56 Friday, March 25, 1983
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
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tue, let it be remembered,
too, that virtue is never
tried but by some difficulty
and some struggle.
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Federation Explores Hunger, Joblessness
Joblessness, poverty,
hunger. The human toll of
the worst depression to hit
Detroit since the 1930s was
explored last week at a
seminar sponsored by the
Jewish Welfare Federation,
whose president reminded
the 100 participants:
"Soon we will gather to
celebrate Passover in an
age-old tradition that re-
minds us, 'Let all who are
hungry come and eat. Let
all who are in want come
and celebrate the Passover
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bring comfort to those who back even when the tur-
are in need — Jew and gen- naround comes."
tile alike. It appeals to that
The seminar was called
special quality of Jewish by Federation's Confer-
heart that has guided our ence of Division Chair-
communal enterprise since men, the coordinating
its founding."
body of four budgeting
Federation President and planning divisions
Avern Cohn's greeting to responsible for "cutting
the March 14 Seminar on up the pie": allocating Al-
Human Needs touched on lied Jewish Campaign
an issue that, over the past funds to domestic be-
year, has called forth in- neficiaries, including 16
creasing involvement by local agencies.
the organized Jewish com-
Even though the pie is
munity: assistance to the
getting harder to divide —
poor of Detroit, including the consequence of in-
the growing number of Jews
creased demands for serv-
who have been displaced by
ices and the ravages of in-
the economic emergency.
flation — the presidents of
John D. Maclnnes, new
several local agencies de-
executive vice president scribed earnest efforts to
of the United Community meet the human costs of a
Services, set the tone for troubled economy within
the meeting. "Use your the Jewish community.
mental concentration,"
Among them:
he urged his audience,
Fresh Air Society, which
"and focus on the mo- last year granted 600 schol-
ment when you had a arships out of a total 1,500
personal confrontation campers, already has
with real hunger — when granted 150 scholarship in-
you didn't know where terviews for the coming sea-
your next meal was corn- son. Many youngsters are
ing from, your job from single-parent families,
nonexistent and your fu- others from homes whose
ture uncertain. This is breadwinner is out of work.
what 650,000 of our FAS Vice President
neighbors are facing in Michael Maddin expressed
their daily lives right concern that many eligible
now."
families are holding back,
Maclnnes described "a their pride preventing them
miracle being played out" — from seeking scholarship
an outpouring of money, aid.
food and volunteer assis-
Jewish Community Cen-
tance from private business, ter President Charles Stone
government agencies, said the number of families
synagogues and churches, who received adjusted
communal organizations.
membership rates last year
Among those communal totalled 567 — 1,865 schol-
organizations is the Jewish arships as well as those in
Welfare Federation, whose special categories, such as
United Jewish Charities senior citizens. In all areas
has allocated some of its of Center programming,
cash reserves to help meet from classes to nursery and
the local food emergency. child care, there was a total
David Lebenbom, president of $264,822 in adjusted fees.
of the Jewish Community "The bad news is, we help
Council, said his agency those who ask for help but
was asked by Federation to we haven't employed out-
administer a series of sig- reach." It was noted that
nificant grants to various funds are insufficient for an
sectarian and nonsectarian aggressive program of out-
feeding programs, includ- reach to the poor.
ing Mayor Young's Food
Jewish Family Service
Emergency Fund and the aid ranges from grants to
Gleaners Community Food individuals and family
Bank which operates food units for rent, clothing
depots in Detroit and Oak- and medical care to fam-
land County.
ily counseling and
homemaker service.
It was cautioned that
President Helen Shevin
such efforts must continue
said that in the past nine
because "hungry people get
years, Federation has in-
h_ungry, again," said MacIn-
creased its annual finan-
nes. "Long-term unem-
cial assistance funding
ployment has left scars: con-
from $25,000 to the cur-
tinuing health problems,
rent $114,000.
loss of homes, increasing
In addition to direct relief
child abuse, an epidemic of
infant deaths. And there are grants, the JFS offers a wide
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Passover
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Meryl Streep in
Heartily Extends The Very Utmost In
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range of services to those ink
economic distress, includ
ing counseling, homemake
assistance, advocacy to goy-,
ernment agencies and re
ferral assistance. In the pas
year, JFS in cooperation
with other United Founda],
tion agencies has provided
counseling to more than 10e,
families whose breadwini
ner is unemployed.
Jewish Vocational Serv-'
ice and Community Work
shop President Nora Barro
said that in the past yea
the agency served 3,19
clients, most of the
Jewish, many of them ski
led, professionals or busi
ness people who are out o
work. Despite engagin
additional staff to help mee
the demand, long waiting
lists are the rule, not the ex
ception, in the areas o;
counseling and job place
ment.
Although the first thre€
quarters of 1982-1983 sa
an increase in governmen
funding for certain services
"we anticipate an erosion
public funds in the la
quarter," Mrs. Barron sai
With substantial unem
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Participants in the Jewish Welfare Federation
Seminar on Human Needs were, standing from left:
Michael Zaks, Wayne Feinstein, Bruce Thal, John
Maclnnes, Avern Cohn and Albert Ascher; and sea-
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nick, Samuel Lerner, Helen Shevin and Nora Barron.
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