JFS Annual Report 2021

OUR VISION

No one in our community should suffer hunger, isolation, abandonment, emotional or physical distress, or lack of community support and caring.

OUR MISSION

Jewish Family Service of the Lehigh Valley, guided by Jewish values, helps individuals and families to live healthier and more stable lives by providing social services, professional counseling, education and community programs.

CELEBRATING OUR PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIPS Chabad of the Lehigh Valley Congregation Am Haskalah Congregation Bnai Shalom Congregation Brith Sholom Congregation Keneseth Israel Congregation Sons of Israel Giant Gress Mountain Ranch Jewish Community Center of Lehigh Valley Jewish Day School of the Lehigh Valley Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley Lafayette College Hillel

Lehigh Valley Center for Independent Living (LVCIL) Monocacy Farm Project Muhlenberg College Hillel RSVP Senior Corps - Senior Chat Second Harvest Food Bank ShareCare Faith in Action Temple Beth El Temple Shirat Shalom Tikvah House United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley Wawa Wegmans

JFS IS HERE FOR YOU Dear JFS Friends and Supporters: The Annual Report is an opportunity to reflect back on the past year.

During the second year of the pandemic, our staff and clients successfully continued to adapt to new realities.

Through our planning process, we realized the need to pay more and better attention to persons with disabilities. This was definitely an area where we required more expertise. Therefore, we added a Disability Liaison to our staff as well as a second Volunteer Coordinator to help manage our growing cadre of volunteers.

Our compassionate and professional staff continued to provide high quality services even as they struggled with new risks and focused on client and volunteer safety. Our Board of Directors discovered creative ways to fundraise and began brainstorming for our 50th anniversary celebration.

JFS staff developed more sophisticated approaches to collecting data.

The data tells us how many lives we are touching and the outcomes of our treatment. Client testimonials also show our impact. When a client says: “I would not have made it if JFS was not there,” we know that our work makes a difference. The ability to receive confidential caring assistance empowers our clients to cope better with their lives.

Not surprisingly, social isolation intensified. But JFS was able to maintain contact with people through outreach on the telephone and by sending holiday goodies and handmade cards.

As we share this Annual Report, we are cognizant of how complicated life can be. While we may not know what challenges are ahead, JFS will be there to provide a safe space, a listening ear and some pathways to help.

Sincerely yours,

Rabbi Allen Juda President

Debbie Zoller, MSW, LCSW Executive Director

OUR YEAR

BY THE NUMBERS

YOU ARE HERE FOR US

We’re here for you because you, our volunteers, are here for us.

For every phone call made and pantry box packed, thank you for your adaptability and continued dedication throughout this trying time.

FROM JULY 1, 2020 JUNE 30, 2021 Allen Abbott Nancy Amols Clara Bergstein Joseph Block Sara Jane Bub Sam Bub Max Bub Patty Carlis Larry Center Brandon Charon Jane Cohen Natalie David Diana DeFanti Ralph DelAguila Ana Deledda Doris DenHerder Albert Derby Eva Derby Elaine Deutch Neil Feldman Leyna Fleischaker Barbara Friedenheim Rose Lee Goldberg Casey Goldblatt Danielle Gordon Sandra Greenfield Bennett Grossman Barry Halper Cory Hiken

Ginger Horsford Donna Iorio Madeleine Jelensits Jewish Day School of the Lehigh Valley Allen Juda Irving Kaplan Anna Karp Mia Kaufman Jannie Kay Penny Kornet Roberta Kritzer Izzy Kun Beth Kushnick Mary Laronge Cory Lemberg Silvia Mandler Rachel Marcus Talia Markowitz Aviva Markowitz Daniel Morgenbesser Gabriel Morse Muhlenberg Hillel Judy Murman Julie Mylnarsky Michael Nelson Debi Nelson Nancy Oberlender Leon Papir Jane Pitkoff Howard Pitkoff

Andrea Reich Liz Reinsmith Bobbie Rudolph Naomi Schachter Ilene Schaeffer Ellen Schaffer Marcia Schechter Vickie Semmel Richard Shadick Howard Sherer Yuval Shimoni Richard Silverman Amy Singer Douglass Maryann Snyder Izzy Studzienko Jared Sussman Diana Talsania Rochelle Topolsky Abby Trachtman Susan Travis Kimberly Valuntas Jack Valuntas Beverly Volk Stephen Volk Danny Wax Yale West Rebecca Wilson Gail Wolson Julia Young Sandra Zettlemoyer Leon Zoller

FUNDS DISTRIBUTED SUPPORTING OUR COMMUNITY

TOTAL DISTRIBUTED: $879,400

FOR MORE DETAILED FINANCIAL INFORMATION, VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.JFSLV.ORG.

