JFS of Metrowest
2020 REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY
ACCELERATING SOCIAL, ACADEMIC AND HEALTH EQUITY
STAFF DRIVEN | VOLUNTEER POWERED | COMMUNITY INVESTED
A LETTER FROM OUR BOARD PRESIDENT AND CEO Improving Social, Academic and Health Equity is at the forefront of all efforts and impacts. Dear JFS Friends,
We hope this Report to the Community finds you and your families in good health. What an unprecedented year 2020 has been. At JFS, we began the year with a major transition in leadership due to the retirement of
long-standing CEO Marc Jacobs. At the same time, we restructured the executive leadership team in order to
enhance services to accelerate social, academic, and health equity. Little did we know in January what the months ahead would bring.
With the COVID-19 pandemic, JFS once again showed its strategic value to the community, due to our continued ability to be nimble, innovative, and able to pivot quickly to respond to emergent needs. JFS’ response to the
pandemic has been enormous. The pictures you see on the top of this page and throughout the report tell a story of JFS becoming the safety net for thousands of individuals in the community when no government assistance
existed in an accessible and expedient fashion. JFS’ usual 5,000 individuals served per year drastically increased
40% to over 7,000, as we worked collaboratively with CJP and other partner organizations to ensure no individual or family was left behind. Despite the loss, anxiety, and overall grief the pandemic has brought to our community,
we have been amazed by the generosity, courage, and desire to help from donors, supporters, partners, volunteers, and staff. The cover picture says it all. Jewish students organizing and stuffing backpacks for children in need in Metrowest. We thank them and all of those who have made our past, current, and future response possible.
The pictures on this letterhead illustrate the profile of many of our most vulnerable clients. Maria and her son
Pablo. Maria is a hard-working immigrant single mother who became jobless due to the pandemic. She was not
eligible for public benefits. JFS, through some generous foundation donors, kept a roof over their heads, provided basic needs, and kept them safe.
The second picture depicts bags of groceries and toiletries/hygiene products we have distributed since March at
the Woodrow Wilson Elementary School in Framingham. To date, we have distributed over 60,000 meals and over 80,000 units of basic-needs products. We have also distributed educational materials for students at home, and information translated into Spanish and Portuguese to keep the immigrant community informed of important health access and pandemic updates.
Front Cover Image (Credit Sheldon Golder) Kids Helping Kids – over 100 young volunteers collect and donate 300+ backpacks of school supplies to students in need
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A LETTER FROM OUR BOARD PRESIDENT AND CEO continued The third picture shows one of our senior clients speaking on the telephone and receiving support.
Cognizant of their high-risk status for COVID-19, caring for isolated, older adults in our Jewish and broader community has remained a priority. JFS has delivered some 8,000 meals and other essential items to
these vulnerable community members, and JFS will continue to be there for them as we weather this pandemic storm.
As we look into 2021, JFS is well positioned to continue to provide assistance specifically to three core groups: vulnerable immigrant families with young children, the Jewish community, and isolated older adults. JFS has taken steps to remain financially stable in order to focus on the most at-risk
populations in Metrowest. JFS will commence a five-year strategic planning process in 2021, and we will be
looking for input from you, our trusted supporters, partners, and friends. We will ask you to join and assist us in identifying how we can be of service to the community in the most relevant and impactful manner.
JFS will continue to strive to reduce poverty, enable older adults to remain safe and independent, enhance
equity within the immigrant community, and be a leader and community mobilizer of Tikkun Olam (efforts to repair the world and community). We do all this important work by harnessing the power of volunteers and collaborative partnerships. JFS will continue to increase its role as a community
convener, bringing faith and non-profit organizations together to forge a future agenda of good. We recently formed a Committee on Anti-Racism and Fighting Antisemitism to tackle systemic hate in our community and to ensure collaborative, action-based efforts in Metrowest.
We are incredibly fortunate to have a Board of Directors that is committed to the work of JFS. Our board members continually look for new and innovative ways to go beyond governance and be actively
involved in both problem solving and accelerating initiatives. You will start seeing an increase in marketing and communications as the board focuses on JFS’ branding and community-wide awareness, with the goal that JFS will no longer be known as “the best kept secret in greater Boston.”
JFS continues to be a great investment for social good and has a multi-year rating in Charity Navigator of 4
Stars. JFS is in the top 1% of over 9,000 non-profits rated by Charity Navigator. We thank our current donors and supporters, and invite others to join us as your involvement and generosity make JFS’ collective impact possible.
Finally, we want to thank our amazing professional staff and volunteers that have gone beyond the
call of duty in responding to the needs of our client families during the pandemic. They are courageous and our heroes.
We wish you a healthy holiday season and look forward to a brighter future in 2021. Sincerely,
Josef Volman
Lino Covarrubias
Board President
Chief Executive Officer ACCELERATING SOCIAL, ACADEMIC AND HEALTH EQUITY
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ACCELERATING SOCIAL, ACADEMIC AND HEALTH EQUITY IN A TIME OF CRISIS With your partnership and investment, JFS is…
Improving Safety, Engagement and Medical Access
Ensuring the Safety and Wellbeing of our Community’s Most Vulnerable Advancing Equity with Comprehensive Assistance
Reducing Poverty in Our Community
“When the pandemic hit – as jobs disappeared and the social safety net collapsed - the depth of vulnerability in our community was starkly revealed. With nimble efficiency, JFS responded redeploying resources to address the most urgent needs and harnessing the power of volunteers and collaborative partnerships to shore up instability as the crisis persisted.” Rosemarie Coelho, Chief Officer of Learning, Performance and Strategy
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Producing face masks, distributing food and personal care items and conducting wellness checks are just some of the ways JFS is addressing critical needs in our community
RESPONSIVE, INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS
that have Immediate and Long-Term Impact across Multiple Domains Anti-Poverty Initiative
Fighting to reduce poverty in the Jewish community Before COVID-19, each day case managers in the Family Assistance program responded to urgent calls from individuals and families in financial crisis and worked with them to stabilize and move towards self-sufficiency. As the pandemic has unfolded and jobs have been lost due to health concerns or business shutdowns, calls for help have drastically increased. While the world holds its breath waiting for a vaccine, JFS is holding on to hope, providing critical financial and emotional support and ensuring that basic needs are being met.
Programs Include: Intensive Case Management, Emergency Financial Assistance, Lucy and Joe Press Food Pantry, Holiday Assistance, Information and Referral, Ready for Success Employment Support
Social, Educational and Supportive Programs
Improving safety, social engagement and access to medical care for frail older adults Most vulnerable to the health implications of COVID-19, frail and low-income older adults have been the hardest hit by the pandemic. As supportive community programs were suddenly cancelled, many found themselves with little access to the outside world. JFS has identified those most at-risk and is providing life-saving services, ensuring no one falls through the cracks.
Programs Include: Case Management, Meal Deliveries, Wellness Checks, Healthy Aging, Healthy Partners, Allies in Aging, Virtual Support Groups, Patient Navigator, LGBT+ Ally Navigator Initiative, Warm Connectors, Homecare, Memory Café, Kesher, English as a Second Language (ESL)
Comprehensive Assistance
Advancing equity and providing safety, hope and opportunity to immigrant children and families Low wages, language barriers, a hostile political landscape and limited experience with American financial, legal and educational systems are some of the challenges faced by today’s immigrant families. During the long months of the pandemic as jobs disappeared, schools and childcare services closed and community programs ceased, many of these vulnerable families have struggled desperately, unable to pay their bills and keep their children safe and healthy. JFS has quickly responded, providing wrap around assistance that supports the financial, academic and social needs of those most at risk, sustaining them through catastrophic uncertainty.
Programs Include: Basic Needs Distributions; Case Management, Financial Assistance, Healthy Harvest, Weekend Nutrition, Children’s Clothing Closet; Resettlement and Asylee Services, Employment Support, ESL; Pathways to Academic Growth, Empowerment and Success, All Stars, STEAM Academy, Homework Dinners, Pathways to College Success; Information and Referral
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ANTI-POVERTY INITIATIVE
Fighting to reduce poverty in the Jewish community
Donations to the Lucy and Joe Press Food Pantry provide emergency assistance to meet basic nutritional needs
For those already struggling to make ends meet, COVID-19 has pushed many into a tailspin of financial crisis as reductions in income and the suspension of services has led to diminishing resources and escalating debt. For others who have lost loved ones, the costs have been beyond calculation.
As desperate calls for help have increased, JFS has quickly responded, pivoting to meet the most urgent of needs. In partnership with CJP, Jewish Vocational Service (JVS) and other local agencies, Family Assistance Network case managers are providing hope and relief - from intensive case management and emergency financial
assistance, to meal deliveries and wellness checks - that address immediate concerns and establish a foundation for the future, ensuring our community has the critical financial and emotional support needed to persevere through these difficult days.
7,089 3,056 2,000 250+ 53 28 6
It all adds up to: Case management encounters during which aid was provided to community members Frozen dinners delivered to address food insecurity CJP-sponsored Rosh Hashanah meals brought to homes to celebrate the holiday Households received support through the Family Assistance program New families turned to JFS for assistance Job seekers received re-employment assistance through Ready for Success
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ANTI-POVERTY INITIATIVE continued
CEO Lino Covarrubias delivers a meal to celebrate Rosh Hashanah
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The work of the Family Assistance Network is intimately tied to the mission of JFS – helping vulnerable populations to experience real, tangible support and compassion as we promote social, financial and health equity. Never has this work been more necessary than in the current time period we are living in.
