familyties Jewish Family Service Bigs & Littles is growing and reaching out to find more Jewish caring adults who want to make a difference in a child’s life, and children who could benefit from having another positive adult influence in his or her life. Bigs are adult friends who provide support, encouragement, and companionship to Littles who are children ages 7-17. Littles are often being raised by a single parent, a grandparent or another relative. Or the child may have a sibling with a special need or an ill family member who requires the extra time and energy of parents. Jewish Family Service creates and supports matches between Bigs and Littles that are safe, lasting and well suited to each child’s needs. Research has confirmed that successful one-to-one matches of a year or more between Bigs and Littles have lasting positive effects on the June 2012 8487 Ridge Road, Cincinnati, OH 45236 www.jfscinti.org To tackle the growing needs of the most vulnerable members of our Jewish community, Jewish Family Service is transforming its Food Pantry into the Barbash Family Vital Support Center on the campus of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. “The food pantry has been the gateway to the road of self-sufficiency. When clients come to us for food, it opens the door to other services Jewish Family Service can offer to help provide stability in their lives,” said Beth Schwartz, Jewish Family Service Executive Director. “The Barbash Center will strengthen the lives of people in need by putting the food pantry, case management, supportive counseling, emergency financial assistance, health promoting classes, and therapeutic socialization under one roof. It will also offer the community social action and mitzvah opportunities for all ages.” continued on page 4 A Big and her Little volunteer at Ronald McDonald House food pantry is transforming... The Barbash Family Vital Support Center will be housed in the former gymnasium building on the campus that will be renovated for this new purpose. Space will include an expanded food pantry, rooms for classes and social gatherings, and private client meeting rooms. The building will be accessible to all, allow for discreet entry, and have adequate parking. For people served by the food pantry and who have no ability to travel by car, bus, or otherwise, Jewish Family Service staff and volunteers will continue to make deliveries. The food pantry is currently housed at Golf Manor Synagogue. “We have been most appreciative of Golf Manor Synagogue’s generous partnership, with a donation of space rent-free for the past 8 ½ years. We could not have realized such a successful operation without them,” said Schwartz. The food pantry, however, had outgrown its one room. What originally served about two dozen clients has evolved into a fully conceived Vital Services department providing food, emergency financial assistance, supportive counseling, and case management. By 2012, this vital support has improved the life circumstances of 458 individuals. The growing need of the community bigs & littles reach out... continued on page 3 Suggested artist rendering showing new Food Pantry
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Jewish Family Service Bigs & Littles is growing and reaching out to find more Jewish caring adults who want to make a difference in a child’s life, and children who could benefit from having another positive adult influence in his or her life.
Bigs are adult friends who provide support, encouragement, and companionship to Littles who are children ages 7-17. Littles are often being raised by a single parent, a grandparent or another relative. Or the child may have a sibling with a special need or an ill family member who requires the extra time and energy of parents.
Jewish Family Service creates and supports matches between Bigs and Littles that are safe, lasting and well suited to each child’s needs.
Research has confirmed that successful one-to-one matches of a year or more between Bigs and Littles have lasting positive effects on the
June 2012 8487 Ridge Road, Cincinnati, OH 45236 www.jfscinti.org
To tackle the growing needs of the most vulnerable members of our Jewish community, Jewish Family Service is transforming its Food Pantry into the Barbash Family Vital Support Center on the campus of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion.
“The food pantry has been the gateway to the road of self-sufficiency. When clients come to us for food, it opens the door to other services Jewish Family Service can offer to help provide stability in their lives,” said Beth Schwartz, Jewish Family Service Executive Director. “The Barbash Center will strengthen the lives of people in need by putting the food pantry, case management, supportive counseling, emergency financial assistance, health promoting classes, and therapeutic socialization under one roof. It will also offer the community social action and mitzvah opportunities for all ages.”
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A Big and her Little volunteer at Ronald McDonald House
food pantry is transforming...The Barbash Family Vital Support Center will be housed in the former gymnasium building on the campus that will be renovated for this new purpose. Space will include an expanded food pantry, rooms for classes and social gatherings, and private client meeting rooms. The building will be accessible to all, allow for discreet entry, and have adequate parking.
For people served by the food pantry and who have no ability to travel by car, bus, or otherwise, Jewish Family Service staff and volunteers will continue to make deliveries.
