2020 Annual Report
RESILIENCE AND REN AND RENEWAL IN EX EXTRAORDINARY TI TIMES RESILIENCE A
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DEAR FRIEND,
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s you read this annual report, many in our community and around the country have been vaccinated and are beginning to venture out again. We are starting to feel a quickening sense of hope and renewal after a year of tremendous loss, economic challenges, and a series of national events resulting in a strengthened resolve to fight racial inequities and injustice. As we reflect on the past year and look to the year ahead, we share our FY2020 annual report titled, “Resilience and Renewal in Extraordinary Times.” The theme of this year’s report reflects the resilience of the children, adolescents, adults, seniors and our staff, who have weathered the pandemic simultaneously. Stories on the following pages – from the youth served through our Wraparound program to 96-year-old Gregoriy, illustrate this year’s theme and our mission of empowering individuals and families to achieve well-being across their lifetime. While we were addressing our clients’ immediate challenges, we also identified emerging needs in our community and responded with innovative solutions. When clients told us they felt isolated because of the pandemic, they were having a hard time with virtual learning or furloughed from their jobs, JSSA was ready with existing and new strategies to help them navigate life’s consequential moments. Overnight, telehealth became the primary way to provide therapy. In the future, we anticipate combining the best of in-person visits with this new way of interacting through video. We expanded our online offerings for both Holocaust Survivors and older adults. Post-pandemic, we will continue to grow this programming to allow frail clients to connect to the world from their homes. The pandemic has seen more partnerships and greater coordination among agencies, with better outcomes for our clients – another approach that will extend beyond the pandemic.
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A new strategic plan will be completed in 2021, incorporating the past year’s lessons but daring to imagine how we can better serve our region and expand our impact. This includes a broader vision of our role in addressing disparities in health and well-being as well as promoting equity and inclusion as we reach to serve the needs of our diverse community. Together, in the shadow of the pandemic, we will chart a path that builds on our rich history, expertise, agility, and commitment to improving what needs repair in our community. If there’s one thing we learned in 2020, it is that YOU recognize the importance of our mission – especially during the most challenging moments. Because of YOU, JSSA is poised to tackle the coming year’s challenges from a place of strength, a sense of the possibilities, and a trajectory of growth and accelerated innovation. Thank you for making this work possible.
Candace Kaplan JSSA Board President
Todd Schenk Chief Executive Officer
Together, in the shadow of the pandemic, we continue to chart a path that builds on our rich history, expertise, agility, and passion for this work.
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PROGRAMS & SERVICES
JSSA
is a nonprofit nonsectarian 501(c)(3) health and social wellness organization that serves the Washington DC Metropolitan area. JSSA helps children, adolescents, adults and seniors surmount life’s many challenges, including mental health concerns, obstacles to employment, and aging-related issues. Our doors are open to people who are racially, ethnically, religiously, and culturally diverse—reflective of the Washington region. MENTAL HEALTH • Individual, group, and family therapy • Psychological evaluation • Care Coordination • Workshops and therapy groups • Psychiatric assessment and medication management
HOSPICE • Emotional support and counseling • Pain management and symptom control • Medications, medical supplies, and durable medical equipment • Spiritual support and guidance • Visits with trained volunteers providing massage therapy, pet visits, and music therapy • Bereavement support
PREMIER HOMECARE • Nursing assessments • Medication management • Home safety checks • In-home personal care • Homemaker services
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JSSA provides essential services to the most vulnerable in our community. During the COVID public health crisis, our clients confronted new risks and challenges and many more in our community sought help. We responded with innovative care that comprehensively addressed our neighbor’s challenges – including social isolation, food insecurity, and transportation needs – and focused on improving physical and emotional health and overall well-being.
SENIOR SERVICES • Care Coordination • Kosher meal delivery • Escorted door-through-door transportation • Friendly-visitor and personal shopper program • Social and recreational programs • Legal services and financial assistance
HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR PROGRAM • Culturally appropriate care coordination • Socialization activities • Advance Care Planning • Pro bono dental, vision, and hearing services • In-home personal care
SPECIALIZED EMPLOYMENT SERVICES • Career assessment • Job training and development • Job coaching and retention • Socialization and social support • Work with employers to hire for hard-to-fill positions
TRAINING INSTITUTE • Professional development training opportunities • Access to Continuing Education credits for licensure • Internship/field placement program for highly qualified high school, undergraduate, graduate, and post-doctoral students
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This Family Found Comfort in Knowing There was Always Someone in Their Corner
“JSSA has seen me through job losses and job gains, relationship losses and relationship gains,” says Jeremy.
Jeremy Mendelson recalls an employer who gave him a seemingly simple assignment: organize a messy storage area. “You wouldn’t think I could make it any worse,” says Jeremy. “But I did.” The 50-year-old smiles as he thinks about how far he’s come thanks to the highly personalized support he’s received from JSSA for nearly two decades. Reflecting on Jeremy’s journey, his mother Cathy recalls a childhood assessment in which she was told her son “would never live a normal life and would probably have to live in a facility.” That was before Jeremy went to college, spent a year studying in Israel, and earned a master’s degree in educational leadership. It’s before a professional assessment confirmed he was on the autism spectrum. And it was before he began working with JSSA clinical social worker Ellen Pskowski and others who have helped him navigate life’s ups and downs since the family connected with JSSA 18 years ago. That’s when they discovered JSSA’s team of specially trained clinicians and other professionals who provide a wide range of mental health, care coordination, and employment and support services for children, adolescents, and adults with special needs. “JSSA has seen me through job losses, job gains, relationship losses and relationship gains,” says Jeremy. He and his parents credit Ellen with helping Jeremy achieve many milestones such as living independently and succeeding in his job as Museum Services Lead Representative at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum where he has worked for the last 13 years. In that time, he has been promoted twice, maintained long-term personal relationships and managed his finances. He is thriving in every aspect of his life – even during the pandemic, with all its challenges and changes to his routine.