— Maryann Cardani, Manager, Family Assistance and Healthy Aging Programs
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Staff Abrielle Salloway coordinates donations to the Lucy and Joe Press Food Pantry with volunteers from Temple Beth Am in Framingham
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SOCIAL, EDUCATIONAL AND SUPPORTIVE PROGRAMS
Improving safety, social engagement and access to medical care for frail older adults
AmeriCorps member Natalie Pesino drops off a healthy, prepared meal for an isolated, at-risk older adult
When the unfolding pandemic led to stay-at-home advisories and service suspensions, many frail and isolated older adults were trapped in their homes with no access to support or critical supplies such as food and toiletries.
Through collaborative partnerships with CJP, the Cummings Foundation, the Rita J. & Stanley H. Kaplan Family Foundation, Sanofi Genzyme, Baypath Elder Services, 2Life Communities, the Framingham Housing Authority, synagogues, senior centers and other community organizations, JFS has identified our neighbors most at-risk and retooled service delivery to ensure that these vulnerable older adults have the assistance they need to remain safe and healthy through the crisis.
Coordinating doctor appointments is one of the ways staff Lesley Orlinsky supports the healthcare needs of LGBT+ Ally Navigator clients
Staff Miriam Samayoa, Olga Cordero, Mirqueya Rosario Rivera, Ana Ana Morillo-Rosario and Michelle DomĂnguez Tatis provide critical homemaking and personal care services to medically compromised older adults
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SOCIAL, EDUCATIONAL AND SUPPORTIVE PROGRAMS continued Supporting the community members most in need, dedicated staff and volunteers have: • •
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Delivered over 10,000 meals, toiletries and other hygiene products and made thousands of wellness calls to isolated older adults
Ensured the safety and wellbeing of homebound clients with over 20,000 hours of Homecare services, including facilitating emergency medical services and food deliveries
Provided over 1,000 hours of intensive geriatric case management services through Allies in Aging JFS Eldercare Solutions Increased access to medical care for frail older adult clients through Patient Navigator appointment escort services, health screenings and telehealth visits
Worked to support the healthcare needs of LGBT+ older adults through the Ally Navigators program Transitioned and expanded in-person Warm Connector companionship visits to virtual get-togethers to ensure those most isolated know they are not alone
Alice “The Navigator program has been so helpful to me, not only locally but also when I go to Jamaica Plain. It’s an excellent, EXCELLENT program.”
Sylvia
Eleanor “The program is phenomenal. I can’t speak enough about the people that run it, the drivers, the way that people are handled, the way people are treated, it’s beyond belief.”
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Phyllis “It makes my life a lot easier. They are easy to work with and I love the notes that they take.”
“The most important thing for me is that I have a second pair of ears; I don’t know how I could live in Framingham without them. I’m never alone... I depend on them… I depend on them.”
Patient Navigator has become a lot more important… going to the doctor now is very different… folks who didn’t need a Navigator before would need one now because it gets very confusing. — Michael Matatia, Volunteer Patient Navigator
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COMPREHENSIVE INTEGRATED ASSISTANCE
Advancing equity and providing safety, hope and opportunity to immigrant children and families
Staff Maggie Kenney, Manuel Sayán and Anniey Michelson prepare to distribute food and personal care items to families in need
The pandemic has had a devastating impact on the immigrant community. Already facing numerous obstacles to success - including language barriers, limited experience with American legal, financial and educational systems and a hostile federal administration – these community members have been hit particularly hard by COVID-19 school and childcare closings and business shutdowns. Those who were barely making ends meet are now barely surviving. In collaboration with a vast network of community partners and funders, JFS is taking a multi-faceted approach to advancing equity in the immigrant community:
• Family Assistance:
2019 JFS volunteers advance academic equity at MassBay Community College
○ Weekly distributions: 60,000+ meals and 70,000+ personal care items and feminine hygiene products distributed through partnerships with Daniel’s Table, Hope and Comfort, Dignity Matters, the Framingham Public School system, Pelham Lifelong Learning Center and other community partners ○ Intensive case management: Working with hundreds, many of them single mothers with young children, to ensure a safe environment and helping them access necessary medical care and maintain lodging to prevent homelessness
○ Seasonal clothing response: Through the Children’s Clothing Closet and partnerships with Operation Warm and other community organizations, youngsters received thousands of items of clothes, shoes, jackets and other items to keep them warm and healthy ○ Education: Health and service materials provided to families in Spanish, Arabic and Portuguese
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COMPREHENSIVE INTEGRATED ASSISTANCE continued • Academic: Shifting from school-based programing to supporting remote and hybrid
learning, JFS is working to ensure that students continue to gain traction in educational achievement: ○ Pathways to Academic Growth, Enrichment and Success: 300 mindfulness packets, 300 backpacks of school supplies and over 1,500 books provided to young students in the Framingham Public Schools system through contributions from The Rashi School, the Learning Express, Jodi and Ken Bring, Trinitarian Congregational Church in Wayland, Open Spirit/Nourishing Teachers and others ○ Pathways to College Success: Students in 3 business and marketing classes at MassBay Community College were mentored using virtual technology and 14 first generation undergraduates received one-on-one virtual mentoring to support academic and professional success
• Citizenship: In response to a looming discontinuation of fee discounts and waivers, JFS worked with the Citizenship for New Americans Program (CNAP) to ensure that all eligible candidates met the deadline:
○ 77 citizenship applications submitted, representing 33 countries
With help from JFS citizenship specialists, Rabbi Danny Burkeman takes the oath to become a United States citizen, just in time to vote in the 2020 presidential election
○ 39 individuals assisted with fee waiver applications
○ 28 applicants took the oath to become United States citizens
• Refugee Resettlement: Despite a narrowing of channels through which refugees,
asylees and their families can safely seek sanctuary in the United States, in partnership with HIAS, ORI and JFS of Western Mass, JFS is continuing to work with new arrivals from around the world, providing comprehensive support that includes case management, benefits assistance, English as a Second Language, employment support and financial assistance.
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I am a single mother with small children. I lost my 2 jobs and childcare due to COVID-19 and when I came to JFS for help, I was already 3 months behind in rent. JFS helped me keep food on the table and a roof over our heads. JFS saved me and my family - we might be homeless without them. — Luisa H., Immigrant Services Client
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MOBILIZING SOCIAL JUSTICE ACTION
that has meaningful impact in our community and beyond
Kids Helping Kids - students at The Rashi School provide immigrant children with supplies needed for remote learning
Across the world, social and economic inequalities have exacerbated the challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. With values deeply rooted in Tikkun Olam (repairing the world), JFS is bringing together thought partners, diverse resources and critical capacity to a variety of initiatives that empower community members of all ages to join and take action to make our world a better place. • COVID-19 Relief - addressing the emergency needs of low-income single parent immigrant families, from providing food, personal care items and face masks to preventing homelessness, through assistance provided by funders such as the Shapiro Foundation and the Wolk Family Endowment for Individuals and Families in Distress • Jewish Emergency Management System – providing security awareness and emergency response coordination, training and expertise
• Bar/Bat Mitzvah and Day of Service Projects – empowering volunteers to help those in need
• Jewish Day School Projects – teaching lessons in service, compassion and gratitude • Temple Partnerships – engaging in collaborative programming, advocacy and community member support
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A family of refugees from Syria work with the Shapiro Foundation to make and send masks to those in need
MOBILIZING SOCIAL JUSTICE ACTION continued Committee on Anti-Racism and Fighting Antisemitism Announcing the establishment of the Committee on Anti-Racism and Fighting Antisemitism The purpose of this committee will be to develop long term strategies to address hate, discrimination and bigotry in our community in order to accelerate social equity and inclusion in our neighborhoods and across organizations. The establishment of this community-wide initiative will enable diverse forces to take a united stand against acts of hate and violence when they occur.
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Never before has it been more important for JFS to stand up for the injustice and suffering caused by racism and antisemitism in our Metrowest community. We are witnessing a revolution and JFS must be a community leader in this struggle. As Max Michelson (z”l) would say, do not stay silent, do not be a bystander. Act! And that is exactly what JFS will do. We announce a great committee that will do very important work throughout the year. —Lino Covarrubias, Chief Executive Officer
This committee brings together thought leaders from across industry sectors, including the following board members, community faith leaders and partner representatives:
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JFS BOARD MEMBERS
Fernando Castro
Robin Welch
Elana Margolis
Marissa Wainwright
Rabbi Allison Poirier
Rev. Deborah Clark
Sonia Nguyen
FAITH LEADERS
Rev. Dr. J. Anthony Lloyd
Tri (Salim) Nguyen
COMMUNITY PARTNERS
Dr. Connie Cabello
Dr. Lynn Moore
Joseph Corazzini
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COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS that multiply impacts and transform lives
CEO Lino Covarrubias, with Daniel’s Table Founder David Blais, coordinate with the USDA to provide thousands of LBS of produce via the Farmer to Family program to Metrowest community members in need
In addition to the array of partners highlighted throughout this report, JFS is proud to acknowledge collaborative relationships with over 100 organizations – from public to private, secular to faith-based, local to international – strategic and powerful partnerships that drive collective impact across multiple domains. 2Life Communities/Shillman House
CJP Women’s Philanthropy Group
Foundation for MetroWest
Adidas/Reebok
Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP)
Framingham Adult ESL Plus
Alzheimer’s Association
CommCreative
Framingham Council on Aging
American Jewish Committee-New England
Community Foundation of Greenville
Framingham Department of Health
Arab American Benevolent Association
Congregation B’nai Shalom, Westborough
Framingham Flyers Hockey Team
Babson College
Congregation Beth El, Sudbury
Framingham Housing Authority
Baypath Elder Services
Congregation Kehillath Israel
Framingham Public Library
Beacon Communities/Edmands House
Congregation Mishkan Tefila, Brookline
Bob’s Discount Furniture
Congregation Or Atid, Wayland
Books for Refugees Boston College
Creative Development Co. LLC/ Saxonville Mills
The Boston Foundation
Cummings Foundation, Inc.
