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at 13 Mile Rd.
fter they pay for rent,
medical treatment
and other day-to-day
expenses, 43 of the
elderly residents of the
Jewish Federation Apart-
ments (JFA) have little
money for decent meals.
The 43 await subsidies,
which discount the cost of
food. The subsidies are pro-
cured from interest on the
Helen Naimark Assisted
Meal Fund, founded by Mrs.
Naimark, former executive
director of the JFA. Some
$9,200 from the endowment
and $25,000 from the
Jewish Federation of
Metropolitan Detroit subsi-
dizes the mandatory meal
program.
To facilitate a feeling of
community among those
who live in the apartments,
the JFA's mandatory meal
program requires residents
to dine with their neighbors
five times a week. JFA pro-
vides the meals.
"We decided we didn't
want to make food an
option," said Neil Satovsky,
president of JFA. "We also
feel it's in the residents' best
interest to get out of their
apartments and socialize. It
improves their quality of
life."
JFA administrators and
board members are hoping
to secure more funding for
meal subsidies. Mr. Satov-
sky said a $2 million en-
dowment is needed to pro-
vide 100 percent meal subsi-
dies for 155 people. This
number includes people
already receiving help, as
well as the 43 on the wait-
ing list.
"The amount of money
required — it can be almost
a bottomless pit," he said.
The meals cost between
$85 and $95 each month.
Those who qualify for subsi-
dies receive a $25 monthly
discount. The JFA deter-
mines who qualifies on the
basis of residents' income,
assets and medical expens-
es.
But even residents who
receive subsidies must come
up with $60 or more each
month. That can be next to
impossible for some who live
below the poverty line.
Though residents can pay
for their mandatory meals
with food stamps, many
have been cut from entitle-
ment programs in recent
years.
Mr. Satovsky and Pat
Milner, administrator of the
Harriett and Ben Teitel
Federation Apartments, say
that many residents cut cor-
ners. For example, they pur-
chase peanut butter instead
of meat.
Some residents use Yad
Ezra, the kosher food pantry
in Oak Park. The JFA
works with the Oakland-
Livingston Human Services
Agency, which coordinates a
government commodities
emergency food program.
Other JFA residents rely on
money and food from rela-
tives.
"My concern is, are they
eating on the weekends?"
said Iris Mickel, administra-
Even residents
who receive
subsidies must
come up with $60
or more each
month.
for at Anna and Meyer
Prentis Federation Apart-
ments I and II. "We're mak-
ing many resources avail-
able to them so they have
access to food programs
available in the communi- (-
ty...(But) there are people
who just feel as if they've
been given a lot and they
don't want to take any-
more."
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Bone Marrow
Testing At WSU
Wayne State University is
sponsoring a blood screen-
ing next week to find bone
marrow donors for minori-
ty groups.
One of the patients
seeking a donor through
the screening is Dr. Mau-
rice Herschfus, a 30-year-
old dentist from Oak Park
who has aplastic anemia.
Blood testing will be
done 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Feb. 3 at the Wayne State
University Student Center
Building.