600

artists, hands-on activities, and lots of

people attended our virtual discussion

connecting, online.

in the fall of 2020 about best practices

As an international leader in the

to erase disparities across linguistic and

Memory Café movement, we provided

cultural communities in risk, diagnosis,

critical guidance to hundreds of Memory

research, and care.

Cafés making this transition. Early in the

JF&CS’s Balancing Act support and

pandemic, the JF&CS Memory Café

discussion group, for people whose

Percolator Network convened two

parent or parents live with dementia,

emergency idea exchanges, at which

began meeting online at the beginning

between 100 and 170 people from

of the pandemic. We doubled meeting

across the country shared ideas of how

frequency, as participants struggled with

to maintain the magic of the cafes in a

issues like not being able to see their

virtual setting. We also created a toolkit

parents in residences or caring for them

and other materials to support the

full-time when day programs shut down.

600

people attended Dementia Friends best practices workshop to erase disparities

82

elder-themed workshops and trainings hosted for professionals

44

specialized groups supporting mental health and well-beingww

Serving as a Resource for the Jewish Community JF&CS has long been the social service

“chesed committees,” respond to their

partner for the Jewish community in

congregants’ struggles. Once every

Foundation, administered by Combined

Greater Boston. During the pandemic,

two months, we convened the Caring

Jewish Philanthropies, allowed

we were the go-to organization for

Communities Resource Network.

us to respond to more than 30

synagogues seeking help with supporting

At each of the online gatherings,

synagogues’ requests for workshops

their members during a very stressful,

representatives from synagogues of

on specific topics. Our experts shared

loss-filled year. Sometimes that meant

diverse denominations learned from

their knowledge with hundreds of

being a behind-the-scenes resource to

JF&CS experts and exchanged ideas

congregants on subjects including

help rabbis serve congregants in need.

about how to better care for their

“Fostering Wellness in the Midst of

Other times the work was more formal

members’ well-being. The online format

a Pandemic,” “Navigating Parenting

and visible.

greatly extended our geographic reach,

Challenges in the Present Crisis,” and

and synagogues from far-flung suburbs

“Jewish Wisdom for Growing Older

were able to attend.

During these Challenging Times.”

We stepped up our work helping synagogues’ caring communities, or

Funding from the Ruderman

Thank you for Supporting JF&CS Generously As the pandemic disrupted the lives

It allowed us to help more people than

allowance money to individuals who

and economic stability of so many

ever before — many reaching out to

care deeply about their neighbors

community members, our donors and

us for the first time. It enabled us to

to foundations who recognized the

volunteers reached out to us with a

transform our in-person programs into

importance of our work. We are so

simple question: “how can we help?”

virtual ones, to keep staff and clients safe

grateful to all of our donors for their

and healthy, and to add new services to

generosity during what is arguably the

respond to new needs.

most challenging period in our long

They helped by opening their wallets and by volunteering in unprecedented numbers. Our Caring During Crisis

history. A special thanks to Combined The financial support came in all sizes

Jewish Philanthropies of Greater

campaign raised more than $1.1 million,

and from every corner of our community

Boston for its tremendous support and

and that financial boost was invaluable.

— from youngsters who donated their

partnership.

FINANCIAL

REPORT

JF&CS FY2020 Revenue: $26.1 M

GRANTS & CONTRACTS

42% 25% 21%

SERVICE FEES

CONTRIBUTIONS

COMBINED JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES

9% 3%

INVESTMENTS AND OTHER

JF&CS FY2020 Expenses: $26.1 M PERSONNEL

66% 9%

CONTRACTED SERVICES

8%

C L I E N T A S S I S TA N C E

4% 13%

O C C U PA N C Y

O T H E R O P E R AT I N G E X P E N S E S

Donor Listing & Financial Report 2019 − 2020 It is with deep gratitude that we recognize our good friends in the community who have contributed $500 or more to Jewish Family & Children’s Service between October 1, 2019 and September 30, 2020, our Fiscal Year 2020. These contributions, along with those from all of our supporters, provide critical funds that enable our agency to provide the greatest breadth of social services under one roof throughout New England and to be a source of support to the thousands of people we serve each year.

