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There is no greater joy than Tikkun Olam, or repairing the world. There is no greater sadness than learning how much repair our world needs. When it comes to making a difference here at home, I realize that it is a privilege to support the compassionate and professional work of Jewish Family Service of Utah.

In last year’s annual report I wrote of the wonderful work of the Jewish Benevolent Society for Salt Lake – go to the JFS website for the mini-history lesson of the wonderful volunteers serving members of the community and travelers who had fallen on hard times. JFS today is still supported by many volunteers doing friendly home visits, supporting our food pantry, serving on committees, or doing iPod drives for our Music and Memory program. But our world is more complicated today. Today, we support and volunteer confidently for JFS because we know we are supporting skilled professionals.

It takes a professional to help an adult with Alzheimer’s and her caregiver to navigate community resources to find respite care services – allowing precious “recharge” time for the caregiver to bring his best self to the never-ending role.

It takes a professional to figure out if that family also needs access to food assistance, whether through the JFS Food Pantry or help navigating access to supplemental nutrition benefits.

It takes a professional to compassionately assess the need of a financially desperate family, and provide emergency assistance funds to help with a car repair, so a needed job is not lost for lack of transportation.

It especially takes a professional to help an emotionally devastated parent rebuild her confidence after escaping from domestic violence, allowing her to make a new life for herself and her children.

JFS serves people of all faiths and all financial means. JFS is here for your neighbors, but is also here for you. Many of our counseling clients access JFS’s well-trained clinicians via our sliding-scale fee – access that is rare on the Wasatch Front – but those with the means to pay know they are receiving the best possible support.

Thank you for making JFS’s professional work possible. We are grateful to the foundations that support us, and are pleased to provide them with evidence of the positive results of our work (see inside for more about JFS’s outcome analysis of our counseling work, as well as information about the numbers of people that the programs reach), but we could not offer these services without the individual support of our caring donors. Thank you for helping JFS repair the world.

I have had the honor of serving this community as President of the Board of Jewish Family Service for the past two years, and the greater honor to be succeeded in January 2017 as President by Lisa Treiman, who I know will bring JFS to even greater fulfillment of its mission. Thank you for the opportunity.

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Strengthening Individuals and Families of all backgrounds through Counseling, Advocacy, Care Management, and Education

State of the Agency Ann Bernstein, Past President, Jewish Family Service

Board of Directors

President Lisa Treiman

Past President Ann Bernstein

Vice President

Denise Goldsmith

Treasurer Paige Witt

Secretary

John Bergerson

Officer-at-Large Hal Pos

Honorary Board Joyce Dolcourt

Jay Jacobson Julie Jacobson

Frank Yanowitz

Board of Directors

Darcy Amiel Carla Cantor Dara Cohen

David Dowsett Joy Erickson

Ron Essig Marty Gelman

Carolyn Greenberg Karen Lindau

Nomi Loeb Steve Panish Liz Tashjian

Executive Director Ellen Silver, LCSW

Refugee Assistance Fund This spring a group of individuals interested in helping the refugee community approached Jewish Family Service to ask if we would be interested in helping to steward a fund to assist refugees in Utah. Spearheaded by Ted and Carol Levy this fund now has cash on hand and long term commitments exceeding $60,000. Recently Ted stated “ the level of support has exceeded our expectations and we hope to expand support as we appeal to the greater Jewish Community”. For more information about this fund please contact Ellen Silver at [email protected]

Just about a year ago, Susan Schulman approached Jewish Family Service. She had a concern and an idea about how to address it! Susan was involved in long distance caregiving for her father and depended on the wonderful caregiver she and her sisters had hired to care for him. Susan began to think about the difficult job of being a formal caregiver – the long hours, meeting the needs of a person who often is in a progressively deteriorating situation. Susan also recognized how important this caregiver was to her father and to her and her family as well, offering them peace of mind and the knowledge that someone was there to meet his needs. She then began to think about the needs of these professional caregivers and what she could do for them and for the families they are helping. Over bagels one morning she suggested to Ellen Silver, Executive Director of JFS, that she would like to set up a special fund to assist those caregivers who were helping families in Utah’s Jewish Community. “My hope is to help them do their jobs as best they can and to

ensure that high-quality caregivers are helping our aging parents or a spouse or a spouse or other loved one needing assistance. In addition, top-quality professional caregivers are a must for those without family, who must face illness and aging on their own”. This very generous notion has already helped caregivers attend training and conferences relevant to their jobs. It has also helped a caregiver with a car repair so that she could be dependable and get to her caregiving job. One caregiver stated “Thank you for giving me the opportunity to attend the Rocky Mountain Geriatric Conference, I will use what I learned to care for a very special client of mine. Without a doubt, I feel more aware and focused. It’s also nice to know that I have already been doing many things very well in regards to her care. Continuing education is necessary in order to take care of our rapidly growing elderly population. Once again, thank you, thank you, and thank you.” If you would like more information about this fund, please contact Ellen Silver.

