CJFS 2023 Annual Report

Collat Jewish Family Services

Our Mission

CJFS enhances quality of life and strengthens independence for individuals and families with a primary focus on older adults, by providing exceptional support services in accordance with Jewish values.

CJFS Board of Directors

Faye Levin, President

Kay Kornmeier, Vice President

David F. Ovson, Vice President

Steven. A Brickman, Vice President

Jessica Rhodes, Treasurer

Karri Neal, Secretary

Joyce T. Shevin, Immediate Past President

Advisory Council Brooke Bowles

Brian Cain

Danny Cohn

Sarah Cohen Gotlieb

CJFS Staff

Lauren Schwartz, MSW, Executive Director

Caleigh Rathmell Alevy

Julie Cohen

Mark Driskill

Daria Freeman

LaBrena Friend

Angela Gaines

Jasmine Gilchrist

Lise Grace

Vickie Jackson

Pam Leonard

Schadell Lewis

Erika Marx

Amy Neiman

Tangi Parker

Amy Peetluk

Carolyn Pevey

Kenneth Boockvar, M.D.

Rebecca Boykins

Stephanie Butler

Lacey Epstein

Lisa Kianoff

Joshua C. Klapow, Ph.D.

Andrea G. McCaskey

Jessica Nissenbaum

David Reese

Barbara B. Royal

Stephen L. Royal

Ann Todd

Gary Weintraub

Deborah Wiatrak, M.D.

Seth B. Wolnek

Rabbi Steven Henkin

Rabbi Yossi Posner

Rabbi Adam Wright

Lynn Rathmell

Anna Read

Gail Schuster

Keundra Simpson

Stephanie Sklar

Elaine Witt

Tasha Womack

Special thanks to Elaine Witt and Gail Schuster for their years of dedication and service.

Dear Friends,

This past year was especially productive as our CJFS Board and Staff evaluated how we could better serve our community. We engaged in a Strategic Planning process to analyze how we could provide more of our mission and broaden our impact. A dedicated strategy team discussed goals, objectives and metrics. We also received input from many of you in our Jewish and greater Birmingham community. Through the process it was clear that we have an excellent reputation for providing high quality service, but we can improve the marketing of our programs and reach more members of our community who can benefit from our services.

CJFS is working with marketing professionals who are helping us boost awareness of our specialized programs and reach more potential clients. In addition, our goal is to strengthen our relationships with our partners, advocates, clients and donors. Identifying priorities, optimizing efficiencies and communicating consistently will help us reach our objectives.

At CJFS we are fortunate to have a passionate, committed and hard-working Executive Director and Staff. Assisting our staff are devoted volunteers who make many of our programs possible. These caring people truly take Tikkun Olam, Repairing the World, to heart. Each day they enrich the quality of life for our clients and help them remain independent.

Critical to our daily operations are the grants we receive from The Birmingham Jewish Federation and Foundation, United Way, Navigate and many other foundations. Of course, you, our generous donors, provide the support which enables CJFS to make an enormous impact for those in need in our community. The CJFS Staff, Board and Volunteers greatly appreciate your commitment to our agency and mission.

Faye Levin Board President

CJFS CARES

Caring for Adults with Respite, Enrichment, and Socialization is an activities-based program that offers cognitive stimulation, physical exercise and social interaction for people living with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias while providing their caregivers a much-needed break.

CARES depends on dedicated, trained volunteers who are a vital part of creating a community of friendship and fellowship. In addition to respite, the program offers two support groups a week for caregivers to share their experience and learn new strategies for managing dementia behaviors and coping with stress.

In 2023, CARES provided more than 5800 hours of respite care and 500 hours of caregiver support.

