Annual Report Sample

A LETTER FROM OUR CEO

There’s nothing wrong with being considered old-fashioned. I wear the title like a badge of honor. I like books I can hold (hardcover is even better), newspapers, a yearbook to flip through and real, printed photographs. Tangible things. Things I can touch, things that cause a rise in emotion in me, things I can show and share with others and, finally, things that I can go back to, hold or look through…and remember.

In my mind, and most likely yours, good parenting is also teaching values like this to our children. Like most parents of elementary-aged kids, we had folders sent home from the school each week full of our child’s art, graded work and all sorts of other things to review and consider. Of course, everything our child created was something we would cherish, right? But, early on, my husband and I decided there would have to be a way to identify those truly cherished items, condense the volume of papers stacking up in our closets and also have something to look back on when they are grown. This is when the “Keep It Forever” box was invented at our home. A place where our children got to decide where the very special, cherished items they created over the years would live…forever. Like a time capsule. We had one big Tupperware box per child for each year of elementary school and every week, we would sit with them and decide on items from their school folder that made the cut to go into the “Keep It Forever” box and what was recycled.

This Annual Report is a keeper. It should go in your own “Keep It Forever” box so you can hold it, show and share it with others someday and... remember. WHAT a year. WHAT an impact.

Together, we served a record-breaking 39,000 individuals and families this past year… 20,796 of those came through our Food Pantry. We can’t help but look back in awe of how much we accomplished when we put our hands, hearts, dollars, and minds together. Many families were able to rebuild their lives during a pandemic, put food on the table, keep a roof over their heads, or find stability because of your generosity.

Like the beautiful wall at the agency that details those who made significant contributions so we could help others this year, or the many photographs of our Past Presidents who made their own contributions over many years and finally, to the last gift of love from Leni Bendorf, a 101-year-old Holocaust survivor (of blessed memory), whose legacy blanket she created up until she passed this year, can be touched and held for generations to come; we MADE MORE POSSIBLE when it all seemed impossible. We did it together. And that is a memory we will keep forever.

Thank you,

Cathy Barker Chief Executive Officer

OUR MISSION

To provide effective, accessible, and comprehensive mental health and social services that promote lifelong self-sufficiency and well-being for the Greater Dallas community.

OUR VISION

Self-sufficiency and well-being for all.

OUR VALUES

• Honoring our Jewish values

• Improving community health one individual at a time

• Offering wraparound care to address clients’ multiple needs

• Providing accredited, high-quality services that are accessible, affordable, and confidential

• Respecting all stakeholders

• Nurturing passionate professionals and volunteers who prioritize the clients

Jewish Family Service of Greater Dallas is a nonsectarian mental health and social services agency that impacted over 39,000 lives last year. For more than 70 years, JFS has welcomed anyone through our doors regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, or the ability to pay.

Services include but are not limited to:

• Individual & Family Counseling

• Career Services & Financial Coaching

• Food Pantry & Emergency Assistance

• Services for Older Adults & those with Disabilities

• PLAN Clubhouse for those with mental illness

• Family Violence Intervention

For a complete list of services, visit www.jfsdallas.org

• Addiction Counseling

• Diagnostic Assessment & Play Therapy

• Services for those with Special Needs

• Specialized Services for Holocaust Survivors

• Chaplaincy

• Disaster Relief

CONTENTS

Services for Children & Teens.....................................................................

Services for Adults...................................................................................... 2

Services for Older Adults............................................................................ 3-4

Career & Financial Services........................................................................ 5-6

Food Pantry & Emergency Assistance....................................................... 7-8

Services for the Jewish Community

9-10

Society of Life Major Donor Giving Society.............................................. 11-14

The JFS Family

15-16

Volunteer Engagement.............................................................................. 17-20

JFS Foundation........................................................................................... 21-22

Board of Directors & Letter from The Board Chair

Financial

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Supporting Jewish Day Schools

The COVID-19 pandemic amplified the need for services to our local Jewish schools, especially for families and children with special needs. JFS, with support from the Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas, responded by providing teachers, school administrators, and parents additional support. In doing so, we addressed the stressors and anxiety that comes with virtual school, how to help their students/children through other unique challenges, and help the students catch up on learning. As a result, the agency saw a 314% increase in the total individuals served at the schools than last year.

Adults received virtual Mental Health Services

FOR ADULTS

7,000

Individuals received Family Violence Intervention Services

Intake calls responded to by our licensed professionals. A 225% increase in calls for assistance than the year prior.

Case Management

Case Management is not a new service to JFS, but we did improve our approach to how it’s delivered. Previously provided by our therapists, case management involves coordinating services and referrals, outside of therapy, for clients. This past year, JFS added 4 full-time Case Managers to our staff so therapists could allocate more time to seeing clients and reduce our long waitlists for therapeutic interventions.

PLAN Growth

The PLAN “People Living Active Now” program is dedicated to providing comprehensive support toward a meaningful life for individuals with mental health challenges and their families. Our accredited Clubhouse is an evidence-based psychosocial model of rehabilitation. With meaningful work and relationships, it of fers a place where individuals gain confidence to move from isolation to engagement. Members and staff work alongside each other to prepare lunches, facilitate classes, plan social events, and pursue and celebrate employment and educational gains. The PLAN Connections team is a new addition in 2021 and is made up of Case Managers and Certified Peer Support Specialists who help with needs related to housing, medical concerns, benefits and emotional support. To learn more about plan visit planntx.org or call (972) 690-7526.

268

Older Adult clients served with care management or counseling of Older Adult clients who worked with a licensed clinician one-on-one remained independent and living in their own homes of Older Adult clients improved or maintained their mental health New Holocaust Survivors served last year

Uniper Care Technology

Since the start of the pandemic, the demand for senior services that address growing social isolation has been outpacing the community’s ability to respond. Until recently, the Older Adults program had limited video platforms available or the equipment needed to provide virtual services. Through a grant from Network of Jewish Human Service Agencies (NJHSA), we now offer Uniper Care technology equipment and services that are easy to use regardless of age or challenges like dementia.