New funds started by Jewish Family Service ...

Over 2,200 hours of counseling services in our Salt Lake and Park City offices by licensed professional therapists to individuals, couples and families.

8,186 volunteer hours of service to support the programs of JFS, including friendly visiting, senior companions, transportation and errand assistance for clients, event planning, and office support.

Over 60,430 pounds of food - from the Utah Food Bank, food drives at Congregation Kol Ami and Temple Har Shalom, B’nai Mitzvah projects, other community organizations and individual donors - distributed to 5,108 individuals (1797 families) facing food-insecurity.

Over $18,000 in Emergency Financial Assistance to 300 individuals to assist with necessities like rent, utilities, and medication.

Education to over 300 people through our Community Lecture Series - programs which are free and open to the public, and are presented on topics related to the mission and services of JFS by experts in their fields. Outreach, socialization and education through our Lunch Bunch groups for people over 60, in addition to a new multi-generational group for lesbian women initiated in 2015. Sixty-four people participate in this monthly program.

Scientifically-proven techniques to improve physical and emotional health to 24 individuals through the Mind-Body Skills Group.

Skills to enhance family relationships to 102 adults and 85 children through the Parent Plus Program.

At A Glance … Last year, JFS provided:

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Jewish Family Service and Salt Lake Family Health Center will be co-hosting another 9-week series of the popular Mind-Body Skills Workshop led by Mara Rabin, MD and Amy Edwards, ACMHC, coming in the Fall of 2017. Please watch for dates (see www.jfsutah.org or call 801.746.4334).

Enhance self-care and improve wellness in this supportive small group setting with scientifically proven skills to boost physical and emotional health. $350, sliding scale fee available. Advance registration is required. Contact Amy at 801.746.4334 or [email protected].

This past year, Jewish Family Service held Conversation Project Events in Salt Lake City and Park City, with the support of Cambia Health Foundation. The Conversation Project is dedicated to helping people talk about their wishes for end of life care. Kathleen Pitcher Tobey, Program Officer from Cambia Health, presented to 100 participants. The Conversation Project was co-founded by Ellen Goodman in 2010. She met with a group of colleagues, and concerned media, clergy, and medical professionals to share stories of “good deaths” and “bad deaths” within their own circle of loved ones. Today, it has grown to a nationwide effort to begin discussions about end of life care. An end of life conversation can provide a shared understanding of what matters most to you and your loved ones. This can make it easier to make decisions when the time comes. The Conversation Project emphasizes having a conversation on values and what matters to you, instead of what is the matter with you.

Too many people die in a way they would not choose, leaving loved ones feeling bereaved, guilty and uncertain. A good place for talking about end of life care is at the kitchen table and not in the intensive care unit. Share with your loved ones the way you want to live at the end of your life. Communicate with your loved ones about the kind of care you want and don’t want for yourself.

Have an end of life conversation with the people you love, before it’s too late. Difficult conversations can be made easier when you begin from a place of love and compassion.

A tool kit to begin a conversation is available on the Conversation Project’s website at http://theconversationproject.org/

The Conversation Project Going strong in its second year, Jewish Family Service’s Parent Plus Program helps participants enhance good partnerships, improve conflict management and gain skills to address perpetual and solvable problems to improve relation-ships and parenting. This FREE program includes Family Dinner and Childcare (ages 0-12), Relationship Strengthening Workshops and Parenting Workshops for Adults, and Enrichment for Children.

PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED - Contact facilitator Amy Edwards, ACMHC, NCC, Certified Gottman Educator, at [email protected] or 801.746.4334. Upcoming Sessions: Strengthening the Couple Relationship Wednesdays, April 19- May 24, 2017, 5:30-7:30pm Wednesdays, August 30- October 4, 2017, 5:30-7:30pm

“Don’t wait until you have troubles! Just come in to the class. You are going to learn such valuable things, even if you think you don’t need it. “ Parent Plus Participant

Mind-Body Skills Group

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JFS Music & Memory Program Mentors Other Agencies

The Music & Memory program is available and accessible for anyone in our community. The fee for the program is $50 and includes an iPod loaded with a personalized playlist, Skullcandy headphones, charging equipment and time and support from the Music & Memory Coordinator. This fee can be reduced or waived depending on the needs of the family served. For more information, to refer or enroll in the program, please contact Ellie Goldberg, LCSW at 801.746.4334 or [email protected].

