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JEWISH
FAMILY
SERVICE

MARCH 1993

T H E

INSIDER

JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE & RESETTLEMENT SERVICE

NEW S L E T TER

JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE AWARDED
FISHER GRANT FOR CHAPLAINCY PROGRAM

The Fisher Foundation Board of Directors has
approved funding for the first year of a Jewish
Community Chaplaincy Program. This program has been
developed to work in conjunction with the Jewish
Hospice Program, a joint endeavor of Hospice of
Southeastern Michigan and Jewish Family Service.
The Hospice of Southeastern Michigan required the
services of a Jewish Chaplain in order to begin operating
the Jewish Hospice Program. Funding from the Fisher
Foundation, matches the commitment made by Hospice
and enables the community chaplaincy program to be
developed.
In addition to providing services to Jewish patients
and their families using the Jewish Hospice program the

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Chaplain will provide short-term pastoral counseling and
support to individuals who are ill and in institutional care
or homebound. The services of the Chaplain will also be
made available by contract with other institutions and
organizations serving Jews, such as hospitals and prisons.
Area Rabbis will be contracted into the program to allow
for the denominational preferences of patients and to
expand services to others in need.
The Chaplaincy Program will also rely on heavy
volunteer involvement. Volunteers will be trained to visit
patients in both the hospice and chaplaincy programs.
Where indicated, they will make referrals to the Chaplain
and to Jewish Family Service.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

Jewish Family Service is in urgent need of volunteers willing to spend an hour a
week as a grocery shopper, friendly visitor, or driver to help a homebound senior
citizen.
Grocery Shoppers are responsible for taking an elderly person to the grocery store
or shopping for them from a provided list. The elderly client is responsible for
paying for the groceries.
Friendly Visitors are visit homebound senior citizens for one hour a week. The
senior citizens involved with this program look forward to spending time with their
new friends.
Volunteer Drivers are needed to escort senior citizens to medical appointments
and on other important errands — perhaps to visit a loved one in a nursing home. It
is very hard for the elderly to get around during the winter season and the volunteer
drivers help them to get where they need to go.
New volunteers are always welcome! And are especially needed during the winter
season. If you or someone you know may be interested in volunteering at Jewish
Family Service, please call Elina Zilberberg, Program Manager, at 559-1500. -

THE DE TRO T J EWIS H N EWS

HOST A SHOWER FOR
NEW JEWISH AMERICANS

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Resettlement Service still needs furniture and household goods for New Jewish
Americans arriving weekly to the metro-Detroit area. In addition to the Resettlement
Warehouse for drop-off donations and the free pick-up service, a volunteer program
to host a household goods shower has been created.
The volunteer is responsible for inviting 'friends and hosting a household goods
shower that will benefit the New Jewish Americans. The showers have been a great
success and a lot of fun for every one involved. Best of all, the Resettlement Service
clients have received gifts of household items such as utensils, kitchen ware, linens
and other items for their new homes.
Please keep Resettlement Service in mind now that the spring cleaning season is
fast approaching. The agency accepts furniture, household goods, small appliances
and children's toys in good condition. These donations benefit our New Jewish
Americans who come with very little because they are allowed to take only two
suitcases with them when they leave their country to start their new life here.
If you are interested in hosting a shower or want to donate used furniture or
household goods, please contact Susan Ulanoff at Resettlement Service at 559-4566.
We need your help.

A search committee is being established to recruit and
screen candidates for the Chaplain position. Since this is
a community program, the Jewish Federation of
Metropolitan Detroit will appoint the Chairperson of the
"Oversight Committee" which will be involved in help-
ing to determine program policies and approve the budget
for program operations. Jewish Family Service will over-
see the program which is scheduled to begin in the Fall.
The Jewish Chaplaincy program is based on similar
programs in Milwaukee and Baltimore.

SPRING INTO CHANGE:

FOUR UNIQUE WORKSHOPS
To BE OFFERED FOR SPRING

MAKING MARRIAGE WORK: KIDDUSHIN IS FOR KEEPS

This popular Jewish Family Service workshop is designed for couples who are
planning marriage or are newly married. The workhop, limited to six couples, focuses
on expectations, communication, family and sex when planning a new marriage.
Financial planning is a separate session led by a certified financial planner. The last ses-
sion is led by a Rabbi who offers the Jewish perspective on marriage.
The seven-week workshop, beginning Wednesday, April 21, from 6:30 -8:30 p.m.,
will be conducted by Lorraine Lerner, M.S.W., Family Life Education Coordinator.

WOMEN OLDER OR WISER: NOW WHAT?

No segment of society is so universally ignored as are older women. What may
appear as personal problems are often the result of how older women are viewed by our
society. The combined issues of self-esteem, sexism and ageism impact on older
women, sometimes leading to self-devaluation.
This workshop will focus on ways to rethink and to reclaim personal idenity in this
phase of life. New possibilities will be explored.
The three-week workshop, beginning Wednesday; April 28, from 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. or
7:00 - 8:30 p.m., will be conducted by Phyllis Schwartz, M.S.W. and Mindi Silver-
Weiss, M.S.W.

CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE: PARENTING THROUGH DIVORCE

This workshop will focus on helping separated and divorced parents to deal with the
enormous change when divorce occurs and how to continue to provide supportive
parenting for their children. Post-separation issues to be covered include custody,
visitation, loyalty issues, and legal matters, among other topics.
The six-week workshop, beginning Monday, April 19, from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m., will be
conducted by Sara Eisemann, M.S.W. and Fay Rosen, M.S.W.

RETIREMENT: READY OR NOT

Retirement is often seen as a voyage into uncharted territory. This workshop will
focus on a wide range of issues that present themselves at this time of life. The work-
shop will deal with new roles, communication techniques, ways of problem-solving,
loss and family life issues.
The six-week workshop, beginning Tuesday, April 20, from 1:30 - 3:30, will be
conducted by Evelyn Kasle, M.S.W.

All four workshops will be conducted at Jewish Family Service, 24123 Greenfield Road
(at 9 1/2 mile) in Southfield. There is a fee for the above workshops. For additional

information and registration for the workshops, please call Lorraine Lerner at
559-1500.

24123 GREENFIELD ROAD, SOUTHFIELD, MI 48075 • 6960 ORCHARD LAKE ROAD, SUITE 202, WEST BLOOMFIELD, MI 48322