Boston University
Dana Hall School
Boston Veteran’s Collaborative
Daniel’s Table
Boston’s Jewish Community Day School
Delivering Good
Brazilian American Center: BRACE
Dignity Matters
Bridgewater State University
DUET/Southern New Hampshire University
Brookdale Cushing Park Brophy Elementary School Brothers for Life Callahan Senior Center Carlyle House Chestnut Dental Associates
Eastern Bank Edwards Church, Framingham Fenway Health LGBT Aging Project First Parish, Lincoln Fish Family Fund, Lawrence and Atsuko Fish
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JFS is proud to partner with Dignity Matters and Hope and Comfort to supply personal hygiene and feminine products to struggling families
COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS continued
Staff Danny Woodward with Joe Corazzini Assistant Superintendent for Equity, Diversity, and Community Development for Framingham Public Schools at a distribution event at the Woodrow Wilson Elementary School
Lovin’ Spoonfuls
Sanofi Genzyme Corporation
Mark’s Movers
The Schwartz Foundation
Mary Ann Morse Healthcare Center
Shapiro Foundation
Massachusetts Covid-19 Relief Fund
Solomon Schechter Day School
Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition
Senator Karen E. Spilka
Massachusetts Office for Refugees and Immigrants
Sudbury Council on Aging
Massachusetts Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORI)
Syrian American Medical Association
Stop & Shop Sudbury Foundation
MassBay Community College
Temple Beth Am, Framingham
MetroWest Chamber of Commerce
Temple Beth Elohim, Wellesley
Metrowest Health Foundation
Temple Beth Shalom, Needham
MetroWest Jewish Day School
Temple Beth Sholom, Framingham
Metrowest Medical Center
Temple Beth Torah, Holliston
Metrowest YMCA
Temple Emanuel, Newton
Middlesex Savings Bank
Temple Israel, Boston
Multifaith Alliance
Temple Israel, Natick
Framingham Public Schools
MutualOne Charitable Foundation
Temple Shalom, Newton
Framingham State University
Myers Family Fund
Temple Shir Tikva, Wayland
Friends of the IDF
Oak Knoll Healthcare Center
Temple Sinai, Brookline
Golden Pond Assisted Living
On Process Technology
TJX Companies
Jeff Goldman Immigration Law
Operation ELF
Tufts Health Plan Foundation
Greater Boston Chinese Golden Age Center
Operation Warm
Tufts Hillel at Tufts University
Open Spirit
Wellesley Dental Group
Orchard Hill Sudbury
Whitney Place at Natick
OUTMetrowest
Whole Foods
Pelham Lifelong Learning Center
William James College
Prudential
Wolk Family Endowment for Individuals and Families in Distress
Greater Framingham Community Church Heritage at Framingham HIAS Holiday Dreams Foundation Hope and Comfort Horizon Technology Islamic Center of Boston Islamic Society of Framingham The Herb and Maxine Jacobs Foundation
The Rashi School The Residence at Valley Farm Rotary Club of Framingham
Woodrow Wilson Elementary School Yad Chessed
Salem State University
JCC Greater Boston Jewish Big Brother Big Sister Jewish Collaborative Services of RI Jewish Community Relations Council Jewish Family & Children’s Service Jewish Teen Initiative Jewish Vocational Service of Boston Jewish War Veterans JFS of Western Massachusetts Karam Foundation Keshet Latino Health Insurance Program
2019 Student intern Charmaine Anderson and staff Karen Reitzi at Senate President Karen Spilka’s fall Senior Health and Wellness Fair
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VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVES that impact and strengthen our community
Small group Build-a-Backpack events - coordinated by volunteers Zachary Blankstein and 16 Metrowest teen leads - enabled JFS to distribute school supplies to over 250 elementary school students. Congratulations to Zachary and teen leads Jared Berger, Jacob Darish, Alexis Fridman, Jessica Friedman, Eli Gaffin, Ben Gelber, Josie Happel, Mason Klein, Seth Korn, Ben Myers, Erica O’Donnell, Megan O’Donnell, Bridget O’Donnell, Hailey Rashes, Juliana Singer and Rachel Wolf-Wagner on a job well done!
JFS volunteers have risen to the challenges brought on by the pandemic and are fueling JFS’ efforts to accelerate social equity in our community, even during these most difficult times.
Pivoting from school-based programming to basic needs distributions and from in-class mentoring to virtual sessions, volunteers are ensuring that families and learners have what they need to continue to grow and stay healthy. From face-to-face activities and social groups to wellness checks and meal deliveries; from supporting in-office medical visits to coordinating telehealth appointments, volunteers are informing new intervention models that ensure vulnerable older adults may continue to age in place safely and with dignity. From in-person meetings to video calls, volunteers are providing guidance so that citizenship applicants may continue to pursue their dreams of becoming U.S. citizens. Thank you to our many volunteers for partnering with JFS to have meaningful impact in our community!
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When help was needed to deliver 2,000 Rosh Hashanah meals to isolated community members, JFS volunteers answered the call
VOLUNTEERS Axie Breen
Jill Abend
Rhoda Bronstein
Bayan Abulburgol
Kenneth Brown
Helen Alcala
Sheila Buckley
Jordana Alford
Alan Byer
Nour Alhusaini
Michele Byrnes
Maryam Aljasem
Riad Cachecho
Ahmad Alnajjar
Nicole Cardenas
Kate Appiah
Marsha Chasen
Diane Bailey
Renata Chaves
Michelle Baramazel
Amelia Childs
Richard Baritz
Karen Cohen
Sandra Barrack-Anidi
Kathleen Cohen
Cecilia Barrero
Rosalyn Cohen
Latifa Bassou
Erin Condon
Mark Bauer
Maureen Condon
Michelle Bearak
Steven Condon
Lee Beavers
Cynthia Connelly
Noreen Begley
Patricia Conry
Nancy Benton
Jackie Cornelison
Ellen Berkowitz
John Cox
Jamie Berkson
Colleen Creamer
Karin Beth
Nancy Crimmin
Daniele Bick
Michelle Cuata
Chester Black
Robert Davis
Zachary Blankstein
Zachary Demko
Donald Bloch
Blanche Dietz
Ellen Bloch
Nancy Dlott
Rabbi Herman Blumberg
Vitoria Do Carmo
Frederick Boehm
Susan Driscoll
Jordana Boloker
Caroline Ellis
Susan Brady
Audrey Epstein
PHOTO: Sheldon Golder
Marianna Abdalla
Homecare Manager Dรกmaris Medina-Hernรกndez conducts COVID-19 screenings with volunteer drivers
2019 Board Member Peggy Barry provides assistance to families during a Healthy Harvest distribution event
Danielle Feinstein
Jasmine Huang
Maris Feinstein
Suzanne Isenberg
Hannah Finn
Marni Israel
Sofi Finn
Theresa Jo
Carolyn Flammey
Jane Joiner
Dania Flores-Lopez
Shukhrat Kadyrov
Kevin Foley
Samantha Kahn
Rosalie Fox
Robert Katz
Gustav Freedman
Alex Klemmer
Jessica Freedman
Qwynn Kobertz
Genesis Funes
Jordan Kogan
Barbara Gainsboro
Deborah Kreithen
Ute Geigenmuller-Gnirke
David Kunen
Paula Glickman
Juli LeDoux
Doreen Goldberg
Shawna Lemelman
Marilyn Goldberg
Martha Lerman
Sheldon Golder
Julius Levin
Holly Gonzalez Orellana
Amy Levine
Barbara Gordon
Jeffrey Levine
Amelia Gotbetter
Karen Levine
Sarah Gotbetter
Linda Levitt
Jim Grimm
Sara Levy
Emma Gun
Laura Lilly
Anna Hamilton
Dru Lindgren
Julia Hamilton
Richard Lindo
Abby Hechtman
Janet Lipkin
Carol Hengerle
Debbie Lipsett
George Hengerle
Judith Locke
Gabriela Herscovici
Josh Lutch
Juliana Hobert
Angela Macedo
Jacqui Horwitz
Ery Magasanik
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VOLUNTEERS continued
“I have been working with a woman who is in a wheelchair. I have been helping her with food and medicine, she and I have become quite friendly. I recommend it as a life-saver for me because it makes me feel good to help her.� - Helen Alcala, Volunteer Patient Navigator Mukesh Mahimtura
Dharti Patel
Karen Margolis
Vanessa Pendexter
Elana Marks
Renatha Placido
Burton Marmer
Alison Qiu
Elaine Marmer
Tyler Quade
Alanna Martins
Ann Rabinovitz
Michael Matatia
Amy Raddant
Marilyn Mejia
Lakshmy Raman
Lori Mills-Curran
Noel Raphael
Jacqueline Milowe
Nanda Ray
Mini Mohan
Nandini Ray
Ashley Morris
Olivia Rennie
Deborah Needleman
Gabriella Ribeiro
Robin Nichols
Raquel Riberti-Bill
Bryanna Oliveira
Anne Richards
Jenna Orlinsky
Julia Rivera
Gordon Owades
Ariyanna Roach
Elizabeth Rosen
Kevin Ventura
Denise Rosenblum
Concetta Vitale
Jo-Ann Rosenthal
Miguelina Vivieca
Kerry Rothschild
Dana Volman
Anna Rubin
Diana Wainrib
Irene Rubin
Linda Weene
Linda Sakin
David Weinhaus
Jackie Sand
Deborah Weinhaus
Michael Sawyer
Robin Welch
Susan Schaufeld
Rachel Welt
Lily Segal
Barbara Wetzstein
Rachel Seliber
Bill Williams
Liz Serotte
Dewi Win
Akshara Shankar
Joel Winett
Barbara Shapiro
Kami Winter
Bertha Shear
Karen Wise
Amy Siegel
Leslie Wortzman
Beatriz Silva
Huijia Yang
Barbara Simons Juliana Singer Leslie Singer Jordan Sisitsky Susan Sloane Sherman Peter Smith Elizabeth Sobol Isabel Sullivan Andrea Sussman Tucker Swan Heather Swartz Daisha Toomer Abigail vanLuling Isabella Ventura
Volunteer Jackie Sand conducts a wellness check with a homebound client
Volunteers Amy Siegel, Michael Matatia and Amy Raddant gear up, ready to support neighbors in need
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SEIZE THE DREAM
Bob Fields
Barbara and Samantha Shapiro, Recipients of the JFS Max Michelson Humanitarian Award
Marc Jacobs
JFS proudly honors Bob Fields and the team at CommCreative, retiring CEO of JFS, Marc Jacobs and Barbara and Samantha Shapiro - extraordinary community leaders whose powerful efforts are impacting the lives of children and families throughout Metrowest, Greater Boston and communities around the world.