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His parents, Cathy and Tilden, both 79, used to worry about what would become of their only child when they are gone. Today, they marvel at how far he has come and credit JSSA’s therapists with helping Jeremy develop the tools he needs to tackle any challenge. “For the first time, I don’t have to worry about Jeremy’s future,” said Tilden. “Everyone needs help at some time in their life,” adds Cathy. “For those with special needs, that help may be more intensive and more specialized.” With gratitude for all that JSSA has done for Jeremy, the family recently established the Mendelson Family Fund for Individuals with Special Needs in Honor of Ellen Pskowski. The fund will support training opportunities for staff who work with special needs clients and underwrite mental health services for people who cannot pay the full cost of care. “When I think of Ellen, the word that comes to mind is ‘trust,’” says Cathy. Quoting a favorite philosophy of life – “learn it, earn it, return it” – Tilden says the Mendelson Family Fund “is our way of giving back to an organization that has enabled Jeremy to achieve an independent, productive, fulfilling, and happy life.”
GOALS
SATISFACTION
99%
100%
of clients who were surveyed felt they made progress towards their goals.
of clients were satisfied with the service they received.
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For Holocaust Survivors, Inventive Technology Helps Combat Isolation “JSSA cares for him physically, emotionally, and spiritually,” says Natalya. “It’s everything – the programs, the phone calls, the connection to the outside world.”
Five years ago, Gregoriy moved to Maryland from California to be near his daughter Natalya after his wife passed away. JSSA has been a consistent presence in his life ever since. “JSSA cares for him physically, emotionally, and spiritually,” says Natalya. “It’s everything – the programs, the phone calls, the connection to the outside world.” Natalya is incredibly grateful that JSSA pivoted to virtual services and has continued to support its clients without interruption throughout the past year. “The global pandemic caused our survivor clients to change their routines quickly and dramatically,” said Deborah Adler, JSSA’s Holocaust Survivor Program Manager. Gone were the rich and varied programs that help survivors stay active and engaged, in-person visits from care managers (note: care manager phone and video conference visits did continue during COVID). And gone were appointments with optometrists, audiologists, and dentists, who provided pro-bono services to improve survivors’ health and quality of life. Concerned about the effects of social isolation on survivor well-being, JSSA participated in a grant-funded program that offered a new technology created by Israeli-based Uniper-Care Technologies. Uniper is designed to combat social isolation by connecting older adults to customized live and interactive health and wellness content through television. Programming ranges from seated Zumba and yoga to discussions about politics and culture, all offered in multiple languages. “Since having Uniper installed, my life has became a lot more enjoyable and fulfilling,” said Gregoriy. “I can watch interesting programs that are not available through cable TV and get in touch with people on Zoom, which helps to feel less lonely.”
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“Uniper stimulates his mind and has brought dignity back to his life,” says care manager Sophia. Gregoriy is one of 470 participants in JSSA’s Holocaust Survivor Program, which provides comprehensive essential services to frail, low-income survivors living independently in the community. Funding comes from grants from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, assistance from The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington, and donations from individuals, foundations, state and local government. “I can’t stress enough what JSSA means to me,” says Gregoriy. “JSSA made such an impact for me, making my life more meaningful and of better quality.”
AT HOME
WELLNESS
97%
90+
of JSSA’s Holocaust survivor clients remained safely in their homes with JSSA case managers’ help.
Holocaust Survivors are using the Uniper program to connect to wellness programming to combat social isolation.
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Landing or Keeping a Job in the Past Year with Help from Our Employment Experts “This [SES] program gave me an opportunity when I felt like my opportunity would never come,” says Celia, who calls it her “big breakthrough moment.”
The coronavirus pandemic created the worst unemployment crisis in recent history. In June 2020, the unemployment rate stood at 11.1 percent, higher than at any time in the last 70 years. Against this backdrop, JSSA’s Specialized Employment Services (SES) staff continued to place new clients in jobs and support those who faced new challenges of working from home, being furloughed, or being laid off. In response, SES staff developed new expertise in navigating unemployment benefits. They have coached clients in adjusting to new realities, such as presentation skills in video job interviews and safely commuting to their jobs during the pandemic. Finding solutions to challenging situations is at the core of SES’s work. “Our clients – teens and adults with disabilities – come to us with enormous potential and ability but may be lacking the confidence and social skills needed to succeed in the work world,” says SES Director Tom Liniak. Celia is one of many success stories. As a recent college graduate with limited work experience, Celia came to JSSA hoping to land her dream job at CVS. “The prospect of communicating all that she had to offer in a short interview was daunting,” said Tom. “The interview format can be even more challenging for a person on the autism spectrum, like Celia.” Initially, she landed an interview with CVS, but not a job. Undeterred, JSSA suggested that Celia participate in its supported externship training partnership with CVS, which gives participants the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities in a real work environment rather than just in an interview. Within a few short weeks, she was offered a paid job. Over the next year, she was promoted to a full-time
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position, overnight shift manager and then daytime shift manager in one of its high-volume stores. Celia has been named Employee of the Month on multiple occasions and received awards for her attendance record and outstanding guest services. “This [SES] program gave me an opportunity when I felt like my opportunity would never come,” says Celia, who calls it her “big breakthrough moment.” While JSSA may have placed fewer new clients in jobs during the pandemic than in the previous year, “the people we have placed are staying in their jobs and continue to be valued by their employers,” said Tom. “JSSA is an organization that understands, are committed, and great champions for the clients they serve,” said Stacey Butler, Senior Advisor, Worforce Initiatives at CVS. Celia is one of many JSSA clients who have landed jobs at CVS over the years. JSSA has partnered with more than 200 organizations in various sectors such as retail, hospitality, custodial, food service, and IT. CVS chose JSSA as a partner in developing a new virtual training program, an innovation that grew out of the pandemic. Starbucks is pursuing a similar partnership with JSSA. “Hiring people with disabilities should be a part of every company’s everyday culture,” says Stacey Butler.