* These financials are based on unaudited numbers

Celebrating 20 Years of Personal Care

Co-Chairs

Robert A. Levin and Anne Warren

Event Committee

Gail & Jeffrey Bayer

Michelle Bearman-Wolnek & Seth Wolnek

Lynn & Tim Callahan

Beth & Andy Campbell

Lynn & Mark Cohen

Patsy Dreher

Nancy Goedecke

Tandy & Mike Graves

Ginger & Jerry Held

Ronne & Donald Hess

Ricki & Lanning Kline

Sheri & Jimmy Krell

Jennifer & Brian Kulbersh

Susan & Billy Lapidus

Faye Levin

Candy & Ed Meyerson

Kim & Bruce Rogers

Sherri & David Romanoff

Lana & Stephen L. Royal

Barbara & Stuart Royal

Esther Schuster & Allen Shealy

Joyce & Maury Shevin

Toby & Bert Siegel

Susan & David Silverstein

Ann & Sam Todd

Mike Warren

Presenting Sponsors

Lucille Beeson Trust of Canterbury UMC

Medical Properties Trust

Honoring Life

Hal Abroms

Marjorie Perlman

Karen & Joel Piassick

Enhancing Independence

Anonymous

Ronne & Donald Hess Foundation

Providing Care

Gail & Jeffrey Bayer

Beth & Andy Campbell

The Caring Foundation of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama

Collat & Goedecke Families

HANDS UP TOGETHER 2023

Our Annual Fundraising Event

Barbara & Gary Gordon

Faye & Robert Levin

Sherri & David Romanoff

Cameron & Scott Vowell

Anne & Mike Warren

Creating Community

Melissa & Sheldon Black

Bradley Arant

Brasfield & Gorrie

Lydia Cheney & Jim Sokol

EBSCO

Lisa & Alan Engel

Brenda Friedman

Nancy Goedecke

Gratus

Kathryn & Raymond Harbert

Lynn & Chip Hazelrig

Ginger & Jerry Held Family*

Sheryl & Jon Kimerling

Ricki & Lanning Kline

Rochelle & Michael Koslin Family*

Sheri & Jimmy Krell

Judy Kriger Family

Catherine & Emmett McLean

Protective

Regions Bank

Kim & Neil Roth

Barbara & Stuart Royal

Lana & Stephen L. Royal Family*

Roxanne Travelute & Michael Honan

Sherri & Jeff Weissman

Preserving Dignity

Louise & Jim Abroms

Karen Allen

Anonymous

Suzanne & Howard Bearman

Michelle Bearman-Wolnek & Seth Wolnek

Cason Benton & Stuart Cohen

Birmingham Hide & Tallow Co

Steven A. Brickman

Lynn & Tim Callahan

Lynne & Mark Cohen

Caryn & Steven Corenblum*

Helene Elkus

Carol & Jimmy Filler

Nancy Frankel & Lennie Siegel

Catharine & Eddie Friend

Betty Goldstein z”l

Lise Lapidus Grace

Mary & Victor Hanson

Kassouf & Co

Lisa & Alan Kianoff

Donna & David Kraselsky

Candy & Ed Meyerson

Carol & B.G. Minisman

Judy & Gary Monheit

Kate & Claude Nielsen

Karen & Brian Perlman

Dede & David Pittman

David Reese

Jeanne & Mabry Rogers

Kim & Bruce Rogers

ServisFirst

Esther Schuster & Allen Shealy

Joyce & Arthur Serwitz

Wendy & Frank Siegal

Eric Siegel* & Linda Ripps

Toby & Bert Siegel

Southpace Properties

Ann & Sam Todd

Vulcan Materials

The Weil Family Foundation*

Becoming Family

Barbara & Jack Aland

Freddi Aronov

Jill & Alvin Atlas

Linda Barstein

Harry H. Bayer

Star Bloom

Mary Lynne & Eli Capilouto

Tracy & Al Cohn

Charlotte Corenblum z”l

Sharon & Gary Cutter

Heidi & Martin Damsky

Jan & Charles Denaburg

Patsy Dreyer

Andrew Duxbury

Beverly & Stanley Erdreich

Chu-Chi & Bobby Fierman

Barbara & Larry Fine

The Fish Market

Cathy & Paul Friedman

Renitta Goldman

2023 Hands Up Together Celebrating 20 Years of Personal Care