SPECIAL FRIENDS HOST COMMITTEE Kathleen and Scott Cohen Ashley DePaolo Rebecca and Michael Friedman
Deborah and Wyatt Gotbetter Rosanne and Louis Kates Denise and Scot Rosenblum
Edward Shapiro Larry and Jesse Tobin
Jim and Donnamarie Floyd, Thelma World Productions Joanne Johansen, Kronos Kayla Lane, Kronos Peter Maguire, Dobil Laboratories
Mary Beth Palermo, Kronos Michelle Phung, Kronos Emily Riemer, Anchor/Reporter, WCVB-TV Michelle Schuler, Kronos
Josef and Dana Volman
SPECIAL THANKS TO... Jodi Blankstein, Cantorial Soloist Adam Dehner, Guitarist Brian Carter, Kronos Dave Casali, Kronos
We also thank the following contributors who had committed to participating in Seize the Dream 2020. The services they provide are key to the success of the annual gala and we are grateful for their continued support.
Elana Duca, Sheraton Framingham Hotel & Conference Center David and Greta Fox, David Fox Photography Mark Globerson, DOWSHU Bruce Nable and Diane Casavant, SER Exposition
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SEIZE THE DREAM continued INTRODUCING THE JFS INNOVATION FUND
Photos dated pre-pandemic Patient Navigator and Ally Navigator - Kesher Y.O.U. - Children’s Clothing Closet Innovative Solutions that Accelerate Social, Academic and Health Equity in Our Community
The JFS Board of Directors is proud to establish the JFS Innovation Fund to honor Marc Jacobs’ retirement and his impact upon JFS and our community.
Two decades ago, Marc was the sole recipient of the CARLISLE Foundation’s 2000 Creative Entrepreneur Award for demonstrated leadership, creativity, vision and selflessness. As Marc said back then, “this award represents the collective body of my and JFS’ work and contribution to the community adds special value.”
Encouraging and cultivating new ideas, incubating new approaches, collecting and analyzing data and demonstrating impacts, creating deep and vibrant partnerships, experimenting with different solutions to accelerate social, academic and health equity are deeply embedded in the JFS culture. To date, numerous initiatives have emerged, some successful, sustained long term or brought to larger scale, while others did not work but provided valuable lessons.
Marc and JFS have received prestigious social justice leadership awards as a by-product of taking courageous paths where others stepped back. Dreaming and imagining, with solid research and design will be at its forefront.
JFS will have “test kitchens” encouraging a next generation of young leadership (both from within and from outside JFS) to bring their own creative and entrepreneurial spark to help build a kinder, stronger community and they will be encouraged and supported by seasoned mentors.
The JFS Innovation Fund will be a catalyst to ensuring continued experimentation and developing new solutions as needs change in our community, and in our society.
To learn more, call 508-875-3100 or email development@jfsmw.org
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LEGACY GIFTS
ensure JFS’ impact in the community for future generations
Photos dated pre-pandemic Former Board Member Robin Welch with Supporter Sue Copeland (z”l)
Former Board Treasurer Paul Rosenberg (z”l) with his wife, former Board President Marcia Rosenberg
It is with great sadness that the board and staff of JFS acknowledge the passing of our dear friends Susan “Sue” Copeland and long-term Board Member and Treasurer Paul Rosenberg. Sue’s passionate support and generosity for JFS programs supporting vulnerable children and their families will forever remain in our hearts and programmatically help families for many years with her generous legacy gift.
In Paul’s memory, the Rosenberg Family has established the Paul Rosenberg Memorial Fund to honor the over forty years of Paul’s unwavering commitment to those in need in the Metrowest community. This fund will ensure the continued administrative excellence of JFS and fund two yearly collegiate scholarships to students studying business or finance. As we look forward, legacy giving will play a significant role in assuring that JFS can maintain the level of services needed to have major positive social impact in our Metrowest community.
A legacy gift to JFS can ensure that the agency has the resources necessary to meet future needs, maintain consistent program funding, expand financial resources and respond in the event of an emergency. It is with the deepest gratitude that we thank Sue, Paul and their families for their tremendous generosity, and the many other supporters that have made JFS part of their estate planning.
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DONORS & CONTRIBUTORS
“We have never been more proud of CJP’s partnership with JFS of Metrowest than we are right now. We are working together to ensure that thousands of vulnerable people across this community know that they will not fall through the cracks, that we will have their back. Thank you JFS of Metrowest for the impact you are having in Metrowest and across this community.” - Rabbi Marc Baker, CJP President and CEO $500,000+
Edward and Peggy Barry
Jessica and Chuck Myers,
Combined Jewish Philanthropies
The Boston Foundation
Myers Family Fund
(includes core capacity and all
CommCreative, Ashley DePaolo
programmatic grants)
Cummings Foundation, Inc.
Susan Copeland (z”l) •••••••••••••••••••
$200,000-499,999 Herb and Maxine Jacobs Foundation
Robert Fields and Lisa McCarthy Lawrence and Atsuko Fish, Fish Family Fund Foundation for MetroWest Jay and Barbara Gainsboro
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Lawrence and Cora Gordon
$50,000-199,999
Rita J. & Stanley H. Kaplan Family
Foundation for MetroWest, Massachusetts Covid-19 Relief Fund Foundation for MetroWest, The Poitras Fund Robert Kaldeck Trust,
Foundation MetroWest Health Foundation Sanofi Genzyme Corporation Edward and Barbara Shapiro
Temple Beth Elohim* •••••••••••••••••••
$5,000-14,999 Mark and Carolyn Ain Anchor Line Partners Steven and Michelle Bearak Chester and Diane Black Community Foundation of Greenville, Chase Carpenter Charlesbank Allan and Rebecca Chasen Carl and Carol Chudnofsky Peter and Hinda Drotch
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Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation
$15,000-24,999
Edwards Church UCC
Aron and Susan Ain
Stephanie Elkind and Jay Freedman
Joan H. Brack Charitable Foundation
Ernst & Young
Ken and Jodi Bring
Steven and Renée Finn
Harvey and Marsha Chasen
David and Tracey Frankel
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Richard and Gabrielle Henken
Ari Freisinger and Elizabeth Mishkin
$25,000-49,999
Middlesex Savings Charitable Foundation
Joseph L. & Ray L. Freund Foundation
Elizabeth “Betty” Smith Edward and Barbara Scolnick The Shapiro Foundation Wolk Family Endowment for Individuals and Families in Distress
Robert and Cari Band * This institution raised money from their membership to support the Syrian Refugee Humanitarian Project.
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Lawrence and Beth Greenberg
DONORS & CONTRIBUTORS continued John and Amy Herrera Integration Partners Jabil, Inc. Brad and Allison Kates Louis and Rosanne Kates G. Barrie Landry Ezra Levine and Gretchen Warland Barry and Debbie Lipsett Melanie Marcus and Chris Leonard David and Gail Milowe Ellis and Barbara Morris Adam Ochlis and Eve Tapper Rebecca Parkhill The Pearson Family Charitable Foundation (PFCF) Marcia and Paul (z”l) Rosenberg Neil and Tracy Ross Starr, Finer, Starr LLP The Sudbury Foundation Debbie and Jeff Swartz Jeffrey and Heather Swartz Michael and Karen Tichnor TUFTS Health Plan Foundation Josef and Dana Volman WEI - Worldcom Exchange, Inc.