The food pantry is currently housed at Golf Manor Synagogue. “We have been most appreciative of Golf Manor Synagogue’s generous partnership, with a donation of space rent-free for the past 8 ½ years. We could not have realized such a successful operation without them,” said Schwartz.
The food pantry, however, had outgrown its one room. What originally served about two dozen clients has evolved into a fully conceived Vital Services department providing food, emergency financial assistance, supportive counseling, and case management. By 2012, this vital support has improved the life circumstances of 458 individuals.
The growing need of the community
bigs & littles reach out...
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Suggested artist rendering showing new Food Pantry
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outstanding professional in aging...Ann Sutton Burke, MPA, CMC, Jewish Family Service Director of Aging and Caregiver Services, was honored as the 2012 Outstanding Professional in Aging by Council on Aging of Southwestern Ohio (COA) at its annual meeting. Commissioner Greg Hartmann, Board of Hamilton County Commissioners, presented the award before an audience of 500 professionals and volunteers in aging.
This COA award honors a person who has made a significant contribution of professional service to older adults and their families in southwestern Ohio and who has had a profound and lasting impact. Council on Aging of Southwestern Ohio is designated by the state of Ohio to be the Area Agency on Aging for the five southwestern Ohio counties. COA is responsible for planning, coordinating and administrating local, state and federally funded programs and services for older adults.
Ann has been a leading contributor in the field of Aging in Cincinnati
and nationally for over 30 years. Her background includes program planning and organization in senior centers, care management, home health, adult day services, corporate elder care, and caregiver services.
She has been with Jewish Family Service since June 2003. In 2006, Ann testified about older adult issues at a United States Senate Subcommittee on Retirement Security and Aging hearing.
As the Director of Aging and Caregiver Services at Jewish Family Service, Ann oversees six broad program areas and supervises a staff of 16. She also serves on the Board of the Association of Professionals in Aging (as President-Elect), the Planning Committee for the Forum on Aging, and the Alzheimer’s Association Greater Cincinnati Chapter Symposium. She is a past President and current member of Home Health Professional Advisory Committee, City of Cincinnati Health Department. The Planning
Partnership-Hamilton County Regional Planning Commission selected Ann as a panelist for its Sustainable Hamilton County Workshop.
Ann is a Nationally Certified Geriatric Care Manager who has her undergraduate degree from Miami University in Sociology with a concentration on Gerontology, and a Masters in Public Administration from Xavier University.
Ann Sutton Burke with Hamilton County Commissioner Greg Hartmann,
The Family Ties Newsletter is published twice a year by Jewish Family Service of the Cincinnati area.Phone: (513) 469-1188 www.jfscinti.org Address changes or to be removed from the mailing list: Carrie Krach 513-766-3345 or [email protected]
Michael Schwartz, President of the Board Beth Schwartz, Executive DirectorSherry Kaplan, Marketing Director and newsletter editor
Social services for Nazi victims have been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany. Aging and Caregiver Services receives funds administered by Council on Aging of Southwestern Ohio.
children. Littles do better in school, are less likely to begin using alcohol and illegal drugs, get along better with family and friends, and show an improved self-confidence.
It doesn’t take any special skills to be a Big...just kindness, patience, a willingness to be a good role model, and a commitment to spend a few hours twice a month with a Little. Shared activities may include going to a ball game, visiting a museum, baking cookies, or just kicking a soccer ball around at the park.
Jewish Family Service also offers support by coordinating group activities throughout the year for the matches (such as pottery painting and a swimming party), suggesting kid-friendly events, and providing tickets to plays, Kings Island, and sporting events.
“Bigs strengthen the lives of Littles by helping them develop into well-rounded successful individuals,” said
Beth Schwartz, Jewish Family Service Executive Director. When the formerly independent Big Brothers Big Sisters Association of Cincinnati merged into Jewish Family Service in 2011, Schwartz acknowledged that its youth mentoring services were in perfect alignment with the mission of Jewish Family Service… strengthening lives.
The Bigs & Littles integration into Jewish Family Service also gives families served by the program full access to a broad range of services.
“As we identify needs of Littles and their families we make appropriate
referrals for case management, senior services (when Littles are being raised by grandparents) and emergency food, clothing and financial assistance. The Bigs & Littles program also offers summer camp tuition assistance and college scholarship opportunities. Our ability to serve the family contributes to positive outcomes for the Littles,” said Schwartz.
