Jewish Family Service 2012 Annual Report

REALpeople.

REALneeds.

REALhope.

2012/5772 Annual Report

Mission To restore well-being to the vulnerable throughout the greater Denver community by delivering services based on Jewish values.

Values Jewish Family Service of Colorado is guided by these Jewish values: • He who saves one life, saves the entire world. Pikuach Nefesh • The obligation to make the world a better place. Tikkun Olam

Jewish Family Service of Colorado Founded in 1872, Jewish Family Service of Colorado (JFS) is a nonsectarian, nonprofit human services agency serving metro Denver and Boulder. JFS believes in strengthening the community by providing vital services to people in need. Every day, JFS helps people overcome life’s challenges to live fuller, more meaningful lives.

JFS helps seniors live independently at home, provides quality mental health counseling to individuals and families, offers training and job placement to those with barriers to employment, and provides food and financial aid to people in crisis. Every year, JFS benefits more than 21,000 people of all ages, faiths, and incomes.

© 2012 Jewish Family Service of Colorado. All rights reserved.

• Social justice, the obligation to act justly toward people in need. Tzedakah • Acts of loving kindness. G’mut Hassadim.

• Every human being is equal in the eyes of G-d. Tselem Elohim.

Dear Friends, In 2012, Jewish Family Service touched more than 21,000 lives. We helped thousands of people overcome difficult life challenges so that they could go on to live fuller, more meaningful lives. While these are impressive numbers, our work is not about numbers. It’s about people—real people with real needs.

Every day, the staff and volunteers of Jewish Family Service help people overcome difficult life challenges so they can live life again. We help children succeed in school, help seniors live safely and independently at home, and give people with disabilities a chance to work and lead productive lives. We help keep families together and in their homes—with food on their table.

Jewish Family Service impacts our community in countless life-changing ways. This report includes stories about just a few of the many people whose lives have been transformed by the programs and services we offer. From a boy learning to live with Asperger’s disorder to a woman who overcame addictions and a life on the streets, each is a story of hope.

Real hope.

In 2012, we celebrated 140 years of service to the greater Denver community. What started as the Hebrew Ladies Benevolent Society in 1872 has expanded into one of the premier human services agencies in the Rocky Mountain West. While we remain close to our Jewish roots, our impact touches all, regardless of race, faith, gender, sexual orientation, or economic need. We are proud to support the Denver metro community.

In 2013, we are launching a new, forward-thinking, three-year strategic plan that focuses on maximizing our strengths to meet growing community needs. The Board of Directors and our dedicated staff have worked diligently to deliver a thoughtful plan that is well aligned with our mission, vision, and guiding principles. We will deliver innovative services to our growing senior population. We will continue to enhance our mental health expertise to serve families in need.

And we will work to help people in need to become truly self-sufficient.

We thank you for your ongoing and loyal support of Jewish Family Service—and for your trust in us to deliver real hope to our community.

B’shalom,

Alan Mayer

2012 Board Chair

Yana Vishnitsky

President and CEO

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THANK YOU!

To all of our community partners who helped make JFS SENIOR SOLUTIONS Allied Jewish Federation of Colorado • Allied Jewish Apartments • Brothers Redevelopment Inc. • Catholic Charities • City of Edgewater • Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) • Denver Regional Mobility and Access Council (DRMAC) • Dominican Sisters Home Health Agency • The GLBT Community Center • Jefferson County • Kaiser Foundation Research Institute • Lutheran Family Services • Mile High United Way • Robert E. Loup Jewish Community Center • Senior Resource Center • Seniors! Inc. • Shalom Cares • St. Anthony’s Passport Program • Volunteers of America

Thank MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

Apogee Retail, LLC • Aurora Public Schools • Behavioral Healthcare, Inc. • Boomers Leading Change in Health • Colorado Access • Colorado Africa Organization • Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment • Colorado Refugee Service Program • Colorado Victims Assistance Denver • Conflict Center • Denver Public Schools • Denver Scholarship Foundation • Ecumenical Refugee and Immigration Services • Hospice of Metro Denver • Lutheran Family Services • Mental Health Center of Denver • Morgan County School District Re-3 • Red Rocks Community College • Robert E. Loup Jewish Community Center • Rocky Mountain Rabbinic Council • University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus • University of Denver • Weld County School District 6

DISABILITY AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

Aish Denver • Allied Jewish Federation of Colorado • ARCs of Denver, Jefferson, Adams, and Arapahoe Counties • Bayaud Enterprises, Inc. • B’nai Brith Youth Organization • Senator Michael Bennet’s Office • Catholic Charities • Center for Work Education and Employment (CWEE) • Colorado Nonprofit Association • Community Living Alternatives, Inc. • Community Support Services, Inc. • Denver Chamber of Commerce • Denver Department of Human Services • Denver Employment Alliance • Denver Workforce Centers • Developmental Disabilities Resource Center • Developmental Pathways • Ecumenical Services • Emily Griffith Opportunity School • Senator Joyce Foster • Hillel of Colorado • HUMANA Healthcare • Imagine! • International Association of Jewish Vocational Services • Jefferson County Department of Human Services • Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) • Job Start • Keshet of the Rockies • Mayor’s Office of Economic Development, Division of Workforce Development • Senator Linda Newell • North Metro Community Services • Project Wise • Purchasing Partners of America • Robert E. Loup Jewish Community Center • Rocky Mountain Human Services • RTD/Access-a-Ride • SCORE Denver • Shwayder Camp • State of Colorado Division of Developmental Disabilities • State of Colorado Division of Vocational Rehabilitation • Support, Inc. • West Metro Chamber of Commerce

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our important work possible.

FAMILY SAFETY NET 9Cares Colorado Shares • Albertson’s • Allied Jewish Federation of Colorado • Allonhill • Anderson Boneless Beef, Inc. • Azteca Foods • Babies Now • BBYO • Beacon Day School • Beth Evergreen • Birthright Israel NEXT Colorado • B’nai Chaim • B’nai Havurah • Calvary Baptist Church of Denver • Catholic Charities • The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints • Colorado Coalition for the Homeless • Colorado Community Action Association • Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) • Congregation Rodef Shalom • Cooking Matters • Denver Academy • Denver Academy of Torah • Denver Department of Human Services • Denver Rescue Mission • Denver Urban Ministries • Denver’s Road Home • Eastside Kosher Deli • Einstein Bros Bagels • Ekar Farm • The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) • Emergency Food & Shelter Program (EFSP) • Energy Outreach Colorado • Food Bank of the Rockies • Food Works Colorado • Garbanzo Mediterranean Grill • Graland Country Day School • Grand Hyatt Denver • Hazon • Hebrew Educational Alliance • Heebonism • Holland & Hart • Hunger Free Colorado • King Soopers (Hampden and Reclamation) • Kroenke Sports & Entertainment • La Vie Catering • Lockheed Martin Operation Santa Claus • Metro CareRing • Metro Denver Homeless Initiative • Mile High United Way • Mizel Museum • MorEvents Inc. • Odwalla • Pastamore Gourmet Foods • Pizza Hut (S. Quebec) • Rocky Mountain Spice Company • Rose Women’s Organization • Rudi’s Organic Bakery • Safeway (S. Havana) • Senior Assistance Center • South Denver Fencing Academy • Sunflower Market (Colorado Blvd.) • Synagogue Council of Greater Denver • Temple Emanuel • Temple Emanuel Sisterhood • Temple Micah • Temple Sinai • We Don’t Waste • Westin Tabor Center • Whole Foods (Tamarac and Cherry Creek) • Young Adult Professional Council

k You! NEW AMERICAN SUPPORT SERVICES

African Community Center • Allied Jewish Apartments • Alois May Library • Colorado Center on Law and Policy • Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing • Colorado Department of Human Services • Colorado Legal Services • Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade • Colorado Refugee Services Program • Ecumenical Refugee and Immigration Service • Emily Griffith Opportunity School • Hebrew Immigration Aid Society • Lutheran Refugee Services of Colorado • New American School • Refugee Health Program of Colorado • Robert E. Loup Jewish Community Center • Senior Answers and Services • Shalom Cares • Social Security Administration • Spring Institute • United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

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JFS SENIOR Solutions JFS Senior Solutions made great strides in 2012, furthering its support of vulnerable seniors in our community. The department supported 234 seniors with 3,677 hours of homemaker services. Another 411 older adults received care management support.

Our expert staff of geriatric professionals is focused on helping older adults to continue to live safely and independently in their own homes by providing a continuum of care that enhances their well-being and ensures that they are not isolated.

Our JFS Colorado Senior Connections in Edgewater program has become a model for senior services, with a full range of activities, classes, and services that are keeping older adults active and engaged. In all, the program served 287 seniors with 45 different activities over the course of the year. In 2012, JFS launched an innovative mentoring program that links seniors with at-risk high school students to help them succeed at school.

The JFS at the JCC program, a partnership with the Robert E. Loup Jewish Community Center, Shalom Cares, and Volunteers of America, offers an important social outlet for Jewish seniors with daily kosher meals, meaningful activities, and day trips. JFS at the JCC served 526 seniors with 55 different activities in 2012.

Funding for the program was threatened in the spring of 2012, but generous donors stepped forward and have ensured the long-term viability of the program.