$100,000+

Margot & Jonathan Davis

The Bilezikian Family Foundation

Combined Jewish Philanthropies

Digital Federal Credit Union

Nova & Peter Biro

Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany∆

Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation

Isabelle & Scott Black

Penny & Lawrence Goodman§

Botwinick-Wolfensohn Foundation

H.A.L.O. (Help a Little One) Foundation

Julie & Anthony Goschalk

Duffy Brodsky

Kaplan-England Fund

Beth & Lawrence Greenberg

Anne C. Bromer

The Klarman Family Foundation

The Hawk Foundation

Laurie & Richard Brownstein§

The Morningstar Family Foundation

Carol & James Herscot

Shari & Robert Cashman§

Tauber Family Foundation

Judith & Stanley Hoffberger Family Foundation

Roberta & Irwin Chafetz

Candice & Howard Wolk§

$50,000 to $99,999

The Janey Fund Charitable Trust Julie Riven Jaye & Barry Jaye

Betsy & Eric Cohen§

Nicole & Brian Clark§

Foundation for MetroWest Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Rita J. & Stanley H. Kaplan Family Foundation, Inc. Nancy Kaplan Belsky & Dr. Mark Belsky§ Susan B. Kaplan Scott Kaplan Belsky Gila K. Belsky Modell

Pauline E. Kalman Revocable Inter Vivos Trust Marcia & Louis A. Kamentsky

Leslie & Alan Crane Carol & Leonard Ellman Charles H. Farnsworth Trust

The Lebovitz Family Charitable Trust

Michelle & Andrew Feinberg

The Levin Family

Julie Lipsett & Stephen B. Feinberg§

Sunitha Das & Das Narayandas

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Marilyn & Dale Okonow§

The Gerald and Judith Feldman Charitable Foundation

Barbara Wasserman & Andrew Pearlstein§

John M. Fitzgerald Foundation

Mazzella Family Charitable Fund

The Rabb Family§

Daniel Fogelman

Daniel L. Miller§

Rosa Rasiel

Carol & Norton Foxman

Jessica & Chuck Myers§

Rhode Island Foundation

one8 Foundation

Luly & Maurice Samuels

Frank Reed and Margaret Jane Peters Memorial Fund

Marlene & Gary Perkins§

Susan & Dr. James Snider

Tracey & David Frankel Frieze Family Foundation

Lindsey Rosen Lawrence J. and Anne Rubenstein Charitable Foundation Benjamin D. and Ruby G. Schulman Foundation Barbara & Edward M. Scolnick Three Squares New England

$25,000 to $49,999 Anonymous (3)

$10,000 to $24,999

Laure Abadi-Garnick & Hal Garnick

Anonymous (6)

The Sol Goldman Charitable Trust Cindy & Mark Blotner

Susan & Andrew Abraham

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Cora & Larry Gordon

The Lassor & Fanny Agoos Charity Fund

Pamela & Gerard Graf

Rae and Aaron Alberts Foundation Fund

Marcy & Robert Haber§

Grace K. & Wesley S. Alpert Charitable Foundation

Jon K. Hirschtick & Randy Gollub

Judi & Matthew Appelstein

Roy A. Hunt Foundation

Cherie & Gary Aviv

Karen & Ben Kahrl

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Michelle & Steve Bearak

Jacqueline Bechek

Ronald G. Casty Family§

The Bell Family in memory of Dr. Peggy Bell

Ami & William Danoff

Leslie & Stephen Bernstein

Danielle & Gregg Darish§

Judith R. Beyer

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Lori & Stewart Karger

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Karp Family Foundation Susan & David Stone Jill & Jeff Karp

$5,000 to $9,999

Yoel & Sara Kelman Jamie Grossman & Bob Kinder

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Jill & Stephen Kramer§ Amy & Scott Krentzman

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Lori & Frederic Leif§ Debbie & Barry Lipsett

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Lisa Michel§

Anonymous (5)