A volunteer Task Force comprised of JFS Board members, former Bigs, former Littles, and community members has been working alongside the staff over the past year to examine mission, policies, marketing, funding, and other wide ranging issues. This Task Force is headed by Scott Slovin and also includes Gail Friedman, Steve Halper, John Michelman, Sid Saewitz, Lauren Scharf, Max Yamson, and Alexis Bergman Wintrob. Jewish Family Service staff working on the integration includes Jayme Hughes, Sherry Kaplan, Linda Kean, Erin McNew, and Beth Schwartz.Visit www.jfscinti.org for more information
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Jewish Family Service has been approved by the State of Ohio as one of only a handful of sites in the Tri-state area to provide Medicare counseling and information; and the only Jewish communal site in Southwestern Ohio.
The designation comes from the Ohio Department of Insurance after four Jewish Family Service Aging specialists recently completed certification training by the state’s Ohio Senior Health Insurance Information Program (OSHIIP).
Jewish Family Service has an experienced staff of professional geriatric case managers to help older adults and their caregivers manage the complex maze of elderly care.
JFS approved to answer Medicare questions...Medicare is often confusing to people who are covered by Medicare, as well as their family and friends who make the inquiring calls on their behalf.
Specifically, the care managers can answer questions about Medicare health coverage for seniors and for people under 65 with disabilities; Medicare prescription drug plans; Medicare Advantage Plans (such as HMOs and PPOs); Medicare supplemental insurance; financial assistance programs for people with limited income; long-term care insurance; home health care coverage; and retiree health plan coverage.
As Your Experts in AgingTM, Jewish Family Service care managers cover a broad range of services to strengthen
the lives of older adults and their families who are often caregivers.
In addition to the Medicare assistance, Jewish Family Service can assist with Social Security and insurance applications and questions; coordinate in-home services; manage bill payments; help determine appropriate living arrangements; and recognize early warning signs of medical problems. The social workers are also experienced in long-distance care management; Russian speaking issues; supportive counseling; Holocaust survivor issues; and more.
Anyone needing assistance with the Medicare questions or any other aging concerns is invited to contact Jewish Family Service at 513.469.1188.
A Big helps his Little dive into summer reading
through both the Jewish Family Service Friends campaign and Jewish Federation of Cincinnati’s Community Campaign will be as important as ever before,” said Schwartz.
The HUC-JIR campus was selected after comparing several sites around the city. Its location is convenient to the more than 40 Greater Cincinnati
area zip codes already served by Jewish Family Service. It is easily reached by several Metro bus lines and both Interstates 71 and 75, and it is near the additional community services that clients often require, such as health care and public benefits.
“We look forward to the synergies with the HUC-JIR and University of Cincinnati students and their social action groups. Being at HUC and having their rabbinic students provide pastoral services will truly make the Barbash Center unique,” said Schwartz.
This project is an unprecedented collaboration among Jewish Family Service, Jewish Federation of Cincinnati, private donors, The Jewish Foundation of Cincinnati, and Hebrew Union College. It is the first project to go live under sponsorship of Cincinnati 2020, the community-wide collaboration to make Cincinnati a model community and a Jewish destination.
“We look forward to the opening of the Barbash Family Vital Support Center to help us fulfill the Jewish Family Service vision of leading the way to a Jewish community where everyone lives with dignity, security and hope,” said Schwartz.
was confirmed by the 2008 Community Study, which captured the characteristics of the local Jewish community. The study found, based on federal government guidelines, that there are 1,100 impoverished Jewish households. Another 1,625 near-poor households are just one car repair, job layoff or health setback from descending fully into poverty.
Initial development for a new comprehensive “one-stop” service center began with a planning grant from The Health Foundation of Greater Cincinnati and under the leadership of Fran Gafvert, Jewish Family Service Vital Services Department Director. A three-year grant providing seed money was then awarded by Health Foundation of Greater Cincinnati as a result of a strong business plan.
The commitment of major financial support propelled the dream of a new center toward reality.
The Jewish Foundation of Cincinnati has committed to a high-impact investment of $3.2 million over 10 years. Jewish Federation of Cincinnati began a $2.1 Sustainability Campaign and Bernie and Pam Barbash have generously given the lead gift of $1 million. Private donations in the amount of $800,000 are still needed for the Center to open in early 2013.
The new funding will pay for the expansion costs. Jewish Family Service will continue to shoulder the burden for the bulk of the Center’s ongoing budget. “We will need to continue to rely on the community support for which we’ve always been so grateful. Donations given
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The Barbash Family Vital Support Center
will address the entire spectrum of hardships
that accompany hunger and poverty.