Boulder JFS served 315 senior clients in 2012 with case management, Shabbat and holiday services in residential facilities, and volunteer visitors. Eighty-four volunteers contributed 1,134 hours of service, providing companionship and an important Jewish connection to isolated seniors. The Boulder JFS staff expanded its reach and now offers Jewish services at 21 area senior residential facilities.

In addition, Boulder JFS started a grief group in partnership with HospiceCare of Boulder and Broomfield Counties to support those who have experienced the loss of a loved one.

JFS at Home, a fee-based homecare service for seniors, saw significant growth in clients and strengthened Jewish Family Service’s position as a quality homecare agency. JFS at Home served 106 clients and provided more than 40,000 hours of homecare services.

JFS Senior Solutions is doing more with less. We have seen a decrease in state and federal grants, as well as private funding, at a time of rising need. To compensate, we are looking at improving efficiencies and concentrating on activities that can provide the greatest benefit to the clients we serve.

Comfortable and cared for Regina Furberg, 87, deserves only the best. She’s paid her dues—and then some. She survived the horrors of the Holocaust, losing more than 300 members of her family, including her parents, grandparents, and seven of her siblings. She spent five years in four different concentration camps from ages 12 to 17, and somehow made it out alive.

Today, Regina is comfortable and well cared for. She has been a JFS client for 10 years and her care manager looks after her to make sure she has everything she needs. A JFS at Home personal care assistant visits every day to help her with dressing, bathing, shopping, cooking, and housework.

Her JFS care manager helped her access needed monthly pension funds from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany. She and her husband had never applied for restitution because he was a proud man and considered it “blood money” from the death of their parents.

But after her husband died following a long illness, Regina was facing financial hardship and needed some help. Her JFS care manager worked diligently to get her on the pension, even though the deadlines had long passed. It’s a very complicated process, but Regina now receives the funds that she needs to get by. It’s made a huge difference in her quality of life.

“Jewish Family Service has been very good to me. The staff has never refused me anything. I am so grateful to my care worker, Mirella, for getting me the German pension funds. It’s made such a difference for me.”

As the baby boomer generation enters retirement, the Denver metro area will see a dramatic increase of adults over 60 years of age, and they will need support services. JFS Senior Solutions is committed to meeting those needs.

Moving forward, our efforts will be focused on providing services to all seniors in need. We will expand our programs that connect seniors to community and reduce their isolation.

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JFS Senior Solutions care manager Mirella Schreiber (left) shares a laugh with her longtime client, Regina Furberg.

“Jewish Family Service has been very good to me. The staff has never refused me anything. I am so grateful to my care worker, Mirella, for getting me the German pension funds. It’s made such a difference for me.”

—Regina Furberg

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MENTAL HEALTH Services Jewish Family Service provides mental health services to help people improve their quality of life. We partner with clients, families, and the community to create opportunities to achieve life balance and emotional wellness and stability.

Our team of skilled therapists is committed to helping improve the lives of those struggling with mental health issues, from depression, to posttraumatic stress, to loss, to family and relationship issues.

The JFS Counseling Center is a trusted resource for high-quality therapy and support. We assist people at all stages of life with caring, compassionate, and confidential psychological counseling. We offer family therapy, relationship counseling, and help individuals deal with depression, grief, anxiety, or loss.

In 2012, the JFS Counseling Center provided 3,052 hours of therapy to 607 clients. Our biweekly Strength Through Sharing support group helps those who are dealing with persistent mental illness in their families.

We are making our community a safer, healthier place by making quality mental health services more accessible to those who need them, including schoolchildren, isolated seniors, and those who are uninsured.

Our innovative KidSuccess program places trained therapists in area schools, providing children and adolescents access to quality counseling services so they can succeed. We are fostering school achievement, self-esteem, and positive social development. In 2012, KidSuccess operated in 10 public schools in Denver, providing mental health services to more than 800 children and adolescents.

Refugee children have very different needs as they struggle to adjust to school and life in the United States. The International KidSuccess program is working in a variety of schools, giving refugee students a place to belong and the tools to adjust and succeed in school. More than 530 refugee students participated over the course of the 2011–2012 school year, and the program has been expanded to reach even more schools this year.

The JFS Jewish Community Chaplaincy program focuses on providing direct spiritual care to those who are ill, in crisis, or near the end of their lives—in hospitals, nursing homes, mental health institutions, correctional facilities, or at home. In 2012, we visited 757 seniors in hospitals and nursing homes, and conducted three bereavement groups. The JFS Community Chaplaincy program provided an important Jewish connection to hundreds of isolated members of the community.

No one knew Three years ago, Liam Dunkin was a first grader at Denver’s Ashley Elementary School. He was exhibiting behaviors that were disruptive and aggressive, which limited his ability to learn. Fits of rage… threatening his classmates... sensitivity to touch and sound… and not responding to normal social cues were some of the behaviors that were bringing Liam negative attention.

Something was wrong. Liam’s parents didn’t know what to do. He had already been to two previous schools and Ashley Elementary was his second placement as a first grader.

Kate Seymour Andres, a JFS KidSuccess school-based counselor at Ashley, recognized Liam’s behaviors as possible symptoms of Asperger’s disorder. She encouraged his parents to have him evaluated. It was confirmed that Liam indeed has Asperger’s—a less intensive form of autism.

While the family was initially hesitant to have Liam labeled with a diagnosis, it was the beginning of an important family journey. Liam could begin to understand his issues and work to overcome them.

He’s working on his interactions with others and controlling his emotions. Liam’s family understands his limitations and knows how to manage them.

As a result of his diagnosis, Liam received an individualized education plan at his school and now receives daily support, both academically and emotionally.

He has weekly sessions with the school psychologist and with Kate, so he can talk through his feelings and understand how to handle triggers that upset him. He participates in a fun “lunch bunch” group, where he practices social skills.

With a strong support system in place, Liam has made huge strides at school.

He is active in acting and music classes and has made a number of close friends.

Although he continues to need daily support, he’s performing much better.

Liam feels understood and supported.

JFS KidSuccess school-based counselor Kate Seymour Andres and Liam Dunkin at Ashley Elementary School.

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With the support of his JFS KidSuccess counselor, Liam is working to manage his emotions brought on

by Asperger’s disorder.

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DISABILITY AND EMPLOYMENT Services This was a year of growth and change for SHALOM Denver and the JFS Disability and Employment Services program.

We served 486 TANF (Temporary Assistance to Needy Families) clients, with 377 receiving valuable training and work experience at internships at more than 50 Denver-area employers. Of those 377 clients, 124 TANF recipients moved off welfare and into steady employment. Given our success, the Denver Department of Human Services, Office of Economic Development, not only renewed our contract for 2012–2013, but is providing us with free office space at its location so that we can provide expanded services to even more clients. Over the past year, SHALOM Denver developed ongoing employment opportunities for more clients than any other TANF contractor agency in Denver, an accomplishment of which we are extremely proud.

At our SHALOM Denver facility, we served more than 100 people with developmental disabilities daily, both in prevocational programming and community-connecting activities. SHALOM Denver went through a formal restructuring, eliminating “sheltered workshop” services and developing “prevocational services” in their place. Clients are learning new skills to improve their work habits by working on packaging, mailing, and assembly contracts with more than 200 local and national companies.

This was our best year ever, with $292,000 in contract sales, the vast majority going to client wages. In addition to learning new skills—by performing real work for real businesses—trainees attended classroom sessions to better develop their social and safety skills. These activities prepare our clients for more integrated employment opportunities in the community.

Under this new format, SHALOM Denver has developed a new horticultural training enterprise in concert with ARC Thrift Stores of Colorado. ARC provides hundreds of planter pots and containers to SHALOM Denver, and in turn, SHALOM trainees pot beautiful plants in the containers and sell them to 11 metro-area ARC Thrift Stores. ARC customers are buying our SHALOM “Peace Planters” as fast as they get into the stores.

Our enclave program (a work crew of eight clients with a SHALOM supervisor) at Xcel Energy is celebrating 20 years of service. We are focusing on expanding this program to other area businesses to put people with developmental disabilities into the workforce in a truly meaningful way.

A happy, productive life Fifty-one-year-old Wayne Barela has been a participant in Jewish Family Service’s SHALOM Denver program for the past 27 years. He has a developmental disability as well as a dislocated hip that restricts him to a wheelchair.

None of this has limited Wayne’s ability to work and live a happy, productive life.

Every day, Wayne goes to work at Xcel Energy, where he is a member of a SHALOM Denver–sponsored “enclave” team. These teams work on-site at area businesses performing essential functions. Wayne and his enclave group—who all have developmental disabilities—work in the mailroom at Xcel Energy, helping with a variety of projects, including folding, sorting, and processing newsletters.

Wayne is good at what he does and his work is appreciated. “Wayne’s been working at Xcel Energy for the last 17 years,” says Holly Schubert, enclave supervisor. “He’s very skilled at what he does. He works fast and has a great attitude. I can count on Wayne to get the job done, no matter what.”

Wayne is a happy guy and it shows in his magnetic smile. He loves his job at Xcel Energy, and especially the opportunity to interact with his coworkers. He’s developed friendships with people throughout the company over the years.

