metro Jewish Fund Announces Grants r A • , its May 14 board meeting, the Jewish Fund approved a total of $2,045,696 in grant awards, including $981,043 for continuation of multi-year grants and $1,064,653 in new grants. The Jewish Fund was established in 1997 from the sale proceeds of Sinai Hospital of Detroit to the Detroit Medical Center. As a legacy of Sinai Hospital, the Jewish Fund continues to support community programs and services that help at-risk individuals improve their health and human condition. Grants support programs and services offered in the Jewish community for at-risk individuals, those that positively impact the health of at-risk metropoli- tan Detroit residents, and programs that enhance the historic bond between the Jewish community and Detroit. Gi--&-rattue You make us proud each and every day!! May this next journey find you much love, health, happiness and great success!! 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Visit JNonline.us 16 May 30 • 2013 JN JN • Crossroads of Michigan: $12,000 for one year to support prescriptions and medical supplies. • Detroit Wayne County Health Authority: $90,000 for one year to identify and assist in enrolling newly Medicaid-eligible Wayne County resi- dents (contingent upon the expansion of Medicaid eligibility by the state). • Ferncare Free Service: $7,000 for the first year of a three-year $21,000 grant to support the expansion of the clinic's hours of operation. • Haven Inc.: $50,000 for one year to provided medical equipment and sup- plies to its new medical clinic. • Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life: $35,500 for the first year of a two-year $70,100 grant to engage Jewish college students in Metro Detroit in Jewish activities within Detroit. • Jewish Community Center: Up to $50,000 for a one-year grant for acces- sibility issues at its West Bloomfield building. • Jewish Family Service: $180,000 for a one-year grant to provide a funding bridge for Project Chessed. • Jewish Family Service: $175,446 for a one-year grant to transition previously urgent unmet staffing support to the agency's ongoing operational support • Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit: $173,500 to increase security of school and camp facilities from natural disasters and acts of violence. • Jewish Hospice & Chaplaincy Network $50,000 for the first year of a three-year $150,000 grant to support general operations. • JVS & Community Workshop: $39,145 for the first year of a three-year $101,776 grant to expand Memory Club services at its Southfield site and throughout the community. • JVS & Community Workshop: $58,260 for the first year of a two-year $117,248 grant to provide career coun- seling for young Orthodox Jewish men who are pursuing vocational options. • Kadima: $65,000 for the first year of a three-year $180,000 grant to support the launch of a new program to help young adults diagnosed with co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse. • Michigan Roundtable for Diversity & Inclusion: $7,000 for the first year of a two-year $15,000 grant to develop an exhibit of the Jewish experience in Detroit housing discrimination history. • National Council of Jewish Women: $5,000 for the first year of a three-year $15,000 grant to provide temporary kosher housing for women and their children due to domestic abuse. • National Council of the United States Society of St. Vincent DePaul: $30,000 for the first year of a three-year $90,000 grant to support operating expenses for its dental clinic. • William Beaumont Hospital: $40,000 for the first year of a three-year $120,000 grant to increase overall health of under- insured and uninsured Brightmoor resi- dents by providing free mobile medical, dental and legal assistance. Continuation Requests • Fresh Air Society (Tamarack Camps): $53,125 for the second year of a three-year $161,875 grant to hire a Jewish community nurse to work at Tamarack Camps, Hillel Day School and the Jewish Community Center. • Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue: $100,000 for the second year and $88,000 for the third year of a three-year $250,000 grant to hire a program direc- tor, develop a strategic plan, and support expanded programs and activities. • JARC: $50,000 for the second year of a three-year $150,000 grant to hire staff to meet current and future growth needs. • Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit: $500,000 for the second year of a three-year $1.5 million grant to support the Foundation for Our Jewish Elderly, which directs these funds to Jewish Senior Life, Jewish Family Services and JVS to support in-home support services, adult day care and escorted transportation for frail elderly. • Oakwood Healthcare System Foundation: $30,418 for the second year of a two-year $60,836 grant to provide inclusive recreational and therapeutic activities for children with special needs. • Repair the World: $19,500 for the sec- ond year of a two-year $49,000 grant to develop its Detroit volunteer program. • Starfish Family Services: $50,000 for the second year of a three-year $125,000 grant to improve mental health and par- enting skills for at-risk moms in Inkster. • World Medical Relief: $50,000 for the second year of a two-year $100,000 grant to provide affordable prescription drugs to low-income uninsured and underinsured adults. ❑