16 Friday, March 26, 1982 THE ,DETROIT 'JEWISH NEWS JVS CW Is Marking 40th Year of Service to Detroit - The year 1982 marks the ing services, JVS-CW 40th year that the Jewish now operates sheltered Vocational Service and workshops in Oak Park Community Workshop and Detroit where men- (JVS-CW) has offered voca- tally and physically tional services to Metropoli- handicapped adults tan Detroit. Despite deep learn social and work cuts in funding for social skills while preparing to services, JVS-CW, with a enter, or re-enter the staff of 110 people, will have work world. To-,help its clients become served nearly 2,500 persons more knowledgeable, in a by mid-year. Nora Barron, JVS work sense, JVS-CW has president, has described the developed a job-matching agency as _ one that offers system which takes into ac- "help and hope" to people count individual strengths, who, without the agency's weaknesses, interests, resources could not live in- abilities and achieveinents and matches the persop dependently. Albert I. Ascher, JVS with a variety of possible executive director, noted jobs. In addition, JVS-CW that since the agency was operates the following pro- founded in 1941, "to help grams: • 'Displaced Homemaker hundreds of fleeing Euro- pean Jews resettle and ad- Program for women enter- just to a new culture, a new ing or re-entering the job job and a new community," market after serving the JVS has made many primarily as homemakers. • Job placement services changes. In addition to job to assist the unemployed in placement and career finding suitable jobs and and educational counsel- help emplOyers fill .yacan- . In the top photograph, instructor Yakov Shteyn- gart helps a participant in the JVS Adult Day Pro- gram improve his strength and agility. In the bottom photograph, JVS nurse Carol Dragos gives a physical screening to Jacob Feldman, who participates in the Adult Day Program. Coca-Cola Bottlers of Detroit, Inc. are proud to announce . KOSHER cies with qualified indi- viduals. Among those served are the newly unem- ployed, young graduates seeking their first job, new immigrants and individuals looking for a job change. • eligible participants to gain meaningful work experi- , ence in non-profit organiza- tions while earning CETA wages. In the celebration of its 40th anniversary, the JVS has planned a series of festivities. These ac- tivities began with an open house in December, will include a series of meetings with commu- nity leaders, and will culminate with the JD annual meeting in June. Jewish Vocational Serv- ice and Community Work- shop is a member agency of the Jewish Welfare Federa- tion. Its $2.9 million budget is supported by funds from Jewish Welfare Federation, United Foundation, gov- ernment and private funds. • Scholarship counsel- ing for college-students. • Career and educational counseling for students selecting their first careers, as well as adults making a career change. . • Project Outreach for isolated, elderly Jewish people who are often cut off from their religious and cul- tural heritage. Volunteers visit Jewish indigents and arrange social and cultural activities. • Rehabilitation case management to help dis- abled, industrial workers, and others return to work by providing evaluation, Internships medical management, at RIETS counseling and vocational NEW YORK — Rabbinic preparation services. , • Rehabilitation serv- students at Yeshiva Uni- ices for handicapped versity's affiliated Rabbi people to build confi- Isaac Elchanan Theological dence, communication Seminary are now required and work readiness skills to complete internships needed to successfully' with an ordained rabbi in enter the competitive job order to, receive ordination. - In the Apprenticeship market. _ • Senior Service Corpg - Program, a third-year stu- allows older or retired dent may choose a field of people to volunteer their ta- interest in the pulpit, edu- lents in avariety of commu- cation, or chaplaincy. He is nity settings, helping them then assigned to a host to feel appreciated, form rabbi through a placement new friendships and mutual officer. support systems. • Work activity and CCAR Resolution adult day services provide Hits Creationism . disabled adults with the NEW YORK (JTA) — opportunity to work and .• learn in a workshop setting The Central Conference of where they receive wages American Rabbis (CCAR) commensurate with their has adopted a resolution op- rate of production and the posing "scientific necessary support services creationism" legislation to increase their self- and urging support by Re- form rabbis of efforts to sufficiency. challenge the constitution- • Transitional employ- ality of such legislation in ment " program allows states where it has become handicapped, C ETA- law. , • FOR PASS VE11 . Look for these specially marked bottle caps at your favorite store. In-the top photograph, JVS placement counselor- Claudia Hershman helps an unemployed woman use the jokplacement resources in the JVS library. In the bottom photograph, a disabled individual tries var- ious jobs as part of a vocational assessment at the Arnold E. Frank Community Workshop. •