In spite of his personal challenges, SHALOM Denver taught Wayne the skills he needed to function well at work and in the greater community.

His life has purpose—and he’s making a living.

Our Jewish Disabilities Network helped more than 100 Denver Jewish family members with disabilities by providing financial and programmatic resources and activities. And our group home continues to provide a wonderful kosher home environment, ongoing daily life enrichment, and Jewish cultural activities for eight residents with developmental disabilities and their families.

Wayne Barela (left) and SHALOM Denver enclave supervisor Holly Schubert at Xcel Energy.

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SHALOM Denver participant Wayne Barela has been working at Xcel Energy for 17 years.

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FAMILY SAFETY NET Services The JFS Family Safety Net program provides case management, food, and emergency financial aid to individuals and families in crisis. We help people in need access benefits and additional community resources, and provide case management to help clients to identify and overcome barriers to self-sufficiency.

Our goal is to prevent homelessness and help our clients achieve long-term stability.

In fiscal year 2012, the Weinberg Food Pantry distributed nearly 500,000 pounds of food to low-income households. We served 216 households with $235,000 in emergency financial assistance, including rent, utilities, transportation, and medical costs. We directly benefited 525 people, preventing them from becoming homeless.

Our focus over the past year was to be more purposeful and holistic in our services, looking at all the factors that impact our clients and not simply providing emergency relief. When clients come to us for food and financial aid, it presents an excellent opportunity to provide outreach services, case management, and referrals so they don’t need assistance in the future.

The special services we provided include helping clients apply for food stamps and providing monthly cooking classes that showcase healthy recipes using food available in our pantry. We also helped clients update their résumés and find work through the JFS Employment Resource Alliance. And we assisted clients in applying for Medicaid for themselves and their children.

As we struggled to meet increasing community needs with diminishing government and foundation funding, we were very fortunate to receive a significant long-term funding commitment from some extremely generous private donors. With their help, we will be able to continue to serve our community and prevent homelessness for hundreds of families and individuals for years to come.

As we look to the future, the Family Safety Net department will enhance its homeless prevention services with case management and an increased focus on the needs of the “whole” client to better understand and confront barriers to self-sufficiency. We will be implementing new tracking methods and systems to measure our impact in helping our at-risk clients succeed.

From the bottom up Bernadine James, 54, has lived a hard life, lost in an abyss of alcohol and drug addiction. She started drinking heavily at age 17. At 32, her brother and sister “turned her on” to crack cocaine, launching a habit that would consume her for the next 14 years.

She lost her home, her children, and almost her life. She spent years living on Colfax Avenue, where she was on a first-name basis with the police. She was arrested several times, including for a drug charge, and spent time in jail. She watched her sister die from her own drinking problems.

“It was pure hell,” laments Bernadine.

“A desperate time. I was on a death mission.”

Bernadine came clean in 2002, but when her niece passed away two years later, she had a relapse. She was drunk and came face-to-face with a familiar police officer while still on probation. She ended up in jail again.

For Bernadine, that was the end. “I was done,” she says. She hasn’t used or had a drink since.

Bernadine was recovering from her addictions when a coworker told her about Jewish Family Service. “JFS was a safe haven for me. The staff helped me know that I was going to be okay. The agency helped me with rent, utilities, career counseling, and even helped me get glasses and new teeth. It’s been such a blessing. I’m forever grateful.”

Today Bernadine has a different story to tell. She’s been clean for eight years and loves her life. She works at a drug and alcohol treatment facility, where she helps counsel people who are struggling with addictions. She’s good at it because she’s been there.

“I have a job that pays my bills and rewards my heart,” she says. I like my life now. I like that my children trust me again. I’m grateful that I have clean friends, who I enjoy having dinner with.

I’m making it and I have a future.”

Bernadine James (left) and Shelly Hines, director of Family Safety Net Services at Jewish Family Service.

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“JFS was a safe haven for me. The staff helped me know I was going to be okay.”

—Bernadine James

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VOLUNTEER Services Volunteers are an essential resource for Jewish Family Service. Their impact is immeasurable, not only for the agency, but for the community as a whole.

Volunteers significantly extend the reach of our staff and allow us to fulfill our mission of service to the vulnerable in our community.

The Volunteer Services program engages volunteers in meaningful, fulfilling opportunities to offer expertise and work directly with clients. Whether it’s working in the Weinberg Food Pantry, serving as a Friendly Visitor to an isolated senior, or supporting our fundraising events, there are multiple ways that individuals, families, and organizations can help make a difference in the lives of the people we serve.

In 2012, we were fortunate to have the dedication of more than 850 hardworking volunteers who gave selflessly to the agency and its clients.

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858 volunteers contributed 20,702 hours of service.

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355 food pantry volunteers spent 5,500 hours sorting, stocking, and distributing nearly 500,000 pounds of food.

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59 para-chaplain volunteers gave 2,357 hours of their time to provide a Jewish connection to isolated Jews and Holocaust survivors.

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Para-chaplain service leaders conducted 287 holiday and Shabbat services for more than 2,400 residents of nursing homes and assisted-living facilities.

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59 Friendly Visitor volunteers in Denver and Boulder provided nearly 3,000 hours of companionship to senior clients.

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28 volunteers gave 1,760 hours of consultation and professional expertise to many projects benefiting the agency.

From Friendly Visitor to lasting friendship Howard Bellowe was looking for something meaningful to do with his free time. He contacted Jewish Family Service and signed up to be a Friendly Visitor volunteer to help support a senior in need. The program matches volunteers with seniors, reducing their risk of isolation while helping them maintain their independence.

Richard Betka, 66, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease five years ago and finally needed some help with day-to-day living. Richard heard about the Friendly Visitor program and contacted JFS. He was linked up with Howard, launching a wonderful friendship.

Howard has always been interested in photography and Richard was a professional photographer. That mutual interest became the backbone of their relationship. They take frequent daytrips to scenic spots around Denver to shoot photos.

Richard’s wife is able to take him to his doctor appointments, but it’s Howard who gets him out of the house for a little fun. He now has the opportunity to stay active and do many things that he normally wouldn’t do. “Thanks to Howard, I don’t have to give in to this disease,” says Richard.

When the weather is nice, they go for walks. They also enjoy tinkering on computers. One of their biggest thrills was attending a Nuggets game against the L.A. Lakers. It was the first time Richard had ever seen a live NBA game. It was an experience he will never forget. Best of all, “the Nuggets creamed the Lakers!” exclaims Richard.

“Howard means a lot to me,” says Richard. “In addition to getting me out and doing things, his visits give my wife a little freedom to run her own errands.

He’s a big help.”

It’s a two-way relationship. “Seeing Richard happy and smiling makes me feel great, says Howard. “I get a lot of satisfaction out of our friendship.”

JFS client Richard Betka (left) and Friendly Visitor volunteer Howard Bellowe enjoy an afternoon walk.

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“I get a lot of satisfaction out of our friendship.”

—Howard Bellowe

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JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF COLORADO Statement of Financial Position

As of June 30, 2012 (With Summarized Comparative Totals for 2011)

Assets

Cash and cash equivalents Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $14,614 and $14,263, respectively Other receivables Contributions receivable Prepaid expenses and other Investments Beneficial interest in assets held by Rose Foundation Endowment Fund Beneficial interest in assets held by Community First Foundation Endowment Fund Beneficial interest in assets held by Pacific Life insurance policy Assets held under deferred compensation plan Property and equipment, net Total assets

Liabilities and Net Assets

Accounts payable and accrued expenses Deferred revenue Notes payable Total liabilities Net assets: Unrestricted: Undesignated Board designated operating reserve Board designated property and equipment Board designated for specific programs Board designated other Total unrestricted Temporarily restricted Permanently restricted: Donor restricted permanent endowments Rose Foundation Endowment Fund Community First Foundation Endowment Fund Eric and Ellen Pollock Family Endowment Fund Total permanently restricted net assets Total net assets Total liabilities and net assets

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2012

2011

$ 1,180,016

$ 1,630,534

739,293 48,894 1,070,102 50,570 4,148,328

658,824 59,398 1,152,401 60,222 4,306,386

316,898

334,661

394,940

411,803

46,457 620,170 3,590,477

48,767 530,671 3,675,868

$ 12,206,145

$ 12,869,535

$ 1,166,937

$

34,027

988,104 4,816 31,801

1,200,964

1,024,721

100,000 1,000,000 4,383,157 366,321 162,628 5,912,106

4,502,953 84,978 1,484,639 6,172,570

3,175,512

3,725,621

1,159,268 316,898 394,940 46,457 1,917,563 11,005,181

1,151,392 334,661 411,803 48,767 1,946,623 11,844,814

$ 12,206,145

$ 12,869,535

Statement of Activities Year Ended June 30, 2012

Public Support and Revenue

Operating

Foundations & Grants Government Mile High United Way Program Fees Contributions In-Kind Contributions Contract Sales Investment Earnings Other Income Released Restrictions–Contributions Released Restrictions–Foundations & Grants Released Restrictions–Investment/Other Earnings Total Revenue

Permanent Endowment

$ 111,145 3,030,223 1,386,334 1,384,715 594,179 292,571 (244,171) 58,573 617,078 1,282,454 798,646 $9,311,747