Want to help? JFS provides this program to many clients at a reduced or no cost. Donations of iTunes gift cards, new or gently used (working) iPod shuffles and charging equipment, or gift cards to Game Stop (where refurbished Shuffles can be purchased for $30 each) are needed and greatly appreciated.

In Spring of 2016, JFS Utah was selected to present to the Association for Jewish and Family Children Agencies (AJFCA) annual conference in San Diego. “AJFCA is the membership association for approximately 125 Jewish family service agencies across the United States and Canada. Ranging in size from small departments of local Jewish federations to some of the largest human services agencies in North America, our members provide vital services to clients of all ages, faiths and economic backgrounds. They counsel families, feed the hungry, assist the elderly and protect the vulnerable. We are united by the values of our Jewish tradition and work together toward our common goal of tikkun olam, repairing the world.”

The focus of the presentation was JFS Utah’s innovative, community based approach to Music & Memory. Ellie Goldberg and Alle Salazar presented alongside Letitia Rogers, Western Regional Director for Music & Memory. The presentation included the basics of Music & Memory, how JFS Utah has implemented the program in the community through home visits, and how JFS agencies around North American can start their own community based Music & Memory programs to enhance and add to their Older Adult services. The presentation was very well attended and the participants had very positive feedback and responses.

The Founder and Executive Director of Music & Memory, Dan Cohen saw this presentation as an opportunity to help AJFCA agencies implement Music & Memory by providing a grant opportunity for 10 AJFCA agencies to be funded with certification and startup equipment costs. Because of JFS Utah’s success in implementing the program, he asked us to collaborate on the grant by providing ongoing consultation and support for those agencies awarded the grant. 20 JFS agencies applied and 10 were selected.

Starting in September 2016, Ellie Goldberg has hosted monthly telephone consults with the 10 funded AJFCA agencies which include JFS’ in Alabama, Florida, New Jersey, Ohio, Ar-Arkansas, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Manitoba, Canada. These monthly calls provide an opportunity for Ellie to share all about JFS Utah’s Music & Memory program, and topics include assessment, how M&M Fits in with other JFS older adult services, outreach and partnerships, evaluations and follow ups, equipment management, volunteers and students, and sustainability. Each call provides an opportunity for agencies to share progress and ask questions.

This consultation partnership has been a wonderful experience. The 10 agencies are finding great outcomes with their M&M programs. Some of the larger agencies are already serving dozens of clients, and the feedback from their clients and families is overwhelmingly positive. Many have shared that Music & Memory is meeting unmet needs and furthering their agency and community goals. In addition, JFS Utah is learning new and creative ways to Improve our own Music & Memory program. For questions related to this partnership, please contact Ellie Goldberg, LCSW at [email protected]

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Jewish Family Service Volunteer Program Year End Report 2016

In 2016:

8,186 hours of volunteer service

Volunteers provided an average of 682 hours of service per month

170 clients and families, and over 5,000 Food Pantry patrons were served by JFS volunteers

We are pleased to have our largest volunteer program to date, with:

53 General Volunteers

10 Senior Companions

33 Food Pantry Volunteers

5 Volunteer Interns

10 Lunch Bunch Volunteers

16 Support/Board Volunteers

experiencing symptoms of anxiety, depression, adjustment, or stress-related disorders. Higher scores in this subscale indicate more prevalent subjective discomfort. The second subscale, Interpersonal Relations, assesses the extent to which the client experiences loneliness, conflict with others, and problems within relationships. Higher scores on this subscale indicate limited satisfaction with the quality of relationships, or the presence of problems. The third subscale, Social Role, assesses the extent to which the client experiences difficulties in their roles as employees, students, and other social roles. High scores indicate issues of conflict within social role, inefficiency, and difficulty with adjustments.

In 2016, over 2,200 hours of counseling services were provided by JFS clinical staff, which includes licensed clinical social workers and clinical mental health professionals.

Counseling Program Outcomes – 2016

91% experienced decrease in Symptom Distress 85% experienced decrease in difficulties with Interpersonal Relationships

88% experienced decrease in difficulties with Social Roles

91% experienced decrease in Risk Factors

74% of clients experienced significant decrease in OQ scores from initial measurement to most recent measurement

91% of clients experienced an overall decrease in OQ scores

Always interested in providing the best programs we can, 3.5 years ago, JFS initiated the utilization of the OQ-45.2 scoring instrument. This tool allows us to measure the levels of distress experienced by clients, and assess the outcomes of our clinical program.