The Miriam Fund

Amy & David Abrams

Judith Neiterman

Hope & Joseph H. Albert

Newton Centre Minyan

Leonard Atkins*

John J. McDonnell and Margaret T. O’Brien Foundation

Karen Tucker & Jerry Avorn

Mark’s Moving and Storage

Shirley & Eric Paley

Deena & Michael Baker§

Tova & Hillel Nadler

Dr. Laurie Hammer Bear & Dr. David Bear

Barbara Newman

Patricia Berenson & Jeffrey Carp

Eve Tapper & Adam W. Ochlis

Ruth Reddington

Nancy & David Berman§

Lorri & Gordon Owades§

Rhea & Mickey Reiss

Barbara Blauer

Heidi & Lew Pearlson

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Dr. Beverly Siegal & Richard Peiser§ The Perpetual Benevolent Fund

Jeannette and Harry Bloom Family Trust Drs. Helen Hunt Bouscaren & Joe Bouscaren Brookline Community Foundation

Robin Neiterman & Adam Puritz

Project Bread Samuel Rapaporte, Jr. Foundation

Berkshire Bank Foundation, Inc.

Rabbi Suzanne & Andy Offit

Thomas & Jill Pappas

Naomi & Michael Rosenfeld Marilyn H. & Mitchel S. Ross§ RSM US LLP The Sands Family§

Morrris M. Rand Memorial Foundation

Bushrod H. Campbell and Adah F. Hall Charity Fund

Steven Robbins

Citizens Bank Foundation

Gloria & Burton* D. Rose

Debbi & Michael Coran§

The Schlager Family Amy & Robert Schlager Beth & Eric Schlager§ Judith P. & Larry S. Schlager

Kimberly & Gary Creem§

Margaret & Larry Schoen§

Karen & David Rosenberg

Dr. Susan M. Culman

Seyfarth Shaw

Stacey Salusti

Judy & Brian Ditchek

The Schechter Foundation Gail & David Schechter§

Michelle & Mark Eagle

Risa Shames & Neil Silverston

Rachel Goldstein* & James Elkind

Karen & Steven Sisselman

Jill & Mark Engerman

Susan Florence Smith§

Esther & Sergio Finkielsztein

Judith Feldman MD§

Sylvia & Frederick Fogel

Stephanie & Brian Spector

Stephanie Elkind & Jay Freedman

Laurene & Scott Sperling

Nanette & Jose Fridman§

Temple Beth Elohim

The Genesis Foundation

The TJX Foundation

Laurie & Paul Gershkowitz§

The VanDernoot Family Kathleen & Joshua VanDernoot§ Polly & Richard VanDernoot Nicole & Jared Hirsch

Jay & Alyssa Rosenbaum§ §

Deborah Stein Sharpe & James Sharpe§ §

Stephanie & Jeffrey Schwartz Sephardic Home for the Aged Foundation Lori & Jonathan Shaer§ Professor Benson P. Shapiro & Mrs. Norma L. Shapiro Barbara & Edward Shapiro Bruce & Cynthia Sherman Svetlana & Eric Silverman

Ginsberg/Kaplan Foundation

Alexandra & Jody Simes§

Goldman, Sachs & Co.

Rosalyn & Richard Slifka

The William J.J. Gordon Family Foundation

Southeast Foundation Rebecca Kotkin & Donald Steinberg

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Sandy & Jack Swartz

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Tufts Health Plan Foundation Harold and Anna S. Ullian Charitable Foundation Steven Meyer, Trustee Susan Ginns, Trustee United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley

The Greater Boston Food Bank

Jackie & Alan Weinstein

Reuben and Lizzie Grossman Foundation

The Weinstein Family Foundation Ruth Brody Weinstein & William Weinstein§

Dr. Gilbert Grossman

Betty & Edward Weisberger

Sandra & Jason Honeyman

Cindy Kaplan & Marc Weisskopf§

Suzanne & Steven Kaitz

Ellen Westheimer§

Kerem Shalom, Inc.