Holocaust Survivor Services

JFS received grants from Jewish Federations of North America, Network of Jewish Human Service Agencies (NJHSA), Kavod Shef, and Uniper to help Holocaust survivors in the DFW area with counseling, psychotherapy, care management, financial assistance, technology, and non-medical home care to help maintain their independence and quality of life. During COVID-19, 43 new clients were served from the prior year due to our focused outreach to the community.

For more information visit jfsdallas.org/services/older-adults/ or call (469) 206-1662.

SERVICES FOR OLDER ADULTS

DANIEL’S STORY

“My father has never been one to ask for help. When my mother died last year from COVID-19, he declined my offer to move in with my wife and me in Oklahoma. I was nervous that the isolation would take its toll, as he is 83 years old and hasn’t been in the best of health for a few years now.

He has been a client of JFS for four years and I couldn’t have been more thankful for their Older Adult services over the past few months. They deliver meals to his door weekly through their Kosher Home Delivered Meals program and a volunteer calls him every other Wednesday to check in. He tells me that he can’t wait to meet his “Friendly Visitor” in person once it’s safe to do so.

His therapist even applied for Uniper Care technology on his behalf and to my surprise, he told me he uses it to watch fitness videos and old concerts regularly. I saw him for the first time since my mother’s funeral last month and I couldn’t believe how great he looked. JFS took care of my Dad when I couldn’t, and for that, I can never thank them enough.”

ISAIAH’S STORY

“I was one of thousands who lost their job in March of 2020. I was working in shipping and had no degree. I had a buddy offer me a room in his apartment for cheap while I looked for a new job. After applying and hearing nothing for a few weeks, I started working the to-go counter at a Tex-Mex chain. I made just enough to make ends meet but got sick of working customer service.

The problem was, I didn’t have any of those fancy corporate skills. I found JFS on LinkedIn and saw that they had career coaching and skills training.

I reached out to one of the coaches and he directed me to Intake. I started meeting with a coach 1:1 and took their virtual Microsoft Office courses.

I was still applying to jobs, but then I started to hear back. After five interviews, I accepted a job doing data input for an insurance company. I can finally move back into my own place and have started saving for a new car. I would recommend the Career and Financial Services at JFS to anyone down on their luck. If they can help me, they can help anybody.”

The silver lining of working remotely for the past 18 months is that our services are now more accessible to job seekers than ever before. Our Microsoft Training Courses, which originally launched in 2016 and served an average of 8 people per 6-week class, pivoted to an online version. We are now able to reach clients across Dallas and the U.S. with free, live instruction, multi-day courses and our clients walk away

CAREER & FINANCIAL SERVICES

knowing how to use these critical business tools at beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels. We are now seeing up to 50 people attending sessions at any given time and, in turn, candi dates are now more confident in their abilities, more marketable, and can achieve higher-paying jobs all in order to become more self-sufficient. For more information visit jfsdallas.org/services/career/ or call (469) 206-1670.

Food Pantry Expansion Project Completed

During the pandemic, we served an average of 750 families each week during our drive-thru food distribution. Even before this, it was clear we needed to expand our indoor Food Pantry. The drivethru offered a unique opportunity to do construction without service disruption. At the end of the fiscal year in July and August 2021, the community raised $184,000 for all the finishing costs and technology needed to return indoors. Overall, the community helped raise $730,000 for construction and overhead. As of December 2021, we returned to our client-choice model in our new 3,000 square foot pantry.

In 2021, we also expanded our Kosher Corner which is coupled with a new Jewish Community Outreach Initiative to help community members overcome barriers to accessing their basic needsall in a confidential manner.

1) Pictured from left to right staff members Maya Cohen, Robin Raxlin-Gormley, Cathy Barker, with expansion project chairs David Goldberg, Carol and Mark Kreditor. Not Pictured: Randy Fleisher.

2) Volunteers and clients selecting free, fresh produce in our new produce display on the Opening Day of the Food Pantry.

SERVICES FOR THE JEWISH COMMUNITY

It Takes a Village: Our Partnership with Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas

Our partnership with JFGD is stronger than ever. With their increasing support, advocacy, and connections, we have been able to improve and expand our service offerings including schoolbased services for children and teachers, diagnostic testing, the Food Pantry and Kosher corner and added security measures through the Jewish Community Security Initiative to ensure our staff, volunteers and the community in our care are safe, secure and supported. We are grateful for the relationship we have to ensure the needs of our Jewish clients are addressed now and in the future.

KAVOD Survivors of the Holocaust Emergency Fund

There are more than 30,000 Holocaust Survivors living at or near poverty in the U.S. Many are choosing between heat or food, medicine or rent. Recognizing the importance of reaching any Survivor regardless of where he or she lives, Seed the Dream Foundation partnered with KAVOD to establish the KAVOD Survivors of the Holocaust Emergency Fund (SHEF). KAVOD SHEF exponentially multiplies the dollars and vital services available to these individuals. JFS Dallas is proud to be one of the recipients of this grant and will continue to expand support services to survivors in our area.

Indigent Burial & Chaplaincy

Both of these are still significant services offered by the agency in collaboration with the Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas. This program handles everything from assessment of need, arrangements with the funeral home and cemetery, to securing a Rabbi for the burial. When an unaffiliated individual needs an indigent burial or needs assistance from a Rabbi, we are able to connect them with Rabbi Howard Wolk, JFS’ Community Chaplain, to provide support in a timely and respectful manner.

The Priya Fund

The Priya Fund was created to assist with the financial impediments associated with infertility or adoption. Since its inception in 2010, Priya has assisted 28 couples in the Dallas area and 15 babies have been born. In the last year, we welcomed another Priya baby! Additionally, Priya successfully reached more than 89 people with our first-ever panel discussion about the emotional, physical and spiritual effects on fertility struggles.

