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I -877-9-EYE BUY e-mail us at: directopt@earthlink.net No games....simply the best value in eyeglasses & contact lenses today!! 8/ 9 2002 14 a o Barbara Nurenberg, JVS president and CEO, this year's 1 percent increase in funding from the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit won't cover her agency's increase in expenses. She also understands that the Southfield-based JVS — a career development and social service agency — is not alone. All local agencies under the Federation umbrella will receive a 1 percent across-the-board increase. "These are no ordinary times," she said, citing the need to funnel more funds to Israel and the ailing state of the U.S. economy "We're all in the ,, same boat. Nurenberg said that the local agen- cies were told back in December of the 1 percent increase. "Even though we didn't - have the final word from them, it was our assumption, from what had been said, that that was the best we could expect," she said. "They made it very clear which way the winds were blow- ing. There were no surprises for any- ,, one. On June 18, the Federation Board of Governors approved the budget developed by its staff for spending the $37.25 million in pledges made dur- ing the 2002 Annual Campaign. After fund-raising costs and uncollectible pledges, nearly $32.6 million was available for allocation. Although the pledged amount shows a 22 percent increase over last year's campaign total of $31.5 million, it included the $6.88 million raised for the Israel Emergency Challenge Fund. At the start of the campaign in August, a $32 million goal was set, including the Berman-Handlernan Challenge Fund, which matched all new gifts and increases up to $500,000. During the course of the campaign, the Challenge Fund changed to the Israel Emergency Fund, and Federation set a $7 million goal to be used for Israel's social services and non-defense needs. $1 million of the amount has already been used to send about 300 Israeli children to Camp Maas in Ortonville this summer (see Cover Story on page 88). Overall, the plan allocates $12,229,478 for local operations such as schools, social service agencies and the Jewish Community Center, and $19,713,317 for Israel, overseas pro- grams and the Federation's share for the United Jewish Communities oper- ations. According to Howard Neistein, Federation chief planning officer, excluding the Emergency Fund amount, the split between local and overseas allocation amounts remains at the Federation goal of 50 percent. Linda Z. Klein, chair of the Allo- cations and Steering Committee, said changes in the economic situation and the crisis in Israel changed the alloca- tion picture. We knew that we would be cam- paigning for the Israel Emergency Fund and that we would need supple- mental monies from our campaign reserves to even support the 1 percent increase from the campaign for local needs," she said. "Our goal was to make sure our agencies could continue the excellent work they must do and yet to understand the realities which were and are facing the community." Safety Net Adjustments Norman Keane, executive director of Southfield-based Jewish Family Service, said he understands the Federation's decision, and the JFS will make adjustments. "There's a knowledge that we all need to work within realities," he said. "JFS is a safety R et for our communi- ty, so our prioritization is in crisis situ- ations." Keane said JFS would keep meeting the needs of the people "at the door," but outreach programs with day schools would not be expanded. He cited special Federation grants of an additional $1.8 million to some local agencies that would help JFS go beyond 1 percent. The grants have been set up from restricted funds over the last three years with the Jewish Life Fund (part of the Millennium Campaign for Detroit's Jewish Future) and the Trust for the Jewish Elderly.