Sandra & Bill Goldman

Arlene & Milton Goldstein

Hannah z”l & Colin Helman

Lyons Heyman

Kay Kornmeier & Steven Schultz

Randi & David Landy*

Susan & Billy Lapidus

Leavell Investments

Gayle Leitman

David Loper & Tom Barnett

Letty & Bob Marcus

Judy & Gerson May

Connie & Fred McCallum

O’Neal Industries

Carole & Michael Pizitz

Bunny & Joel Rotenstreich

Judy & James Rotenstreich

Amy & Michael Saag

Leah & Kenneth Saag

Donna & Gary Schiff

Gail & Abe Schuster

Lauren & Daniel Schwartz

Joyce & Maury Shevin

Susan & David Silverstein

Marsha & Owen Vickers

Diane & Alan Weil

Janet & Leonard Wertheimer

* Fund of the Birmingham Jewish Foundation z”l Of Blessed Memory

Shirley Aaron

Debra Abolafia & Nancy Cook

Patty & Lee Abraham

Arlene & Larry Abrams

Hal Abroms

Marty Abroms

Barbara & Jack Aland

Caleigh & David Alevy

Karen Allen

Melissa & Steve Altmann

Melanie Appell

Keith Arendall

Jake Aronov

Donna & David Askenazi

Natalie & Eric Asman

Marsha Asman

Jill & Alvin Atlas

Jean & MJ Ballin

Simmy & Phillip Barrocas

Linda Barstein

Susan & Rodney Barstein

Cathy & Nick Battista

Gail & Jeffrey Bayer

Harry Bayer

Jean Bearman

Michelle Bearman-Wolnek & Seth Wolnek

Lisa & Paul Bebenek

Olga & Aleksandr Belotserkovskiy

Pat & James Benefield

Becky & Randy Benson

Alison & Robert Berman

Jennifer & Elan Berman

Sandra & Alan Berman

Faye Bernstein

Ellen & Terry Bernstein

Julie & Randy Bernstein

Barbara & David Betten

Susan Biedinger

Tracey & Rich Bielen

Maria Bitran

Joshua Blatt

Jann & Russ Blitz

Rita & Alexander Blokh

Star Bloom

Anne Bloomer

Bert Bloomston

Delores & Eddie Bloomston

Heidi & Julius Bloomston

Marian & Brett Bloomston

Robin & Marc Bloomston

Rosalyn Bloomston

Jane & Joe Bluestein

Karen & Kenneth Bluestein

Graham Boettcher

Carol Bonfield

Ken Boockvar

Cheryl & Mark Bourn

Kathryn Bowden

Brooke Bowles

Rebecca Boykins

Barbara & Scott Brande

Susan Brandino

Brooke Braswell

Steve Brickman

Rick Brockett

Sharon & Edward Bromberg

Adrienne & Julian Brook

Jerome Brown

Naomi Buklad & Michael Brenner

Marjie & Myron Butler

Camille Butrus

Lynn & Tim Callahan

Beth & Andy Campbell

Rosalyn Caplan

Neilsen Capouya

Melinda & Joseph Carey

Julie Ceitlin

Freda & Bob Centor

Pat Chambless

Deborah Chargois z”l

Charities Aid Foundation America

Amy Chauvin

Jerry Cherner

Diane Clark & David Freedman

Martin Cogen

Ron Cogen

Ann Cohen

Avie & Ron Cohen

Lynne & Mark Cohen

Lois & David Cohen

Morrisa & Mitch Cohen

Eileen & Robert Cohn

Rebecca & Jeffrey Cohn

Susanne & Stephen Coleman

Collat Family Foundation

Cheryl & Charlie Collat

Joanna & Charles Collat

Susan Colvin

Norma Conrad

Sharon & Stephen Cook

Caryn & Steven Corenblum

Charlotte Corenblum z”l

Jean Crago

Robyn & Steve Cramer

Susan & Mark Crayne

Carolyn Crocker

Andy Cutler

Sharon & Gary Cutter

Frances Cypress

Heidi & Martin Damsky

Alan Davis

Martha Davis

Jane & Melvin Davis

Sarah & Randall Davis

Jennifer & Conrad De Los Santos

Angelique & Peter DeFranco

Jan & Charles Denaburg

Vicki & Eddie Denaburg

Isa Dorsky

Lori & Stephen Dorsky

Marilyn Doss

Sallie & Bruce Downs

Patsy Dreher

John Duarte

