Federation Allocates
$23 Million for 1987

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Members of the Conference of Division Chairmen, which oversees the
funding process from the Allied Jewish Campaign, are, seated, Harvey
A. Gordon, Peter M. Alter, Stuart E. Hertzberg and Jerome Halperin;
standing: Marvin R. Novick, Mark R. Hauser, Allan Nachman and
James M. August.

The Board of Golernors of the
Jewish Welfare Federation has
approved 1986-1987 allocations
that assure increases to overseas
and local beneficiaries.
Based on an Allied Jewish
Campaign achievement of $23.8
million, the numbers reflect Fed-
eration's concern for the needs of
the aged and for Jewish educa-
tion, as well as continuing support
for Israel.
The
largest
allocation,
$12,661,600 to the United Jewish
Appeal for Israel and overseas
needs, represents an increase of
$855,720 over the previous year.
UJA's major beneficiaries include
the Joint Distribution Commit-
tee, which operates schools, can-
teens and other life-saving fac-
tions in 33 countries; and the
United Israel appeal, which sup-
ports immigrant absorption, rural
settlement, youth care and higher
education.
A total of $7,021,779 will go to
local beneficiaries of the Jewish
Welfare Federation. This is an in-
crease of $395,779 over last year's
funding.
Of the $7 million approved for
local needs, services that fall
under the culture and education
category received a total of
$3,212,025, an increase of
$202,730 over 1985-1986. Among
the concerns of these beneficiaries
are programs to enhance the qual-
ity of Jewish life, with special
focus on children and youth
through afternoon and day
schools, camping programs, cam-
pus Hillels and Jewish Commu-
nity Center activities.
To local agencies under the
community services umbrella, the
board allocated $2,600,754, an in-
crease of $209,948. This sum will
help meet the needs of elderly and
disadvantaged persons, as well as
those requiring counseling and
vocational assistance.
Of particular concern are de-
velopments at the Jewish Home
for Aged, whose residents are
older, more frail and less able to
pay for services than in the past.
Federation's increased subven-
tion to the Home (up $100,000)
reflects the growing number of
residents on Medicaid who re-
quire a community subsidy.

A total of $684,366 went to local
capital to help Federation and its
agencies plan for substantial
building and maintenance needs
in the coming years. Detroit is one
of the few communities in the
country with a capital reserve
fund for replacement and con-
struction of facilities.
Twenty national agencies re-
ceived $611,275 for the coming
year. Among these organizations
are the Anti-Defamation League,
Jewish Education Service of
North America and the National
Conference on Soviet Jewry.
HIAS (Hebrew Immigrant Aid
Society), Jewish Telegraphic
Agency and the American-Israel
Cultural Foundation received a
total of $124,500. Reduced fund-
ing for HIAS reflects the contin-
ued decline in Soviet Jews
allowed to emigrate.
James M. August, who heads
Federation's Conference of Di-
vision Chairmen, said the budget-
ing process this year was compli-
cated by an increase in liability
insurance premiums, a nation-
wide concern, which will cost local
Federation beneficiaries
$250,000.
August told The Jewish News
that the "significant increases in
allocations do not meet all the
needs in Israel or at home" but
that every dollar raised by the Al-
lied Jewish Campaign "has a
geometric effect in terms of serv-
ices" by bringing in Federal
monies and third-party pay-
ments.
"We are not meeting all the
needs, but we are delivering an
enormous package of services" for
people who are hungry and home-
less and for those having diffi-
culty surviving Jewishly, August
said. He added that volunteers
spending hundreds of hours work
on the budgeting process and bal-
ance the needs. August credits
Detroit's Jewish agencies for
squeezing services out of the dol-
lars they have and said the
budgeting process also pressures
the agencies.
More than 100 volunteers
worked with Federation's profes-
sional staff in the allocation of

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