For more information visit jfsdallas.org/priya

Binah Cancer Support Services

Facilitated by Beth Broodo, MS, LPC, RYT, Binah Cancer Support Services integrates psychology and Jewish perspective into therapy. 32 individuals received Binah Cancer Support Services this year.

RIVKA’S STORY

“I was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer in 2019. I felt extremely lucky that we caught it relatively early and after a year of aggressive treatment, I have now been in remission.

Having to go to chemotherapy appointments alone and being immunocompromised during a pandemic really took a toll on me. I reached out to my Rabbi for guidance and I am glad that he referred me to Beth Broodo and the Binah Cancer Support Services at JFS.

I feel like the other women in the support group truly understand my experience. Some of the women have been cancer-free for years and I can look up to them as a source of wisdom and inspiration.

Since starting services for cancer survivors at JFS, I not only found an outlet for the emotions surrounding my diagnosis, but lifelong friends as well.”

$21,000 was awarded to Priya recipients this fiscal year

The Priya Endowment Fund at the JFS Foundation grew by $5,542

SOCIETY OF LIFE MEMBERS

Thank you to the members of our Major Donor Giving Society for contributing gifts of $1,800 and above from August 2020-July 2021.

Giving levels are determined by the cumulative amount given to JFS or the JFS Foundation within our fiscal year. Please note that this amount does not include in-kind donations.

$100,000

The Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas

Leslie & David Katz •

Carol & Mark Kreditor

Sheryl Mexic*

North Texas Behavioral Health Authority

The Rees-Jones Foundation

Pam & Ron Rubin

United Way Metropolitan Dallas

DJ & Les Weisbrod •

Kalman & Ida Wolens Foundation

$50,000-$99,999

Diane & David Birk

Communities Foundation of Texas

Dallas Jewish Community Foundation/ Byrna & Joe Funk

David & Gusta Rosenberg

Family Foundation

Moody Foundation

Morton H. Meyerson

Family Foundation

The Sayah Family

Lisa & Randy Fleisher

Joe Funk Construction / Michelle & Marshall Funk •

M.B. & Edna Zale Foundation

Network of Jewish Human Service Agencies

Incarnation Place $25,000-$49,999

Carol & Steve Aaron • Bank of America Charitable Foundation Congregation Shearith Israel Gabriela & Sean Dalfen

The Dallas Foundation - AWARE Lisa & David Genecov

Lyda Hill Fund

Jack Jacobsen

Jewish Family Service of Greater Dallas Foundation

The Jewish Federations of North America Kahn Mechanical Contractors / Ann Kahn Ann & Nate Levine

Ruth Ann Litwin

Dolores Neustadt

Stephanie & Dan Prescott

Barbara* & Stan Rabin

Carol & Allan Rosen

Margot Rosenberg Pulitzer Foundation/ Ann Rosenberg • Peachy Rudberg

Texas Women’s Foundation

David Weinreb

Wells Fargo Foundation

Orien Levy Woolf & Dr. Jack Woolf Charitable Foundation*

$18,000-$24,999

Gilian & Steve Baron

Leo & Rhea Fay Fruhman Foundation/ Beverly & Joe Goldman

Candy & Ike Brown

Harold Gernsbacher

Kari & David Goldberg

Carol J. Levy

Howard Earl Rachofsky Foundation

Sam Roosth Foundation

$10,000-$17,999

Roy & Esther Barzune Stein

Endowment Fund

Susan and Daryl Beck

Linda & Steve Blasnik •

Natalie & Susie Strauss Breen

Capital for Kids

Kim & Jeff Chapman

Sharon & David Chortek

Dalfen’s Limited / Murray Dalfen

Dekelboum Family Foundation / Gail Hartstein

Paddy & Barry Epstein •

Julie & David Fields

Eileen & Stanley Franklin

Berta Goetz •

Nina & Jonathan Goodman

Hillcrest Foundation, Bank of America, N.A., Co-Trustee

Judy & Harold Kaye

Susan & Allyn Kramer

Anita & Don Levene

Susie & Joel Litman

Manana Management Co. / Gayla & Carlos Lopez

Alisa & Jason Makler

Cindy & Irv Munn

Sandy Nachman •

National Council of Jewish Women

Esther & Craig Navias

Jane & Tom O’Toole

David Pardue

Patsy & Michael Hochman Charitable Foundation

Pepsico

Kyle & Alan Rabinowitz

Raelaine & Paul Radnitz

Ruth Robinson

Terry & Bert Romberg

Beverly, Bradley, & Cary Rossel

The Schultz Family •

Michelle & Ron Schwartz

Barbara Schwarz

Jeri Lyn & Jeff Sebert

Charles Schwab Bank

Daphne & Jay Shipowitz

Jolene & Harv Weisblat •

$5,000-$9,999

5Q Partners

Edward & Wilhelmina Ackerman Foundation

Susie Avnery

Lisa & Steven Block

Denise & Bart Bookatz

Becky & Ken Bruder

Lori & Michael Cohen • Randee & Colin Cope

Pam & Leon Dagerman Dallas Capital Bank Cristina & Jim Doyle Shazell & Jim Dunn Deborah & Michael Fripp

Linda & Dave Garner

Beth & Jim Gold

Julie & Sander Gothard •

Terri Train & Alan Greenspan

Maya & Robert Gross

Dot & Basil Haymann

First Horizon Foundation

IMA, Inc.