Y & R Charitable Trust, Lisa Y. Rourke •••••••••••••••••••
$1,000-4,999 Steven and Krista Alperin Neil Aresty and Estie Rappaport At Your Service Homecare AVIDIA Bank Ari and Irene Axelrod Ron Balk and Carol Woolfe David Bamel Maria and Joseph Barry Alan and Judy Bernstein Daniele and Ronald Bick Darren and Michelle Black Andrew Bloch Donald and Ellen Bloch Cathy Boskey Boston Breast Diagnostic Center, Elsie Levin Boston Consulting Group (BCG) Robert and Janet Brack Bette Cerf Hill Conrad and Lisa Chanzit I. Scott and Ronna Cohen Scott and Kathleen Cohen
Marie Cohen Congregation Beth El The Cross Country Group Jeremy and Sherrie Delinsky Frances Elovitz Daniel and Dana Finn Kenneth Fishman and Lisa Wendell Sarah and Jamie Fleckner Harvey and Marcia Fleishman Foundation for MetroWest, Atkinson Family Fund Melvin and Beatrice Fraiman Michael and Rebecca Friedman Michael and Linda Frieze Keith Gelb Alan Geller Peter and Lucia Gill Case Mark Globerson and Esther Heimberg Robert and Susan Glovsky James Gordon Deborah and Wyatt Gotbetter Steven Grinspoon and Winnie Sandler Kamlyn Haynes Lisa Howe HUB International New England, Charles Brophy Donald and Marcey Hunter Edward and Betsy Jacobs Marc and Joanne Jacobs Andrew and Cindy Janower Jack and Audrey Kadis Matt Kehoe Jay Kim Dena and Noah Kowaloff Mitchell and Ann Kramer Kronos Incorporated Andy and Nan Langowitz Judith Leary Joel Lehrer and Robyn Parets Brian and Wendy Levey Suzanne and David Lissy Susan Litowitz LR Construction, Louis Laskey
2019
Ery and Laura Magasanik
Volunteer Michelle Bearak assists clients at a Children’s Clothing Closet pop-up event
Warren Manning and Susan Rodgin
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DONORS & CONTRIBUTORS continued Burton and Elaine Marmer
Stephen and Trudy Sonis
Wallace and Lois (z”l) Arthur
Shari and John Marquis
Stage Harbor Financial
Benjamin Barry
Harry and Deborah Merkin
Richard and Ilana Starfield
Jacob and Julie Barth
MetroWest Nonprofit Network (MWNN)
State Street Corporation
Stuart and Lee Bauer
Millennium Custodial Trust
Stop and Shop
David and Nancy Bayer
MTB Foundation
Philip and Rachel Strauss
Beaver Country Day School
MutualOne Charitable Foundation
Reva Tankle and John McArthur
Lee Ann Beavers
Network For Good
Herb and Suzy Tobin
Andrew and Deborah Becker
Gordon and Lorri Owades
Larry and Jesse Tobin
The Benevity Community Impact Fund
Susan Patkin
Andrew Troop and Andrea Sussman
Eric and Hannah Benz
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
United Way of Massachusetts Bay and
Margaret and Tomas Bergstrand
Quilling Card LLC
Merrimack Valley
Robin Berman
Judi Raphael
Diana Wainrib and Alfred Hamilton
Jill Block and Wade Rubinstein
Sari Anne Rapkin
Neil and Lisa Wallack
Josef Blumenfeld and Michelle Paster
Michael and Dena Rashes
Jed and Ilana Weiss
Adam Blumer and Sarah Guernsey
RBC Wealth Management and
Sonya and Sean Wilder
Tref Borden
Adam and Michelle Wilen
Steeve and Marnie Breton
Yale Appliance Charitable Fund,
Brezniak-Rodman Funeral Directors, Inc.
RBC Foundation-USA Alan and Cathy Regensburger Judith and John Remondi Scot and Denise Rosenblum Lisa and Stuart Rothman Michael Savit and Jill Cohen Lester and Caren Schindel Andrew and Barbara Schultz Schwartz Charitable Foundation Frank and Karen Segall Evelyn and Blair Selber Sara Selig Ira and Linda Shoolman Cynthia Shulman Matthew and Amy Siegel Robert and Myra Snyder Michael and Arlene Sobol
Foundation for MetroWest
Sandra and George Brot
Arnold and Brenda Zaltas
Robert and Rosalind Brown Bryan Buckler
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Maryann and Lawrence Cardani
$250-999
Kirk Carter
Aalanco Service Corporation
Paul Castro
Peter and Jill Abend
Dennis Ceru and Roxanne Lyman
Aetna Foundation
F. Javier Cevallos and
Jeff Alexander and Jocylyn Bailin
Josée Vachon-Cevallos
Robert Allen and Shirley Hui
Christopher Heights of Marlborough
Holly Ameden and H. David Gold
Janise and Martin Cohen
Andrews Pharmacy
Susan Cohen and Matthew Teitelbaum
Arbella Insurance Group
Lino and Kathryn Covarrubias
Arent Fox LLP
D.S. Yarckin Electric, Inc.
David and Maryann Aronson
Kathryn Dahl Courtney Ek 2019
Coleen Engel EPAM Systems, Inc. Jonathan Feigenbaum Jeffrey and Loren Feingold Steven and Deborah Feldman Ian and Rachel Fier Paul Flaherty Plumbing & Heating Co., Inc. Steven and Carolyn Flammey Gayle Fleischer Ober Amy and Jonathan Fleming
Former Board Member Chester Black with CEO Lino Covarrubias
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DONORS & CONTRIBUTORS continued
Director of Development Jayne Lampert works with volunteer Dana Volman and Board Member Jodi Bring as they prepare to deliver holiday meals to isolated older adults Flexera
Irving and Mindy Kempner
Kelley Nixon
Howard and Lauren Flitt
Cara Kessler
Samuel and Alyne Oppenheim
Jim Flowers
Susan Kestler and Carl Katzeff
Barbara and Arthur Oster
Heather and Bill Flugrad
Kistler & Knapp Builders, Inc.
Marshall and Elaine Paisner
Kevin and Paula Foley
Steven and Linda Koretz
Srivani Pandurangan
Franny’s Landscape
Martin and Phyllis Kornguth
Audrey Pepper and Stephen Oppenheimer
Carolyn and Jeremiah Friedman
David and Mandi Kunen
Isabel Perez
David Gewolb
Sew-Leong Kwa
Burt Perlmutter
Gift Card Partners
Marc and Jayne Lampert
Terry and Steven Perlmutter
James Gladstone
Susan Lebold
Robin Pike and Charles Rollinger
Franklin and Bonnie Gold
Robert Leikind and Ellen Jawitz
Lucia Press
David and Sharon Goldstein
Steven and Sara Pollak Levine
Martin and Deborah Quitt
Sanford and Lorraine Gotlib
John Levy
Jacqueline Ramirez
Morris & Lillian Gould Foundation
Meyer and Caraline Levy
Judith Riegelhaupt
Danna Greenberg and Michael Tobin
Marcia and Stephen Lewin-Berlin
Thomas Riley
Gail and Michael Gregory
Risa Lifshatz
Steven Robbins and Dana Hayes
Melissa and Aaron Grossman
Edward Mann
Gloria and Burton Rose
Wolf and Berna Haberman
Richard Marsh and Judith Odenheimer
Gloria Ross
Hebrew SeniorLife
Kathleen McCabe
Benjamin Rothman
Ernest and Kathy Herrman
Virginia Meany
Michael and Kerrie Rothschild
Ruth Hertz
David Michelson and Yeonmi Ahn
Ian and Maggie Rubin
Jacqueline and Robert Hughes
Middlesex Savings Bank
Jessica Rubinstein
Ronald and Linda Isaacson
Jennifer Miller
Daniel Sagan
Jeffrey Isen
Roberta Molliver
Paul and Ann Sagan
Robert and Susan Joseph
Christine Morinello
Rachel Sagan
Rabbi Randy Kafka
Joel Moskowitz and Janet Buchwald
Susannah Sagan and Andrew Katz
Lori Kagan and William Altman
Imad Mouline
Aviva Sapers and Judith Sydney
Kaplansky Insurance
NESCA
Jeffrey Savit
David and Mildred Katzman
New England Seal Coating (NESC)
Michael and Barbara Sawyer
Dina Katz-Wosk
Next Generation Communications, LLC
Steven and Robin Scari
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DONORS & CONTRIBUTORS continued Kenneth Backaler
2019
Amanda Badolato Sheryl Baker Ady Balog Mark and Eileen Barnett Michael Barrie and Fredrica Duke Holli Bassin Rabbi Laurence and Leslie Bazer Mark Benkel Eric and Brett Berkman Bob and Lisa Berman Leslie Bernstein Mitchel and Stacy Bernstein James and Jodi Blankstein
Framingham School Superintendent Robert Tremblay and State Representative Jack Patrick Lewis join JFS in providing school supplies to young students Albert Schneider
Marissa Mamon Wainwright
Andrew and Beverly Blazar Myles Block Jill Bloom
Ron and Evelyn Schneider
Karen Waters
Norman and Ronda Bloomstein
Marcia Schwartz