The questionnaire is completed by each counseling client at each appointment. The critical items are assessed and the tool is scored. This tool is particularly valuable, as changes can indicate to the counselor that the client may have experienced changes in levels of distress, functioning, and emotional well-being.

The three elements considered when interpreting the OQ are the client’s answers to certain critical items, the total score, and the subscale scores.

Critical items are questions assessing risk of suicidal behavior, vio-lent behavior, and substance abuse.

The total score indicates the level of clinical distress experienced by the client, and reliable change is defined as a change of 14 or more points in the total score.

The OQ measures three subscales for greater depth. The first sub-scale, Symptom Distress, examines the extent to which the client is

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Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago Robert & Susan Prottas Frank & Betty Yanowitz Ronald & Toba Essig Greg Golding & Shari Gottlieb Mark & Carla Cantor John Bergerson & Shawn Kielty Douglas & Denise Goldsmith David Mock & Patrice Arent Passion & Love Foundation Marty & Sheila Gelman Martin Tannenbaum & Alex Ingersoll Irene Tannenbaum Morris Rosenzweig & Mary Jane Ciccarello Richard & Helen Rappaport Howard & Deborah Leaman William & Corree Grodnik Judith Wolfe Eric & Cyndi Baughman Boulder Mountain Lodge $1,000—$1,799 Steven & Judy Miller Gary & Fran Lapin Steven & Cynthia Panish Arthur Warsoff & Diane Hartz Warsoff The McGillis School Harvey & Freida Sweitzer David Parker & Janine Adler David Horner & Penelope Matthews Paul & Patti Godot David & Vivian Dowsett Bonnie Shepherd Alan & Orlene Cohen

organizations that have generously contributed over the past year.

Jewish Family Service gratefully acknowledges the following individuals and

$10,000 & Above The Adam R. Bronfman Family The Community Foundation of Utah Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Jay & Julie Jacobson $5,000—$9,999 Paul & Ann Bernstein Schwab Charitable Edwin & Marsha Bronsky Thomas Steinmetz & Barbara Gural Steinmetz Jonathan & Sara Klein Darrel & Ann Brodke $1,800 - $4,999 Anonymous United Jewish Federation of Utah Timothy Garrett & Kelly Davis Susan Schulman Park City Community Foundation David Goldenberg & Karen Lindau Hal & Elaine Pollock Richard & Joanne McGillis Bill King Roger & Susan Arsht James Gebhardt & Lucille Hesse Gerald & Lisa Treiman Stan Rosenzweig & Ronna Cohen The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Richard Potashner Jack and Darcy Amiel Barry & Amy Baker Mark C. Lemons Foundation David & Michelle Oelsner Bruce & Lynn Cohne David Kieda & Lisa Goldstein Kieda David & Anne Dolowitz Andrew Gotshalk & Joelle Kanshepolsky Hal Pos & Ann Hasimoto Barry & Ellen Silver Elizabeth Solomon Douglas & Jayla Wolfe Guy Brennert William & Jamie Brant Maizlish Family Foundation Neil Kaplan

Gerald & Cathy Goldman Roger & Amy Segal Brian & Jessica Kahn Daniel & Noemi Mattis Herbert & Marianne Katz Tom & Joyce Man

$500—$999 Randy Tillery & Rachel Benator Norman & Susan Gotshalk Ira & Lili Field I. J. & Jeanne Wagner Jewish Community

Center Dan & Carol Kotler Loren Weiss & Gina Dalton Park City Community Church Steven Glaser & Camille Pierce Michael & Linda Kottler Jeffery & Azure Wolfe Henry Levine David & Linda Zuckerman Myles & Carolyn Greenberg Uri Loewenstein & Elizabeth Tashjian FJC David & Erin Litvack Katherine Lynch Sean Bradley Barry & Cindy Feinman Pete Schwager Bernard Grosser & Karen McArthur Jeffery Stevenson & Lori Krasny Kanter Family Foundation Phyllis Walton Kevin Shilling & Mara Rabin Alex & Levine Shapiro Saint Vincent De Paul Catholic School Phil & Racheel Taussky Temple Har Shalom

James & Robyn Isaacson Steven & Bonnie Rokeach Lynne Wimmer Naomi Franklin Vanguard Charitable R.C. Dowsett & Anne Folger Jordan Bernstein Peter & Lauren Vitulli Robert & Cathy Dern Scott & Erinn Maizlish Mary McCarthey Brigham Young University Lawrence Goldsmith Roger Bernstein Congregation Kol Ami Howard & Cindy Hochhauser David & Pam Anisman Gordan & Geraldine Siegel SW Premier Salt Lake Signature Events Fund Steel Encounters, Inc. Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Stewart & Phyllis Shostak Kenneth & Margaret Jacobs $100—$499 Jack & Joyce Dolcourt Roger & Linda Freedman Sherman & Miriam Bloom Brian Kamm & Jamie McDonald Tyler Quinn & Shaina Miron Kristina Gunby Suzanne Stensaas Ben & Paige Witt Knute & Mazal Peterson Aaron Goldberg Donald & Judith Horwitz Reza and Monika Jalili James & Barbara Schallheim Cheryl Ann Palmer David Kliger & Phyllis Mandel Ben Greenberg & Elisa Pardo