Judy & Jeff Kogutt

Robin & Mark Kosberg

Marsha Lev •

Weezie & Mark Margolis

Tricia Brauman Michaelson

Ann & Mike Ochstein

Myra & Stuart Prescott

Texas Clubhouse Coalition, Inc. Carrie S. Orleans Trust Orthodox Union

Janet & Ed Ostrovitz

Phyllis & Irving Smith Foundation

Laurie & Todd Platt

Prentis Family Support Foundation RBC Foundation - USA

Nancy & Joel Roffman

Lisa & Josh Rothstein

The Rubin Family Foundation / Julie & Jay Liberman

Robin Sachs & Bob Farkas

Sue & Sam Sayah

Cristie & Rodney Schlosser

Celia & Larry Schoenbrun

Judith Shure

Lisa Simmons

Betty & Eric Spomer

Elena & Eric Stein

Temple Emanu-El

Temple Emanu-El Brotherhood

Irina & Tony Vaserfirer

Joan Vogt

Tina & Richard Wasserman •

Linda & Happy Webberman

Helga & Gerd Weinstein

Bonnie & Jeff Whitman

Donna & Mike Winemiller

Lisa & Mark Zale

$3,600-$4,999

AV USA

Liz & Steve Berger

Lyra & Ed Daniels

Dorothy K. & Harry Boris

Memorial Endowment Fund

Jackie & Bernie Dimont

The Fasken Foundation

Susan & Richard Frapart

Andrew Gellman

Gail & Allan Gilbert

Rita Sue & Alan Gold

Lisa & Neil Goldberg

Cher & David Jacobs

Michael Kaufman & Durward Watson

Betsy & Mark Kleinman

Michelle & Brian Kravitz

Lawrence E. Steinberg Foundation

Michelle & Mark Meiches

Carol & Harold Pinker

Ruthy & Steve Rosenberg

Pam & Mike Saks

Debbie & Craig Sukenic Fran & Jeffrey Toubin

Sam Utay

Miriam Vernon

Jackie & Steve Waldman

Sally & Larry Wolfish

Barbara* & Donald Zale

$1,800-$3,599

Isaac Adelman

Congregation Anshai Torah

Fonda & Jay Arbetter

Cathy & Don Barker

Mimi & Mitchell Barnett

Susan & Evan Bates

Kimberly S. Bates Foundation

Rebecca & Ryan Buell

Rachel Biblo Block

Andy & Jonathan Blum

Bookatz Endowment Fund

Mary Lee & Michael Broder

Randy Brown

Larry Burk

Stacey & Chuck Butler

Camp Lemonade

Suzi & Jerry Candy

Susie & Joel Carp

Cheryl & Randy Colen

Harold Colvin

Mark Daniels

Suzy & Reuben Davidsohn

Wendy & Marshall Dawer

Sandy & Howard Donsky

Laurie Beth Dodic Elena Dimitrovska

Dee Dee & John Duscio

Ricki & Randy Ebner

Ecolab

Madelyn Eisenberg

Allison Elko

Dia & Barry Epstein

Faith Presbyterian Hospice

Cory Feldman

Mynan & Sam Feldman

Arlene & Allen Feltman

Martha & Michael Fleisher

Laura & Roy Fleischmann

Judy & Ron Foxman

Rhoda & Gene Frenkel

Frannie & Robert Gardner

Laurie & Bob Gidlow

Diane & Hal Glaser

Tricia & Matt Gold

Sharon & Eric Goldberg

Goldberg Family Foundation

Eileen & Marty Goldstein

Lori & Rick Golman

Shoshanna & Jeffrey Goodman

Abby & Benjamin Goodman

Peter Granoff

Bonnie & Michael Grossfeld •

Barbara & Bill Gutow

Cheryl & Andy Halpern

Linda & Byron Harris

Marcy Helfand & Robert Book

Greta & Howard Herskowitz

Stephanie & Mike Hirsh

Ynette & Jim Hogue

Marcia & Norman Hoppenstein

Darci & Randy Iola

Aaron Family Jewish Community Center of Dallas

Gary Kahn

Marcy & Jeff Kahn

Barbara Kaplan

Jerry Keeney

Lisa & Bill Kleinman

Linda & Matthew Kochan

Beverly Kornell

Karen & Mickey Kurzman

Andrew Lavigne

Scott Lidji

Malia & David Litman

Lisa Lowey

Ruth Lurie

Shelley & David Lurie

Lauren & Seth Margolies

Scott McCartney

Doris Meyers

Julie & Scott Miller

Beth & Josh Mond

Elya Naxon

Lynda & Gordon Newman

Julie & Robbie Ondrusek

Stanley Peskind

Leslie & Steven Peskind

Melanie & Eric Pinker

Pam & Steven Pluss Roz Polakoff

Reesa & Ken Portnoy

Nicole & Jay Post

Debbie & Alan Postel

Janine & Charles Pulman

Land & Sea Proteins / Eliane & Gabriel Herschberg

Sherri & Michael Radoff

Barbara & David Radunsky • Geetha & Raj Rajendran

Edna & Hugh Robinson

Gisele & Michael Rogers Rothkopf Greenberg

Family Foundation Trust Daniel Rothstein

Marilyn & Stan Rothstein •

Debbi Levy & Barry Rothschild

Melissa & Jonathan Rubenstein

Melanie & Howard Rubin

Staci & Paul Rubin •

Felicia & Robert Rubin

Elaine & Morris Rutchik Rikki Rutchik

Ike & Fannie Sablosky Foundation

Arlene & Alan Sandgarten

Debbie & Sid Scheinberg

Cynthia & Jim Schneidler

Janice Schwarz & Edwin Mullins Sol Schwarz*

Pat Shaughnessy

Ricki & Gabe Shapiro

Ellen & Douglas Sheena

Sally & Ira Silverman

Rebecca & Neal Sklaver

Renee Stanley Meri-Kay Star

Sister & Joel Steinberg

Monica & Jeff Susman

Donna & Wayne Swafford

Nancy & Jerry Szor Sandra & David Veeder

Kim & Rob Velevis

Harianne & David Wallenstein Helen & Shami Waldman

Walmart Peter & Hilarie Weinstock Carl Weisbrod

Sheryl & Stuart Wernick

Linda & Mike Wolfson Sharon & Michael Young Ethel Silvergold Zale Sherry & Ronald Zander