Susan & Dr. Richard Wilk§

Arthur & Lesley Kesselman

Deanna & Sidney Wolk

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Linda Kaplan* & Jeffrey Kraines

Suzan & Wayne Ushman

Krokidas & Bluestein LLP

$2,500 to $4,999

Julie & Steven Weil§

Alan Lazowski

Anonymous (7)

Marla & Jeffrey Wolk

Robin Gross & Anthony Lehv§

Y & R Charitable Trust Lisa Y. Rourke

Liz Durstine-Lipkind & Alan Lipkind

Robin & Philippe Amouyal

The Mattina R. Proctor Foundation

Alexandra Fuchs & Gideon Argov§

Katherine & John McDonough§

Assisting Hands Home Care

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Susan & Aron Ain §

David A. Bamel

James P. Rosenfield Zachary Rosenfield Libby Rosenfield

Irina & Mark Barrocas Jean Birnberg§

Michelle & Darren Black§ Jessica Daniels & Paul Blackborow§

Lauren E. & Mark H. Rubin§

Allison & Josh Blank

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Anne Berlin Blackman & Richard Blackman§

Lisa & David J. Rubinstein§

Margot & Kurt Bloch Amy & Ben Bloomstone

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Marlene & David Bohn§ The Bostonian Group c/o Marsh & McLennan Agency Boston Resiliency Fund Chestnut Hill Square Danielle & Louis Citron The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Tina & Harvey Crosby Dorit Harverd & Richard Dale Julie & Chris Darnell§ Dedham Savings Community Foundation Shelley & Mark A. Derby Jennifer & Jeffrey Drucker§ Ann & Myron Falchuk Laura & Cary Feuerman Lisa & Dr. David Fish Diana & David Gaffin§ Helaine & Marvin Gersten Bonnie & Franklin Gold Angela & William Gordon§ Marcy D’Agostine & Kenneth Grandberg Winifred Sandler & Steven Grinspoon Ellen Cohen & Daniel Haber§ Rita Goldberg & Oliver Hart Cathy Stern & Ann Hartstein§ Shirley & Charles E. Hurwitz Dr. & Mrs. Michael R. Jaff Sari Korman Valerie Davisson & Matt Krummell Marcia & Alan Leifer Nancy & Sidney Lejfer§ Lisa & Stuart Lewtan Jennifer & Michael Lourie Ginny & Roy MacDowell§ Patricia McWeeney§ Rebecca Nanberg Guttin Stacey & Marc Nevins§ Sarah Fishman & Michael Newman§ Sylvia & Benjamin Perlman§ Leslie & Kenneth Pucker§ Sandra & William L. Rosenfeld Rosenfield Family

Bruce & Sandra Beutel

Martha and Max Rubinstein Family Foundation Yvonne & Barry Sacks

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Dianne & Michael A. Blau The Blue Card Phyllis & Alan Bolotin Jennifer & Jonathan Bornstein

Nancy Schön Gail Schulman & Robert Sullaway

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Eleanor & Stephen Shaer

Rita & Henry Braun Alison Wachtler Braunstein & Barry Braunstein Amy & Marshall S. Brinn

Susan & Rod Shale

Elizabeth & Nathaniel Brooks§

Deborah & Neal Shalom§ Rachel Kangisser Sher & Philip Sher Sisterhood Temple Emanuel Ann E. Berman & Samuel S. Spektor Jr. Tovah Day & Moshe Spinowitz

Rhea & Allan Bufferd Cabot’s Ice Cream and Restaurant Cail Family Foundation Ellen & Richard Calmas

Elizabeth & Adam Stavisky

Century Bank

The Sudbury Wayland Lincoln Domestic Violence Roundtable

Rachel & Laurence Chafetz Chase Family Foundation

Temple Beth Shalom

Naomi & Walter Chucnin Foundation

Margaret Wacks§

Peter S. & Jane Coleman

Lisa & Neil Wallack

Amy & James Cook

Eleanor Wallen

Drs. Miriam Leeser & Robert Cooper

Lisa Kempler & Bruce Weinstock

Tyler Crane

Arthur Winn

Senator Cynthia & Harvey Creem

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Michelle & Matthew Zisow

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$1,000 to $2,499

Felice Shapiro & Bill Cress Marilyn & Andre Danesh Edward Darman Company, L.P.