Laurence & Nomi Loeb Robin Perley Thomas Tanzer & Joanne Bloom Jon Melman & Aimee Nussbaum Ralph & Jeannie Golberg

Anonymous Pearl Shen T. J. & Victoria Calevas Eric Just & Christina Mai Karen Nielsen-Anson Lois Dowsett Stephen Trimble & Joanne Slotnik Brian & Jocelyn Karney Aaron Fogelson & Deborah Feder Renato & Flavia Saltz Steve & Ariella LaBell Janette Hamm Richard & Nancy Hamm John Marks Edward Bloomberg Saltz Plastic Surgery John & Helene Cuomo David & Christina Billings Art Lipson & Rochelle Kaplan Richard & Margie Woodruff Frederick & Rochelle Wenger Ira Tannenbaum David & Carolyn Grauer Richard Rosenberg Doug & Becky Wilkes Gerald & Rosalie Weider Andrew & Jane Gutman Benjamin Goldenberg Dave and Amy Biesinger Richard Kanner Wiliam Becker & Joan Alper Karl & Joan Mosch Lori & Robert Goodman Brickyard Office Partners Andrea Alcabes Gary Doctorman & Karen Fjeldsted Bradley Katz and Tracy Conrad Katz Dave & Julie Burdett Joanne Yaffe Chad & Faith Wallis Jon & Bette Scarlet Lor & Susannah Randall Richard & Jill Sheinberg Boaz Markewitz & Jeanmarie Mayer Miriam Beattie

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Leandre Waldo Greater Salt Lake Chapter Hadassah Parsons, Behle & Latimere The Wellington Daniel & Ellen Burman Stuart & Marcey Goldner David Jubelirer Nichols Photo Lab David & Helane Leta Nichols Photo Lab United Way of Salt Lake National Ability Center Stuart & Marcey Goldner David Jubelirer National Council of Jewish Women David Grunwald & Ellen Wilson Carl Arky & Deborah Lindner Lori Berry Emily Bauman Marcus Gerhardt & Edna Piek Jim & Amy Ireland Jania Sommers Robert Adler & Michele Straube Phil & Ruth Davidson Anna Orchard Madeleine Sigman-Grant Mark & Chris Baer Charlie & Kathi Bernstein Jonathan Leusden Carol Borman David Lipschitz Edwin & Lynne Rutan Kristy Rogers Howie & Amy Gotshalk Adobe Ida Stehle Ruth Rotman Robert Mayer Arthur & Doris Krensky Brian Shiozawa Stephanie Stewart Eric & Carol Hochstadt Matthew & Laura Weinstein Susan Cook Northway Naomi Silverstone Lee Siegel Nedda Hendler Kevin & Julie Peaslee Verner & Dona Zinik

$100—$499 (Continued) Mitchel & Lois Perkiel Richard & Helene Jaffe David Belz Jeffrey Fischer Marc Davis George Mattena Tony & Kathryn Goddard Guy & Susan LaMere Vladimir & Izabella Kratser Phyllis Safman Rendell & Dorothy Mabey Lynn & Kathy Samsel

Wilma Odell Martha Paige Adam Slovik & Dganit Herzig Art Kieres & Rabbi IIana Schwartzman Debra Winker Joseph & Elissa Stern Kolb Mark & Melissa Sternfield Robert & Debra Kasirer Ron & Janna Zamir Ronald & Joanne Falcon Lois Spiegel Ingrid Davis & Peggy Kjelstrom Phillip & Tamara Burch Caroline Stewart Alene Bentley & Heidi Ruster Chris & Ashley Maxwell Hank & Debbiie Baskin Scott & Linda Howell Jason Hunt & Smitha Warrier Gerald & Carol Einhorn Alpine Dermatology & Laser Center Melissa Bernstein Lydia Allred & Kim Benson Utah State Employees Charitable Fund Feldman’s Deli LLC Benefits Unlimited Insurance Mitchell & Christy Koles Vivian Dowsett Interiors

The Children’s Center Kelvyn Cullimore Lauren Barros Rowland Hall Dan’s Supermarkets, Inc. LRB Family Law