Julie & Michael Zimmermann

* of blessed memory

• Fund of the Dallas Jewish Community Foundation

THE JFS STAFF

LISTING REFLECTS STAFF BETWEEN AUGUST 2020-JULY 2021

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Cathy Barker, MS

CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER

Deizel Sarte, BSN, MAS, FACHE, CPHQ

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Steven Brown, CPA

CLINICAL SERVICES

Alita Andrews, LPC, MPH, Clinician

Emily Angus, PhD, LPC, NCC, RPT, Clinician

Gustavo Barcenas, PhD, LPC, RPT, Clinician, Jubilee Park

Beth Broodo, LPC, RYT, Clinician, Cancer Support

Victoria Coronado, LMFTA, Clinician

Jeff Courtman, LPC, Director, Adult Mental Health Services

Terah Culp, LPC, Clinician

Rachel Dimont, LMSW, Clinician

Cristin Dooley, PhD, Psychologist

Karen Farr, PsyD, Clinician

Lynette Frantzen. LPC, Clinician

Rabbi Mike Friedman, LPC-I, Clinician

Shani Gamliel, MSW, Clinical Case Manager

Janelle Gibson, LCSW, Director, Family Violence Services

Ariela Goldstein, LCSW, Senior Director, Clinical Services

Nancy Hall, MA, LPC, NCC, Clinician

Janet Henson, LCDC, LPCI, Addictions Counselor

Danielle Hudson-Jones, LMSW, Clinical Case Manager

Kiki Lenihan, LPC, Clinician

Michael Ligocki, PhD, Clinician

Simone Martens, MS, LPC, Clinician, Roseland

Christopher May, LPC-I, Clinician

Carey Nottingham, MS, LPC, Intake Manager

Kathy Reilly, LCSW, Clinician

Jeannette Sanchez, MS, NCC, LPC Clinician, Roseland

Jamie Smith, PsyD, Psychodiagnostic Clinician

Karen Stark, LPC, Clinician

Bonny Stewart, MEd, PsyD, RPT, Clinician

Jeffrey Tepper, LCSW, Clinician

Pamela Vasquez, MS, LPC, Clinician

Josh Wolkin, MS, LPC, Clinician

Kirsten Woods, LPC, NCC, LCDC, Clinician

LaShonda Wooten, PhD, Clinician

Shareen Wornson, MA, LPC-S, Clinician

PSYCHIATRIC CONSULTANTS

Luke Peris, MD • Ameena Isa, MD

CAREER & FINANCIAL SERVICES

Allison Harding, Senior Director, Career & Financial Services

Jason Hopper, Employment Coach

Luciana Jackson, Career and Financial Coach

Mitch Jacobs, MEd, NCC, LPC, Lead Employment Coach

Phillip Konecki, Employment Coach/Trainer

Kristin Lobenstein, MBA, CPC, Financial Coach

Kennedy Thayer, Financial Coach

FOOD PANTRY & EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE

Maya Cohen, Food Pantry Manager

Maria Chavez, Social Services Manager

Robin Raxlin-Gormley, Senior Director, Hunger Relief & Emergency Assistance

Erik Rivas, Truck Driver

CHAPLAINCY

Rabbi Howard Wolk, Community Chaplain

OLDER ADULT SERVICES

Harriet Cohen, PhD, LCSW, Clinical Gerontologist

Don Dillard, LCSW, Clinical Gerontologist

June Fulton, LCSW, Clinical Gerontologist

Abby Goodman, LMSW, Clinical Gerontologist

Deborah Leibensberger, ACSW, LCSW, Clinical Gerontologist

Valda McClain, MA, Case Manager

Yaffa Podbilewicz-Schuller, PhD, Clinical Psychologist

Debi Weiner, ACSW, LCSW, Senior Director, Older Adult Services

SPECIAL NEEDS SERVICES

Sheryl Ambers, MS, CCC-SLP, Speech Language Pathologist

Andy Blum, LCSW, School Counselor

Heather Behr, School Counselor

Aleta Creech, MS, CCC-SLP, Speech Language Pathologist

Tova Reifman, School Interventionist

Lori Sasson, MEd, School Interventionist

Rennie Silverman, LCSW, Clinician

Elisa Tolkov, OTR, Occupational Therapist

Adina Wachsman, MEd, Special Needs School/Family Liaison

PLAN CLUBHOUSE

Paige Falco, PLAN Clubhouse Program Manager

Jillian Hiris, Clubhouse Staff Generalist

Ruth Josenhans, LPC, Senior Director, PLAN

Daniel Mosher, Staff Generalist

Shira Service, Clubhouse Staff Generalist

PHILANTHROPY & COMMUNITY RELATIONS

Stacey Cohn, Marketing Coordinator

Jake Cook, Grants Manager

Jamie Denison, Director of Marketing

Leah Guskin, Senior Director, Philanthropy & Community Relations

Kristen Jackson, Director of Volunteer Engagement

Lyz Latson, KHDM & Volunteer Coordinator

Caryn Peiser, Priya Fund Coordinator

Cheryl Scaglione, Development Manager

Michelle Squillace, Volunteer Coordinator

Chris Walters, Director of Donor Relations

ACCOUNTING SERVICES

Song Han, MBA, Controller

Aprili Hinckson, Staff Accountant

Stephenson Mattathu, EHAP Accounting

Cristina Rivas, Accounting Clerk

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

Sharday Anderson, Receptionist

Angelina Chavez, Receptionist

Ellyn Golub, Office Manager

Marlene Mickish, SPHR, Human Resource Generalist

Jose Perez, Front Desk Supervisor

Julie Phillips, Intake Coordinator

Kathleen Prial, QAUR Coordinator

Britton Williams, MA, Operations Specialist/Board Liaison

EMERGENCY HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (2020)

Alene Boozer

Deanna Brown

Pauline Jemison

Noah Lathrop

Naomi Loemlin

Jordan Nottingham

Angelica Padilla

Samantha Perry

THE RESALE SHOP

Laurie McCarty, Store Manager

Dawn Leobold, Assistant Manager

Nancy Castillo

Crystal Chandani

Redus • Jim Rotunda

Patricia Grimaldo

Sharon Ware • Caroline Whately

Consuelo

THANK YOU TO OUR VOLUNTEERS

LISTING REFLECTS REGISTERED VOLUNTEERS IN OUR DATABASE, VOLUNTEERHUB, BETWEEN AUGUST 2020-JULY 2021.