RETENTION
JOBS
Clients achieved a 6-month retention rate of nearly
70
90%,
men and women with disabilities were placed in positions in FY20.
far exceeding the national average of 50% retention in disability employment.
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Innovative Model Leads to Better Outcomes for Seniors and Disabled Adults
JSSA staff and volunteers bring warmth, companionship, convenience, and a sense of dignity into their lives.
Many older adults find it challenging to keep track of their medicine and to coordinate vital services from multiple providers such as mental health therapists, homemaker services, and transportation to doctors appointments. For Homecrest House residents, an independent and assisted living facility in Aspen Hill, JSSA has embedded professional care managers to help coordinate care for residents. The result: better overall health and quality of life for residents, including fewer falls and emergency room visits, and better access to mental health and other services. Building on this initiative’s success, JSSA launched a similar effort at Silver Spring’s Springvale Terrace senior living community in the past year. Faythe’s experience at Homecrest House demonstrates that the innovative Partners in Care model works and could also be replicated to benefit Springvale Terrace residents. Both Homecrest House and Springvale Terrace provide affordable housing and quality services to low-income seniors and qualified disabled adults. A resident of Homecrest House for five years, Faythe, 77, receives services from multiple providers. For instance, she is getting case management and mental health support from JSSA, personal care from Premier Homecare, physical and occupational therapy from Fox Rehabilitation, and primary care from Capital Coordinated Medicine. Ari Baronofsky, a clinical social worker and project coordinator with JSSA’s Senior Services, oversees the program, which features regular meetings with partner agencies to discuss mutual clients, coordinate care, and track results. “It is validating to see that ongoing evaluation of our program reflects positive outcomes for our participants,” said Ari. “These include increased levels of socialization, a decrease in falls, and high levels of participation in advance care planning.”
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“Ari has a remarkable ability to go the extra yard to get things done,” says Faythe. She lists numerous examples: he identified a grant that covered the cost of personal products she was unable to afford, connected her with someone to help with her taxes, arranged for new eyeglasses to replace a 10-yearold prescription, and connected her to a social worker who provides her with regular therapy sessions which have been especially valuable during the pandemic. “It’s one thing if you don’t go out because you don’t want to,” says Faythe. “It’s another thing if you don’t go out because you can’t. It’s not good for people to be locked up as we have been for the past year.” Mindful that many older adults feel isolated, Ari keeps in close contact with Faythe and other clients – even if it means meeting outside and at a distance because of the pandemic. While Faythe feels that Ari would do anything for her, she also appreciates that he treats her with respect and encourages her to do things for herself. Before, professionals and even family members “would talk about me as if my mind was gone, as if I wasn’t even in the room.” JSSA, she says, is the opposite. Other Homecrest House and Springvale Terrace residents echo her sentiment, acknowledging that JSSA staff and volunteers bring warmth, companionship, convenience, and a sense of dignity into their lives.
RATING
RATING
91%
97%
of Care Coordination clients remained in their homes.
of clients stayed out of the ER.
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In an Unprecedented Year, Wraparound Services Prove Invaluable to Families “COVID made us pause and evaluate how we can best support families with intensive needs in a way that is both effective and safe” Kayma Freeman is a care coordinator in JSSA’s Wraparound Montgomery program, a unique program that tailors special support services to children and teens experiencing serious mental health or behavioral challenges. Each child and family participating in Wraparound Montgomery works with a care coordinator and a personal “team,” including professionals from the child’s school and health care providers. The team serves as the child and family’s “support village.” Even when services went virtual after the onset of COVID, Wraparound Montgomery continued to maintain a high level of engagement with kids and their families. One of the many lessons Kayma learned in 2020 was the value of patience. “I want my family to feel supported... resolved,” she said. “That takes time.” Especially during a pandemic, when students are going to school virtually, not seeing their friends, and not interacting in person with their JSSA care coordinators. “COVID made us pause and evaluate how we can best support families with intensive needs in a way that is both effective and safe,” said Tera German, JSSA’s Director of Behavioral Health Support Services.