Robert & Rosanne Gordon Peter & Heidi Gatch Paul & Grace Zuckerman Hal & Joan Wolf Richard Dunie & Deanna Rosen Todd Greenig Kenneth Dorman Jose Kanshepolsky Marcus & Cassie Dippo Martin Freimer Aharon Shulimson Martin Houck & Rebecca Chavez Houck $1—$99 Robert & Marilyn Gellert Elizabeth Paige The Kings English, Inc. The Lighthouse Debby Goldstein Gary & Susan Calabrese Donald & Leslie Pugatch Michael & Drora Oren Philip & Phyllis Nathanson Porcupine Pub & Grille Stefanie Weil James & Lisa Allison Robert Slizeski The Dodo Restaurant, Inc. Ma & Paw’s Bakery Allen & Hope Gordon Truist, Inc. Leslie & Joyce Kelen Rhoda Zelitt Ellie Goldberg & Clint Perschon Charles & Joanne Bleier Jonathan Aries Michael & Sheryl Ginsberg Kathy MacGregor David & Anne Asman Siamak Khadjenoury & Lisa Cohne Mathew Shechter Davette Zinik Michael & Melanie Battistone Maddy Shear Steven Volk Michael Glasson & Jessica Woods Michael Jaffe Julie Abrams

Gerald & Virginia Rothstein Leonid & Svetlana Kopytkovskiy Keith & Kathleen Atkinson Andrew & Tracy Gruber Charnes Lennie Robinson Esther Rashkin Bruce & Miriam Eatchel Heidi Loomis Joel & Elaine Miller David & Biz Rosenthal Heidi Ruster Jim Matheson & Amy Herbener Amy Edwards & Perry Brown Irene Rees Michael Wolfe Costco Matching Gift Dean Mednick Jennifer Gardner Yvonne Evdasin John Silverman Jeanmarie Sears Annette Kanshepolsky Avremi & Sheina Zippel Ehud & Orly Ardon Linda Roth Jay & Barbara Spector Bryan & Nicole Jeffreys Paul Sharphren Linda Hilton Ben Dowsettt & Laura Sipos Eddie Claridge Deborah Schiller Todd Arenson Gary & Paula Evershed Mary Paige Witt Casey Lebwohl Jeff Weissman Sarah Mohr Scott Ceaser Scott & Nicole Fenwick Edith Luchs Jen Seelig Miriam Turner Richard & Marilyn Wallin Caroline Gaudy Lisa Gray Howard & Jacalyn Lehman

Emily Kanell Tracy Lewis Kymberly May Debra McCoy Shalise McKinlay Nancy Fichter Gina Puhl Crista Yancey LaDonna Whelch Anna Wallin Kelly Ricker Gordon & Golda Olsen Leilani Jones Sheryl Dirksen Lewis & Arlene Fine Julie Coles Naomi Bloom Ellen Harmon Bonnie Greenway Tiffany Erickson J. P. Mataalii Catherine Draper Annette Schaal Patsy Bowman Lisa Brown Debra Jo Hoefelmeier Amador Rivera Stephan & Mindy Zelitt Daniel Dowsett Melissa Band Jeanette Murphy Peregrine Bosler Eileen Kintner Alex & Ruth Weisman Ann Bloomquist John Brady Susan Sandack Jennifer Miller-Smith Valerie Ritter Rebecca Wilson Syd Reed Hindaly Friedman Rebekah Abrams

In Memory of Susi Lindau Susan Schulman John & Helen Cuomo Gerald & Carol Einhorn David Goldenberg & Karen Lindau Brian Kamm & Jamie McDonald Aaron Fogelson & Deborah Feder Paul & Ann Bernstein Jay & Julie Jacobson In Honor of Karen Lindau Brian Kamm & Jamie McDonald Sherman & Miriam Bloom In Memory of Irwin Berry Andrew & Tracy Gruber Wilma Odell Jack & Joyce Dolcourt David Parker & Janine Adler Gordon & Geraldine Siegel Scott & Nicole Fenwick Daivid Kieda & Lisa Goldstein Kieda In Memory of Hidegard Straube Robert & Michele Straube

In Memory of Henry H. & Vilma Man Tom & Joyce Man In Memory of Herta Hesse James Gebhardt & Lucille Hesse In Memory of Kitty Kaplan Gerald & Carol Einhorn In Memory of Theresa Kieda David Goldenberg & Karen Lindau In Memory of Jeanie Marks John Marks In Memory of Gregory Shimanovich Bert & Lois Spiegel In Memory of Daphna Chaznnah Rivera Amador Rivera In Honor of Joy Erickson & Sara Klein Dan & Carol Kotler In Honor of Josh Arent Lipman Paul & Ann Bernstein In Honor of Hindy Friedman Arthur & Doris Krensky