Designated for Future Periods $ 556,024

(67,186) $ (29,060)

$

60,000 7,000 1,474,378

25,525

49,845 (37,244) 0

Total

(16,519) (617,078) (1,282,454) (731,460) $ (550,109)

667,169 3,030,223 60,000 1,393,334 2,884,618 594,179 292,571 (210,845) 21,329

$ 8,732,578

Expenses Mental Health Services Senior Solutions Volunteer Services New American Support Services Family Safety Net Boulder Chaplaincy & Spiritual Healing Disability & Employment Services Management & General Fundraising Total Expenses

1,584,798 1,932,245 115,751 179,121 1,199,624 83,712 63,274 2,415,986 913,640 1,084,060 $9,572,211

Decrease in Net Assets

$ (260,464)

35%

Mile High United Way

25% 20%

16%

15% 5% 0% -5%

7%

7% 1%

$ (550,109)

$ (839,633)

Mental Health Services

17%

Senior Solutions

Government

33%

30%

10%

11%

Foundations & Grants

35%

$ (29,060)

FY12 Expenses by Program

FY12 Revenue by Source 40%

1,584,798 1,932,245 115,751 179,121 1,199,624 83,712 63,274 2,415,986 913,640 1,084,060 $ 9,572,211

10%

Volunteer Services

Program Fees

New American Support Services

Contributions

Family Safety Net

In-Kind Contributions

Boulder

20%

Contract Sales

3% -2%

Investment Earnings

25%

1% 1%

12%

1% 2%

Chaplaincy & Spiritual Healing Disability & Employment Services Management & General Fundraising

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DONORS Thank you for supporting our important mission with your financial or in-kind contributions that have enabled us to care for those in need in our community from July 1, 2011, through June 30, 2012.

Please accept our apologies for any omissions or errors.

Family Benefactor

Family Founder

Family Patron

$250,000–$999,999

$10,000–$24,999

$5,000–$9,999

Allied Jewish Federation of Colorado Elaine and Max Appel Conference of Jewish Material Claims Against Germany The Jay & Rose Phillips Family Foundation

Marshall and Helene Abrahams Harold Berenson and Laura Ackerman Jack and Joy Brodsky Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP Norman and Sunny Brownstein The Chotin Foundation The Colorado Health Foundation The Crown Family Barry and Gay CurtissLusher Energy Outreach Colorado Terry Fenner and Dawn Richard Martin Freedman Christopher Gardner Will and Sheri Gold Lynda M. Goldstein Jack and Celeste Grynberg Mark and Michelle Hellerstein The Hill Foundation Mazon: A Jewish Response to Hunger MBH Enterprises LLC Daniel and Janet Mordecai Foundation Eric and Ellen Pollock RCG Fund Lawrence Reiff and Sandra Horowitz-Reiff RLC Foundation Rose Medical Center Rose Youth Foundation Marty and Melissa Rosenbaum Lewis Sapiro Henry and Joan Strauss Strear Family Foundation Mark and Robyn Tsesarsky Phil and Elle Winn

Anonymous Adam and Katie Agron ANB Bank Diana Anderson Joel Appel Berenbaum Family Foundation Berenbaum, Weinshienk P.C. Marc and Claudia Braunstein Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, Inc. Tim and Libby Brown Foundation Colorado Business Bank First Western Trust Bank David and Michelle Friedman Scott Friedman Sam and Nancy Gary Rachel Grynberg and Rick Schepis James and Joy Hoffman

Family Protector $100,000–$249,999 The Anschutz Foundation Daniels Fund DDR Mile High United Way Rose Community Foundation Joyce Zeff

Family Pacesetter $50,000–$99,999 APOGEE Retail, LLC Edward & Marion Gordon Charitable Fund In Jesus’ Name! Fund

Family Ambassador $25,000–$49,999 Anonymous Jack and Florence Berlin Foundation Emergency Food & Shelter Board Freeman Family Foundation Ken and Rebecca Gart Charlie Gwirtsman and Dr. Nancy Reichman Steven and Elizabeth Kris Brent and Julie Morse Oak Tree Foundation The Piton Foundation The Stark Fund for Geriatric Social Work

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Werner and Gilda Kaplan The Katz Amsterdam Charitable Fund Buzz and Shelley Krovitz Lisa Levin Appel The Marcus Foundation Alan and Peggy Mayer Robert and Robyn Naiman Oreg Foundation Otten Johnson, Robinson Neff + Ragonetti Pluss Family Foundation Robert Poorvu Reel Family Foundation Eric Resnick Richard and Michele Right Andrew and Jonathan Right Rose Women’s Organization Don and Jan Rosen Stanton and Jane E. Rosenbaum Skyline Denver Lions Foundation Specialty Sports Venture/Vail Resorts Jane Tannenbaum

Isabelle Rivera works in the mailroom at SHALOM Denver.

Morris & Sylvia Trachten Family Foundation Ken and Debra Tuchman UMB Bank Colorado Venoco, Inc. Harry W. Vicksman and Louis L. Vicksman Trust Gary and Teresa Yourtz Joan Zapiler

Friend of the Family $2,500–$4,999 Ernest and Phyllis Abramson Alberta Development Partners, LLC Argonaut Wine & Liquors David and Anna Asarch Brian and Elise Barish Rob and Sam Baumgarten BBVA Compass Berlin Investment Group Holdings Rich Blumberg Cary and Stacey Chapman Colorado State Bank & Trust David and Vicki Dansky Lee and Barbara Mellman Davis Fund Dependable Cleaners DIRECTV Matching Gift Center EKS&H Vern and Lisa Engbar Harry and Bridget Felber Feldman Mortuary, Inc. Fifth Third Bank Len and Deb Finegold Rabbi Steven and Senator Joyce Foster Walter Goldberg Peggy Goldman Martin C. Gross Family Foundation Miriam Grynberg Guaranty Bank & Trust Hein & Associates LLP Marty and Marie Herzog

Marilyn Gord enjoys social activities at JFS Colorado Senior Connections in Edgewater.

Hogan Lovells The Humphreys Foundation Robert Kaufmann and Jennifer Gilbert-Kaufmann KeyBank Donna Kornfeld KRG Capital Partners LLC Kroger Land Title Guarantee Company Harold and Marilyn Lande Adam Lipsius and Linda Appel Lipsius Jay and Lois Miller Harvey and Stephanie Milzer MorEvents—Gareth and Betsy Heyman National Jewish Health Kathy Neustadt Michael and Devra Ochs Jordon and Essie Perlmutter Pinnacol Assurance Julius and Rose Pluss Pollock Family Fund Steve and Dottie Resnick The Rifkin Foundation Ken and Judy Robins Scott and Ellen Robinson Ryley Carlock & Applewhite Meyer and Geri Bader Saltzman Dr. & Mrs. Richard and Jo Sanders Chet and Louise Schwartz Seff Group, P.C. Stephan and Kerry Shelanski Sherr Puttmann Akins Lamb PC Singer Family Foundation— Andrea and Cintra Pollack Sisterhood of Congregation Emanuel Steele Street Bank and Trust Stewart Title/Laurel Rossi

Syntrinsic Investment Counsel, LLC Lynn and Lisa Taussig Benjamin and Amie Valore-Caplan Irma & Walter Vasen Foundation Yana Vishnitsky and Jim Wolfe Ken and Tamara Weil Wenner, Silvestain & Company, LLC/WS Investment Advisors, LLC Ellen Bleznak Wiss Melvin & Elaine Wolf Foundation Mark and Jacqueline Wong Royce and Tara Zimmerman

Family Supporter $1,000–$2,499 Anonymous About Skin Dermatology David Allon Leland and Debbi Alpert Michael Altenberg Nancy Alterman Phillip Alterman Richard and Susi Altman American Financing Corporation Gary and Donna Antonoff David and Terry Appel Richard and Elaine Asarch Atlantic Trust Private Wealth Management Rick Ball and Joan Winn Larry and Margaret Ballonoff Bank of the West Ed and Marlin Barad Dan and Carla Bartell Ellen Beller Bruce and Jennifer Bendell Stephen and Elaine Berman Jon and Susan Bernhardt Libby Bortz Justin and Toby Borus Alisa Bourne Alan and Gayle Boxer Howard and Melissa Brill Bo and Lauren Brownstein CBIZ CH2M HILL Cynthia Chapman Bishop Isaiah Chronopoulos Brent Cohen and Dana Klapper Cohen The Colorado Trust Peter Copeland and Nancy Cohen