Garry and Bette Ann Weiner
Jerrold Bonn
Rachel and Mark Seliber
David and Deborah Weinhaus
Terri and Christopher Bono
Lori and Jon Shaer
Lisa and Peter Weinstock
Susan Borzelleca
Douglas and Andi Shaw
Norman and Sheila Weinstock
James and Susan Brady
Gary and Caryl Shaw
Barry Weiss and Laurie Alpert
Irwin Brendler
Harold Shorey and Evie Kintzer Shorey
Irwin and Amy Weiss
Jayson and Irma Brodie
Andrew and Sharon Silverman
Robin and Karen Welch
Rabbi Danny and Micol Burkeman
Alexandra and Jody Simes
James and Laura Wilner
Harvey Chafitz
Alan and Leslie Singer
Ruth and Joel Winett
Gerda Chalfin
Barbara and Richard Skaggs
Mark and Nancy Winiker
Diana Chaplin
Nancy Smith
Bill and Sheila Wolfson
Mabel Jong Chen
Michael and Barbara Snyder
Howard and Nancy Wolk
Kenneth and Cheryl Chernack
Jason Soules
Richard Wood
Elizabeth and Christopher City
Leon Spitserev
Margaret Wool and Vincent Mor
Alan and Linda Cohen
Judith and Herbert Spivak
David and Malka Young
Alan and Merle Cohen
St. Mary’s Credit Union
Michael Zeldes
Edward and Reesa Cohen
Jacob Stone Temple Beth Am Temple Beth Sholom Steven Tobias Raymond and Darrel Tonkel David and Darlene Trainor United Way of Tri-County Verdolino & Lowey, P.C. Dorothy and Harvey Vine Justin Vogel Arlene Wagner Zach Wainwright and
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Elaine Orit and Steven Yitzchak Cohen Benjamin and Jacqueline Cohn
$100-249
Marcus and Jane Cohn
Martin and Rachel Abramson
Milton and Barbara Coleman
Merrill Adler
Karen and Thomas Coll
Christopher Ahearn
Bruce and Roslyn Comenitz
Renee Aisenberg
Congregation Or Atid
Ruth Aisenberg
Catherine Connor
Brenda Altschul
Lawrence and Meryl Dannenberg
Colin Anderson
Gary and Karen Dauer
Dea Angiolillo
Attilia and George Deloreto
Aronson Insurance
Marsha Donovan
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DONORS & CONTRIBUTORS continued Albert Donsky
Robert Garber
Donna and Christopher Horblit
Tom and Corrie Dretler
Diane and Michael Gardener
Joel Hurwitz
Mitchell Elkind
Joy Gerber
Joshua and Felicia Hyman
David and Toby Ellis
Michael and Laura Gilman
Herbert and Judith Itzkowitz
Bersy and Lenny Englander
Wendy Giunta
Mable Jackson
Sema and Michael Faigen
Penny Glassman
Sherry Jacobs
Lisa Fass and David Vivat
Richard and Laurie Gliklich
Deborah and Paul Jacobson
Melissa Fastov
Linda Goldman
Jewish Workshop for Education & Culture
Ellen Feingold
Alan and Linda Goldstein
Frederick and Greta Kahn
Gerald and Judith Feldman
Janet Gooden
Nathan and Sally Kaitz
Sarah Ferguson
Werner and Elaine Gossels
Sarah Kalloch
Jean and Richard Fishman
Barbara Green
Joel and Jane Kamer
Neal and Adrienne Fishman
Brad Gregory
Jennifer Kaplan
Fitts Insurance
Pat Groper
Mark and Lisa Kaplan
Nancy Fliesler
Stephen and Yvonne Gunzburger
Burton and Renee Karlin
Fowler Family
Martin Halper and Anne Boynton
Charles and Sharon Karp
Stephen and Rosalie Fox
Earle and Carol Halsband
Nancy Kaufman
Kara Frankian
Martha Hammel
Neil and Phyllis Kaufman
Lisa Frantzis
Stella Hammond
Laurie and Henry Kay
Carl and Laila Freedberg
Bridget Hanson
Leonid and Alla Kazyulin
Cathy and Richard Freedberg
Cecilia Healy
Herbert and Sally Kepnes
Neil and Carole Frieband
David Hendry
Herb Kimiatek
Alexandra Furth
Susan and Harry Hom
Joel and Dana Kramer
THANK YOU TO THE UNSUNG HEROES BEHIND JFS’ PANDEMIC EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES When JFS responded with new intervention paradigms to address sudden and extensive community needs, charitable foundations, private donors and other funders provided critical resources to support these efforts. Heartfelt appreciation goes out to these unsung heroes!
• Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP)
• Massachusetts Covid-19 Relief Fund
• The Shapiro Foundation
• Tufts Health Plan Foundation
• Wolk Family Endowment for Individuals and Families in Distress
• Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation
• Community Foundation of Greenville, Chase Carpenter
• Middlesex Savings Charitable Foundation
• Lawrence and Atsuko Fish, Fish Family Fund
• Jessica and Chuck Myers, Myers Family Fund
• Edwards Church UCC
• Foundation for MetroWest • The Herb and Maxine Jacobs Foundation • The Boston Foundation • Cummings Foundation, Inc. • MetroWest Health Foundation
• Sudbury Foundation
• Stop & Shop and others
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DONORS & CONTRIBUTORS continued Julie and Robert Kravets
Marshall and Marjorie Menachem
Sanford and Arlene Remz
David and Carol Krentzman
Karole Mendelsohn
Lisa Robinson
Helene Kress
Harriet Merkowitz
Elizabeth and Stephen Rosen
Dana and Heather Lampert
Jonathan and Ellen Miller
Bonnie Rosenberg
Ruth Lander
Harriet Mutesi
Gail Rosenberg
Mark and Joan Lappin
N.E.C. Trophies
Sandra Rothschild
Judith and Daniel Lasser
Bruce and Robin Nable
George Rowan
Judy Leerer
Irma Napoleon
Kyle Rusconi
Barry and Gail Leftin
Barry Needalman
Anne Ryan
Stuart Leitner
Denise Nelken
Evan Saks
Karen and John Levine
John and Evelyn Neumeyer
Salesforce.org
Norma Levine Goldberg
David and Lynne Nixon
Sara Salomon
Theresa Levinson
Randy O’Brien
Marie Josee Sambado
Jeff and Linda Lischer
Nancy O’Leary
Kamron Saremi
Deborah Litvin
Marvin and Cyd Ostrovsky
Donna Scalcione and Beverly Waring
Harvey Lowell and Carolyn Keller
Lisa Pagliuca
Florine Schoen Joel Schulman and Nancy Berkowitz Schulman Patricia and Bernard Scozzafava Robert Searle Janet Sefakis Betsy Selfo Larry Seltzer Lois Seltzer Elizabeth Serotte Joan Sham Risa Shames Elissa Shapiro Sarah Shapiro Sanford Sherizen
Donated by families from The Rashi School, JFS receives more than a truckload of approximately 1,500 books for children in Framingham
Mark and Irina Shklovsky Barry and Ellie Shrage
Diahanne Lucas
Joonha Park
Joan and Leonard Shulman
William Lush
Alan Paster and Lois Bienstock
Susan Siegel
Rory MacKenzie
Wendy and James Paul
Virginia and Jeffrey Simon
Jean and Geary MacQuiddy
PayPal Giving Fund
Craig and Leslie Slater
Daniel and Ellen Mainzer
Lewis and Heidi Pearlson
Margaret Sloan
P. Mancuso
Edna Perlmutter
Jeremy Spector and Robin Halsband
Richard and Candace Mandel
Joanne and Kenneth Perry
Julie Springwater
Scott and Daria Marmer
Laura Pinto
Jill Stansky
Linda Maslin and Daniel Moshief
David Podell
Sheila Statlender
Nancy McCool
Michael and Wendy Price
Jeff and Claire Stern
Geraldine McEachern
Elaine Radis, Timothy and
Susan and Joseph Stone
Elisabeth Medvedow and Clifford Cohen Jean and Clifford Meijer
Lois MacDonald
Mark Strehlke
Ann and John Raffa
Cherry Sulivan
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DONORS & CONTRIBUTORS continued Jodi Swartz
Jennifer Arm
David and Mimi Brown
Harvey and Rona Tananbaum
Tim and Wendy Armour
Louise Brown
Abigail Tew
Roberta and Joel Aronson
Betty Brudnick
Michele Tilley
Steven and Risa Aronson
Patricia Buchanan
David Toaff
Lyudmila and Lev Averbukh
Deborah Bulkley and Thomas Kruskal
Cynthia Troob
Robert and Sharon Ayres
Amy Burns
Diane Wahl
Simone Azevedo
Jeffrey and Lynda Bussgang
Frank, Beth and Ellen Waldorf
Nancy Bagnall
Nanette Byrnes
Deborah Walis
Steven and Elyse Banak
Laura Caccavale
Carrie and Matthew Wieland
Rabbi Jordana Schuster Battis
Amanda Cady
Richard Williams
Elizabeth Baum
Donald Callen
Michele and John Wilson
Deborah Baye and Kodia Baye-Cigna
Elsa Campbell
Walter and Arnee Winshall
Inge Baye
Erica Campbell
Abby Wolf
Brenda and Stephen Becker
Eugenia Carris
