Page 2 - The Jewsish Voice - August '20

Page 2, The Jewish Voice

Alpert JFS, Levine JRFS: “We Are Here” from page 1 our community,” he said. “We
are here, we have always been
JRFS during an unprecedented time in world history. Despite here, and with everyone’s
a global pandemic, Alpert JFS and Levine JRFS continue to support, I know that we can
meet the needs of isolated seniors, Holocaust survivors, and meet the challenges of the
clients in the Residential Program. Telephone calls from the people and community we
most vulnerable community members in the Greater Palm serve so that we will always
Beaches were answered, best practices were reimagined, be here.”
and new protocols established to enable the agencies’ Mason, starting her
professionals to serve successfully from a distance. term as president and board
Lampert expressed thanks to the professional and volunteer chair during a challenging
staff of the agencies, as well as board members, leadership of time, spoke of the agencies’
partner agencies, and his family, speaking of the importance of committed teams. “During Marc Hopin Michael A. Lampert, Esq. Zelda Mason
community: “It is not about us, it is about the people we serve; this pandemic, we have seen
the agility and dedication of 200 employees of Alpert JFS Abuse, and Robert Pease, Director of I.T. & Facilities at
and Levine JRFS. We can be proud in knowing that they the agency. Kevin and his team of contractors and vendors
will continue to provide outstanding service, no matter what have worked for more than a decade, contributing to the
obstacles they face.” She likened the agencies to family, improvement of our community every day on MLK Day of
saying, “We consider the community our extended family. Service, with many of the lucky recipients having included
When our agencies serve a client, our care extends to the Alpert JFS Group Home residents, and Alpert JFS clients.
client’s entire family.” The Bob Schweitzer Volunteer Award, which recognizes
“I have been so proud watching this agency work to an individual who shared professional services with the
remove stigma and dispel the myth that issues like mental agency, was given to Palm Beach dentist Dr. Mitchell Josephs
illness, domestic abuse, or addiction don’t happen in Jewish by Director of Long-Term Care Jennifer Weems-Escobar, for
households,” said Alpert JFS Clinical Director Dr. Rotenberg. providing free dental work to Alpert JFS Holocaust Survivor
“The people who turn to Jewish Family Service are not just Assistance Program clients.
‘needy people,’ but they are people with needs (who) turn The Linda White Volunteer Award, established in memory
to us because they have grown to trust our integrity, and the of a former volunteer coordinator at the agency, is given to
quality of the services that we provide. Doing everything we a person who exemplifies the notion of tikkun olam, was
can to ensure that the community continues to put their trust presented to Arnold Fish by Mansun Bradshaw, director of
in us…trusting us to care, to offer support and guidance and the Levine JRFS Apartment Program, and Ralph Pittman,
direction to the most vulnerable, to those that are hurting Activity Center Director.
most in our community is something that we can never — The inaugural Sol Freedman Volunteer Award, presented
and never do — take lightly.” to a volunteer who enhances the lives of those he or she
Mason Elected Alpert JFS for 26 years, shared the evolution of programs and touches at the Levine JRFS Activity Center, was bestowed
Alpert JFS Chief Programs Officer Elyse Jacobson, with
upon Phylis Newman by Carolyn Yasuna, Director of Alpert
services during her tenure, saying, “Today, we touch the lives JFS’ Jewish Addiction Outreach & Support program.
President, Board of hundreds of Holocaust survivors…We currently manage special merit for an individual or institution that resulted in
New for 2020 was the Alpert JFS Award of Distinction, a
the needs of over 50 wards through our Guardianship program
who otherwise would have no one…We now have two group a positive change for the agency, which was conferred upon
Chair of JFS, JRFS homes and a supported independent living apartment program Flagler Bank by CFO Margie Perez, for their assistance in a
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loan. Bank President
to meet the housing needs of people with disabilities…Today,
Alpert JFS is the Palm Beach County Coordinator of Mental Edward C. Sterling accepted on the institution’s behalf.
Zelda Mason was Health First Aid. In an effort to destigmatize mental illness, “The mission of our agencies is to strengthen community
installed as President more than 6,000 individuals have been trained to identify and by helping people during challenging times in their lives.
and Board Chair respond to someone exhibiting a mental health issue. We are a The pandemic is our most challenging time. Our Jewish
of Ferd & Gladys different agency today than in 1994, but one thing has remained community has felt the effects,” said Hopin. “We helped
Alpert Jewish Family consistent — our commitment to the agency mission of tikkun hundreds of people bridge the gap. We have made rent and
Service (Alpert JFS) olam, healing the world, one person at a time.” mortgage payments, delivered hot meals prepared by The
and Melvin J. & Volunteer Awards, established in memory of people who Kind Kitchen of Palm Beach, paid electric bills, provided
Claire Levine Jewish hold a special place in the hearts of Alpert JFS, Levine JRFS, food from our kosher food pantry and distributed Publix
Residential & Family and the Jewish community for their contributions to the gift cards. We have also been able to provide counseling,
(Levine JRFS) for a agencies, were presented virtually by staff representatives psychiatry, and child psychology services. We continue
one-year term at the Marc Hopin and Zelda Mason to honorees who gave virtual acceptance speeches. to care for hundreds of seniors, including 50 wards in our
agencies’ 2020 Annual The Bernie Silbert Volunteer Award, given in recognition Guardianship program, and 34 residents in our Group Homes
Meeting, which took place virtually. She succeeds Michael of professional services contributed to assist Alpert JFS, and Apartment Program. We are doing outreach…and holding
A. Lampert, Esq., in the position, who served as President was bestowed upon Kevin Shapiro, of Shapiro/Pertnoy meetings online, as are all of our support groups…We are
and Board Chair from 2018 to 2020. Companies, by Sara Walsh, Program Director of Domestic Here — and We’ll Be There!”
“I am pleased to congratulate Zelda Mason on being our
new Board Chair,” said Chief Executive Officer Marc D.
Hopin. “I look forward to being her partner as we shepherd
our agencies through these difficult and unique times. I am ASSET ADVISORY SERVICES
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