Adoption is the ultimate expression of love. It is the bringing together of adoptive and birth parents who share a common goal – that their infant will be raised in a loving and secure environment.
And it is a legal process ensuring full and permanent custody.
Adoption Connection, a dba of Jewish Family Service, is licensed by the State of Ohio as a non-profit child placing agency.
This licensure requires meticulous compliance to rigorous rules, with multiple often-unannounced audits throughout the year by the State to ensure its fulfillment.
We are proud to share that through the end of May Adoption Connection celebrated its 10th placement (15 babies were placed in all of 2011).
Adoption Connection specializes in placing infants under the age of 6 months, but its expertise also covers identified, interstate, relative, and step-parent adoption services.
For a schedule of free orientation sessions or more information, call 513-489-1616 or visit www.adoptioncincinnati.org.
Adoption Connection busy building families...
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volunteers deliver smiles and food...The 14th annual Dr. Samuel S. Rockwern Passover Delivery of Jewish Family Service project was again a success. 115 people volunteered Sunday, April 1 to ensure that those less fortunate had an adequate Passover meal.
Volunteers of all ages, from 3 to 84, delivered boxes filled with matzah, matzah ball soup mix, macaroons, gefilte fish, Passover candy, grape juice, nuts, apples, and a chicken dinner to 270 households, feeding approximately 450 individuals. Additional volunteers came during the week to sort the thousands of cans and boxes of donated food.
Deliveries stretched across the city confirming that Jewish families in need live throughout Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky.The Dr. Samuel S. Rockwern Passover Delivery of Jewish Family Service involves more than just delivering food; it personally connects the volunteers with families. Volunteers were often invited to sit down in the homes to talk and share fruit, Israeli cookies, Russian bubliks, and tea.
This Passover delivery project was started by a group of dedicated volunteers in 1998 and continues to be embraced by the community. Cincinnati Hebrew Day School donated the storage and set-up facilities. Area congregations, organizations, and businesses collected the nonperishable, boxed food. The balance was purchased
with monetary donations from The Rockwern Charitable Foundation, Manuel D. and Rhoda Mayerson Foundation, and individual community donors.
Two area grocery stores made it easy for shoppers to donate. Remke/biggs at Highland and Ridge displayed signs with tear-off slips for shoppers to donate specifically to this project by adding $5, $10 or $20 to their purchase. Meijer on Marburg Avenue also tied in their Simply Give Food Pantry drive around Passover, matching customer’s $10 donations to Jewish Family Service Food Pantry.
No cash or food donations went to waste as the need for food continues throughout the year at Jewish Family Service Food Pantry. It is the only kosher food pantry in the region and is currently located in space donated by Golf Manor Synagogue.
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Jeff Haas stands between Carolyn and Elana Wetzler (16)
Rabbi Gershom Barnard, Eve Smiley (8), Monica Valentini (15)
Chana (3) and Debbie Horewitz, Jacob Zimmerman
Sallie (17) and Allen Cohen
Phil Weintraub and Bruce Lazarus
Adam (13) and Richard Behrman
Alex (13) and Elizabeth Woosley
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In Honor of: April Davidow’s significant birthday Beth and Louis GuttmanBirth of Sherry & Mark Kaplan’s grandchildren Kinsley & Carter Rhonda and Rich Albert Leslie and Kenneth MillerCharlie Goldsmith’s Bar Mitzvah Theodore SchwartzGary Smith The County Animal HospitalJulian and Sara Hirschberg’s 65th Anniversary Sherry and Mark Kaplan Suzan WarmJane Burke’s Bat Mitzvah Ouisie, John, Allan, Marie, Chuck and RochelleNikki and Chris Mayhew Karen Hoerst and David RosenblattPatsy and Barry Kohn’s 40th Anniversary Susan Shorr and Denny MitmanBirth of Mr & Mrs Erwin Frand’s grandson Jacob Susan FreudenthalThe Marriage of Joyce Kamen and Dr. Fred Wagshul Terry and Stuart SusskindBarbara Schwartz on Your Special Birthday Terry and Stuart SusskindZachary’s Adoption Marjorie and Alan Ullman
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A few of the many funds that have been established for specific uses:Ann and Mort Startz Fund professional staff development
Jordan House Memorial Fund counseling for teens
Melvin L. Schulman Children’s Fund special services for needy children
Miriam O. Smith Educational Series mental wellness community programs
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