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Fisher Foundation grants are announced
for seven communal programs.

The Jewish Federation
• Michigan Jewish
of Metropolitan
AIDS Coalition:
Detroit's Max M. Fisher
$15,000 for Educating
Jewish Community
our Community
Foundation will distrib-
About Homosexuals
ute grants to seven
and Others (ECHO),
Jewish community ser-
a program that strives
vice, cultural and edu-
to develop models of
cational programs.
inclusion, teach toler-
Funding comes
ance and provide
from the annual allo-
advocacy and support
cation to Federation
for gay, lesbian, bisexu-
from the United
al and transgender
Jewish Foundation of
Jews. The ECHO pro-
Metropolitan Detroit;
gram is developing a
Federation's
library of resources and
Norman Pappas, Max. M
banking/real estate
has an annual collo-
arm. Grants are award- Fisher Jewish Community
quium on the topic of
Foundation chairman.
ed twice a year.
inclusion.
"This latest round of
• Ohr Somayach:
grants is the finest example of what
$7,500 for Jerusalem Vision, a pro-
Federation and the Foundation hoped
gram that utilizes video conferencing
to accomplish by establishing the Max
technologies to create an interna-
M. Fisher Jewish Community
tional classroom. Ohr Somayach
Foundation," said Norman Pappas,
links scholars and educators from
chairman. "By encouraging and sup-
other communities and Israel with
porting innovation and creativity among
the Detroit community.
our communal agencies, synagogues and
• Space for Changing Families,
institutions, were able to address a
National Council of Jewish Women
broad spectrum of needs. Hundreds of
and Jewish Family Service: $1,550 for
our finest programs began with a grant
Dating Violence Project, which com-
from the Fisher Foundation. Now that's
bines drama, comedy and discussion •
a record to be proud of."
to help teenagers recognize what dat-
The seven Fisher Foundation grant -
ing violence is and how to prevent it.
recipients are:
A play performance written for -
• Adat Shalom Synagogue:
teenagers, It's Not My Fault, will be
$22,000 for nursery school/kinder-
presented. Each performance will be
garten Hebrew immersion to teach
followed by a discussion led by a social
conversational Hebrew to young chil-
worker or educator and will focus on
dren. Adat Shalom is coordinating the
the signs of dating violence and abuse
program with the Federation's Alliance
and how to get help. This program is
for Jewish Education Early Childhood
offered in public schools and will now
Education Initiative.
be expanded to Jewish schools.
• Commission on Jewish Eldercare
• Yeshiva Beth Yehudah: $25,000
Services (COJES) and Jewish Home
for Ma'alot, a three-year accelerated col-
and Aging Services: $21,500 for Art
lege program for women. One of the
of Jewish Caregiving, a program that
main advantages of the program is that
trains home health workers to be sen-
credits from seminary programs in Israel
sitive to the religious and cultural
will be fully accepted as transfer credits.
needs of their clients.
Women throughout the community
• Daniel Sobel Friendship Circle:
will be recruited for the program.
$17,500 for the Daniel Sobel Friendship
Letters of intent for the next cycle
Circle Boys Club, which provides need-
of foundation grants are due Aug. 11;
ed respite assistance to families with
full proposals are due Sept. 22. For
children who have special needs, giving
information on the Fisher Foundation,
aid to overburdened parents.
call Howard Neistein, (248) 203-1464.