Daniel Courney Herschel and Barbara Cravitz Ira Dauber and Sylvia Brice Lee and Barbara Davis Randy and Rebecca Davis Denver Agency Company Richard and Debra Duke Stephen and Melissa Elken End Time Christian Center Murray and Aileen Englander Enstrom Candies Esprit Homes/Total Care of the Front Range Etkin Foundation Ken and Sheryl Feiler Michael and Debbie Feiner Richard and Joann Fleischman Thomas and Amy Fortner Deb Fowler Brian and Jennifer Frenkel Arnold and Patricia Fridland Sheldon and Ellen Friedman Elaine S. Gampel and Alan Tedeschi John and Martha Gart Marvin and Nancy Gart Thomas and Marjorie Gart The GDA Companies Louis and Marian Gelfand JoAnn Zell Gillis Gerson Glucksman Stephen Golden Douglas and Cedra Goldman Jon and Sheryl Goodman Jerry and Lorna Gray Howard and Hyla Greinetz Hazon, Inc. Heitler Development Sanford and Rosemary Hertz Debra and Leonard Herz Robert Hibbard Leland Huttner Hyde Park, Inc. Integrity Print Group Dan and Angela Japha Family Charitable Fund Jewish Community Foundation Harriet Joseph Duke and Sandy Kaminsky Jerry Karnell Karsh and Hagan Harvey and Carol Karsh Neal and Kathy Kimmel Gary Kleiman and Elisa Moran

Albert and Joan Klinger David and Judith Koff Brad and Lisa Kornfeld Isadore Kozatch Stuart and Janet Kritzer Lisa Laff Howard and Blanca Lerman Gary and Connie Levine Joel and Frieda Levine Justin and Cari Levy Marvin and Bebe Levy Howard and Susan Licht Ron and Andi Linkow David and Beth Lippa Neil and Rhonda Lipson Bob and Robyn Loup Lowrie Family Foundation Chet and D. Luby James and Debra Lustig Robert and Suzi Malman Mandelbaum Family Foundation Gary and Debbie Mandelbaum Mankwitz Family Foundation David and Peggy Marks Caz Matthews Rex and Nina McGehee Sandra Mehl David and Laura Merage Foundation Mile High Honda, Acura, Mitsubishi Miller Global Properties, LLC Rocky and Suzi Miller Monroe Group Ltd. Matthew and Shari Most Richard and Valerie Neff Newmark Knight Frank Frederick Ross Newmont Mining Corporation NextMedia Group, Inc. Michael Opatowski and Ruth Malman Patten, MacPhee & Associates, Inc. Steven Peckar and Mindy Levy Peckar Gail Pennington Dick and Annette Pluss Pria Elizabeth Harmon Charitable Fund David and Marcie Prokupek Melinda Quiat Rebecca Rosen Enterprises, Inc. Mary Reisher and Barry Berlin

Robinson Management Company Robinson Waters O’Dorisio Rubin Family Charitable Fund Edward Stanley Sanditen Richard Schaden Faye Schayer Art Seiden Sending Support—A Charitable Foundation Evelyn Shamon David and Litamae Sher Bernie and Kimberly Siegel Ken and Lynne Siegel Larry and Susan Siegel Nancy Siegel Louis and Lori Sigman Ari and Risa Silverman Southeast Denver CROP Hunger Walk Hannah Sperber Tom and Denise Stern Marvin Stone and Susy Grazi Leonard and Irma Strear Rabbi Jay and Julie TelRav The Giving Trust—Jacki Melmed and Leanna Harris Michael Titus Warren and Ruth Toltz Jorge and Francine Topelson Martin and Gloria Trotsky Family Foundation Morey and Joni Troy Marvin Tyor Vitaly and Jill Vishnitsky David and Gayle Ann Weinstein Lary and Lori Weintraub Edward and Esther Yenkinson Marty and Shira Zimmerman Mary Zinn Evan and Meghan Zucker

Member of the Family $250–$999 Anonymous Lisa Adams John and Debra Aleinikoff All Pro Auto Repair AllStaff HomeCare, LLC Mark and Claire Alpert Daniel and Joy Anderson Douglas and Margaret Antonoff Janice Appelbaum

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JFS volunteers Debra Fine and Sarah Hoist load their car to deliver Passover meals to clients.

Natalie Aronson Michael Asarch Richard and Norma Auer Herman and Janet Axelrod Bain Family Foundation Bank of Colorado Andrew and Cindra Barnard Rabbi Eliot and Dr. Hilary Baskin Larry and Lynn Bass Joe and Sandy Bean Roz Begun Peter and Barbara Behrendt Daniel Bennett and Devorah Uriel David and Nancy Benyamin Jerry and Kathy Berenstein Robert Berger Steve and Sandy Berkowitz Tomas Berl and Diane Pincus Gary and Margaret Bir Rabbi Joseph and Susan Black Michael and Audree Bloom Gary and Marsha Blum Jocelyn Blumenthal Stuart and Jill Bombel Irvin and Sarah Borenstein Boulder Jewish News Travis Brant and Anneke Rachinski Beryl Brasch Theo Brin Mel Brody Michael Broida and Elaine Lasnik-Broida Kreg and Bernita Brown Linnea Brown Wyck and Denine Brown Melissa Brownstein Rick and Sheila Bugdanowitz Stephanie Buller

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Sherman and Barbara Burry David Carpenter Joseph Cavalier Wayne and Lisa Cavanaugh Jim and Linda Chalat Cherry Creek High School CIGNA Foundation Citywide Banks Allan Cohen Edward and Elizabeth Cohen Harold Cohen and Sue Miller Harvey and Judith Cohen Joel Cohen and Kathryn Oberdorfer Estate of Lyle H. Cohn Barbara Cole Commerce Bank Community First Foundation Congregation BMH-BJ Rabbi Julian and Susan Cook Shell and Lisa Cook Gene and Lynn Cooper Theodore and Michele Cooper Timothy and Kimberly Coughlon Richard and Andra Davidson Fred and Maxine Davine Stuart Davis Bruce DeBoskey Denver Museum of Nature and Science Brett Dieter Kristi Dinner Wendy Dinner Michael Dowling Kevin and Denise Doyle Kelly Dunkin Jackie Elliott Steven Ellis and Cathy Summer Trevor and Rebecca Ellis Daniel Epel Don Esstman

EXDO Management, LLC Faegre Baker Daniels LLP Brad Farber Elliott and Erica Farber Howard and Leslie Farkas Dan and Amy Feldman Steven and Debra Fendrich Matthew and Courtney Ferer Jack and Marsha Feuer Lee Fife and Beth Rosenfeld Erick and Kim Finnestead Jennifer Atler Fischer J. David and Marilyn Flemming David and Debra Flitter Tony and Lisa Fogel Alan and Katherine Fox Keith and Carolyn Frankl Mark Franzen and Shere Kahn John and Andi Freyer Kenneth and Judy Friednash Dan Gabbay Martha Gabbay Stan and Alison Galansky Laurie Galbreath Marvin and Shirley Gang Stephanie Garcia Tyler and Madeline Gass Gavlin Family Foundation Evan and Ann Geldzahler Erwin and Adele Gelfand Julie Geller Roger and Jill Giller Paul Gillis Noel and Leslie Ginsburg Steven and Nicky Gittelman Bruce and Wendy Glazer Ken and Robin Glickstein Cookie Gold David and Cindy Goldberg Lezlie Goldberg Rivky Goldberg Ida Goldberger Barbara Goldburg David and Vicki Goldman Sandra Goldman Barry J. Goldstein Philanthropic Fund Joel and Lanie Goldstein Scott and Shari Goldstein Steven Goldstein and Amy Wright Scott Goodman & Barbara Masoner Fund Stephen and Celeste Gorden Gilad Gordon and Cathy Cohn Selma Gordon David Gorodetzky

Anthony and Katherine Gottlieb Peter and Gabriela Gottlieb Jeffrey and Marti Grazi Bill and Alaina Green Edward and Dianne Green Kenneth Greenberg and Anna Maria Menza Rabbi Frederick Greenspahn and Barbara Pearl Michael and Harriet Greenstein Cathy Grimm Rabbi Salomon and Melanie Gruenwald Harold and Roslyn Grueskin Myles Guber and Debbie Bishop Steve and Lindsey Gutterman Brian Hamilton Gerald and Leona Harris Gail Hayutin Bette Heller Brian Henden Peggy Hermann Daniel Hettleman and Ayelet Talmi Hill Family Foundation James and Shelly Hines Barry and Arlene Hirschfeld Hayden and Elana Hirschfeld Jeffrey Hirschfeld Marilyn & Leland Huttner Family Foundation IBM Employee Services Center Arnold and Benita Idelberg Intermountain Jewish News, Inc. Walter Isenberg Julian Izbiky and Jennifer Rothschild Larry and Debra Jacobs Herbert and Sharon Jacobson Phil Jacobson Paul and Sandra Jeffery Sheila Jensen Johns Manville Samuel and Carol Jonas Daniel Kaatz Anna Kaminsky Charitable Trust/E. Levitt Philanthropic Fund Stan and Louan Kamlet Allan Kantrowitz Herbert Kaplan Michael and Karen Kaplan Alan and Robin Kastrinsky

