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founded by Rabbi Elimelech 
Goldberg.
In addition to its work as a 
grantor, the Foundation raises 
funds and advocates for chil-
dren’s health and well-being. 
Focus areas include nutritional 
wellness, mental health, abuse 
and neglect, pediatric research, 
injury prevention and youth 
development.
With an overall goal of 
improving the health of 
Michigan’s children, Stein says 
the position “aligned well with 
my personal values.
” 
The Foundation holds and 
manages more than 860 funds 
on behalf of donors and fam-
ilies.
Stein seeks strategic solu-
tions: “What is the impact we 
want to have on children in 
this community? How can we 
partner with organizations for 
physical and mental health? 
We will be sharpening our 
focus on a few things.
” 
The Children’s Foundation 
focuses on southeast Michigan 
and will continue its support 

for medical education, research 
and programs at Children’s 
Hospital.
He is particularly concerned 
about the “need for experience 
and training for people work-
ing with children. Schools are 
looking for support,
” Stein says. 
He cites the impact of the 
pandemic and social media, 
which have generated lone-
liness among many young 
people. “We need to organize 
around mental health.
”
Stein is especially proud of 
the Foundation’s support for a 
new comprehensive treatment 
program for young people 
dealing with substance use 
disorder. “There is nothing like 
it in the community,
” he says. 
This outpatient Adolescent 
Addiction Recovery Center 
opened at the Children’s 
Hospital of Michigan Troy 
location late last year. 
The center treats patients 
under age 18 who have signifi-
cant substance abuse and men-
tal health challenges. It is oper-
ated by University Physicians, 
the physician group affiliated 
with Wayne State University. Its 
funding was facilitated by The 
Children’s Foundation, which 
provided some direct funding, 
as well as the Jamie Daniels 
Foundation, Delta Dental 
Foundation, the Georgie 
Ginopolis Endowed Fund and 
supporters of the Foundation’s 
Derby for Kids event. 
“
Andrew is the ideal profes-
sional to lead the execution 
of our strategy to continue 
to grow our positive impact 
on Michigan’s children and 
families,
” said Luanne Thomas 
Ewald, chair of the foundation’s 
Board of Trustees. “We said 
from the beginning we wanted 
to find a new professional lead-
er with the right blend of expe-
rience, relationships, passion 
and personality, and Andrew 
fit our qualifications.
” 

The Children’s Foundation 
partnered with Spirit of Children 
to benefit the Children's 
Hospital of Michigan Child Life 
Department last year, to ensure 
kids had a fun Halloween.

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Passover Resources 
from PJ Library

Passover is right around the cor-
ner, and PJ Library offers dozens 
of ways to help celebrate: a very 
special downloadable Haggadah, 
an overstuffed Passover Hub, as 
well as a partnership with Novel 
Effects, lending an interactive 
soundscape to the illustrated 
family-friendly Haggadah. 
Additionally, now through 
March 5, families can enter 
the PJ Library Great Passover 
Seder Giveaway where they have 
a chance to win one of three 
grand-prize packages full of 
goodies to help host an unfor-
gettable seder. More details and 
ways to enter can be found at 
https://pjlibrary.org/gpsg. 
PJ Library will once again 
offer anyone celebrating the 
holiday In Every Generation: A PJ 
Library Family Haggadah. While 
PJ Library subscribers have 
already received printed copies 
in the mail, it is also available 
for download in five languages. 
Also available is a new Braille 
Haggadah prepared by the 
Jewish Braille Institute. 
Aside from the traditional 
prayers and readings, this guide 
to the Passover seder offers spe-
cially curated interactive videos 
and explanations that help make 
the holiday a fun, engaging and 
family-friendly experience. 
This year, PJ Library is also 
enriching their family Haggadah 
through a partnership with the 
award-winning Novel Effect 
app, where selected PJ Library 
children’s books are already 
available. Adding a library of 
perfectly synchronized interac-
tive music and sound effects to 
the retelling, the Passover story 
comes to rich life when parents 
and caregivers read aloud to 
kids from the Haggadah. 
PJ Library will update its 

Passover hub, loaded with 
everything from music, stories, 
crafts and recipes to games, 
history, and printables, plus a 
step-by-step video playlist where 
kids can learn (or refresh) some 
serious seder skills. All of these 
resources are guaranteed to 
make your Passover as mean-
ingful and family-focused as 
possible. 
Passover, the theme of free-
dom, and what happens at a 
seder — children are also likely 
to have some more everyday 
inquiries too, like “Why can’t I 
have a peanut butter and jelly 
bagel for lunch?” The FAQ has 
10 common questions kids 
ask around Passover, with easy 
answers for grown-ups to refer 
to on the spot. 
Finally, this year, PJ Library 
will also deliver a new 
Passover-themed episode of 
the NAPPA Award-winning 
podcast Afternoons with Mimi. 
In “Kiddo’s Passover Table,” 
it’s time for the seder. Kiddo is 
helping Mimi get ready. What 
goes on a seder plate? Why? 
Where does everyone sit? Do 
babies have to ask the Four 
Questions? 
Visit PJLibrary.org to learn 
more. 