Bernice & Steve Dubrinsky

Lee & Rick Dunsmore

Suzanne Durham

Andrew Duxbury

Brooke Dyer-Smith

Adrian & Jeffrey Dyer-Smith

Lindy Edwards

Lynn Eisenstatt

Peggy Elkind

Helene Elkus

Laurie & Craig Elmets

Lisa & Alan Engel Foundation

Bill Engel

Ilana Engel

Lacey & Jason Epstein

Marian & Ronald Epstein

Arthur Fairley

Mary Farrar

Chu-Chi & Bobby Fierman

Barbara & Larry Fine

Dee & Russ Fine

Naomi & Edwin Fineberg

Cathy & Irwin Fingerman

Arlene Fisher

Karen Fitzpatrick

Joy Fleisher

Tammy & Keith z”l Fleisher

Andy Flint

Shira Fogel

Nancy Frankel & Lennie Siegel

Cathy & Paul Friedman Jr.

Sally & Richard Friedman

Sandy Friedman

Stephanie & Brad Friedman

Shirley & Ron Froehlich

Carolyn & Henry Frohsin

Karen Gaebe

Hugh Gainer

Charlene & Irwin Galanti

Amy & Scott Garber

Pat & Alan Geldzahler

Beth & John Gerwin

Sandra & Doug Gilbert

DONORS

Fran & Lee Godchaux

Eleanor Godfrey Burnick

Holly Goettge

Donna & Howard Goldberg

Cinda & Lawrence Goldberg

Nancy Goldberg

Sylvia Goldberg

Jill Goldenberg & Sidney Kriger

Morton Goldfarb

Renitta Goldman z”l

Kathy & Steven Goldman

Ann & Richard Goldstein

Bobbie & Warren Goldstein

Debra & Joel Goldstein

Myrna Goldstein

Charles Gordon

Barbara & Gary Gordon

Charles Gorham

Anita & Gary Gouse

Lise Grace

Lisa & Charles Graham

Richard Greenberg

Susan & Steve Greene

Janet Gresham & Beth Jacobs

Carol & Bob Gross

Sherrie & Steven Grunfeld

Andrea & Kent Haines

Ann Halpern

Richard Hanan

Anna & Judd Harwood

Bobby Heilpern

Ginger & Jerry Held

Colin Helman

Leigh Hendry

Orly & Steven Henkin

Carol Herman

Gail & Charles Herman

Ronne & Donald Hess

Lyons Heyman

Barbara Hirschowitz

Heidi & Ira Holt

Nancy & Clay Hornsby

Bunny Howard z”l

Hughes & Scalise

Craig Hymowitz

Jenny & John Ives

Mitchell Ives

DeLorise Jackson

Ken Jackson

Gay Jacobs

Jan & Kenneth Jaffe

Toby & Paul Jaffe

Richard Jaffe

Sandra Jaffe & Barry Dreayer

Ilene & Kenneth Johnson

Pamela Johnston

Walker & Bill Jones

Esta & James Kamplain

Jean & David Kassouf

Jannet Katz

Bari & Jose Katz

Barbara & Ronald Kaufman

Shara & Mark Kernan

Enid & Kent Keyser

Lisa & Alan Kianoff

Toby Klein

Ricki & Lanning Kline

Julie Koch

Robin & Bart z”l Kolber

Amy & Scott Koplon

Kay Kornmeier & Steven Schultz

Rochelle & Michael Koslin

Ricky Koslin

Rachel Krantz & Edward Goldstein

Donna & David Kraselsky

Joan & Michael Krawcheck

Sheri & Jimmy Krell

Judy Kriger

Edward Lamonte

Autumn Lancaster

Henry Lapidus

Michelle & Martin Lax

Craig Lazarov

Shirley & Jerry Leader

Leah Leaf

Eric Lee

Marilyn & Richard Leeds

Gayle Leitman

Pam & Ryan Leonard

Leslie Alexander Foundation

Edward Levin

Faye & Robert Levin

Linda Levin

Jean & Ira Levine

Linda Levine

Pat & Michael Levine

Cheryl & Haran Levy

Esther & Jack Levy

Vicki & Arthur Lewis

Denise & Wayne Lewis

David Lichtenstein

Annette & Evan Lichter

Stephen Lichter

Jeff Lipshitz

Sue & William Lischkoff

Alice Lizee

Leigh & Mark Long

Lee Lowther

Terry Lyons

Carolyn Maddox

Olga Mamaeva & Alexander

Koz

Barbara Mandell

Letty & Bob Marcus

Dale Marcus

Julie & Nathan Marcus

Julie Marks

Wendy & Warren Martin

Marx Brothers Inc.