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Toby & Bert Davidson

Diane & Henry Abbott

Karen Pemstein & Bob Deresiewicz

Ms. Sonia Abrams

Laura & Floyd Dewhirst

Hedy & David Adler

Drs. Rebecca Mosher & William Dietrich

Sheryl & William Adler

Donna Hale & John D. Donovan, Jr.

Charlotte* & Jack Aifer

Heidi & Jon Dubois

Jane & Mark Alpert

Sandy & Paul Edgerley

Beth & Marc Andler

Laura & Bruce Efron§

Jacqueline Arbuckle

Suzanne Salamon & Alan Einhorn

Lee Arthurs & Judith Kessler

Samuel Engel & Anne Freeh Engel

Lauren Dunne Astley Memorial Fund

Barbara & Michael Epstein

Bailey’s Team For Autism

Diane & Neil Exter

Elyse & Bruce Balder

Charishma & Alex Faigel

Ellen & Jerry Baum

Sherry Katz & Mark Farber

Peggy Lowenstein & Steven Berez

Susan Fay

Evan M. Beckman & Elana M. Bern-Beckman

Felson Family

Joan & Steven Belkin

Sarah Pearlstein Fentin & Michael Fentin

Kay & Peter Bernon

Susann Wilkinson & Michael Fischer

Kenneth & Gail Bernstein

Forman Family Charitable Fund

Sara & Michael Bernstein

Barbara & Ivor W. Freeman

Jacquelyn & Howard Furman

Lauren Karp Kinghorn

Postpartum Support International

Jen Gandel

Jill & Stephen R. Karp

Patricia & James Pransky

Rita & Herbert Gann

Michelle & Roger Kaufman§

Irene & Ronald Probstein

Jody & David Gastfriend

Donna & Stefan Keller

Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund

Sean & Jennifer Anne Gavin

Susan R. Kahn & Daniel Kirschner§

Judy Dein & Alan Reisch

Daniel Geffken

Rebecca & Mark Kirshenbaum

Debra & Richard Romanow

Linda & Arthur Gelb

Marjorie Boone Klavens & Jonathan Klavens

The Rome Charitable Trust

Tracy Fischer & Cary Geller

Ronnie & Richard Klein

Sandra & Allan Ropper

Alan Gilbert

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Eliot & Felicia Rosen§

Larry & Holly Glick

Julie & Michael Krathen

Susan & Robert Rosenberg

Sherri & Mark Goodstein

Toby & Michael Kumin

Barbara Rosen-Campbell

Gary Gordon

Deborah & Geoffrey Kurinsky

Hilary & Matthew Rosenthal§

Martha & Robert Gordon

Saul Kurlat*

Joan & Robert Rubinstein

Teri & Bruce Gorsky

Jim Ladge

Jill Block & Wade Rubinstein

Lawrence Green

Zoe Lang§

Jodi & David Saltzman

Sylvia E. Green

John P. Laucus Foundation

Yinnon Sanders

Julie & James Greenberg

Michael Lee

Aviva Sapers & Judith Sydney§

Terri & Rich Grogan§

Ellen Jawitz & Robert Leikind

Lena & Vladimir Savikovsky

Abigail Fierman & Michael Grossman§

Donald Lessard

Jill Cohen & Michael Savit§

Lauren & John Guley

Katherine Burnes & Jay Levin§

Robin Schreier Scari & Steven Scari§

Levine Chapels

Wendy Scheinfeld

Wendy & Steven R. Handler

Igor Levit

Marjorie & Simon Schiller

Ava & Bruce Harder§

Liberty Mutual Insurance

Jennifer Schneier§

Alan Hassenfeld

Bonnie & Paul Lieberman§

Ellen & Steven Segal

Barbara Hayes Family Foundation

Haidee & Sean Lilienfeld§

Rachel Sieber§

Barbara J. Hazen Cheteoui

James Long

Ellen Semonoff

Helaine & James Hazlett§

Kym & Clifford Long

Alexandra Senal

Ina Heafitz

The Maisel Foundation

Lori Rosenberg Shane & Jon Shane

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Fred & Annette Manasse§

Andrea & Douglas Shaw

Erica Hiersteiner

Marblehead Female Humane Society

Caryl & Gary Shaw

Highland Partners Charitable Fund

Anne and Paul Marcus Family Foundation Anne & Paul Marcus

Bonnie & Joel Shelkrot Mindy & Eric Sherbet§

Laura & James Marks

Samantha Shinewald

Ryan & Claudia Mattison

Ruth Shir§

Brian McBride

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Arlene & Norman Meisner