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This Child-Family Team helps in many different ways. Depending on a child’s needs, these could include: • Educational testing, tutoring, and extra-curricular activities (e.g., music, art). • Access to mental health treatment and, if needed, medication management. • In some instances, a child is matched with a mentor or professional who helps promote healthy behaviors, social skills, and family relationships. • A peer support professional who has “lived experience” with mental health challenges and thus is a relatable, trustworthy link to other providers. • For parents of participants, regular contact with a mentor to learn parenting skills. • For the entire family, if needed – housing, food, and employment assistance.
Making the transition to virtual visits was hard for many families because they preferred interacting in person, and they lacked the technology to communicate effectively in some cases. “The last thing we wanted was to create additional barriers,” Tera said. The Wraparound team identified new ways to break down barriers and support families. Along with frequent phone check-ins and occasional outdoor meetings with families, the team distributed customized “wellness bags” that helped families cope during stressful times. Strong evidence suggests that the comprehensive support provided through Wraparound helps young people with complex needs stay in their homes and communities—and tap into their natural strengths to grow and thrive!
GOALS
MENTORING
MEETINGS
of youth engaged for a minimum of six months launched successfully from the program, having met some or all their goals.
hours of mentoring were provided to youth and parents.
Child & Family Team Meetings were facilitated by Care Coordinators.
72%
1,415
263
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Financials for Program Operations
FISCAL YEAR 2020 REVENUE FOR OPERATIONS
ENDOWMENT SUPPORT
$2,448,855 GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
OTHER INCOME
$225,094
$34,874,507
$6,865,894 PROGRAM SERVICE FEES
PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT
$21,981,575
$3,353,089
FISCAL YEAR 2020 EXPENSES FOR OPERATIONS SPECIALIZED EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
FUNDRAISING AND MARKETING
$1,411,520
PREMIER HOMECARE
$4,737,790
$1,009,666
$36,378,513 HOSPICE
SENIOR SERVICES
$8,177,004
$12,513,606 MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
$8,528,927 Note: The COVID-19 pandemic beginning in the 4th Quarter of FY 2020 resulted in extraordinary, unbudgeted expenses, including significant costs for purchases of PPE (personal protective equipment), technology equipment and licenses to support a newly remote workforce, “hero pay” for frontline personnel, and program revenue losses. Prior to the onset of the pandemic, JSSA was operating on a break-even basis.
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Time and again, you asked how you could help. You came through for us because you knew we would come through for our community and our neighbors. Because this is what we do. We support individuals and families through life’s most consequential moments.
Thank you to our generous donors
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ur generous donors play an essential role in sustaining services that empower individuals and families in our community to improve their quality of life. Your support helps us provide the highest quality of care to children, adolescents, adults, and seniors facing challenges to their
health and well-being. We are grateful for our partnership with The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington and their ongoing commitment to helping us serve the community. We recognize the philanthropic support of The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference) that enables us to provide vital social services and care to the men and women in our community who survived the Holocaust. JSSA’s Holocaust Survivor program is also supported by a grant from The Jewish Federation of North America’s Center for Aging and Trauma and the Network of Jewish Human Services Agencies. JSSA is deeply grateful for every contribution. We regret being unable to list all donors due to space limitations. Every effort was made to ensure the accuracy of these acknowledgments, but if an error or omission was made, please contact our Development department at 301-610-8370 to correct our mistake.
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Organization and Government Partners Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany State of Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development State of Maryland Department of Aging Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services Montgomery County Government Nexus Montgomery VA Dept for Aging and Rehabilitative Jewish Federation of North America Cornerstone Montgomery (SAMSA Grant) Aging Care Connection Fairfax County, VA Network of Jewish Human Service Agencies
$500,000+ Jewish Federation of Greater Washington Estate of Allan Bruce Gordon
$250,000+
Wagner-Braunsberg Family Foundation
$100,000+ Bender Foundation, Inc. Paul & Annetta Himmelfarb Foundation, Inc. Katz Family Fund
$50,000+
$25,000+
Anonymous
Anonymous (3)
Norman and Debi Dreyfuss
William S. Abell Foundation
Estate of Samuel Einfrank
Martin Auerbach*
Lois and Richard England Family Foundation
Barron Family Foundation
Robert M. Fisher Memorial Foundation
Gary and Carol Berman
Jerome A. and Deena L. Kaplan Family Foundation The Kay Family Foundation, Inc. Deborah and Roger Lebbin Alan and Amy Meltzer Lewis Priven
Leslie Goldberg*
Diane and Norman Bernstein Foundation
Steven and Shirley Kaufman
Michael and Janet Cornfeld
Ruth and Jonathan Ruskin
Tilden, Cathy, and Jeremy Mendelson
Jack and Miriam Dubit Caring Partners Endowment
The Abe & Kathryn Selsky Foundation, Inc.
The Morningstar Foundation Howard and Geraldine Polinger Family Foundation
Renee Reiner
Helene Hendricks Harris Family Foundation
Robert I. Schattner Foundation
Candace Kaplan and Ronald Lipsman
Charles E. Smith Family Foundation**
Edward and Irene Kaplan
Estate of Samuel Titelman Wolpoff Family Foundation, Inc.