Bruce and Florrie Katchen David and Nancy Kaufman John Kayser and Dan Klinglesmith Donald and Henny Kaufmann Michael Keating James Kelley Gerald and Linda Kernis James King Samuel and Cherie Kirschbaum Melvyn and Roberta Klein Art and Joanne Kleinstein Evan J. and Ellen Kline Oleg Kogan Kevin Kornblith Rick Kornfeld and Julie Malek The Jess and Rose Kortz & Pearle Rae Foundation Arnie and Aimee Kover Robert Krenz and Carolyn Grant Alan and Gloria Kris Martin and Ilene Lasher Ethan and Aimee Lazarus Sara Leeper Jim and Kit Leventhal Larry and Carol Levin Burton and Lee Levy Gail Levy Hannah Levy Jeffrey Levy and Della Gilson-Levy Les and Linda Liman Jordan Linkow Howard and Roberta Lipshutz Gary and Joyce Lozow Robert and Sandra Mandel Joan Manheimer and Stewart Gabel Robert Marcovitch MegaPath Jeffrey Mehl Lisa Mehl Lee and Barbara Mendel Paul Mesard Estelle Meskin Sally Steele Metzger Arlen and Kathleen Meyers Bart and Jill Miller Brett Miller and Heather Taussig Howard Miller and Amy Toltz-Miller Carol Molnia James and Kim Morse Perry and Susie Moss

JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE LEGACY SOCIETY Dov and Lara Mowszowski Stephen and Lois Nadler Bernie and Roberta Naiman Marc and Laren Naiman Pam Naiman Mark Naroditskiy Richard and Rae Negreann Neiman Marcus Don and Linda Neuman Buzz and Nancy Neusteter Paula Noble Neil and Barbara Oberfeld Paul and Nancy Oberman Sheldon and Beth Ohringer Jason Ortman Robert Osterburg and Diana Hersh Robert and Cindy Pailet Fred and Karen Pasternack Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company Jonathan and Lisa Perlmutter Ted Pinkowitz and Susan Fox Pinkowitz William and Susan Pluss Leyla Pogoneva Cintra Pollack Pollock/Gorden Donor Advised Fund Ted and Sandra Pomeranz Joanne Posner-Mayer Gordan Post Denesa Pozner Dean Prina, M.D. Yana Profilet Dan and Meg Quiat Gerald and Roberta Quiat Andy and Renee Raabe Ron Rabin & Marilyn SacksRabin Jay and Mindy Rabinowitz Gail Raznick Linda Redstone Gary and Michelle Reiff Scott and Trina Reisch Eli and Adina Reshotko Rabbi Richard and Rabbi Susan Rheins Steve and Terri Richardson John and Lisa Robinson Jeff and Susan Rona Robyn Ronen Joel and Ellen Rosenblum Edward and Debbie Rosenfeld Ilona Rosenschein Michael Ross Justin and Sharon Roth Robert Rottman

Seymour Rubenstein and Charlene Loup Jerra Ryan Stephen Sanders and Linda Paul Todd Schiff Arthur and Amy Schinagel Mirella Schreiber Nancy Schulein Norman Schwab David and Darlene Schwartz Robert Schwartz Saul and Julie Schwarz Michelle Segal and Todd Saliman Howard and Marilyn Selinger Stuart Senkfor and Leslie Stewart Shalom Cares Dr. and Mrs. David Shander Lisa Shaoul Hal Shapiro Daniel and Karli Sherwinter Jim and Debbie Shmerling The Shore Foundation Colly and Bunny Shulman Darlene Shwartz Scott and Justyn Shwayder Mark and Leslie Sidell Robert and Mickey Siegel Sigma Rho Lambda Robert and Dale Silverberg Barry and Regina Silvestain Michael Silvestain Hamid and Mahroo Simantob Kenneth and Judy Simon Joel and Michelle Sisk Bertha Sklar JJ Slatkin Robert and Carole Slosky Gibson and Laurie Smith James Smith Mark Smith Jeffrey and Lisa Snyder David and Michelle Sobel Marc and Lisa Soicher Stuart and Marilyn Spinner Hal and Joyce Spritzer Marc and Katy Spritzer Ruth M. Stark Foundation John Stearns and Tammy Schiff Arnold and Karen Stein Avy and Marcie Stein Paul Stein Chester and Anne Stern Fred Sternburg Scott and Andrea Stillman

Allan and Helena Striker Douglas and Michelle Striker Sue Weinstein Donor Advised Fund Tim and Chris Sullivan Steve and Lorraine Summer Mark Suprenand and Janet Bronitsky Frank Tapler Teitelbaum Family Fund Temple Sinai Religious School Michael and Kelli Theis Jari Thymian Rosann Denise Tixer Vicki Tomlin Carolin Topelson Howard and Carol Torgove Total Escape Enterprises, Inc. Ed and Bobbie Towbin Anna Tsesarsky Stephen and Linda Tuber Bart and Barbara Valls Dan and Ann Veenstra Ken and Amy Venturi Virtual VHDL Systems Gary and Aimee Wagner Irwin and Carol Wagner John Wasserman and Esther Starrels S. Paul and Paulette Wasserstein Adriana Weinberg Carl and Miriam Weinberger Steven Weiner Lee and Jilda Weinstein Seth and Rivka Weisberg Joan Weiss David and Melanie Weitzenfeld Wells, Anderson & Race, LLC Ray Wener Westword Publications Bruce and Rhonda Wildman Mary Wilner John and Bridget Winsor The Winters Creasey Family Phillip and Angela Wolf Ruth Wolff Amy Halperin Wood Eileen Yager Stuart and Elise Zall Amy Zeppelin Debbie Zimmerman and Charles Van Gundy Davette and Daniel Zinik Gail Zwiebel

(Members through June 30, 2012) Thank you to the following JFS Legacy Society members who have had the vision to include Jewish Family Service as a beneficiary in their estate plans.

Anonymous Sanford Alpert Barbara Altenberg McDonald Judy Altenberg Elaine and Max Appel Rabbi Eliot and Dr. Hilary Baskin Estate of Michael Baum Robert and Samantha Baumgarten Bruce and Jennifer Bendell Steve and Sandy Berkowitz Estate of Jack Bernstone Mel Brody Estate of William Bromberg Jerry and Bobbie Carr James and Alissa Cohen The Winters Creasey Family Ken and Sheryl Feiler Estate of Terry Fisher Rabbi Steven and Senator Joyce Foster Estate of Max Frankel Brad and Laurie Friedman Estate of Richard Gilbert Benjamin & Lillian Ginsburg Charitable Trust Estate of Lewis J. Goldsmith Richard C. Goldstein Estate Sidney and Ann Grazi Philanthropic Fund Estate of Louise F. Guggenheim Jerry and Zelda Gutman Jeffrey and Sharon Haber Estate of Betty Ann J. Halperin Ken and Linda Heller Peggy Hermann Irwin and Jacquie Hoffman Ron and Gale Kahn Sterling and Ruth Kahn Trust Estate of Margit Katz Estate of Lottie R. Klebe Lisa Koenigsberg Estate of Elizabeth S. Krash Steven and Elizabeth Kris Buzz and Shelley Krovitz Estate of Alan Laff Harold and Marilyn Lande Estate of Mary Latanik Howard and Blanca Lerman Estate of Guscile and Rona Levin

J. Leonard & Myra B. Levy Family Fund Estate of Edith Lewitt Leonard and Sylvia Litvak Bob and Robyn Loup Sandey Luciano Irene Mayer Estelle R. Meskin Estate of Edith Schwartz Meyer Estate of Walter Mielziner Jay and Lois Miller Estate of Ruth Milzer Perry and Susie Moss Stephen and Lois Nadler Gail Nussbaum Gail Pennington Shirley Politzer Eric and Ellen Pollock Dean Prina, M.D. Andy and Renee Raabe Estate of Irene Rantz Dawn Richard John and Lore Roth Estate of Minnie Rothchild Estate of Corinne Rottman Dr. & Mrs. Richard and Jo Sanders Chet and Louise Schwartz Jean B. Seeman Charitable Trust Dan and Marian Seff Estate of Pearl Shames Amy Shapiro Helen Shapiro Donald and Debbie Silversmith Barry and Regina Silvestain Estate of Adele Sollender Sally Steele Metzger Estate of Lillian Stein Estate of Samuel H. Sterling Estate of Susie Strait Lynn and Lisa Taussig Jorge and Francine Topelson Estate of Walter Vasen Dan and Ann Veenstra Yana Vishnitsky and Jim Wolfe Estate of Alan Irwin Wandel Lary and Lori Weintraub Estate of Sandor Weisz Phil and Elle Winn Debbie Zimmerman and Charles Van Gundy Royce and Tara Zimmerman

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CORPORATE IN-KIND DONORS

JFS at Home client Eileen Price with her caregiver Sandra.