If you have volunteered and/or would like to be included in this list next year, please create an account at jfsdallas.volunteerhub.com. Reach out to volunteers@jfsdallas.org with questions.

Shanee Abouzaglo

Kristine Abramowitz

Richard Abramowitz

Jay Abrams

Melissa Ackerman Kellie Adkins

Alyson Aguilar

Taylor Allen Mona Allen Zachary Alsup

Lauren Ammon

Ryan Ammon Ari Appel Marcy Applebaum Debbie Arbesman

James Asher Aniketh Ayuluri Renee Baker Plante Stephanie Balderrama Brian Bale Emily Balser Gilian Baron Joseph Barth Judy Bazarsky Jake Beasley Delaney Becker

Michael Becker

Andrea Bennett Kirby Bennett Michael Bennett Shimon Ben-Poorat

Brittany Benton Kim Berdinsky

Steven Berger Joan Bernbaum

Kevin Bernstein Melissa Bernstein Parker Berry

Robin Berry

Rachel Betcher Smith Robin Bhatnagar Mallory Biblo

Rachel Biblo (Block) Mickey Blakeman Khristina Blalock Linda Blasnik

Brenda Bliss Jonathan Blum Sharon Blumberg Sandra Bodzin Ellen Bond Bill Boyd James Bradley Ilene Brill Rene Browne Brooke Bruneman Robert Brunkenhoefer Matthew Bryant Janet Bubis Janet Bucher Leanne Buchman Rebecca Buell Loann Campbell Dabney Carlson Allison Checkoway Shelley Chetzron Vikranth Chinnam David Chortek Karen Cohen

Sandy Cohen Stacey Cohn Leslie Cohn-Wein Jo Coleman Cheryl Colen Randy Colen Stephanie Collins

Shandra Colon Margaret Colpa Balkisu Conteh Brian Cosner Jonathan Cowling Danielle Coyle Joseph Crawford Brent Culhane Abbey Cumnock Scott Cytron Lisa Dabrowski Lisa Dabrowski M’Liss Daigle Jerold Danis Tessa Davidsohn Melissa Davis Vanessa de Abreu Christina De Jesus David Deffar Kathleen Dege Andrea Denison Elena Dinaburg Courtney Dinyarian Sandra Donsky Jim Doyle Jacob Dubner Deborah Dubsky Jameson Dunigan Shannon Dunigan Jim Dunn Laura Dworkin Rosana Eckert Donna Edge Christopher Egan Natalie Eilat Madelyn Eisenberg Allison Elko Nikil Erry

Kendra Essim Bella Evans Patricia Evans Cassidy Exum Paige Falco Devin Farrell Mariam Feist

Cory Feldman Helen Feldman Paula Feldman Allen Feltman Nan Fichtenbaum Jacob Fisch Noah Fisch Randy Fischer Evan Fisher Laurel Fisher Randy Fleisher Mollye Fleschman Betsy Floyd Donna Foley Diane Franklin Richard Frapart Susan Frapart Helen Frenkel Ety Friedman

Michael Friedman

Ella Frydman August Fuertes

Barbra Furman

Janis Gail

Merle Gallant Jeri Galperin

Rohan Gangar Zsuzsanna Garai Marina Garcia

David Garner Linda Garner

Philip Gerstenfeld

Sahar Ghorbaniesmaeilkolaei

Allan Gilbert

Brenda Gilbert

Amanda Gildersleeve

Katelin Gildersleeve Linda Glauben Mia Goetz

Vered Golan Louise Gold Nancy Gold Samantha Goldberg Kari Goldberg

Alexis Goldberg David Goldberg Eric Goldberg Sharon Goldberg Tobe Goldberg Andrew Goldblatt Beverly Goldman Ryan Goldstein Iris Goldstein Rick Golman

Benjamin Gonzalez Mark Goodman Nina Goodman Heather Goodstein Robin Gordon Julie Gothard

Lauren Green Ben Gregg Robert Gross Bonnie Grossfeld Asha Gudipaty Aishani Gupta Barbara Guskin

Barbara Haber

Jeffrey Haggard Cheryl Halpern

Alan Harris

Jaime Hazan-Cohen

Peggy Heller Grace Helms

Gail Henkin

Courtney Hensel-Quintana

Jasmine Herlitz

Eliane Herschberg

Anthony Hiran Cindy Hollocker Ike Hoodenpyle

Alexander Horn Alexandra Horn Sharon Horn Julie Hughes Olivia Hughes Jill Isacson Kristen Jackson David Jacobs Jack Jacobsen Frances Jameson Matthew Jameson Leah Jones Martha Jones Julie Judson Ann Kahn Gary Kahn Martin Kahn Craig Kalman Allie Kam Allie Kam Susan Kanter Rohan Karamel Lori Karp Coral Katave Justin Katz Andrew Kaufman Dawn Kaufman Michael Kaufman Barbara Kawalsky Kayla Kaye Sarah Kelton Zander Kennedy Suhina Khalid Karen Kinsella Jill Kirschner Lisa Kleinman Sandra Klindworth Aryeh Kluger Sandi Knight Ilene Knubowitz Matthew Kochan Andrew Kogan Merissa Kogutt Jeff Kolb Rebecca Kolb Cheri Komaiko Tanner Kopel Terry Kopel Kathryn Koshkin Kevin Kotamarti

Daniel Kovalsky

Mira Kovalsky

Victoria Kovalsky Sophie Krajmalnik Allyn Kramer Michelle Kravitz Yael Kuchinsky Alan L. tolmas Jeffrey Landsberg Dave Laner Diane Laner Bethany Last Elyzabeth Latson Justin Laub Roman LaVigne Keats Leffel Morgan Lemler Beth Levine Robert Levy Robbyn Lewin Brandon Li Leo Li Julie Liberman Austin Lindsey Emelia Lobenstein Elaine Lowenkron Connie Lust Lynett Mapenzauswa Lauren Margolies Seth Margolies Weezie Margolis Sharon Martin Jose Martinez Luke Mayfield Caitlyn McGinn Carol Meer Emory Meler Ephraim Meles Cara Mendelsohn Scarlett Metz Corey Metz Julie Metz Olivia Metz Michael Miller Glenda Miller Penelope Miller Beth Mond Addison Monfried George Moore Lisa Moore