Erika Marx

Lucy & Charles Mason

Cecilia Matthews

Laurie Max

Elaine May

Judy & Gerson May

Cindy & Harvey May

Bobbie & Jim May

Lisa M. McCarroll

Andrea & Jamal McCaskey

Judy & Randy McDonald

Patricia Meginniss

Toby & Joel Mendler

Candy & Ed Meyerson

Ellen & Max Michael

Sue Michalek

Herbie Miller

Brena Moglovkin

Ann & Gary Mollengarden

Judy & Gary Monheit

Dianne Mooney

Joan & Allan Morris

Jean Motte

Amy & George Myers

National Mah Jongg League

Karri & Brannon Neal

Jack Neal

Christy & David Nelson

Elisa & Aaron Nelson

Marcia Nelson

Maureen Nelson

Florina & Andrew Newcomb

Kate & Claude Nielsen

Ruth Nomberg

Jamie & Greg Odrezin

Judith & Larry Odrezin

Rochelle Olshan

Shirley Osband

Rachel Oser

Anne & David Ovson

Susan & Stuart Padove

Gail & Edward Parrish

Marjorie Perlman

Maureen & Mark Petrofsky

Carolyn & Ric Pevey

Martha Pezrow

Karen & Joel Piassick

Joey Pierson

Alan Piha

Rebecca & Walter Pittman

Hazel & Murray Pizette

Outreach

CJFS Outreach Programs grew and flourished in 2023. One of our most popular volunteer opportunities, Senior Grocery Initiative (SGI) is a partnership between CJFS, the Community Food Bank of Central Alabama and the Junior League of Birmingham (JLB). Thanks to volunteer assistance from JLB and our committed CJFS volunteers, the program delivers shelf-stable food and produce to the homes of low-income older adults each month supporting food stability. In 2023, SGI expanded, delivering more than 25,000 pounds of nutritious food. Additionally, through collaborations with JLB, Jewish Women’s Philanthropy and Young Jewish Philanthropists we provided special boxes of other costly household items such as detergent, storage bags, paper towels and toothpaste.

Other Outreach Highlights:

• JFF-BHM, our collaboration with the Jewish Fertility Foundation, offered emotional support and financial assistance to families facing infertility and community education to raise awareness of and sensitivity to their journeys.

• Honor Our Parents Jewish senior outreach hosted monthly Shabbat Services at the LJCC with local clergy, touching over 90 older adults.

• CJFS hosted a talkback session on mental health and aging at the screening of “Nathan-ism” at the Sidewalk Jewish Film Festival.