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$10,000+
Sapat and Sandra Mitrani
Michael and Elinor Flyer
Marcia Nusgart
Barry and Carole Forman
Grant and Ellen Ottenstein
William and Bethany Frick
Barry and Linda Perlis
Robert Gerber and Veronique Rynn
Arnold and Susan Quint
Margie Glancz
Rose Sachs Daniels Trust
Leonard Goldman and Lisa DeMarco
Todd Schenk and Pamela Levine
Patricia and Michael Goldman
Lewis and Sandra Schneider
Ted and Ellen Goldman
E & B Family Trust
Edwin and Sondra Schonfeld
David Good and Jane Weiman
The Elno Family Foundation
Judy Feldman
Alfred and Lynne Groff
Family and Nursing Care Foundation
Sandra and David Sellers
Nick Groves and Sarah Kaplan
Beatrice Fox Auerbach Foundation
Shaare Torah Men’s Club
Daniel Hirsch and Brenda Gruss
Steven and Heather Freidkin
Jeffrey Snyder and Lynn Shapiro Snyder
Gary and Jan Guttman
Leslie and Samuel Kaplan Family Foundation
Gloria and Richard Sterling
Jonathan Harris
Robert and Arlene Kogod Family Foundation
Summit Orthopedics, LLC/ Michael and Dayna Goldsmith
Alan and Shawn Hausman
Anonymous (2) Borten Family Charitable Fund Lyn and Barry Chasen Cora and John H. Davis Foundation Joan de Pontet Yvonne Schlafstein Distenfeld and Jeffrey Distenfeld
The Jacob & Charlotte Lehrman Foundation Daniel Levin The Mayberg Foundation Robert and Laurel Mendelsohn Morris Rodman Philanthropic Fund Annette Moshman Ruskin-Zafren Foundation Michele Snyder Starbucks Foundation The David S. Stone Foundation George Wasserman Family Foundation, Inc. Marvin Weissberg
$5,000+ Anonymous Wendi and Daniel Abramowitz Steven and Marjorie Alloy Lawrence Banker and Amy Schmidt Sarah C. Bennett Charitable Trust Kevin and Devorah Berman Helen Blumen Faith and Philip Bobrow Barbara Caplan William E. Cross Foundation, Inc. The Elsie and Marvin Dekelboum Family Foundation, Inc.
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$1,800+ Anonymous (2) Jack and Meryl Abel John Accettola Estate of Clement and Sandra Alpert Amity Club of Washington Cherie and William Artz David and Deborah Astrove Jerome Bauman Kenneth and Arlene Becker Sharon Bell Howard Berger and Linda Goldsmith BFK Foundation, Inc. Yonina Blech-Hermoni Wolf and Lynn Blitzer Barbara Brown and Robert Berish Lawrence and Susan Bruser Gloria Buckberg Martin Buzas James Cafritz Phyllis Cela and Gary Sidell Paul and Gail Chod Irving Cohen
A.M. Digiulian Foundation, Inc.
Rita Corwin
Allen Fishbein and Jennifer Crowe
Joseph and Kathleen Dreyfuss
Peter and Sherry Frank
Bruce and Lori Dubinsky
Scott and Diane Green
Samuel R. Dweck Foundation
Connie Heller
EagleBank
Katzman Family Foundation
Edward Sagel Funeral Direction, Inc.
Alan Kent
Enterprise Holdings, Inc.
Mimi and Michael Kress
Aaron and Jacqueline Epstein
Gerald and Dina Leener
Kalman Epstein
Mandell Investments LTD. Partnership
David and Marlin Feldman
Kenneth Max and Patricia Raber
Patricia Fettmann and Jonathan Ginsburg
Brad and Holly Mendelson
Michael and Lois Fingerhut
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Judith Herr Estate of Jane and Harold Hirsh Lois Hollander Charles Huggins Gary and Barbara Isen Richard and Linda Isen Robert and Susie Isen Ernest Isenstadt Johnson & Johnson Allen and Ellen Joseph S. Kann Sons Company Foundation, Inc. Nancy Kaplan Daniel Khodorkovsky Kids After Hours Lawrence and Leslie Kline Estate of Rose and Harold Kramer Harold and Joan Krauthamer Jay and Connie Krupin Heidi Lamar Stuart and Ellen Lessans Marion and Leonard Levine Marcia Levinsohn Mark Levitt and Kay Klass Solomon and Suzy Levy Randall and Pat Lewis William and Diane Liebman Martin Libicki and Denise Mazorow Harold Luskin David and Stephanie Lynn Michael and Judith Mael Barry and Helene Mankowitz Philip Margolius Paul Massell Allen and Cara Mattison Meals On Wheels America Ira and Becky Mendelson Louis Messer and Helen Messer Charitable Foundation
Richard and Nancy Millstein James and Ellen Myerberg National Lutheran Communities and Services Esther and Stuart Newman Catherine O’Bryant Victor Palmer Manny Panar Geraldine Pilzer Estate of Lucille Raphael Bevin Ratner Bert and Barbara Rein Joseph Rosenberg and Ellen Gerecht Miriam Rosenthal and Michael Phillips Bruce and Paula Robinson June and Marvin Rogul The Abner Rosen Foundation Joseph and Dorene Rosenthal Alvin and Ellen Ross Marvin Roth and Harriet Steinhorn-Roth Frances Rutt Michael and Diane Sapir William Schneider Rabbi Jonathan and Beverly Schnitzer Gail Maidenbaum and Philip Schreiber Ann Schwartz Ellen Shapiro Stanley and Linda Sher Elaine Feidelman and Irwin Shuman Lois and Howard Silberberg Richard and Frances Silbert Leslie and Joel Silver Patricia Silver and Jeffrey Trauberman Barry Slevin Elaine Snider Laszlo N. Tauber Family Foundation, Inc. Robin Thomashauer and David Florin Seth and Jan Tievsky Marjorie Tommer