Laura & David Silvian

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Wendy & Michael Simches

Paula & Allen Mitchell

Doina Simovici

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Sisterhood of Temple Beth Emunah

Margaret & Joel Moses

Rhonda & Robert Skloff

Jewish Federation of Central Massachusetts

Dara & Donald Munoz§

Gerald Slater & Rene Rodriguez

The Jewish Women’s Endowment Fund of the North Shore

Joanne & Eliahu Niewood

Gilda Slifka

The Novack Family

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Lisa & Mike Josephson

Leslie & Robert Ogan

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Charlotte Kaitz

Diana & Noah Orenstein

Lisa J. Danetz & Craig R. Smith

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Richard Sokolow & Michelle Harris*

Leslie & Alan Kaplan

Gelber Pfeffer Family

Southeast Foundation Inc

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Pinewood Acres Children’s Charity, Inc.

Alyson Sovie

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Josh Hamermesh§ §

Linda Holiner

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Morris Housen Jackie Finard-Hughes & Rob Hughes§ Gail Mann & Harvey Hurvitz§ Daniel Jackson & Claudia Marbach Cynthia & Andrew Janower Stephanie & David Javaheri§ Diane & Robert Jaye Kimberly Jessee§

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Emily Goldman

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Denise Goodman§

The Allen A. Stein Family Foundation, Inc.

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Boston BullPen

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Rechelle & J. Bruce Gordon

Jordan & Sarah Stone and Family

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Vered & Michael Strapp

Sally Braunstein

MaryLou Gray

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Katie Britton

Lori & Laurence Groipen

Joy & Michael Sydney

Thomas Buckley

Harken Foundation

Carol & Norman Tasgal

Brenda & Robert Calamari, Jr.

Jonathan Teich

Tammi Levy-Cantor & Michael Cantor

Havurah Haverim

Temple Aliyah

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Leslie & Scott Hefter

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Honora Kaplan, Esq. & William Terry

Barbara & Beryl Cohen

Jennifer Rathbun & David Herzog

Elizabeth & Gerald P. Tishler

Louise & Harvey Cohen

Elizabeth & Andrew Hession-Kunz

TraceLink Inc.

Congregation Beth El Tzedakah Hevra of Sudbury

Kristine Higgins

Andrew Cornell & Francesca Coltrera§

Beryl Loeb Hoffman & David Hoffman

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Carol & Bruce Haskin§ §

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Wendy & Justin Tulman

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$500 to $999

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Anonymous (35) Roberta Rubin & Donald-Bruce Abrams Shirley Hui & Robert Allen Rebecca L. Drill & Peter Alpert Lindy Alves§ American Pennies For Hunger, Inc. Susan L. Ansin Meg Aranow§ Kathryn A. Arnold§ Meg, Andrew, Liam and Wesley Barriger Mimi Bauer Joshua Beiser Deb Gaffin & Richard Bennett§ Nancy Samiljan Berg & Robert Berg

Annette & Paul Hodess§ Elena & Evgeny Holmansky Ava Hoppenstein Shore Janice & David House HouseWorks Wendy & Barry Hurwitz§

Carolyn Drucker

Janet & Ronald Zwanziger

Julie & Bruce Berger

Diana Goldfarb §

Pam & Mark Fisher

Susan & Gary Jacobson JCDS Parent Association Meredith Joy§ Catherine Clark & Joseph Joyce Edna & Donald Kaplan Dr. Lori Kaplowitz Beizer Jennifer Kaufmann Laurie & Henry Kay

