RESETTLEMENT LAKOFF SERVICE WINS NAME FUND SOSKIS ESTABLISHED Recognizing her long standing commit- AWARD Elina Zilberberg, Volunteer Services Program Manager for Jewish Family Service and Resettlement Service, recently accepted, on behalf of Resettlement Service, the 3rd annual Phil Soskis Memorial Award . The award is presented by the Jewish Family and Childrens' Service Professional Association for "Outstanding Accomplishments in Service to New Americans". The award was pre- sented at the recent annual conference of the association in Washington D.C. Elina was commended for her role in organizing Project Opportunity, a pro- gram, which is sponsored in cooperation with the Jewish Community Council, and offers apprenticeship opportunities for new American teens. Project Opportunity provides a structure for new American teens to learn about the free enterprise sys- tem, the business world and to explore various career options. Everyone in Jewish Family Service and Resettlement Service congratulates Elina on this significant honor. ment to the JFS Board of Directors, the family of the late Mary Lakoff recently established a name fund in her memory. This fund will support programming, retreats and seminars to promote board development. The programming will edu- cate the JFS Board about how best to achieve success and issue policy decisions which will guide the agency into the 21st century. Mary Lakoff, who passed away during the past year, is remembered for her long association with the agency. A past president of the agency, Mrs. Lakoff chaired several board committees and was a continuing source of guidance to the agency during its years of tremendous change and growth. On September 12, the JFS Board of Directors will gather for its first annual retreat made possible through the resources of the Lakoff fund. The fea- tured speaker will be Lucy Y. Steinitz, Ph.D., Executive Director of the Jewish Family Service of Baltimore. Dr. Steinitz will engage the board in a process for rein- forcing the agency's role and understand- ing its unique mission. ...FROM THE WAREHOUSE The Resettlement Service Warehouse, located at Northland Center, is desperately in need of garbage hauling services on a monthly basis. This will enable the hard working volunteers to clear out unusable packing boxes and other items that accumu- late there. If you can fill this need, please contact Elina Zilberberg, Volunteer Services at 559-4046. Thanks to the generosity of our Jewish community, the warehouse continues to provide new Americans with household items and furniture in good repair. If you are interested in donating to the warehouse, please contact Susan Ulanoff, Donations Liaison at 559-4566. SERVICE Responding to the needs of aging parents can be extremely stressful, particularly if they're not the only people who rely on you. Let us help, even if it's just a matter of talking things out. We offer a wide variety of services to help people deal more effectively with the conflicting demands that life today often imposes. We even offer an Elder Support Networks!" to help you coordinate proper care for elderly relatives living in distant communities. All you have to do is call. Not for them. For yourself. Pq JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE 24123 Greenfield Road • Southfield, MI 48075 For Appointments or information, call (313) 559-1500 / Fax (313) 559-9858 Branch Office: 6960 Orchard Lake Road, Suite 202 • West Bloomfield, Ml 48322 (313) 737-5055 / Fax (313) 737-9858 JFS AND RS WELCOME NEW BOARD MEMBERS The nominating committees of Jewish Family Service and Resettlement Service proudly presented the following slates of new board members at the recent joint installation meeting: 11 ! 1 ;1 JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE Ricky Blumenstein, Julie Fisher Cummings, Pola Friedman, Nancy Grand, Mark Kahn, Michelle Kleiman, JoElyn Nyman, Stuart Weiner and Helaine Zack were elected to the Jewish Family Service Board for a first three year term. Laura Aronson, Robyn Canvasser, Jonathan Jaffa, and Dr. Martin Levinson were elected to the Resettlement Service Board for a first three year term. 111151MIROPer INLVOCI We welcome these new board members to both agencies and wish them all a long and rewarding association with us. As always, we thank you for your help and kindness. JEWISH FAMILY Do you have an elderly parent? Would you like to talk about it? TRIBUTE CARD • THE INSIDER • .01LITUMOW MEMO. If you wish to mail a tribute card in memory of a special person or in honor of a special occasion, please fill in the form below. ALL TRIBUTES WILL BE MAILED IMMEDIATELY. The minimum donation is $5.00 per tribute card. In memory of In honor of Please notify Address Name of Donor Address Enclosed is a contribution for $ City State Zip City State Zip Please check tribute fund for Jewish Family Service Resettlement Service Please check if you DO NOT want the tribute to appear on the Donor Page of THE INSIDER. PLEASE MAIL YOUR TRIBUTE ORDER AND CONTRIBUTION TO: JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE, 24123 GREENFIELD ROAD, SOUTHFIELD, MI 48075 All Gifts Are Greatly Appreciated! Your gift will be acknowledged without mentioning the amount in the next issue of THE INSIDER. Beneficiary of: Accredited by Council of Accreditation of Services for Families and Children UnisedWay JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE RESETTLEMENT SERVICE 24123 Greenfield Road Southfield, MI 48075 Phone: 3-13-559-1500 JFS Branch Office: 6960 Orchard Lake Road, Suite 202 West Bloomfield, MI 48322 Phone: 313-737-5055 Alan Goodman Executive Director Margaret Weiner Associate Executive Director Reuben D. Rotman Director Community Resource Development Susan Ulanoff Donations Liaison