Emma Morales

Alexandra Morris

Melanie Morris

Lauren Morrow Irving Munn Gregory Myer Wendy Narzem Robin Nathanson Brenda Nibert Rick Nusbaum

Spencer Ochel Ann Ochstein

Rick O’Connor Dena Ofengeym Dena Ofengeym William Oglesby Sherry Olinick Josh Otway Natalie Ouaknin Jordan Palefsky Stacey Pearlman Janis Peiser Carolyn Perlmutter Tyler Pham Mindy Pincus Harold Pinker Carol Pinker Chanelle Piper Coral Pisek

Laurie Platt Nicole Post Erica Prager Leah Prager Wylee Protas Samuel Pulitzer Grace Radle Geetha Rajendran Yana Rakovchik

Harry Ray Patricia Reitich

Barbara Repp

Faith Retsky

Bridget Reynolds

Katherine Reynolds Elizabeth Reynolds Robert Reynolds Russell Robinson Allison Rochelle

Joel Roffman

Abby Rogers

Eden Rogozinski

Mia Rogozinski

Michelle Rosenberg Janis RosenfeldBarbash Bradley Rossel Sharon Roth Abby Rothstein Hillary Rothstein Maya Rothstein Chavy Rothstein Lisa Rothstein Paige Rothstein Renee Rubin Staci Rubin

Gabriel Rudelman Robin Sachs Susan Salom Edward Sands Janis Sayewitz Melissa Schachter John Schanot Debbie Scheinberg Ava Schelin Telisa Schelin Tara Schiller Kristin Schmalz Siegfried Schmalz Bonnie Schramm Allison Schwartz Barbara Schwarz

Jean Schwister

Jeri Lyn Sebert Nana Seffah Roger Sellers Michael Selz Elizabeth Sender Joel Shapiro Leslie Shaw Leslie Shaw Flor Sheehan Benjamin Sheena Alex Sheena Brandon Silansky Spencer Silansky Melanie Silberman Nora Silverfield Lonna Rae Silverman Sabrina Skeldon Jaiden Smith Tali Snow Cynthia Sollie Elaine Solomon Rossi Solomon Betty Spomer Lori Stahl Jarrett Staley Melissa Steiner Lindsay Stengle Ava Stern Adam Stern

Rabbi Michele Sullum

Monica Susman Katy Szende Gerald Szor Helen Taroyan Rachel Tate Jay Tobin Mindy Tobolowsky Ted Tobolowsky Scott Toppell Mollie Toubin Patty Traub Lydia Varela Tammy Varghese Lee Vasa Irina Vaserfirer Sandra Veeder Shiv Venkatasetty Helen Waldman Tracey Wallace Julie Walter Paula Ward Dina Warshauer Richard Wasserman Laura Weatherred Rebecca Wechsler Nelson Weil Chloe Weinman Laura Weinstein Grace Weisberg

Ephraim Weiss

David Weiss

Jeff Weiss

Bruce West Phoebe White Samuel Wigder Sherie Wigder Mindy Williamson Suzanne Wilner-Minc Jack Wimberly Linda Wimberly Linda Winski Clara Wohlstadter Faith Wolf Sally Wolfish Blair Wolfson Charlotte Wolfson Hayden Woodward Hank Worlein Ryan Xie Ethel Zale Cherie Zalstein Carolyn Zalta Leah Zarr Claude Zeli Karina Zide Perry Zidow Jennifer Zientz Sheri Zlotky Annalee Zweig

VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION AWARD WINNERS

2021 COVID-19 HEROES

David Chortek

Jo Coleman

Kathi Dege

Barbara Guskin

Dawn Kaufman

Morgan Lemler

Beth Mond

Lisa Moore

Morrow Hill William Oglesby Erica Prager Geetha Rajendran Allison Schwartz

Spencer Silansky

Diana Stein Lee Vasa Shiv Venkatasetty Nelson Weil David Weiss Sherie Wigder

JFS FOUNDATION

Established in 2012, The JFS Foundation supports the long-term viability of the mental health and social services of Jewish Family Service through planned giving and endowments. It allows thoughtful, generous people to make a lasting difference in our community for generations by ensuring the availability of JFS’ high-quality, accredited services for any child, teen, adult, or older adult in need.

Establishing a fund or endowment to the Foundation is an investment in the long-term success and viability of the programs and services of JFS. While a yearly contribution to JFS makes an important, direct, and immediate impact, a Foundation fund helps secure the future of JFS services in the community.

JFS FUNDHOLDER SPOTLIGHT: ETHEL SILVERGOLD ZALE FOOD PANTRY FUND

I was introduced to Tikkun Olam at an early age. I remember sitting at my mother’s side as she paid her monthly bills. She had a small stack of dollar bills and she let me put a dollar in a few envelopes that she chose. I asked her what the dollar bills were for. She told me that not everyone was as blessed as we were and the dollars were for those in need and children who might be hungry.

My mother was a young widow with limited funds, and three young children to raise, but she taught me by example our moral duty to help the less fortunate. Her words guided me throughout my life.

Jewish Family Service offers a multitude of services that address the many challenges faced throughout a lifetime: from offering financial assistance to couples struggling with infertility, to mental health and social services for children and adults, through career and financial services, the Food Pantry to feed the hungry, to the needs of the aged, and finally Rabbinical and grief counseling. There are many more programs created to answer every need that Jewish Family Service is presented. The expanding range of diverse services that JFS addresses for all ages, faiths, and backgrounds convinced me that this was the agency for which I wanted to work and give my charity and time.

