The world collapsed— and like rescue workers, JF&CS was here, there, and everywhere.”
WE ARE
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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
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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
here
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
§
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
§
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
§
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
§
Lori & Stewart Karger
§ §
§
Karp Family Foundation Susan & David Stone Jill & Jeff Karp
$5,000 to $9,999
Yoel & Sara Kelman Jamie Grossman & Bob Kinder
§
Jill & Stephen Kramer§ Amy & Scott Krentzman
§
Lori & Frederic Leif§ Debbie & Barry Lipsett
§
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
§
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
§
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
§
Dianne & Michael A. Blau The Blue Card Phyllis & Alan Bolotin Jennifer & Jonathan Bornstein
Nancy Schön Gail Schulman & Robert Sullaway
§
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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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
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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
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Highland Partners Charitable Fund
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Laura & James Marks
Samantha Shinewald
Ryan & Claudia Mattison
Ruth Shir§
Brian McBride
Rita & Steven Shor
Arlene & Norman Meisner
Laura & David Silvian
Annette Furst & Jim Miller
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
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Joanne & Eliahu Niewood
Gilda Slifka
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Charlotte Kaitz
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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§
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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
Amy & Andrew Sucoff
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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Cheryl & Paul Tutun§ Zeke Vainer Rebecca Matthews & James Wallack David Weinberg Jennifer & Amiel Weinstock Illana & Jed Weiss Welcome Home Amy & Jeffrey West Sophia Yuditskaya Andrea Cohen & Carl Zack Diana & Gregory Zais Shirley & Robert M. Zimmerman
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$500 to $999
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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
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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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