AISH—Denver Albertsons All Pro Auto Repair Allied Jewish Federation of Colorado Allonhill AMC Theaters AMF Monaco Lanes Applebee’s Azteca Ranch Market Babies Now Foundation Bagel Deli Beacon Developmental Center Birthright Israel NEXT Colorado BMH-BJ Congregation B’nai B’rith Youth Organization Boulder Jewish Community Center Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP Bubba Chinos Builder Realty Council of Denver Carrabba’s Italian Grill Charlie Brown’s Bar & Grill Cherry Creek High School

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Cinzzetti’s Italian Market Restaurant Clinical Nutrition Center ColoradoBiz Media Colorado Independent Wellness Consultants Congregation Beth Evergreen Congregation B’nai Chaim Congregation B’nai Havurah Congregation Hebrew Educational Alliance Congregation Micah Congregation Rodef Shalom Daisy Girl Scout Troop #1737 Dave & Buster’s Restaurant Denver Academy Denver Academy of Fencing Denver Academy of Torah Denver Business Journal The Denver Post Community Denver School of Nursing The Donut Maker East Side Kosher Deli Einstein Bagels Ekar Farm El Jardin Restaurant Enstrom Candies

Erica Rae’s Kids European Wax Center Feldman Mortuary, Inc. FoodWorks Fresh Point Garbanzo Mediterranean Grill, LLC Girl Scout Troop #703 Graland Country Day School Grand Hyatt Denver Greenwood Elementary Book Club Hebrew Educational Alliance Preschool Hilton Garden Inn Humana MarketPOINT Colorado IKEA Integrity Print Group Isle of Capri Black Hawk King Soopers—Edgewater King Soopers—Monaco King Soopers Reclamation KRG Capital Partners LLC La Vie Catering Lift-Up of Routt County Littleton High School Key Club

“LIVE” with Lisa Lockheed Martin— Operation Santa Claus Los Cobos II Mad Cap Comedy Meritage Energy Company Mimi’s Cafe Mizel Museum Mubarek and Medina Hussen Odwalla Olive Garden Italian Restaurant Outback Steak House Party City Pasta More Gourmet Food Pete’s Greek Town Pizza Hut—Leetsdale popchips Randall’s and Bates Restaurant Red Lobster Regis University Robert E. Loup Jewish Community Center Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers Rocky Mountain Spice Company Rodef Shalom Sunday Minyan Romano’s Macaroni Grill Rose Women’s Organization—Donor Advised Fund

Safeway SHALOM Denver Sisterhood of Congregation Emanuel South Denver Fencing Academy Starbucks Coffee Sunflower Market Target Temple Emanuel Temple Emanuel Religious School Temple Sinai Temple Sinai Preschool Temple Sinai Religious School Texas Roadhouse TGI Friday’s Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Total Escape Enterprises, Inc. Village Inn Warren Tech We Don’t Waste Westin Westminster Westword Publications Whole Foods at Cherry Creek Whole Foods at Tamarac Wide Open West Internet Cable

Ariella Zazulia volunteers in the Weinberg Food Pantry with a group of friends from the Denver Academy of Torah.

VOLUNTEERS Thanks to all who donated their time and talent to a wide variety of projects that have helped raise funds and support those in need in our community from July 1, 2011, through June 30, 2012.

Please accept our apologies for any omissions or errors.

JFS volunteer Mike Sosniak gives back by delivering food to isolated seniors.

Jean Abel Sara Abelsky Penny Achord Aish Denver Group Kari Alpen Jean Alspector Stan Alspector Ariel Amaru Marilyn Amer Jerry Anderson Jennifer Anderson-Moews Wendy Aronson Olga Ashworth Richard Ashworth Barbara Askenazi Henrietta Atencio Hannah Atwood Carolyn Auble Alfred Axelrod Rachael Baer Stacey Bahr Margaret Ballonoff Gloria Bangert Judy Baumgartner Lyle Baumgartner David Bayless Howard Bellowe David Benyamin Amy Berkowitz-Caplan Lana Bernhardt Susan Bernhardt David Bernstein Florence Bernstein Fran Blum

Jesse Blum Corrine Bordwell Sarah Borenstein Alisa Bourne Milton Brandwein Donna Brasch Paula Breese Jamie Brenner Rabbi Deborah Bronstein Richard Buchman Ellie Buchsbaum Pat Buecker Virgie Carr Barbara Cashman CenturyLink Bonnie Chaim Sam Chaim Bea Chavez Mike Chesnut Brent Church Lisa Church Marcia Cisneros Ted Clark Ann Cohen Barbralu Cohen Dorothy Cohen Frances Cohen Gail Cohen Mitch Cohen Nancy Cohen Terri Cohen Matthew Cole Nancy Collier Al Colvin

Melissa Combs Katherine Conwell Doris Cook Glenn Cooper Lynn Cooper Pat Copeland Rebecca Coplan Lee Cordova Elizabeth Cossin Alice Cruz Roscoe Davidson Denver Academy of Torah Denver Jewish Day School Daniel Dinner Jenna Dowd Lois Dreckman Gayle Drury-Murphy Shari Edelstein Laura Saiber Ehrlich Jeri Elsberg Ilene Epstein Robert Epstein Ron Epstein Susi Erwin Dorris Evette Froma Fallik Sheryl Feiler Linda Feiman Terry Fenner Debra Fine Yehudis Fishman Jill Friedman Fixler Peter Fixler Daisy Flynn Debbi Foster Deborah Fowler Gary Friedland Joe Friedman Sandy Friedman Scott Friedman Steve Friedman Kenneth Friednash Jane Fruchtman Dyana Furmansky Cindy Gallard Elaine Gampel Anita Garelick Nancy Gart Ruth Gelfarb

Shari Gerson Dorothy Gese Robin Glickstein Joshua Gold Barbara Goldburg Rabbi Gavriel Goldfeder Marissa Goldman Sybil Goldman Vicki Goldman Barbara Goldstein Marion Goldstein Sarah Goldstein Sherri Goldstein Steven Goldstein Sherry Goodman Alaina Green Laurie Green Yvonne Greenbaum Menucha Greenberg Abraham Grinberg Pearl Grinberg Don Griss Jessica Gronich Anne Gross Robert Guttsmann Kevin Hager Nicole Hager Lisa Hainline Lael Har Ori Har Nancy Harrison Loretta Hartpence Susan Hausman Jenifer Heath Ken Heller Linda Heller Debra Herz Judy Hogan Mindy Holder Sarah Holst Beth Horwitz Josh Horwitz Catherine Houston Karen Huber Jennifer Hulac Lee Hurwit Thelma Hutt Leland Huttner Andrea Hyatt

Karen Iker Sascha Immerman JConnect Theresa Jackson Leslie Jacobs Cindy Jacobson Mona Jacobson Rudolph (Rudy) Jacobson Leah Joffe Samuel Jonas Sharan Jones Simon Kaganov Bruce Kahn Allan Kantrowitz Barbara Kaplan Stanley Kaplan Hannah Kapnik Carol Karsh Mady Kassanoff Erin Katz Asher Kaye Jeffrey Kaye Leena Kaye Lori Kaye Rhonda Kaye Steven Kaye John Kayser John Keith Leslie Keith Howard Kelley Sharon Kellogg William Kelly Lynn Kennedy Yevgeniya Khovova Susanne Kim Esther Kirsch Cindy Klasco Sally Klein Bernard Kling Jonathan Kloke Aubrey Knight Kay Knight Susan Kodish Lisa Koenig Don Koplen Carole Kornreich Mark Krivel Kroenke Sports Joyce Kruger

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Robert Kruger Susan Labovitz Margie Lacefield Johanna Ladis Elizabeth Laff Melissa Lalonde Jennie Lamore Harold Lande Marilyn Lande Traci Lato Fred Lazar Ellen Lemberg Summer Lenderman Monroe Levine Sherry Levitt Gail Levy Susan Licht Marcia Lichtenberger Peter Liggett Terry Lindenberg Beth Lippa Io Loechell Leilani Love Steve Lubell Toby Lubell Joe Lukasik Gay Lusher-Curtis Howard Lutz Diane Madigan Elliott Magalnick Allan Markman Aileen Marks Jack Martin Joan Martin Robin Martin Wayne Matsuda Sydney Mayer Dawn McArthur Cathy McDowell Denise McKenna Victoria McKenna Judy Megibow Lisa Mehl Mark Melnick Danielle Menditch Bonnie Merenstein Harrison Miller Jay Miller Jill Miller Joel Miller Maggie Miller Mindy Miller Larry Mogolov MorEvents Irene Morita Brent Morse Julie Morse Lynne Mullen Mike Mullen

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Bonnie Nathanson Arlene Navarette Rae Negreann Betty Nethaway Gail Nussbaum Judy Oberer Toni Oehler Julie Orr Judith Park Bill Parr Noni Parr Donna Pease Mindy Levy Peckar Helen Pena James Peters June Pettit Mary Pierce Jonnie Pizer Ozzie Preiss Lynne Pringle Rachel Ptaszek Zachary Raak Alicia Rabinoff Rochel Raitman Renee Reckler John Reed Donna Regan Dawn Reinfeld Roberta Reinfeld Debra Reinhard Jakob Rheins Joshua Rheins Susan Rheins Elana Richardson Mary Rigden Bonnie Rivera Julia Rivera Adria Roblee-Hertzmark Carrie Rogner Bonnie Romono Joshua Rose Stacey Rosenbaum Andrea Rosenberg Bernice Rosenberg Irma Rosenberg Debby Rosenfeld Ed Rosenfeld Suzanne Rothman Robert Rottman Joel Rozansky Phil Rubenstein Mallory Rubin Ruth Sachnoff Caroline Saliman Debra Sandberg Robin Schreier Nancy Schwartz Tracy Schwartz Ziva Schwartzman

Ruth Seagull Monique Sedaghat Naomi Segel Gilda Shapiro Dan Shelanski Diana Sher Janet Sherman Mickey Siegel Elena Silberman Evan Silverman Regina Silvestain Jerry Simon Ronald Simon Naomi Singer Renee Singer Molly Sirkus Gail Sloat Jerry Sloat Lela Smiley Ruth Smith Sandra Solove Marc Soloway Mike Sosniak Amy Spasoff Sheldon Spector Holly Spitz Patrice Spitz Harlan Spritzer David St John Stanley Stahl Katarina Stahl-Schare Rabbi Ted Stainman

