OUR IMPACT 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS Taking Care of Needs (Vulnerable Populations & Urgent Needs) ................1 Local Agencies Hebrew Free Loan .....................................2 Jewish Family Service ....................................3 Jewish Senior Life .....................................4 JVS .............................................5 Overseas American Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) .......................6 Federation Community Needs Programs Community-Wide Security .................................7 Real Estate / Community Infrastructure ..........................8 Building A Vibrant Future (Jewish Identity and Community) . 9 Local Agencies BBYO ...........................................10 Jewish Community Center .................................11 Jewish Community Relations Council ...........................12 Tamarack Camps ......................................13 Hillel On Campus Michigan State University Hillel and the Hillel Campus Alliance of Michigan . 14 Hillel of Metro Detroit ...................................15 University of Michigan Hillel ...............................16 Jewish Day Schools Akiva Hebrew Day School .................................17 Jean and Samuel Frankel Jewish Academy .........................17 Hillel Day School .....................................17 Yeshiva Beth Yehudah ...................................17 Yeshiva Gedolah ......................................17 Yeshivas Darchei Torah ..................................17 Overseas Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI) ...............................18 World ORT .........................................19 Federation Engagement Programs Israel & Overseas .....................................20 JFamily ..........................................21 NEXTGen Detroit .....................................22 Women’s Philanthropy ...................................23 Federation Jewish Education Programs Adult Jewish Learning ...................................24 School Services ......................................25 Special Needs Education .................................26 Our Message Today .....................................27-28 Get in Touch .....................................Back Page TAKING CARE OF NEEDS Vulnerable Populations and Urgent Needs As a major funding source for social service agencies in our community, Federation helps address the critical needs of vulnerable populations including seniors, families in crisis, the un- or underemployed and individuals with special needs. Through the Annual Campaign and other sources, Federation provides our Community Service Agencies with millions of dollars each year. 1 Local Agencies Hebrew Free Loan Since 1895, Hebrew Free Loan (HFL) has served Michigan’s Jewish community by providing interest-free loans to individuals for a variety of needs. Through donations from generous individuals and foundations, HFL helps Jewish community members with living expenses, medical and dental needs, college, adopt children, establish businesses, enjoy a summer camp experience, celebrate weddings and address emergency situations. Impact Snapshot Current Priorities • Loan portfolio of $7.66 million representing • Growing the loan pool to address economic Federation Funding 6,289 loans for vital living needs and education. and life cycle needs of Jewish community members. FY 2015-16 • William Davidson Jewish College Loan Program (2014-15 school year): 188 loans and grants • Offering students an interest-free loan so they Annual Campaign / provided totaling $1,500,000. are not stifled by student loan debt. In fact, the popularity of the William Davidson Jewish Challenge Fund • Since 2012, HFL’s Marvin I. Danto Small College Loan Program has increased the need Business Loan Program has provided more than for more funding to support student loans. $1.45 million to 60 small businesses in interest- • Caring for the elders in our families as they $153,693 free loans for start-up and expansion costs age. This can be expensive and the money across Michigan. isn’t always there. HFL is focused on making • HFL provided nearly $300,000 in loans to sure that there are financial resources in the families that needed to make home repairs after community to help people who may need a the August 2014 flood. loan to cover expenses associated with care for a senior. 2 Local Agencies Jewish Family Service Jewish Family Service (JFS) provides a wide range of social services to community members of all ages and backgrounds. Each year, JFS assists roughly 12,000 individuals with case management, mental health and counseling services, healthcare navigation, emergency assistance, Holocaust Survivor and older adult services, volunteer programming and much more. Impact Snapshot Current Priorities • Clients receiving counseling: 1,034 • Ensuring that the infrastructure, programs and Federation Funding services are in place to serve the large older • Hours of in-home support services: 78,377 adult population in our community today, FY 2015-16 • Meals On Wheels delivered: 27,491 tomorrow and well into the future. In particular, the agency requires annual funding to cover Annual Campaign / • Transportation riders: 1,038 (29,082 rides) mental health services, aging in place supports and transportation. Challenge Fund • Helping individuals and families in crisis. JFS requires funding for case managers and $2,735,422 emergency financial assistance. • Making appropriate investments in technology to allow for Web-based counseling, self-help resources and online communities. Additional funding is needed for technology to allow the agency to serve more people and bring down its costs. 3 Jewish Senior Life Jewish Senior Life (JSL) provides residences for older adults, helping them age with dignity, whether they remain in their own homes or need a communal residence that provides support and community in a dynamic and engaging way. JSL is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for older adults through the provision of personalized, high-quality programs and services that maximize independence and embrace Jewish values. Impact Snapshot Current Priorities • Residents in West Bloomfield and • JSL offers a meal program to ensure that its Federation Funding Oak Park facilities: 816 residents get proper nutrition and to facilitate socialization. The program provides kosher FY 2015-16 • Individuals in Brown Adult Day Care food so that its facilities are able to serve all Program (JSL site): 115 Jews’ religious food requirements. Kosher food, Annual Campaign / • Residents receiving catered meals: 900 however, is more expensive than non-Kosher food. Finding an ongoing resource to fund its Challenge Fund • Holocaust Survivors receiving food program, which requires significant annual support services: 135 financial support, is a top priority for JSL. $484,578 • JSL also wants to make sure that all of its residents can afford proper medical care. Identifying additional dollars to help their residents cover costs for dental or optical care and adaptive equipment is another priority for the agency. 4 Local Agencies JVS JVS helps people meet life challenges affecting their self-sufficiency through counseling, training and support services in accordance with the Jewish values of equal opportunity, compassion, responsibility and the steadfast belief that the best way to help people is to make it possible for them to help themselves. JVS offers a broad spectrum of human services including career development, employment assistance, vocational rehabilitation, case management and specialized services to seniors, affordable housing and financial education and coaching programs. Federation Funding Impact Snapshot Current Priorities FY 2015-16 • Individuals Served (Career Counseling • Ensuring that there are proper programs & Job Placement): 3,909 and services for people with disabilities. As Annual Campaign / governmental funding for initiatives that • Individuals Served (People with support people with disabilities shrinks, JVS Challenge Fund Disabilities): 1,468 is seeking a funding source which will enable • Individuals Served (Seniors): 759 the agency to continue to offer this population $1,302,381 skill building and job assessment, training and placement; adult day and activities programs and adult day care. • Programs that support the un- and underemployed are critical for those who currently are not in the workforce yet they are also costly since they require intense staffing to keep individuals engaged in their job search. Keeping these programs running so that our 5 community has the best chances to land gainful employment is a key priority for JVS. Overseas American Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) The JDC is the world’s leading Jewish humanitarian assistance organization, working in more than 70 countries and Israel to rescue Jews at risk, to bring relief to Jews in dire need and to renew Jewish community in areas where it has not been allowed to flourish. Impact Snapshot Current Priorities • The JDC provided home care, food and • Responding to the basic living needs of Jewish Federation Funding medicine to over 149,000 older adults across the older adults and children living in poverty Former Soviet Union. throughout the Former Soviet Union. FY 2015-16 • 32,000 children in the FSU and in Central • Support for ”inclusion programs” that assist “Core” Funding Europe received food, clothing, medicines, Israeli Jews with special needs. medical procedures, as well as support for those with special needs and for families in distress. • Reducing