To most people, the "product" of the Jewish
Welfare Federation and its agencies is service.
When the central organization of Detroit Jewry
was created in 1926, there was an underlying
Jewish value that would continue to guide its
efforts: gemilut hasadim—acts of loving-
kindness.
Working closely with Federation's planning
divisions, JWF agencies educate the young,
comfort the aged and bring counsel and hope
to the distressed. With limited resources, but
with the creativity and devotion of volunteers
and professional staff, these agencies are able
to meet changing needs. This year, for example:
• Jewish Family Service initiated a program
aimed at the prevention and treatment of
child abuse and neglect.
• Jewish Vocational Service provided adult
day care services to a number of elderly per-
sons living at home. These services, from
medical monitoring to hot kosher lunches,
reduced the need for more costly institu-
tional care and, most important, reassured
the elderly that they will continue to live their
lives in dignity.
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• Fresh Air Society expanded its Jewish Ex-
periences For Families (J.E.F.F.) to include
seven congregations offering 60 different
programs in Jewish living to more than
2,500 families.
• Resettlement Service, working together with
its sister agencies, enabled 100 immigrants
from the Soviet Union to begin new lives in
Detroit. Counseling, financial assistance and
job placement services helped smooth their
adjustment.
These and other agencies provided teen
counseling, emergency interest-free loans, re-
spite care for the chronically ill, cultural and
interfaith programs, subsidized housing, tuition
scholarships and much more. Fora full listing
of Federation's agencies, see pages 12-13.