In Memory of Joyce Hervitz Robert & Susan Prottas In Honor of Amy Baker Kanter Family Foundation In Honor of Barry Silver Jon & Bette Scarlet In Honor of Vivian and David Dowsett Bert & Lois Spiegel In Honor of Ethel Henteleff’s 100th Birthday Alan & Orlene Cohen In Honor of Ellen Silver Ronald & Joanne Falcon In Honor of Susan Schulman Ira & Lili Field Gordon & Geraldine Siegal David & Karen Lindau In Honor of Linda Cohen Frank & Betty Yanowitz Hindy Friedman In Honor of David Dowsett Bruce & Linda Cohne Mark W. Baer David & Anne Asman

In Honor of Helen Koles Mitchell & Christy Koles In Honor of Patrice Arent Martin Houck & Rebecca Chavez Houck Jen Seelig Gordon & Geraldine Siegel In Honor of David Dowsett, Joelle Kanshepolsky & Stan Rosenweig Robert & Cathy Dern In Memory of Sol and Julie Siegel Lee Siegel In Honor of Anne Dolowitz Harvey & Freida Sweitzer In Memory of Selma Wilson David & Helane Leta In Honor of Hillary Rodham Clinton Michael & Sherryl Ginsberg In Memory of Annette Silverstone Naomi Silverstone

TRIBUTES

One who respects their fellow human being is worthy of honor”

Pirke Avot

Celebrate Important Life Moments or Honor Loved Ones and Support the Vital Work of Jewish Family Service. JFS will send a personalized TRIBUTE CARD to your designated recipient(s).

Donate securely online at www.jfsutah.org or call 801-746-4334

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Foundation z�Herbert I. & Elsa B. Michael Foundation z�Intermountain Community Care Foundation & Community Partner Fund z�The Jarvis &

Constance Doctorow Family Foundation z�King Family Foundation z�Lawrence T. & Janet T. Dee Foundation z�Marriner S. Eccles Foundation z�

MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger z�McCarthy Family Foundation z�Park City Community Foundation z�Partners for Livable Communities�

z�R. Harold Burton Foundation z�Rocky Mountain Power Foundation z�Ruth Eleanor Bamberger & John Ernest Bamberger Memorial

Foundation z�Sorenson Legacy Foundation z�United Jewish Federation of Utah z�United Way of Salt Lake z�Utah Department of

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Anderson Library Attention Disorders Clinic The Bagel Project Caffé Expresso Congregation Kol Ami Toba & Ron Essig Joy & Simon Fisher Family David Gallup Barbara & Michael Goldstein Michael Greenfield Linda Hilton, Sorting Through Holiday Inn Express, Park City JCC Early Childhood Center Staff Jewish Community Center Little America Hotel Mo’s Diner

Parsons Behle & Latimer Rowland Hall Salt Lake Acting Company Salt Lake Observation & Assessment Residents Skullcandy Sprague Library Sprouts Market Holladay Sweet Library Temple Har Shalom Tiffany & Co. Trader Joe’s Cottonwood Unishippers Utah Food Bank Westgate Resorts

Gifts of goods or services in-kind are vital to the day to day operations of JFS. We thank all individuals and families in the community who donated various items in 2016, including those people, businesses and organizations below, as well as the numerous, anonymous in-kind donors (such as through iPod and food drives) who may not be individually listed here:

IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS

Counseling & Safety Net Serevices 37%

Community Education 2%Parent Plus

Program 11%

Administration 16%

Older Adult Services 34%

DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME

JFS food pantry is always in need of non-perishable food products, particularly protein, pasta, veggies, fruits, soup, and ready-to-eat meals. We are also happy to accept excess produce from home gardens, and now have a refrigerator and freezer to store unopened, unexpired refrigerated products. Household products (laundry soap, toilet paper, cleaning products) and hygiene items are also welcome. If you are interested in donating or know a person or family who could benefit from a visit to our food pantry, please contact Liz at 801.746.4334 or [email protected].

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Jewish Family Service offers:

Comprehensive pre– and post–adoption home studies (no placement services) by a licensed clinical social worker with 25 years of adoption experience.

For further information and fee schedule, please contact Jania Sommers, LCSW, at JFS at

801.746.4334 or [email protected].

JFS Serves ALL people. We are OPEN & INCLUSIVE, and

NON-DENOMINATIONAL.