Helene Steinberg Michelle Stern David Sternburg Lauren Sternburg Andrea Stillman Kathleen Stolle Lorri Stonbraker Cathy Storey Galen Street Jerry Streltzer Jackie Swan Michael Sylvan Jane Tannenbaum Michele Tate Ellen Taxman Matthew Tedeschi Temple Emanuel Temple Sinai Chavurah Chai Temple Sinai Religious School Andrew Thangasamy Emma Theis Michael Titus Leslie Tjarks Maxine Tomaschoff Amy Topelson Thomas Trager Carin Trout Gary Uhlmann University of Colorado Hillel Dana VanDaele Jonnie Velasquez

Voices for Inclusion Roger Vossler Darlene Walter Matthew Ward Shirley Warford Rochelle (Shelly) Watters Lisa Webber Cameron Weber Jennifer Weinbrum Marlene Weiner Audrey Weiss Justin Weiss Dianne Weller-Veno Esther Wershaw Len Wheeler Sarah White Sue Wiener Eunice Williams Michael L. Williamson Estelle Winicki Marvin Wolf Carolyn Wrapp Joel Wright Ethan Wyner Farren Wyner Blas Ylas Jill Young Nicole Young Elise Zakroff Lisa Zales Julie Zemel Alicia Zika

SHALOM Denver client Joe Medina (left) high-fives Arnie Kover, director of Disability and Employment Services.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS Adam Agron Debra Aleinikoff Doug Antonoff Linda Appel Lipsius David Asarch Carla Bartell Bruce Bendell Daniel Bennett Gail Best Howard Brill Cary Chapman Marco Chayet Lillian Chazin Marc Cohen Andra Davidson Randy Davis Bernice Dinner Debra Duke Kelley Duke Sheryl Feiler John Fiedler Robin Fleischmann David Friedman Zach Frisch Elaine Gampel Bizzy Gart John Gart Marjorie Gart Nancy Gart Leslie Ginsburg

A JFS Colorado Senior Connections in Edgewater client has her blood pressure checked by volunteer Dr. Harlan “Doc Hal� Spritzer during a monthly wellness clinic.

Ken Glickstein Robin Glickstein

Joanne Kleinstein

Judi Morosohk

Stanton Rosenbaum

Jay TelRav

William Gold III

Gretchen Koeplin

Perry Moss

Barry Rosenberg

Pamela Valvano

David Goldberg

David Koff

Rob Naiman

Richard Sanders

Carin Wagner

Sherri Goldstein

Judith Koff

Nic Nassuet

Lew Sapiro

Mathew Walles

Sheryl Goodman

Steve Kris

Krista Newton

Jamie Sarche

Kenneth Weil

Stuart Gottesfeld

Shelley Krovitz

Kevin Pettit

Michael Schatz

Lary Weintraub

Mark Greenberg

Betty Lehman

Marty Pfefer

Tammy Schiff

Theodore Wirecki

Rabbi Salomon Gruenwald

Blanca Lerman

Cintra Pollack

Lea Schreiber

Sam Zaitz

Lindsey Gutterman

Jordan Linkow

Eric Pollock

Dan Seff

David Zapiler

Elana Hirschfeld

Robyn Loup

Dean Prina

Kerry Shelanski

Joyce Zeff

Hayden Hirschfeld

Evette Lutman

Judy Reaven

Kimberly Siegel

Royce Zimmerman

Karen Huber

Audrey Marcus

Michelle Right

Barry Silvestain

Tara Zimmerman

Jamie Idelberg

Alan Mayer

Jeff Roberts

Ossie Sladek

Gail Kassan

Jay Miller

Brian Rosen

Jonathan Slatkin

Peter Katz

Rocky Miller

Susan Rosen

Michelle Sobel

Dana Klapper Cohen

Rob Mintz

Jane Rosenbaum

Elaine Spanier

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FISCAL YEAR 2012 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Executive Committee Alan Mayer, Chair Green Manning & Bunch, Ltd. Yana Vishnitsky, President & CEO Jewish Family Service of Colorado Steve Kris, Immediate Past Chair Private Investor Eric Pollock, Chair-Elect Miner Street Partners Cary Chapman, Vice Chair Atlantic Trust Private Wealth Management Rocky Miller, Vice Chair Miller Oil & Gas Assets, LLC Perry Moss, Treasurer HM Brown & Associates Barry Silvestain, Secretary Community Volunteer Doug Antonoff, At-Large Antonoff & Co. Nancy Gart, At-Large Community Volunteer Sheryl Goodman, At-Large Community Volunteer Joyce Zeff, Life Member Emeritus Community Volunteer

Directors Adam Agron Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP Debbie Aleinikoff Community Volunteer David Asarch Monroe Group, Ltd.

Carla Bartell Perry and Co. Randy Davis Boston Market Sheryl Feiler Denver Jewish Day School David Friedman D. H. Friedman Properties, LLC Elaine Gampel UBS Financial Services Leslie Ginsburg Community Volunteer Will Gold Gold Bug Sherri Goldstein Land Title Guarantee Company Rabbi Salomon Gruenwald Congregation HEA Shelley Krovitz Community Volunteer Linda Appel Lipsius Teatulia Robert Naiman The Robert L. Naiman Company, LLC Michele Right Community Volunteer Jane E. Rosenbaum Community Volunteer Kerry Shelanski KS Communications Lary Weintraub Wealth Strategies Group

Honorary Life Members Joseph Berenbaum* Helen Cohen* Nate Feld* Max Frankel* Adeline Grossman* Mary Jacobs* Tillye Levy* Charlene Loup Corinne Rottman* Richard Sanders, MD Walter Schick, MD* Evelyn Shamon Billie Stein* Martin Tobin Angela Yaron, PhD*

Honorary Life Chairs L. Robert Aaron* Maxwell Abelman* Robert Abramson Joseph Berenbaum* Steve Berkowitz David Bershof William Bilett* Manuel Breit* Sheila Bugdanowitz Hon. Sherman Finesilver* Senator Joyce Foster Bradley Friedman Sheldon Friedman Sol Girsh* Susy Grazi Adeline Grossman* Sydney Grossman* Murray Hayutin Mary Jacobs* John Kamlet* Steve Kris Tillye Levy* Ilona Nelson* Sara Lee Pollock* Andrew Raabe Lois Schaffner Chet Schwartz Jerard Selinfreund Abe Shraiberg* Susan Siegel Martin Tobin Francine Topelson Kenneth Weil Stephen Weinstein Joyce Zeff *of blessed memory

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Executive Staff Yana Vishnitsky, LCSW President & CEO Debra Zimmerman, MBA Chief Operating Officer Nancy Benyamin, CVA Director of Volunteer Services Cathy Grimm, LCSW Director of JFS Senior Solutions Shelly Hines, MSW Director of Family Safety Net Program John Kayser Director of Marketing and Communications Arnie Kover Director of Disability and Employment Services Jean Marshall, SPHR, CCP Director of Human Resources Gail Pennington Director of Finance and Accounting Services Dawn Richard Director of Development Ann Veenstra Director of Administration Stacey Weisberg, LPC Director of Mental Health Services

Jewish Family Service of Colorado is a nonprofit, nonsectarian human services agency and an equal opportunity employer. JFS is a beneficiary of funding from Allied Jewish Federation and Mile High United Way.

Harvey and Sue Allon received the Kal Zeff Business Leaders of the Year Award at Reel Hope 2011.

Ken and Rebecca Gart were honored with the Jack Shapiro Community Service Award at Reel Hope.

JFS Executive Luncheon co-chairs, from left, Adam Agron, Michele Right, Jamie SarchĂŠ, and David Asarch.

JFS Executive Luncheon keynote speaker Christopher Gardner gave a powerful address to a sold-out crowd of more than 650 attendees.

JFS President and CEO Yana Vishnitsky with Christopher Gardner.

Elaine and Max Appel offered a $100,000 match for donations at the JFS Executive Luncheon and helped raise an additional $200,000.

Jewish Disabilities Awareness Day keynote speaker and author Rachel Simon gave a moving presentation about her new book, The Story of Beautiful Girl.

JFS Board member and chair of Jewish Disabilities Awareness Day, Sheryl Goodman (left), with committee member Lillian Chazin, at the February event.

Aubrey and Kay Knight received the Max Frankel Volunteer of the Year Award. The couple has worked in the Weinberg Food Pantry for six years, donating more than 2,000 hours of their time.

JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF COLORADO

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JFS Group Home 2310 South Holly Street Denver, CO 80222 P: 303.758.1229 Email: mlobato@jewishfamilyservice.org www.jewishfamilyservice.org

JFS at Home Joyce and Kal Zeff Building 3201 South Tamarac Drive Denver, CO 80231 P: 303.597.5000 Email: cgrimm@jewishfamilyservice.org www.jfsathome.com

SHALOM Denver 2498 West 2nd Avenue Denver, CO 80223 P: 303.623.0251 Email: akover@jewishfamilyservice.org www.shalomdenver.com

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