$1,000+ Anonymous Estate of Leonard and Helen Abel Rachel Abraham Samuel K. Abrams Memorial Fund AMC Networks Leigh Anderson and Constance Seniff Howard April Andrew and Karen Auerbach Arnold Auerhan Barry and Leslie Axler Vivian and Raymond Bass Beatrice Baum* Samuel Belkin and Ann Hellerstein The Bench Trail Fund David and Sandy Berler Darren and Amy Bernhard George and Caryl Bernstein Blajwas Family Fund David and Karen Blass B’nai B’rith Chesapeake Bay Region Marta Bohorquez Dean Brenner and Robin Shaffert Larry and Roberta Briskin James and Marian Brodsky Janice Broner Mark and Lisa Bronfman Maureen Carr Linda Cohen Steven and Linda Cohen Monica Davies Patricia Dinndorf Michael and Beth Don The Drescher Foundation Steve and Miriam Dubin Seymour Dussman EFO Capital Management
Alan and Esther Fleder Foundation David and Laurie Flyer Francis O. Day Co., Inc. Jonathan and Sharon Franklin Brian and Marcy Frosh Andrew Gavil and Judith Veis Amy Gilbert Lisa Gill Allan Glass Stephen and Diana Goldberg The Greene-Milstein Family Foundation Jerald and Deborah Greenspan Martha Hallowell Leo and Lorraine Halpert Alice Harris John and Nancy Harris Clifford Hendler and Deborah Neipris Harry and Fran Hertz David Himelberg Foundation Richard Hoffman and Deborah Levy Elinor Horwitz Kenneth and Deborah Jaffe Jay Josephs Alexander Jutkowitz Marvin and Madeleine Kalb David and Donna Kanin Estate of Louis and Sally Kaplan Roger and Luanne Karr Tony Kempf Martin and Marlene Kirsch Cal Klausner Bruce and Irene Klores Charles Koppelman Jeremy and Regina Krasner Sandra Kursban and Stephen Sawmelle Pearl and Gary Lake Richard and Ilona Landfield Donald and Sheila Leiss
Harriet and Randy Tritell
Eigen-Arnett Educational and Cultural Foundation
Susan and Bruce Turnbull
Alan Eisen
Richard Lerner
Dennis Torchia
Epstein Family Foundation, Inc.
Chester and Joan Levine
David Wallen
Norman Esiason
Edward Levine and Elizabeth Kessel
Jack Weil
Pamela Farrand
Keith and Bari Levingston
Sheila Weinberg
William Feingold Memorial Fund
Veda Levy
Sidelle Wertheimer
Douglas Feith and Pamela Auerbach
Burt and Linda Liebowitz
Tal and Steven Widdes
Beth Feldman
Judah Lifschitz
Wiley Rein LLP
Mark Feldman
Jack and Marion Lipson
Michael Wolly
Stuart and Ellen Feldstein
Robert and Susan Loewy
Jeffrey and Meredith Yentis
Carol Fendler
Wendy Lord
Fred and Kathleen Zanoff
Mark Fidelman
The Mary Daly MacFarland Foundation
Maury and Karen Zanoff
Vera Finberg
Brian and Judith Madden
Matthew Fink
Michael Mann and Carol Salzman
Gail Fleder
Carol Mates
Edward Lenkin and Roselin Atzwanger
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Alfred and Linda Mathuran
Ronald Stern and Elisse Walter
David and Sandra Chernin
Michael and Hannah Mazer
Marcia Sternfeld
Irwin Cohen
Marcia Meltzer
Mindy Suchinsky
Jerrold Cohen and Frieda Achtentuch
Dan and Jennifer Mendelson
Fred and Lorraine Sulmer
Max and Janice Cohen
The Alfred G. & Ida Mendelson Family Foundation
The Joseph R. Takats Foundation
Michael and Karen Cohen
Mark Trachtman
Charles and Deborah Colby
Carl and Beryl Tretter
Edward and Ann Louise Cowan
Lori and Leslie Ulanow
Da Capo Fund
Anthony and Aileen Unger
Justin and Deborah Dunie
Leonard and Donna Wartofsky
Marlene Ehrlich
Etsuko Murase
Washington Hebrew Congregation Sisterhood
Howard and Linda Eisinger
Yaacov and Herlene Nagler
Kenneth and Andrea Weckstein
Lawrence* and Melanie Nussdorf
Dov Weitman
Olam Tikvah Men’s Club
Ronald West
Roger and Joanne Olsen
Madeline Wikler
Deborah Peeples
Robert and Gail Wilensky
Louis and Libby Pohoryles
William and Carolyn Wolfe
Toby Port
Women of Temple Rodef Shalom
Diane Mesirow David Michlewicz Susan Minerbi Frederick and Judith Mopsik Evette and Thomas Munro
Adam Posen and Jennifer Sosin Rita Posner Posner Wallace Foundation
Anonymous (4)
Howard and Linda Postal
Marshall Abrams
Thomas Quinn
Jeffrey and Janet Abramson
Norman R. Rales & Ruth Rales Foundation
Daniel and Lisa Akman
Ellen Reinach
Barbara Albert
Robin and Possum Fund
Marc Albert
Michael Rosenzweig
American Endowment Foundation
Michael Rosman and Jessica Kasten
Caroline Appleby and Gregory Kinosz
Howard and Rita Schlossberg
Leonard Bachman
Stuart Seigel and Sherry Jackson
Edward Cohen and Charlene Barshefsky
Jeremy Selengut and Jessica Sunshine