Jewish Family Service Food Pantry Experiences

Tremendous Growth in 2016

Writing can help guide us toward deeper understanding of the pain and suffering of loss. Whatever the reason for grieving—divorce, death of a loved one, illness, aging, job loss, empty – nesting, moving — this workshop is designed to provide a supportive environment for participants to explore and honor all feelings of grief with the end-goal of producing a personal essay.

Writing prompts, exercises and readings will offer new ways to express thoughts. Putting pen

to paper gives us the opportunity to change perspective and transform suffering into healing.

WORKSHOP DATES; Thursday, June 8, June 15, June 22, June29

TIME: 1:00—4:00 PM

LOCATION: Jewish Family Service

COST: $135 , Scholarships available, please call Ellen Silver at Jewish Family Service: 801-746-4334

-WRITING THROUGH GRIEF

Where do I belong?” “Who am I, now that I’m not who I used to be?” “What is my purpose?” - These are common questions we all ask as we grow older. Expressive writing opens us up to new possibilities, helps unblock us, and reveals new pathways toward reinvention and discovery—it changes our perspective in ways that we might not have otherwise seen.

Through shared stories, guided writing prompts, readings, journaling, and other creative means, you will uncover your own personal answers, helping you find purpose and meaning in life’s next act. Creative aging means tapping into experience, wisdom and curiosity to awaken a renewed sense of self and create a fulfilling and engaged life. A goal of the class is to work on a personal essay which will provide an opportunity to share your story. No writing experience is necessary. All writing levels are welcome.

WORKSHOP DATES: Wednesday, July 26, August 2, August 9, August 16,

TIME: 1:00—4:00 PM LOCATION: Temple Har Shalom, Park City COST: $135

Scholarships available, please call Ellen Silver at Jewish Family Service: 801-746-4334

-CREATIVE AGING—RE-IMAGINING YOUR LIFE

IMPORTANT NEW JFS EVENTS

NEW WRITING WORKSHOPS - WITH DEBBIE LEAMAN

About Debbie Leaman—Debbie has re-imagined her life more than once. As an east coast transplant, she left a 20+ year career in the investment world to tap into her creative self and become a freelance writer. Her writing, including personal essays, has appeared in numerous local, national and international magazines and on various web-sites. As a writing coach, Debbie listens deeply, helping others translate their thoughts, experiences, and feeling into words on the page.

Our monthly no cost group is designed to provide educational, emotional, and social support to individuals caring for someone with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementia. Topics vary by month. Lunch is provided.

WHEN: Last Friday of every month, Starting May 26th, 2017

TIME: 11:00 a.m.—12:30 p.m.

PLACE: Jewish Family Service, 1111E Brickyard Road, Suite 218, Salt Lake City

Phone: Rosemary, Older Adult Service Coordinator, 801-746-04334 (Space is limited.)

Please call to RSVP, get on e-mail list or ask about respite care.

Do You Provide Care For A Person with Dementia?

10 TIPS for FAMILY CAREGIVERS

1. Seek support from other caregivers. You are not alone.

2. Take care of your own health, so you can be strong enough to take care of your loved one.

3. Accept offers of help, and suggest specific things people can do to help you.

4. Learn how to communicate effectively.

5. Caregiving is hard work so take respite breaks often.

6. Watch out for signs of depression and don’t delay getting professional help when you need it.

7. Be open to new technologies that can help you care for your loved one.

8. Organize medical information so it’s up to date and easy to find.

9. Make sure legal documents are in order.

10. Give yourself credit for doing the best you can in one of the toughest jobs there is!

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Save the Date

2017 Jewish Family Service

Tribute Dinner L’dor V’dor

From Generation to Generation

October 22, 2017

At Little America

Executive Director Ellen Silver, LCSW Director of Professional Services & Counselor Jania Sommers, LCSW Volunteer Coordinator & Counselor Alle Salazar, LCSW Parent Plus Program Coordinator & Counselor Amy Edwards, ACMHC

Music & Memory Program Coordinator & Counselor Ellie Goldberg, LCSW Care Coordinator Hindy Friedman Émigré Services Coordinator Marina Varshavsky Senior Adult Nutrition Out-reach Coordinator Rosemary Quatrale

Development & Marketing Coordinator Pati Comes

Bookkeeper Kathlene MacGregor Administrative Assistant Elizabeth Anderson Development Assistant Caroline Gaudy Counseling Interns Matthew Hashes Charles Johnson Tiffinie Tailor

Aaron Dembe

JFS Staff

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Thank you so much for helping me pay the remaining rent I owed. My Social Security Income stopped and I was afraid that I would be homeless if I couldn’t pay the leftover rent due from Housing’s portion. It is now fixed. I am so grateful for your help.

I really appreciate it . THANK YOU!

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