DONORS

Carole & Michael Pizitz

Carrie & Richard Pizitz

Joan & Dick Pizitz

Nan Pizitz

Susan Pizitz

Margaret & Kip Porter

Frumie & Yossi Posner

Ginnie Prater

Lynn Pratt

Marian Radwin

Cory Rappaport

Lynn Rathmell

Lynn & Arie Raviv

David Reese

Jessica & Evan Rhodes

Harold Ripps

Jill Pizitz Robinson

Kim & Bruce Rogers

Cathy & Lee Rogoff

Sherri & David Romanoff

Evan Brooks Roseman

Patricia & Max Roseman

Margy Rosenbaum

Bunny & Joel Rotenstreich

Kim & Neil Roth

Kit & Rick Roth

Rebecca & Joshua Rothman

Nancy & Danny Rousso

Cindi & Michael Routman

Lana & Steve Royal

Barbara & Stuart Royal

Micky & Stanley Rubenstein

Judith & Edwin Rutsky

Judy & Robert Rutstein

Ruttenberg Family Foundation

Irina Rymarchuk & Michael Gutman

Amy & Michael Saag

Andy Saag

Carole Saccullo

Julia Sacks

Nathan N. Salant

Irina & Yefim Sapozhnikov

Armand Schachter

Jack Schaeffer

Harriet Schaffer

Donna & Gary Schiff

Jack Schniper

Deborah Schoeneman

Lucy Schulhafer

Zena & Lewis Schulman

Judi Schulman-Miller & Jonathan Miller

Gail & Abe Schuster

Esther Schuster & Allen Shealy

Chip Schwartz

Lauren & Daniel Schwartz

Ferne Seigel

Jane & Lester Seigel

Alan Seitel

Joycie & Arthur Serwitz

Kenneth Seton

Sharon Shaddix

Debbie & Martin Sher

Ina Mae & David Sher

Sara & Jacob Shevin

Joyce & Maury Shevin

Dorothy Shiland

Susan & Ronald Shiland

Sandra & Larry Shulman

Harriett Shulmister

Isabel & Alan Siegal

Rosalyn Siegal

Sandy & Gene Siegal

Wendy & Frank Siegal

Eric Siegel

Toby & Bert Siegel

Natalie & Albert Sikora

Estelle Silverstein

Temple Emanu-El Sisterhood

Maxine Sklute

Diane & Howard Slaughter

Ben Smith

Hatton Smith Jr.

Jennifer Smith

Lynn Smith

Robin & Steven Smith

Bari Sokol

Bobbie & Howard Sokol

Carleton & Bruce Sokol

Dodie Sokol

Ellen & Jerry Sokol

Jeff and Jen Sokol

Susan & Allan Solomon

Carlie & Colter Somerville

Susan Spira

Samantha & Jim St John

Dolly Staff

Connie & Jason Stein

Ellen & Kerry Stein

Joyce & Gaston Stein

Julie & Charles Stein

Leslie & Martin Stein

Arnold Steiner

Betty Steinmetz

Bernard Stern

Lolly Stern

Margaret & Max Stern

Sandy & Morton Stern

Linda & Jeff Stone

Amy & Ron Strickland

Marilyn & Murray Tanner

Phil Teague

Temple Emanu-El

Donna & Phillip Tenenbaum

Nan & Phillip Teninbaum

Sam Tenenbaum Jr.

Valerie & Clark Thompson

Teresa Thorne

Beth Tichansky

Marcia & Dennis Tighe

Cynthia & Raymond Tobias

Ann & Sam Todd

Amy Trammell

Roxanne Travelute & Michael Honan

Jack Trigg

Debbie & Louis Tuck

Marcia Unger

Nan & Doug Unkenholz

Connie & Marshall Urist

SuAnn & Russ Vandevelde

Linda Verin & Rick Clay

BHT Charitable Foundation

Marsha & Owen Vickers

Alice Walther & Stefan Kertesz

Anne & Mike Warren

Mary Watkins

Susan Mott Webb Charitable Trust

Diane & Alan Weil

Lisa & Andy Weil

Lori & Jim Weil

Rhonda & Harry Weinberg

Phyllis Weinstein

Janice & Sandy Weinstein

Danielle & Alan Weintraub

Meredith & Gary Weintraub

Gloria Weintraub

Joan Weisberg

Scott Weisberg

Sherri & Jeff Weissman

Janet & Leonard and Janet Wertheimer III

EW Motion Therapy

Debbie Wiatrak

Ilene & Allan Wilensky

Sandy Williams

Winn Dixie

Rebecca & Joel Wisotsky

Elaine Witt & Michael Sznajderman

Donald Wood

Odessa Woolfolk

Rachel & Adam Wright

Sylvia Wright & Eli Pinhas

Zalik Family Foundation

Deana Yarnish

Dorothy Ziff

Melissa & Melvin Zivitz

Senior Solutions

Senior Solutions provides guidance and support to older adults and their families as they address the 3P’s of aging: planning care, problem solving & peace of mind. CJFS Care Managers connect families to resources, provide emotional support, facilitate difficult conversations and offer expertise in planning for the challenges of aging.

The Esther Schuster Personal Care Program, a component of Senior Solutions designed expressly for low-income seniors, enables clients to remain in their homes by assisting with tasks that are physically difficult and increase the risk of falling such as bathing, laundry and meal preparation.

In 2023, 92% of Senior Solutions clients remained living independently in the community and 94% reported improved quality of life. For those who needed to move to a higher level of care, CJFS was there to assist with the transition.

Counseling

The licensed therapists at CJFS provide confidential counseling to people of all ages addressing challenges such as depression, anxiety, relationship problems, grief and loss, divorce, trauma and more.