Kenneth Baseman and Rosalyn Rettman
Edward and Randi Shakin
Colin Berkley and Tamara Litwin
Daniel and Rose Shames
Peter and Shelly Berman
Eva Shankman
Jerald Bernstein and Frances Pitlick
Madelyn Shapiro
Eugene Bialek and Arlene Brown
Andrew Sheldon
Sander Bieber and Linda Rosenzweig
Rochelle Sherman and Roland Fritter
Matthew and Christy Bleach
Ira & Maryjo Sherman Family Foundation
Martin and Elaine Book
Shickman Family Foundation
Samuel Boxerman and Debra Vodenos
Lewis and Barbara Shrensky
Nicholas and Carole Brand
Evan and Diana Siegel
Mitchell and Sandra Brecher
Barry and Beth Simon
The Abraham and Bernice Breitbart Memorial Gift Fund
Gary and Vicki Simon Matthew Slater and Faith Roessel David Bruce Smith Family Foundation Ina Smith-Tornberg Daniel Sommers and Lillian Hagen Hilda Springer St. Charles Animal Hospital Sidney Stahl Lawrence and Suzanne Stein Scott and Karen Stempel
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Richard and Diana England Fabrangen Tzedakah Collective Kim Farrow Andrea Feirstein Bruce Feldman and Wendy Engelson Joan and Warren Fishbein Rabbi Lyle Fishman and Debra Rosenman Walter and Candace Fleischer Jo Fogel Jeffrey and Jean Forman Jacob Forstater and Sarah Blumenthal John Fox Arthur and Carol Freeman Edward Friedman Richard Friedman and Erica Raphael Roberto and Maritza Friedman Daniel Gainsburg and Phyllis Chovitz Lorraine Gallard and Richard Levy William and Miriam Galston Neil Gamson Gilbert and Marjorie Geldon Michael and Susan Gerecht Gerecht Charitable Giving Fund William and Miriam Gilbert Phyllis Gittleson Sol and Nina Glasner Kenneth Glasser Leonard and Cynthia Glassman Glassman Family Foundation Alan Gober Michael and Judy Goldberg Irwin and Margaret Goldbloom
William and Devon Burak
Phyllisa Goldenberg
Peter Burke and Jodi Ewen
Paula Goldman
Martin Burns and Wendy Kahn
Philip Goldman
Brian Bushwick and Nancy Bushwick-Malloy
Robert Goldman
Joann Cadeaux
William and Linda Goldman
Kenneth Cantor
Michael Goldstein and Linda Engel
Shelley Carow
Mitchell Goldstein
Mamie Carter
Sherri and Sheldon Gottlieb
Herbert and Aleen Chabot
Robert Gould
Michael and Ruth Chamowitz
Leonard and Linda Greenberg
Ruth Greenstein and David Seidman
Keith Martin and Leslie Zimberg Martin
Paul Schnitman
Joseph Gurrera
Devra Massey
Daniel Schwartz
Raziel and Frances Hakim
John McMahon
Meyer Schwarz
Thomas Hall
Jim Meek
Paul Seidman
Walter and Angela Harris
Donald Melman and Elizabeth Margosches
Mary Sexton
Joan Hartman Moore
Jennifer Meltzer
Debra Shapiro
Barbara Heinhold
Judith Messing
Ralph Shapiro
Michael and Ilana Heintz
Mark and Janet Meyers
Steve Shapiro
Jerry and Linda Herman
Phyllis Meyers
Richard and Phyllis Sharlin
Linda Hirsch
Aaron and Lindsay Miller
Stanley Siegel
Sheldon and Roberta Hochberg
Charles Miller
David Sieradzki and Emily Novick
James and Jean Hochron
Joseph Miller and Susan Wise Miller
Susan Simon
Douglas and Susan Hoff
Stephen Miller
Harold and Carrie Singer
Avi Hofman
Jennifer and Victor Mizrahi
Jeffrey and Stacy Sklaver
Edward Hopkins
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC
Marc and Vicki Smith
Andrew and Harriet Horvitz
Howard and Betsy Moss
Stephen and Linda Smith
Donald Kaplan
Joel Moss
Richard and Irene Spero
Karen Kaplan
Walter and Edith Mossberg
Elisabeth Stahl
Gail Kaufmann
David Narrow and Carol Schechter
Mathy Stanislaus
Adam Klein and Hannah Cooper
Mark Nash
Pauline Steinhorn
Andrew and Jill Klein
Sheldon and Roslyn Needle
Melvin Stern
Louis and Iris Stein Korman
Virginia Newmyer
Mitchell Stern
Evan and Jodi Krame
Oliner Charitable Fund
Helen Sunshine
Beth Kramer
Carl and Gwendolyn Oppenheim
Lawrence and Sandra Taub
Joseph and Dina Kruger
Judith Oppenheim
Sheila Taube
Harvey Kupferberg and Barbara Sonies
Hal Ossman
Gary and Freda Temple
Sheldon and Sandra Kusselson
Joseph and Aubrey Ottenstein
Steven and Ronnie Tepp
Diane Lane
Mark and Linda Packman
Barton and Patrice Tessler
Marvin and Delia Lang
The Pargament Family Charitable Gift Trust
Howard Tracer and Julia Korenman
Joseph Lederman and Vida Yazdi
David Peloquin
Aron and Lynn Trombka
Cynthia Lefkowitz
Michael Perlberg
Paul Turkeltaub
Harry and Joan Lehrhaupt
Robert & Lillian Philipson Foundation
Richard Turtil
Edward Lenkin
Elliott and Marsha Pickar
David Upton
Aaron and Rona Lerner
Michael and Debbie Poliner
Aaron and Hilary Vernon
Iris Lerner
Joel and Phyllis Polster
Richard and Estelle Vernon
Leshner Family Foundation
Irma Poretsky
Leonard and Andrea Volin
Bruce and Kimberly Levin
Lester Poretsky Family Foundation, Inc.