YOU ARE HERE FOR THE FUTURE

Jewish Family Service wishes to thank the generous community members* who have made a gift to our endowment fund or who have vowed to support our organization in their wills, trusts, retirement accounts and life insurance policies through LIFE & LEGACY. *as of June 2021 Leonard Abrams Rony Ackerman Sheila Berg Ross Born Wendy Born Emily Charlap Nancy & Daniel Cohen Edwin Davis Rabbi Melody Davis Glenn Ehrich Jan Ehrich David Eiskowitz Ellyn Elstein Iris Epstein Elizabeth Fear Eileen Fischmann Roberto Fischmann Amy Fisher Fran & Jay Fisher Peter Fisher

Brian Jason & Roberta & Robert Kritzer Lorrie Scherline Emily A. Ford Ferne Kushner z”l Deena & Mark Scoblionko Lora & Stanley Geftic Daniela Viale & Lynne Shampain Patricia & Gary Glascom Daniel Leisawitz Howard M. Sherer Shirley Gross z”l Pam Lott Sam Shikiar Ben Grossman Jane & William Markson Rabbi Michael & Alexis Melissa & Harvey Hakim Linda Miller Singer Bonnie & Robert Hammel Michael Miller Susan Sosnow Florence & Jerome z”l James Mueth Peggy A. Stettner Hausman Taffi Ney Ron Ticho Maryellen & Kevin Hausman Audrey Alexander Nolte Beverly & Stephen Volk Ellen & Philip Hof Michael Notis Barbara & Arthur Weinrach Arthur David Hoffman Ruth Notis Linda & James Wimmer Barbara Jean Hoffman Dorothy Parmet z”l Norman Wruble Rabbi Allen Juda Roberta & Alan Penn Sandra Wruble Toby K. Juda Abby Pozefsky Rachel Zane Binae Karpo Robert Rockmaker Debbie Zoller Kathi Katzman Judith Rodwin Leon Zoller Seth Katzman Robin & Alexander Rosenau Anonymous (7)

JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE IS A RESOURCE FOR THE COMMUNITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2020-21 Rabbi Allen Juda PRESIDENT

Marcia Berkow TREASURER

Audrey Nolte VICE PRESIDENT

Wendy Born PAST PRESIDENT

Robin Rosenau VICE PRESIDENT

DIRECTORS Emily Ford Tom Freedman Roberta Gaines Dr. Harvey Hakim

Sue Sosnow RECORDING SECRETARY

Barry J. Halper Rima Hirsch Ellen Hof Stuart Horowitz Pam Lott Mark Pinsley Andrea Reich Lorrie Scherline Cantor Ellen Sussman Kimberly Valuntas

STAFF 2020-21 Rebecca Axelrod-Cooper, MSW, LSW IMPACT COORDINATOR Amy Buchanan FINANCE & TECHNOLOGY COORDINATOR Ellen Feldman, MA CASE MANAGER Sharon Gayner FOOD PANTRY LIAISON Chelsea Karp VOLUNTEER AND GRANT DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR

Phyllis Kaufman OFFICE COORDINATOR Sarah Morse ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Jennifer Oxfeld VOLUNTEER LIAISON Stephanie Quinn OLDER ADULT CASE MANAGER Wendy Rapaport, MSW, LCSW LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER Rachel Shurman ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

2004 W. Allen Street | Allentown, PA 18104 610.821.8722 | www.jfslv.org

Marcia Schechter, MS, RN OUTREACH – OLDER ADULT SERVICES Carol Wilson, LSW PROGRAM MANAGER & COMMUNITY LIAISON FOR OLDER ADULTS Debbie Zoller, MSW, LCSW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MARKETING TEAM Bayley Carl Stephanie Goodling Allison Meyers