JEWISH VOCATIONAL SERVICE
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t began with two employes and a single telephone line. A half
century later, the Jewish Vocational Service helps nearly 5,000
people each year with vocational guidance, job placement, out-
reach and supported employment programs.
Among the agency's first clients were immigrants escaping
war-torn Europe. Today, the JVS is enabling hundreds of Soviet
refugees to become self-sufficient and productive
members of their new society.
College students, senior
citizens and adults with de-
velopmental disabilities
are among the men and
women assisted by
Jewish Vocational
Service. But while new
programs and technolo-
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updated the agency's
facilities and services,
JVS' mission remains
faithful to
Maimonides'
injunction:
" The
highest
level of
charity
is to help
an
individual
help
himself."
JEWISH FEDERATION APARTMENTS
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sage once said that the prosperity of a country can be seen in
how it treats the elderly. To Jewish Federation Apartments, this
is more than a maxim.
Two years after the agency's creation in 1967, ground was
broken for the first Jewish community-sponsored apartment
dwelling for senior citizens with
modest incomes. Soon, JFA
will celebrate its quarter
century with a ground
breaking on the
Maple/Drake campus --
a complement to the four
structures that house more ✓
than 500 persons in Oak
Park and West
Bloomfield.
But Jewish Federa-
tion Apartments is more
than bricks and mortar. It
offers a sense of security,
a place to socialize and
celebrate the holidays, a
dining room that
serves healthy,
kosher meals --
elements that
add meaning
and dignity to an
individual's
advancing years.