• NEED ASSISTANCE at MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS?
JFS now offers "Patient Partners".
Click for more details, to view the Channel 4 "Ruth to the Rescue" piece, to listen to the NPR (National Public Radio) story, to read the Ann Arbor News article, or to read The Detroit Examiner article.
• ACHIEVING SOCIAL JUSTICE THROUGH GROUP WORK
Wednesday, April 14 2010, 9:00am - 3:00pmJewish Community Center, 2939 Birch Hollow Drive, Ann Arbor
$80 per person (includes catered lunch)
CE Value: 5 credits
Emeritus Professor of Social Work Charles Garvin and JFSResettlement Program Director Mira Sussman are presenting this course.
In our culturally and ethnically diverse society, issues of socialjustice often arise when individuals are drawn together in atherapeutic group setting. This course will consider how the group workprocess can be enhanced by a consideration of social justice issues ateach stage, from determining the purpose of the group to ending andgroup evaluation. The course will be taught through a combination ofshort lectures, group discussion, and experiential exercises and roleplays.
Register online , via This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or by calling Mira Sussman at JFS (769-0209) by April 7. We will try to accommodate late registrations if space is available.
Photo Credit - Gregory Fox Photography
• IN HONOR OF JUDIE & JERRY LAX
On 1/24 JFS presented Judie & Jerry with the Claire and Isadore Bernstein Leadership Award in recognition of their many years of service to the Jewish community, as well as the greater Ann Arbor community. Judie is a current member of the JFS Board of Directors and a past director of the Jewish Community Foundation. Jerry is a Partner at the law firm Bodman LLP.
Click here to make a gift in honor of Judie & Jerry. If you would still like to submit a personal tribute to Judie and Jerry Lax ( a picture, poem, letter, memory, etc.) for their tribute book, please email the tribute as either a Word document or jpeg file to Robin Little at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it by February 9th. For more information, call Robin @ 769-0209.
Do you have PowerPoint on your computer? If so, click here to view the Tribute Book in honor of Judie & Jerry.
• JOB OPENINGS
• DESPERATELY SEEKING GAS CARDS!
Transportation to seek out or maintain employment is important for all of us. It is critical for those seeking or trying to maintain employment and who are also facing the loss of housing, utility and other essential services. They could use your help! Please make donations of gas cards (e.g. Meijer) in increments of $20 or $25.
Mail or drop off donations of gas cards to Jewish Family Services of Washtenaw County Attn: Lisa Keefauver 2245 S. State St. Suite 200 Ann Arbor, MI 48104.
• WE NEED:
Children's clothing, toys and books
Baby items, bassinets, strollers, clothing, diapers
Personal care items - shampoo, toothpaste, conditioner,
sun screen,skin lotion,
band aids, burn ointment, etc.
Gift cards for Meijer, Kmart, Wal-Mart, Kroger
Gas Cards
Please, contact Merrill Poliner
Coordinator -SPICE Older Adults Program & Migrant Services
Tel. 734-769-0209
• VIDEO PRESENTATION
Please click HERE to view a moving and informative video presentation explaining the invaluable work that Jewish Family Services of Washtenaw County does.
We are honored to fulfill the mission of "Tikkun Olam" - repairing the world.
• DONATIONS WANTED
JFS is in need of photo copier, fax machine, copier paper.Please call (734) 769-0209 to coordinate drop-offs.
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