I have worked for Jewish Family Service as a volunteer for over 25 years. I founded the Woman to Woman luncheon and the Society of Life to raise much-needed funds for the work of Jewish Family Service. I am proud and grateful for the continued support and community awareness that these events have provided for JFS. I have been given the honor of becoming a lifetime member of the Board of Directors of JFS. On my 85th birthday, my children and grandchildren honored me by the establishment of the Ethel Silvergold Zale Food Pantry Fund through the Jewish Family Service Foundation. I hope my service to Jewish Family Service has been a fitting memorial to my mother who taught me the meaning of Tikkun Olam.

Ethel Zale

JFS

FOUNDATION

OFFICERS

Irv Munn, President

Jeff Kerstine, Vice President Larry Kohn, Secretary/Treasurer

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

BOARD MEMBERS

Ron Foxman

Linda Garner

Eric Goldberg

Andrew Kaufman

Joel Litman

Raelaine Radnitz

William N. Roth

Sally Wolfish

THANK YOU TO OUR CURRENT FUNDHOLDERS

The Cathy Barker Fund for General Operations

The S. Blumberg Fund for General Operations

The Fagelman Birk Fund for Clinical Services, Psychotherapy

The Mark & Cathy Cohen Family – Ntelicor Fund

The Charles B. & Helen R. Feldman Food Pantry Fund

The Michael J. Fleisher Fund for General Operations

The Harriet and Perry E. Gross, MD Fund

The Susie and Joel Litman Fund for Supportive Services for Older Adults and Their Families

The Martin L. Litwin and Ruth Ann Litwin Fund for General Operations

The Lois & William Mexic Endowment Fund for the Benefit of Career and Employment Services

The Barbara and Clive Miskin Family Fund Jack Baron OBM fund supporting Family Violence Intervention

Betty and Jack Miskin OBM fund supporting Older Adults Services

Dinah and Isaac Sherman OBM fund supporting Career and Financial Services

Sarah (Sally) Sherman OBM fund supporting Adult Mental Health

The Morchower Family Philanthropic Endowment Fund for Children and Adolescents in Crisis

The Cindy & Irv Munn Fund for General Operations

The Pinker Family Fund for Healthy Safe Families

The Priya Jewish Reproduction Fund

The Gerald & Helaine Ray Fund for Services to Veterans & Their Family

The Andrée and Sidney Rosenblum Family Foundation

The William & Heddy Roth Philanthropic Fund

The Peachy & Morton Rudberg Fund for General Operations

The Sachs-Farkas Fund for Services to the Elderly

The Barbara Schwarz Fund for General Operations

The Star Endowment Fund for Children’s Mental Health Services

The Synar Fund for Clinical Services

The Charlotte Webberman & Family Endowment Fund for Older Adults Services

The Leon Weingarten/ Joseph Webberman Fund for Children with Special Needs

The Bea Weisbrod Family Endowment for General Operations

The Weisbrod JFS Designated Fund

The Lawrence M. and Sally Wolfish Fund for General Support

Ethel Silvergold Zale Food Pantry Fund

more at www.jfsdallasfoundation.org

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Officers

Julie Liberman, Chair

Eric Goldberg, Chair-Elect

Julie Gothard, Vice Chair

Robert Gross, MD, Vice Chair

Weezie Margolis, Vice Chair

Steven Berger, Treasurer

Lindsay Stengle, Secretary

Honorary Members

Linda Garner

Ethel Zale

Immediate Past President

Michael Kaufman

Board Members

Rachel Biblo-Block

Brenda Bliss

Jonathan Blum Rebecca Buell

Dabney Carlson

Sandy Donsky

Madelyn Eisenberg

Allison Elko

Cory Feldman

Mike Friedman

Beverly Goldman

David M. Jacobs

Gary Kahn

Andrew Kaufman

Kathryn Koshkin

Michelle Kravitz, MD

Diane Laner

Seth Margolies

Nicole Post

Staci Rubin

Betty Spomer

Lydia Varela

Richard Wasserman, MD

Laura Weinstein

Lisa Zale

A MESSAGE FROM OUR BOARD CHAIR

Dear JFS Family,

When I think about the last year - in the middle of the pandemic - I can’t help but continue to be grateful for all we have accomplished at Jewish Family Service. We have seen the agency rise to new challenges with grace, dedication, and a lot of hard work.

I’m very proud to lead our JFS Board of Directors, and I truly appreciate their continued support and engagement. Together, even virtually, we continued to move the agency forward. Whether it be updating our bylaws, improving and modifying processes and procedures, volunteering, taking part in helping the Food Pantry Expansion come to fruition, overseeing another record-breaking diaper collection, hosting our first-ever Staff Appreciation picnic, or the Federally Qualified Health Center feasibility study, we didn’t let the current challenges we faced impede our important work.

As usual, JFS has once again risen to the occasion with the help of our amazing community. Due to your support, JFS helped make more possible for those in need, at a time when the need was greater than ever before. It is truly humbling to be surrounded by donors, volunteers, staff members, who ask themselves, “What can I do to make a difference today?”

With sincere gratitude,

Julie Liberman Board Chair

FINANCIALS

Income/Revenue Sources

886,689 487,666 4,523,103 0 982,390 472,089 6,205,692 1,858,177 15,415,806

Expenses by

3,237,455 1,153,583 5,812,785 388,878 363,893 102,392 2,727,652 13,786,638

1. Grants include $1,200,000 awarded and received in FY21 but to be expended in FY22. In addition, approximately $3,000,000 of the grant funding is CARES Emergency Relief Grants.

2. Other Revenue includes $1,061,800 of PPP Loan Forgiveness and $797,000 of Investment gains.

Pantry/ Emergency Assistance includes $3,004,000 of CARES Emergency Relief expenditures for rent &

assistance.

Jewish Family Service of Greater Dallas

An open door to all in need

5402 Arapaho Road | Dallas, TX 75248 www.jfsdallas.org | 972.437.9950