Karen and Mark Wolfson
Donna Beers
Herb and Joan Chasen
Christie Worrell
Hannah Benenson
Corey Cheng
M. Jeremy Yamin
Philip Benjamin and Melinda Milberg
Michelle and Drew Clemens
Eric Yarrow
Margaret Beresford
Lisa Clements
David Zaltas
Murray and Rebecca Berkowitz
Lawrence Clifford
Joseph Zipkin
Allen and Karen Block
Herschel and Phyllis Clopper
Irwin Blumer and Lynne Beattie
Betsy Closs
William and Linda Blumsack
Rosalyn Cohen
Meghan Blute-Nelson and
Joni Coleman
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Under $100 Susan Abell David and Risa Abrams Thomas Ackerman Patricia Adair Paula Adelson Katy Allen and Gabriele Mezger Amazon Smile Eleanor Anbinder
Benjamin Nelson
Janis and Bob Colton
Brenda Bowers
Kerry Conard
Deborah Boykan
Harvey Cotton
Diane Breen
Amanda and David Coughlin
Mary-Lou Breitborde
Harold Crowley
Gerry and Helen Brody
Isadore and Phyllis Cutler
Thelma Brody
Caroline Cyr
Nancy Broner
Daniel Dain
2019
PHOTO: Sheldon Golder JFS combines the power of volunteers with collaborative partnerships to have meaningful impact in our community
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DONORS & CONTRIBUTORS continued Margaret Espinola
Josephine and James Gow
Linda Esrick
Diane Gray
Robert Evans
Martha Gray and Jerel Cathey
Robin Evarts
Patricia Greeley
Jeffrey Fass
Diane Greenberg
Harmon Feig
Fred and Barbara Greenberg
Doris Feinstein
Scott and Janice Greenberg
Eleanor Feldman
Sylvia Ruth Gutmann
Rildo and Rosana Ferreira
Clyde Hardin
Norman and Rosalind Finkelstein
Maria Hart
Arthur and Lois Finstein
Sara Hartman
Christine Fitzgerald
Alexandra Heavey
Edward and Leslie Fleischer
Paul and Karen Hegarty
Herbert and Ann Daitch
Emma Flowers
Ellen and Kal Heller
Robyn Daniel
Martin Flusberg and Helen Tager-Flusberg
Lucky and Peter Hill
Jane Davis
Ann Flynn
Evelyn Hoekstra
Sheila and Richard Davison
Marjorie Fox
Cathryn Holland
Sherri Davoudgoleh
Mimi Freed
Cynthia Hollenbeck
Sue Delaney
Gustav Freedman and Jacquelyn Sand
Marc and Diane Homer
Katie DeMore
Sandra Frezza
Harold and Paula Homonoff
Stephen and Linda Desatnick
Susan Fritz
Tom Hourihan
Rue Diamond and Chuck Hall
Margaret Funk
Robert Housman
Victor and Blanche Dietz
Michael and Lorraine Garber
IBM Employee Services Center
Robert and Annabel Dodd
Manuel Garcia
Wayne Inman
Eric Donin
Leslie Gartenberg
IQVIA
Walter and Micki Dore
Nancy and Dan Gaulin
Adrienne and David Jacobson
Brittany Dorf
Steven and Arlene Gilman
Winnifred Jarvis
Peter Downs
Andrea Ginsberg
Barbara Johnson
Barbara Drake
Elisa Girard
Donna Kay Johnston
Susan Driscoll
Anita Gold
Bonnie Jones
Lori Edelson
Rabbi Neal and Heidi Gold
Miriam Jost
Adam and Michelle Eisenberg
Ruth Gold
JPMorgan Chase Foundation
Lewis and Mindy Elias
Amy Goldberg
Julie’s Z Breads
Susan Elsen and Charles Rooney
Marilyn Goldberg
Boris and Tatyana Kagan
Stephen and Sharon Engler
Rita Goldberg
Rachel Kagno
Rosalie Epstein
Linda Goldenberg
Ellen Kahn
Stephen Epstein
Paul and Norma Gorden
John and Rona Kahn
2019 Staff Malvina Drummond-Goldfarb with Diane Black
‘‘
JFS is in great hands with CEO Lino Covarrubias and I look forward to working with the entire team to continue looking at social, health and community equity and making our community better. — Karen Spilka, Senate President
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DONORS & CONTRIBUTORS continued Ruby Kam
Hsiang Ru “Brenda” Lu
Leonard Paris
Arnold and Patricia Kaminsky
Brett Lubarsky
John Parisi
Robert and Helen Kaplan
Barbara and William Lucas
Robert Parlin
Eric and Randi Katz
Claire MacAdam
Bruce and Joyce Pastor
Diana Keller
Greg MacPhee
Robert Paysnick
Mary Kelly
Lisa Maddock
Rosalind Perry
Barbara Kemp
Enique Mallada
Michael Peters
Arvel Kendall
Jay Mamoon
Susan Phillips
Leila Kern
Laura Mandel
Elizabeth Pitoniak
Henrietta Kernan
Rabbi Todd and Michele Markley
Grace and Joe Pitts
Julia Khorana
Laurence and Marlene Marsh
Norman Powers and Rebecca Haberman
David Klein and Robin Wolk
Kristin Martin
Jill Pressman
Amy Klotz
Philip Mason and Jacqueline Horwitz
Amy and Scott Prince
Frederick and Sherrill Kobrick
Ginette Mayas-Samwel
Phyllis Prout
Sergio and Lawrence Kogan
Erin Mcneill
Amanda Quigley
Susan Kohn
Phyllis Metzger
William and Sara Rabkin
Julia Komarovskaya
Amy Michaels
Bruce and Susan Rakusin
Alice Korwan
Michael and Alexandra Mirman
Rishi Reddi
Stanley and Tina Kraus
Gwen Molina
Bonita Rettman
Stephen and Pearl Kraus
Helaine Morrill
Irvin Rich and Marilyn Lasky
Margaret Kueht-Becker
William and Susan Moseley
Cantor Ken Richmond and
Nicholas and Merle Kushner
Karen Motenko-Neal
Selma Lait
Fred Muehter
Nancy Richmond
Clare Lamont
Beverly Murphy
Nathan Rome
Whelman Landry
Ketty Nguyeb
Elizabeth Rose
Linda Landsberg
Martin and Edna Nichols
J. Myron Rosen
Francine Laura
Nancy Nizel
Allan and Ann Marie Rosenberg
Robert and Margaret Laurie
Vera O’Brien
Harry Rosenberg
Gabriella Lee
Marilyn Okonow
Paul Rosenberg
Michael and Roberta Leis
Jeff and Lesley Orlinsky
Richard Rosenblum
Lois Levick
Susan O’Toole
Pamela Rosenstein
Martin Levin and Kelly Sprague
Simon Paddock
Alice Rotfort
Deborah Levine
Candace and Christopher Paquin
Barry and Melva Rowe
Rabbi Shira Shazeer
Jeffrey and Meryl Levine Stephanie Levine Libby and Herb Levinson Lee and Barbara Levison Pearl Libenson Michele Liguori Michelle Limaj Madeleine Linck Lynne and Jesse Lipcon David and Judith Locke Ben and Mardi Loeterman Taryn Lookner
Lucia Panichella, Senior Director of Programs and Partnership with Ronna and Scott Cohen as they celebrate Hanukkah with a donation of gift cards to help clients in need
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DONORS & CONTRIBUTORS continued Marcia Rowe
Norman and Sandy Shufrin
Elaine Throm
Pauline Rozowsky
Martin and Carol Shulman
Nathaniel Tilton
William and Evelyn Rubin
Joel and Elaine Shwimer
Anthony Tranduc
Robert and Nancy Rudko
Ronnie Sidman
Marion and Joseph Tratnyek
David Russcol
George and Ilene Silver
Jodi Traub
Patricia Simmons
Richard Valachovic and Mary Kay Leonard
Leonard and Gail-Ann Simon
Tenley Valentino
Lorraine and Leonard Simon
Emily Wade
Cassiele Simons
Judith Walker
Suzanne and Richard Salter
Marsha Slotnick
Sandra Wallace
Ellen Sandman
Marianne Smith
Harvey and Joyce Wallenstein
Lori Saslav
Linda Sohmer
Jeffrey Watkins
Jeff Scalzi
Joanne Sostilio
David Webber
Howard and Linda Schiffman
Emily Sper
Bernard Weichsel
Liliane and Andrei Schor
Valy St. Cyr
Robert and Joan Weiner
David Schwartz and Betty Lehrman
Eileen St. Onge
Stephen Weiner
Jeff and Kim Schwartz
Claire Stearns
Jennifer and Jeffrey Weisberg
Philip and Susan Schwarz
Lee and Candace Steingisser
Barry and Sheila Wieder
Libby Stern
Erica Wilson
Phyllis Strimling
Warren and Nancy Winnick
Stephen and Jane Sugarman
Suzette Witschi
Janet Sullivan
Lou Wollrab
Rebecca Sullivan
Craig and Nancy Wolpert
Edna Supnik
Carol Yahoub
Amanda Sutton
Linda Yew
Michael Sutton
Lee-Ann Yolin
Audrey Taub
Lissa Young
Rebecca Taylor
Peter Zschokke
Ruthann Ruthfield Mary and Thomas Ruthledge Karen Sabbath Amanda Sakaguchi Abrielle and William Salloway
Marsha Selley Bruce Shackleton and Elizabeth Fineberg Jill Shah Inna and Victor Shanson Elaine and Eugene Shapiro Gail Shapiro and Gilbert Wolin Larry Shapiro Marsha and Carl Shapiro Maxine Shaw Rachel Shira T. Lee Shostack
Roberta Taylor
In addition to the donors listed herein, we are grateful to the many donors who wish to remain anonymous. Gifts as of 9/30/2020.