Meeting in person or virtually, CJFS counseling staff help clients develop tools to improve their mental health and well-being.

Transportation

The wheelchair-accessible Buz-A-Bus continues to operate at full capacity, providing affordable doorto-door transportation for older and disabled adults.

The Just Like Family program features escorted transportation to medical appointments for those who require more assistance. Together, these transportation programs enable riders to remain independent by providing access to healthcare, food, recreation, socialization and more. In 2023 over 3600 rides were provided — including free rides for vision care appointments thanks to a grant from ITN America.

Program Grants

Alabama Power Foundation

Birmingham Jewish Federation

Birmingham Jewish Foundation

Canterbury UMC - Lucille Beeson Trust

Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham

Daniel Foundation

East Tennessee Foundation

Hill Crest Foundation, Inc.

Housing Affordability Trust

Hugh Kaul Foundation

Independent Presbyterian Church Foundation

Contributions to CJFS Funds

Julie & Harold z”l Ceitlin

The Estate of Lucy T. Chapman

Collat Family Foundation

Sally & Richard Friedman

Robin & Bart Kolber z”l

Mrs. Judy Kriger

CJFS Endowment Funds

Judith Todd Abrams Fund

Leon & Leanore Aland Memorial Fund

Sandra & Alan Berman CARES Fund

Jean & Herman Blitz CJFS Fund

Robert Lawrence Bonfield Enhancement Fund

J. David “Kip” Borisky Fund

Brateman/Block Fund for Senior Adults

Helene Bresler CJFS Fund

Burial Assistance Fund

Burnick Family Presidential Fund

Buz-A-Bus Fund

Sophie & Eddie Ceitlin Buz-A-Bus Fund

Lucy Chapman CJFS Fund*

Chronic Care & Catastrophic Illness Fund

Collat Jewish Family Services Endowment Fund

Professional Enhancement Fund

Patsy & Charles Collat Fund

Max Corenblum Memorial Fund

Heidi Damsky Fund

Abby & Bert Damsky Fund

Harry Milton Datnoff Fund

Libbie & Aaron Dombrow Fund

E.A.S.Y. Fund (Educational Assistance

Scholarships for Youth)

Ruth & Marvin Engel Jewish Family Services Fund

Go Esther Fund

Mimi & Seaburt Goodman Family Fund

Barbara & Gary Gordon Fund

Julia Hanan Fund

Ginger & Jerry Held Family CJFS Fund

Honor Our Parents Senior Outreach Fund

Jewish Free Loan Fund

Donna & David Kraselsky CJFS Fund

ITN America

Jefferson County Non-Profit Revenue Loss Program

Junior League of Birmingham

Navigate Affordable Housing - Navigate Gives Back

Network of Jewish Human Service Agencies

Robert Meyer Foundation

Ruttenberg Family Foundation

Susan Mott Webb Charitable Trust

Letty & Robert Marcus

Meidan Meshulam

Marjorie Perlman

Amy & Michael Saag

Harriet Schaffer

Esther Schuster & Dr. Allen Shealy

Ralph Z. Levene CJFS Fund for Honor Our Parents

Letty & Robert Marcus Family CJFS Fund

A.A. Margolin Memorial Fund

Candy & Ed Meyerson Jewish Family Services Fund

Maurine & Leroy Monsky Scholarship Fund

Marjorie Perlman Nuts and Bolts Fund

Personal Assistance Fund

Marian & Myron Radwin CJFS Fund

Marcy Rapkin Fund

Dora & Harry Ravitz Fund

Mary & Paul Rich Fund

Rime-Filler Food and Shelter Fund

Sherri & David Romanoff Jewish Family Services Fund

Lana & Stephen L. Royal Family CJFS Fund

Wallace Samuelson Fund for CJFS

Sheldon Schaffer CJFS Memorial Fund

Pauline & Judel Schuster Jewish Family Services Fund

Senior Adult Enrichment Fund

Marion & Herman Siegel Educational Loan Fund

Rhonda & Eric Siegal CJFS CARES Fund

Stuart Siegel CARES Fund

Morris Sirote Fund for the Elderly

Sokol Family CJFS Fund

Razelle & Al Toranto Food Closet Fund

Charles & Minne Temerson Free Loan Educational Fund

Barbara Touger Quality of Life Fund