Yulika & Samuel Forman

Judith & Steven Kaye

Simon C. Fireman Community

Sylvia & Jack S. Knopp & Beatrice & Maxwell Lottor Fund

Lisa Bloom & Richard Frankel

Allegra K. Manacher & Curt Kohlberg

Susan Y. Friedman

Ilene Knopping & Clifford Kolovson

Jeanne Gabbay

Wendy & Daniel Kraft

Stephanie Garfield

Nan & Andrew Langowitz

The Joseph and Anna Gartner Foundation

Amy B. Klein & Brian Lefsky

Alan S. Geismer

Amy & Jon Leibowitz

Helene & Seth Gelber

Ellen Leikind

Linda & Steven Gelda§

Elsie Levin

Laurie & Larry Gerber

Mark Levinson

Arlene Germain

Jane & Jim Levitt

Cathy & Michael Gildesgame

Sheryl & Scott Lezberg

Lori & Michael Z. Gilman

Aaron Lichtman

Debrah Gladstone

Nancy & Jeffrey Lonstein

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Jeffrey Maimon

Stephen Popper & Georgia Churilla

Sharon & Jerome M. Smith

Maimonides School

Wendy & Michael Price

Stephanie Pollack & Kenneth Snow

Deborah & Jeffrey Mann

Geraldine & Dave Randlett

Dale & Saul Stanten§

Jonathan L. Mann

Susan Raskin Abrams

Marjorie Cohen Stanzler & Paul Stanzler

Sophie & Rick Mann

Judith & John Remondi

Susan Gail Rodgin & Warren Manning

Diane & Martin Richler

Rosa Hallowell & Mark Stein

Elyse & Ben Marsh

Pamela & Dean Richlin

Wendy Sternburg

Frances Masland

Nancy Richmond

Drs. Carol & Bernard Stollar

Allison & Arnold May

Elizabeth & Stephen Rosen

Jamie & Joshua Sturm

McCall & Almy

Judith & Ira Rosenberg

Nancy & Antony Tauber

Heidi B. Price & David McCarthy§

Lori Bornstein & Allan Rothman

Ellen Laderman & Steven Tavan

Ilana Bebchick & Currier McEwen

Julie Altman & Alex Sagan

Temple Beth Shalom

Lauri Meizler

Michelle & Nathan Sandals

Temple Beth Zion

Janet & Robert H. Mendelsohn

Farah Peyrowmanesh & Khosro Sanieoff

Temple Isaiah Sisterhood

Margaret & Marvin Menzin

Carol Sarshik

Temple Shir Tikva

Fred Mermelstein & Beth Byer

Margaret Okada-Scheck & Oliver Scheck

Shimon Ullman

Amy B. Meyers

Lilac & Brian Schoenbeck§

Dana & Josef Volman

Esther & Clark Miller

Ellen & Sheldon Schwartz

Barbara Waterhouse

Jodi Raphael & Gabriel Miller

Sheara & Jeffrey Seigal

Elayne & Eric Weinstein

Peggy Ann R. Morrison

Dr. Leslie G. Selbovitz

Joan Weinsten

Carla & Warren Morss

Margie Kaitz & Marc Seligman

Tamara Weiser

Julia Moskowitz

Brit Sharon

Amy & Irwin Weiss

Beth & Michael Moskowitz§

Jie Shen

Wells Financial Partners, LLC.

Debbie & Jack Mozes

Sherman H Starr Foundation

Neiman Marcus

Sue & Joel Sherman

Elizabeth Marx Wexelblatt & Keith E. Wexelblatt

Drs. Pam & Andrew Norden

Yaron Shragai

Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP

Susan Spector & Ken Shulman

Joyce & Dr. Bruce Pastor§

Ottavio Siani

Gail & Jay Pearlstein§

Mr. & Mrs. Philip Silberstein

Mindy & Max Peckler

Susan Holzman & Elliot Singer

Peter Pedro

Sisterhood Congregation Ahabat Sholom

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Gretchen Fox Stein & Jay A. Stein §

Wendy & Michael Wilsker§ Dana & Scott Yaphe§ Brian Yorkey Elisha Ziskind Ari Zivyon Linne Kimball & Marc Zwetchkenbaum

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