Larry and Paulette Walker
Steve Levin and Gail Schachter Levin
Lutz Prager and Patricia Lark
David Wall and Wendy Shay
Michael Levy and Bonny Wolf
Juan Prawda
Richard and Judith Walters
Joan Lewis
Gail Pruitt
Alona Wartofsky
Belle Lieberman
Zachary Rausnitz and Elana Goldstein
Joan and Bruce Weber
Gary London
Lisa Rider and Simon Wing
Bruce Wenzel and Catherine Kormann
Eileen Lorber*
RiverRx
Marc and Roni Wertheimer
Paul Love and Kathryn Sklar
William and Barbara Roberts
Jeffrey and Amy Winton
Allan Lowe
Nancy Rocha
Marilynn and Paul Yentis
John and Karen Lowe
Robert and Lori Rodman
Bernard Young
Harold and Debra Luks
Joshua Rokach
Mark Young and Rachel Carren
Harvey and Lillian Luksenburg
Eric and Laurie Roth
Stuart and Eleanor Yuspa
Robert and Carol Luskin
Martin Safer
Jeffrey Zyontz and Wendy Rothman
Dale and Lisa Mandel-Trupp
Paul Salditt and Miriam Cutler
Diane and Bob Mantoni
Tom and Joan Schaumberg
* Of Blessed Memory
Benjamin & Olya Margolin Memorial Fund
Richard and Lilo Schifter
Matthew Mariani and Meredith Josephs
John Schmelzer and Naomi Licker
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JSSA Board of Directors FY2020
Ambassador’s Council FY2020
President
The JSSA Ambassador’s Council is a leadership group supporting the organization’s mission and programs to advocate for JSSA in the community.
Candace G. Kaplan
Vice President Robin Thomashauer
Co-chair Michael Flyer
Vice President Ruth Ruskin Secretary
Grant Ottenstein
Treasurer
Michael Mael
Rita Corwin
Scott Green
Norman Eule
Deborah Lebbin
Elaine O. Feidelman
Barry Perlis
Michael Fingerhut
Lewis Priven
Jeffrey Abramson
Michael Goldsmith
John Schmelzer
Cherie B. Artz
Sherri Gottlieb
Rabbi Jonathan Schnitzer
Co-chair Judy Oppenheim Esther Newman
Rhonda Brandes
Jonathan Harris
Marcia Nusgart
Faith Bobrow
Larrie Greenberg
Yvonne Distenfeld
Roberta Hochberg
Susan (Sue) Plotnick
Phyllis Cela
Linda Hartman
David Flyer
Harold Krauthamer
Joe Rosenberg
Irving P. Cohen
Connie Heller
Charles W. (Bill) Frick Capt. Solomon Levy
Pat Silver
Joan DePontet
Leslie Kaplan
Patti Goldman
Jeff Yentis
Suzanne Levy
Larry Kline
Elaine Snider Harriett Tritell Susie Turnbull Marilyn Yentis
Thank You, JSSA Volunteers Even during COVID, JSSA volunteers continue to make a lasting difference in the lives of our clients. Volunteers have lined up PPE for our frontline staff, continued to connect (virtually) with at-risk older adults, and delivered Meals on Wheels to our most vulnerable clients. Our work would not be possible without our volunteers. To you, we offer you our heartfelt appreciation.
Get Involved BE A FRIEND, LEND A HAND, SHARE A TALENT You can make a lasting difference in someone’s life and have a mutually rewarding experience by volunteering at JSSA. We welcome involvement from all denominations. For information about JSSA’s volunteer opportunities, please email volunteers@jssa.org.
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ABOUT JSSA Rooted in a commitment to healing our corner of the world, JSSA is a health and social wellness agency that provides expert caring to our neighbors across suburban Maryland, northern Virginia, and the District of Columbia. Since 1894, JSSA has helped people age independently in their own homes, supported children in taking confident steps forward, and guided our neighbors through a broad range of life’s consequential moments.
MISSION JSSA empowers individuals and families to achieve well-being across their lifespan.
CONNECT jssa.org Connect with us on:
JSSA OFFICES ROCKVILLE FALLSGROVE The Ina Kay Building 200 Wood Hill Road Rockville, MD 20850 301-838-4200
ROCKVILLE MONTROSE The Elsie and Marvin Dekelboum Building 6123 Montrose Road Rockville, MD 20852 301-881-3700
SILVER SPRING 9900 Georgia Avenue Silver Spring, MD 20902 301-587-9666
NORTHERN VIRGINIA 3025 Hamaker Court Suite 450 Fairfax, VA 22031 703-204-9100