Manager of Volunteer Services and Community Engagement Gail Gregory receives a donation of face masks from Rafi Nova
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2020-2021 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Introducing New Board Officers and Directors
Josef Volman President
Ian Rubin Vice President
Jeffrey Swartz Vice President
Stephanie Elkind Director
Elana Margolis Director
Andrew Troop Director
Ashley DePaolo Secretary
Neil Ross Director
Marissa Wainwright Director
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2020-2021 BOARD OF DIRECTORS continued OFFICERS Josef Volman, Newton ����������������������������� President Allison Kates, Wayland ���������������������������� Vice President Sari Rapkin, Needham ����������������������������� Vice President Ian Rubin, Wayland ��������������������������������� Vice President Jeffrey Swartz, Weston ���������������������������� Vice President Ashley DePaolo, Ashland �������������������������� Secretary John Herrera, Westport, CT ����������������������� Treasurer
DIRECTORS Peggy Barry, S. Dartmouth Jodi Bring, Natick Chase Carpenter, Cambridge Fernando Castro, Ashland F. Javier Cevallos, Framingham Allan Chasen, Wayland Gary Dennis, Waltham Stephanie Elkind, Newton Ari Freisinger, San Francisco, CA Jay Gainsboro, Framingham Jonathan Gerber, Holliston Deborah Gotbetter, Weston
Richard Henken, Sudbury Dena Kowaloff, Framingham Meyer Levy, Framingham Elana Margolis, Sharon Deborah Merkin, Wellesley David Podell, Natick Neil Ross, Wayland Barbara Schultz, Sharon Karen Tichnor, Wayland Larry Tobin, Needham Andrew Troop, Sudbury Marissa Wainwright, Waltham
ACTIVE PAST PRESIDENTS Aron Ain, West Newton Robert Band, Framingham Alan Bernstein, Waltham Judith Bernstein, Waltham Carol Chudnofsky, Sudbury Kathryn Covarrubias, Framingham James Gordon, Framingham
Louis Kates, Framingham David Milowe, Canton Roberta Molliver, Framingham Judi Raphael, Hopkinton Marcia Rosenberg, Needham Lester Schindel, Framingham Reva Tankle, Gilford, NH
MANY THANKS TO… It is with abundant gratitude that we thank outgoing Board President David Milowe and Directors Chester Black, Kevin Foley, Penny Glassman, Robin Welch and Michelle Wilen for their generous service and for working with JFS to accelerate social, academic and health equity in our community.
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STAFF
Members of the management team: Rosemarie Coelho, Amanda Coughlin, Malka Young, Elizabeth Ramirez-Grzela, Wendy Kogan, Maryann Cardani
EXECUTIVE TEAM Lino Covarrubias ������������������������������������� Chief Executive Officer Rosemarie Coelho ����������������������������������� Chief Learning, Performance, and Strategy Officer Amanda Coughlin ������������������������������������ Senior Director, Operations and Revenue Programs Lucia Panichella �������������������������������������� Senior Director, Programs and Partnerships
CEO EMERITUS / LEADERSHIP ADVISOR Marc Jacobs
DIRECTORS Wendy Kogan ����������������������������������������� Operations Systems and Technology Jayne Lampert ��������������������������������������� Development Diana O’Brien ����������������������������������������� Family Assistance Elizabeth Ramirez-Grzela �������������������������� Finance Malka Young ������������������������������������������ Allies in Aging JFS Elder Care Solutions
MANAGERS Maryann Cardani ������������������������������������ Jewish Family Assistance Network and Healthy Aging Gail Gregory ������������������������������������������ Volunteer Services and Community Engagement Risa Lifshatz ����������������������������������������� Business Office and Administration Dámaris Medina-Hernández ��������������������� Homecare Stephanie Rohr ������������������������������������� Inclusion Initiatives and Program Specialist, Jewish Family Assistance Network Daniel Woodward ������������������������������������ Immigrant Services
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STAFF continued PHOTO: Sheldon Golder
CHILDREN AND FAMILIES Includes: Adoption Choices, Citizenship Assistance and Resettlement, Pathways to College Success, Pathways to Academic Growth, Empowerment and Success (PAGES) and other community programs Mahmoud AlJasem Ahmad Aljelou Margaret Kenney Charys Lopes Anne McManus Anna Michelson
Yuriy Roudenko Jenny Swett Christine Tibor Raquel Woodard Marissa Zwelling
Ahmad AlJelou, Joanne Kane and Mahmoud AlJasem load cars with meals ready for delivery
FAMILY ASSISTANCE Includes: Children’s Clothing Closet, Family Assistance Network, Healthy Harvest and Weekend Nutrition, Information and Referral Network, Lucy and Joe Press Food Pantry and Ready for Success Employment Leslie Bazer Vera de Souza Malvina Drummond-Goldfarb
Nermin Helaly Abrielle Salloway
Shoshana Savitz Myrna Winter
Nermin Helaly, Leslie Bazer, Charys Lopes
ELDER AND FAMILY CAREGIVING SERVICES Includes: Allies in Aging JFS Elder Care Solutions, Healthy Aging Initiative, Homecare, Kesher, Patient Navigator and Ally Navigator, Warm Connectors and other community programs Merrill Adler Annette Alderman Karen Block Michelle Bodin-Hettinger Ruth Grieco Esther Heimberg
Judy Herzig-Marx Marcia Holman Wen-Ying (Carol) Ju Shashona Kaye Joni Lebov Hsiang Ru (Brenda) Lu
Mala Maurer Patricia Murphy Lesley Orlinsky Karen Reitzi Laila Vehvilainen Sean Woo
Karen Block, Frederick Owusu, Merrill Adler, Sean Woo
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STAFF continued
Photos dated pre-pandemic Natella Dayn, Maya Pestov, Barbara Mines
Maria Morales-Ortiz, Joselina Suriel, Felicita Mejía, Lucinda Tejeda
HOMECARE Feliciana Carmona Olga Cordero Margarita de Jesus Michelle Domínguez Tatis Josiah Ihechukwu Monica León Benita Martinez Sandra Martinez Maxima Martínez Felicita Mejía
Keila Mieses Elidia Morales Elvia Morales Maria Morales-Ortiz Ana Morillo-Rosario Frederick Owusu Dolores Paredes Pura Pimentel Josefina Ramírez Patricia Ribeiro
Jenny Rodriguez de Diaz Nydia Rosario Mirqueya Rosario Rivera Miriam Samayoa Carmen Santana-Pimentel Manuel Sayán Scarlyn Suárez Joselina Suriel Lucinda Tejeda Maria Isabel Vasquez Guillen
BUSINESS OFFICE/ADMINISTRATION Natella Dayn Joanne Kane Barbara Mines Maya Pestov Justo Rosario-Lebrón Justo Rosario-Lebrón
AMERICORPS MEMBERS AND STUDENT INTERNS Charmaine Anderson Emily Bishop
Ashley Daniels Ramos Juliana Keene
Natalie Pesino
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STAFF continued BEST OF LUCK TO... It is with sincere and heartfelt appreciation for their many years of hard work and dedication that we say goodbye to the following staff members as they embark on retirement, higher education and other exciting endeavors:
PHOTO: Suzanne Kreiter, The Boston Globe
Marc Jacobs Chief Executive Officer Retiring after 24 years of service
Diana O’Brien 23 years of service
Raquel Woodard 28 years of service
Risa Lifshatz 19 years of service
Myrna Winter 23 years of service
Shoshana Savitz with JFS since 2013
Stephanie Rohr with JFS since 2015
Marissa Zwelling with JFS since 2015
Danny Woodward with JFS since 2016
Maggie Kenney with JFS since 2017
Anna Michelson with JFS since 2019
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FINANCIALS
Jewish Family Service of Metrowest FY 2020
Cash Receipts–$3,400,500 CJP-Core Capacity $180,000, 5.3%
Designated Family Foundations Grants $320,000, 9.4%
CJP-Programmatic Grants $450,500, 13.2%
Annual Fund, includes Seize the Dream Gala $765,000, 22.5% Foundation, Corporation, Board Designated and Other Grants (PPP) $915,000, 26.9%
Adoption, Geriatric Care and Other Program Fees $175,000, 5.1% Homemaker Services $595,000, 17.5%
FY 2020
FY 2020
Cash Disbursements–$3,248,000
Expenditure Allocations–$3,248,000
Operating Expenses $638,500, 19.7% Contractual, Professional and Consultant Services $58,500, 1.8%
Payroll, Taxes, Benefits and Workman’s Comp $2,463,000, 75.8%
Adoption and Other Services 5%
Fundraising, General and Administrative 13% Homecare and Older Adult Services 32%
Jewish Family Assistance 25% Building and Occupancy $88,000, 2.7% Immigrant and Youth Services 25% COVID-19 funding is distributed across all programs.
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Jewish Family Service of Metrowest provides vital social, health and community services to alleviate suffering, enhance lives and support people in need.
For his Bar Mitzvah project, Spencer Kates coordinates a sports equipment drive for low-income youngsters in Framingham
Guided by the Jewish traditions of social responsibility and compassion, we are dedicated to supporting people of all ages and backgrounds, treating them with respect and dignity, helping them maintain and sustain healthy lives and independence, providing culturally relevant services and working with community partners to broaden our impacts.
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF METROWEST
PHONE: 508-875-3100
FAX: 508-875-4373
475 Franklin Street, Suite 101, Framingham, MA 01702
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