Jewish Support Services
For Adults With. Mental Illness

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JEWISH RESIDENTIAL & SUPPORT SERVICES
FOR ADULTS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS

OFFICERS

Kenneth A. Nathan

President

Gail Stewart

President-Elect

Richard Herman

Kadima Funds Summer Intern

Kadima was pleased to have Abby
Eisenberg, a summer intern, for eight
weeks as part of the Jewish
Occupational Intern (JOIN) program
administered by Jewish Vocational
Services. Abby is a senior at Yeshiva
University in New York and was cho-
sen from many qualified applkants to
work at Kadima.
Abby had an opportunity to partici-
pate in all facets of the agency from
fundraising to direct service to con-
sumers. She taught consumers cook-
ing skills, how to use public trans-

portation, and even how to do laun-
dry. She attended board meetings,
meetings with the staff of Oakland
County Community Mental Health,
support groups, and consumer social
outings.
"Working at Kadima made me real-
ize how really important it is for all of
us to help care for the mentally ill in
our own Jewish community," says
Abby. Kadima's summer intern is
funded by the Tony Richman JOIN
Scholarship Fund.

Vice President

Jane Schulak

Vice President

Richard Zussman

Vice President

Gary Miller

Treasurer

Hilary Isakow

Secretary

Bessie Chase

Corresponding Secretary

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Janet Aronoff

Past President

Rhoda

Raderman

Past President

Dean J. Gould

Past President

Eleanor Aronovitz
Sheldon Cohn
Nettie Deutch
Robert Dresner
Ellen Firestone
Rabbi E. B. Freedman
Beth Gursky
Gloria Perlmutter Hecker
Janet Jaffe
Claire Kay
Marcy Lefkowitz
Phyllis Levitt
Claire Lipten
Bobbie Miller
Jim Miller
Sondra Nathan
Marcie Orley
Arlene Redfield
Sandi Reitelman
Mel Richman

THE DE TR OI T JEWIS H N EWS

Sheila Rubin
Linda Schechter
Howard Serlin

Sherry Singer
Millie Sloan
David Victor
Bertha Wilson
Lois Zussman

Rabbi and Mrs. Solomon Gruskin
Sara Hochman
Elliot D. Luby, MD

Honorary Members

Janette Shallal, MSW, ACSW

Executive Director

Geta Richman, MA, LLP

Clinical Director

Martha's Breakfast Club

It's Thursday morning at a local
restaurant and at 9:00 a.m. you can
always find a group of Kadima con-
sumers gathering for their weekly
breakfast club with focus worker,
Martha Schafer.
Several months ago Martha began
taking three of her consumers out for
breakfast as one of their weekly ses-
sions to promote social skills and inte-
gration into the community. It proved
to be so popular and successful that
now the breakfast club averages
between 7 and 8 men weekly. While
enjoying breakfast, the, members talk
about things ranging from the latest
concert, to sports, to current events, to
problems on their jobs. It is an oppor-
tunity to talk in an informal setting

and often help one another solve prob-
lems.
"It's nice. Everyone gets together at
one table and talks about what's on
our minds" says John, one of the regu-
lars in the club. Another consumer
says, " It gives us another chance to
talk about what's going on with us.
It's different seeing everyone at that
hour of the morning."
The group has a personal interest in
Kadima's long range survival. At a
recent breakfast they were brainstorm-
ing ideas for expanding Kadima's resi-
dential options.
So if you happen to be out for break-
fast one of these mornings and see a
group in animated conversation, it's
probably Martha's Breakfast Club!

Moving Forward With Kadima:
A Consumer's Thoughts

Kadima provides me with services
that help me, probably, more than
words can describe. Kadima means
"moving forward" and that is the
essence of the help that I get from
Kadima.
My focus worker helps me with
daily living skills, literally, daily. She
takes me grocery shopping, helps me
balance my checkbook, yet gives me
the choice to do these things on my
own, if I can. She listens to problems
that may have arisen.
My social worker also listens to my
problems during a session once a
week. She leads a support group
every other week and plans for our
evening outings every other week. I'm
fortunate to have the opportunity to

co-facilitate with 3 other consumers.
We plan activities for the groups at our
bi-monthly meeting with Kadima staff.
At the Kadima office, I see my psy-
chiatrist every other week with trans-
portation provided by Kadima if I
want it. He is flexible in that I can see
him every week if I need to at a partic-
ular time.
Kadima also provides transporta-
tion to have blood work done weekly
to the consumers on Clozaril, an
antipsychotic medication several of us
take. A worker makes sure we have
our prescriptions every week.
All these services, indeed, make
Kadima worthwhile to mental health
consumers. I'm glad Kadima is there.

Kadima Kudos

Thanks to the women who have been
helping in the office on our fundraiser:
Dorothy Aaron, Sophie Aronovitz,
Marcie Coggan, Susan Greenblatt,
Lenora Kaufman, Regina Polinsky,
Sophie Richman, Lucia Robiner, Evelyn
Starman, and Bess Stein.

Congratulations to Gail Stewart on
being granted the Goodwill Industries
Community Service Award.
Special thanks to all our sister orga-
nizations/agencies who are continual-
ly helping our consumers.

Message from
the(Director

As I reflect upon my first year as the
Executive Director, the word CHANGE
dominates. During this year, we have
reorganized and restructured programs
while gaining greater recognition in the
community. We have hired new and
better trained staff to deliver even more
intensive services. Intakes on new con-
sumers have increased by 30%.
Kadima Plus, a newly developed pro-
gram for the elderly mentally ill, was
established and within only three
months of its inception, we have a wait-
ing list for services. We have added
two support groups for a total of four.
Kadima became a training facility for
students in bachelor's and master's
degree programs in social work. Our
volunteer program is growing as we
are utilizing more consumers as volun-
teers and giving them the opportunity
to give back to the agency as a way of
thanking staff.
In taking the position as Executive
Director, I knew that I would be faced
with a challenge. The psychiatrically
disabled are one of the most neglected A
and underserved populatiohs in our
society. I envisioned Kadima as the
"miracle", the answer to ensuring that
all of our consumers had the opportuni-
ty to live in a dignified manner.
Looking toward Kadima's future, our
primary goal will be to expand our
housing and residential services.
Consumers and families are looking for
greater permanence in their lives and
want to commit to a program of their 4
choice.
As individuals and families search
for a comprehensive program which
offers compassion, high standards,
individualized care while promoting
independence in the community,
Kadima can and will be the agency they
choose.

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New Fund
Established

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Kadima wishes to express our spe-
cial thanks to the family of the late
Mark Perlmutter for extablishing the
Mark Perlmutter Activity Fund. If
you would like to establish a special
fund or a life insurance fund, please
contact Janette Shallal at 810-559-8235.

New Board Inducted 1

Welcome to the new officers and
board members who are already hard
at work on Kadima's up and coming
fundraiser. New officers include:
Gail Stewart, President-Elect; Richard
Herman, Vice President; Richard
Zussman, Vice President; and Hilary
Isakow, Secretary. The new board
members are: Claire Kay, James
Miller, Marcy Orley, Sheila Rubin,
and Millie Sloan.

29429 Southfield Road * Suite 1 • Southfield, MI 48076 • Phone: 810/559-8235 • FAX 810/559-0229

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