Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
See separate instructions.| (i) Name of supported organization |
(ii) EIN |
(iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 9 above or IRC section (see instructions)) |
(iv) Is the organization in col. (i) listed in your governing document? |
(v) Did you notify the organization in col. (i) of your support? |
(vi) Is the organization in col. (i) organized in the U.S.? |
(vii) Amount of support? |
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| Calendar year(or fiscal year beginning in) | (a) 2006 | (b) 2007 | (c) 2008 | (d) 2009 | (e) 2010 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") .... | 5,925,957 | 6,011,273 | 6,748,402 | 7,526,859 | 7,196,093 | 33,408,584 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf....... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3.. | 5,925,957 | 6,011,273 | 6,748,402 | 7,526,859 | 7,196,093 | 33,408,584 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | ||||||
| 6 | Public Support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 33,408,584 | |||||
| Calendar year(or fiscal year beginning in) | (a) 2006 | (b) 2007 | (c) 2008 | (d) 2009 | (e) 2010 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 5,925,957 | 6,011,273 | 6,748,402 | 7,526,859 | 7,196,093 | 33,408,584 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | 157,994 | 148,351 | 197,138 | 129,675 | 951,087 | 1,584,245 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. (Explain in Part IV.) Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets.. | 989 | 21,439 | 45,553 | 30,924 | 64,499 | 163,404 |
| 11 | Total support (Add lines 7 through 10). | 35,156,233 | |||||






| Calendar year(or fiscal year beginning in) | (a) 2006 | (b) 2007 | (c) 2008 | (d) 2009 | (e) 2010 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose...... | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513.. | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5. | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons... | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public Support (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
| Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) | (a) 2006 | (b) 2007 | (c) 2008 | (d) 2009 | (e) 2010 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part IV.) | ||||||
| 13 | Total support (Add lines 9, 10c, 11 and 12.). | ||||||




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| ADDITIONAL PROGRAM SERVICE INFORMATION | FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4 | INTRODUCTION: DURING THE PREVIOUS YEAR JFCS COMBINED THE FAMILY SERVICE DIVISION AND THE JVS DIVISION AND CREATED THREE SERVICE AREAS WHICH ENCOMPASS ALL THE SERVICES OF THE AGENCY. THESE ARE: AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES, CAREER AND COMMUNITY SERVICES AND CLINICAL SERVICES. EACH OF THESE AREAS IS MANAGED BY A DIRECTOR AND EACH OF THE SERVICES IS MANAGED BY A PROGRAM MANAGER. IN SUPPORT OF OUR PROGRAMS WE ALSO HAVE DEVELOPMENT, FINANCE, IT, AND OUR ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONAL TEAM. DURING THE PAST YEAR, JFCS SERVED 17,000 INDIVIDUALS OF ALL BACKGROUNDS AND ALL AGES WITH THE WIDE VARIETY OF PROGRAMS LISTED BELOW. SLIDING FEE SCALE IS AVAILABLE FOR ALL OF OUR SERVICES. CAREER SERVICES: LAST YEAR, CAREER SERVICES HELPED MORE THAN 3,000 INDIVIDUALS OVERCOME BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT AND FIND MEANINGFUL WORK. WE ADDED HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES AS PARTICIPANTS TO OUR BASIC SLIDING FEE CHILDCARE PROGRAM, WHICH QUALIFIES FAMILIES AND THEN PAYS DAY CARE PROVIDERS WHO ARE CARING FOR THE CHILDREN OF THESE PARENTS WHO ARE EITHER IN SCHOOL OR WORKING IN LOW PAYING JOBS, HAVING COMPLETED THE MINNESOTA FAMILY INVESTMENT PROGRAM. WE SERVED 1200 ADULTS AND CHILDREN IN THIS PROGRAM. CAREER INITIATIVES HELPS PEOPLE WHO ARE HAVE LOST THEIR JOBS, WHO ARE ENTERING THE WORKFORCE OR WHO WANT TO SEEK A BETTER JOB. THEY PROVIDE A HOST OF SERVICES, INCLUDING CAREER COUNSELING, INTERVIEW PREP, RESUME ENHANCEMENT, CAREER NETWORKING GROUPS, AND COACHING AS PEOPLE GO THROUGH THE PROCESS. LAST YEAR WE SERVED 500 PEOPLE IN CAREER INITIATIVES. WE CONTINUE OUR ONLINE JOB SEARCH SERVICE, PARNOSSAHWORKSMINNESOTA.ORG, WITH FUNDING FROM WELLS FARGO. USING THIS PROGRAM, PEOPLE POST THEIR INFORMATION ON THE WEBSITE, AND THEN ARE CONTACTED BY AN EMPLOYMENT SPECIALIST WHO ASSISTS THEM IN THEIR JOB SEARCH, BE IT WITH RESUME DEVELOPMENT, JOB SEARCH SKILLS, OR VOCATIONAL COUNSELING. WE HAVE SERVED 152 PEOPLE IN THIS PROGRAM. NINETY-THREE INDIVIDUALS FOUND EMPLOYMENT RELATED TO THEIR SKILL SETS AT AN AVERAGE SALARY OF $14.52 PER HOUR. WE HAVE A SUPPORTED WORKSITE AT WELLS FARGO MORTGAGE DIVISION. AT THE WORKSITE, PEOPLE IN OUR VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION PROGRAM WORK SEVERAL HOURS PER DAY, FILING MORTGAGE DOCUMENTS. THIS PROGRAM IS PAID FOR BY WELLS FARGO, AND EMPLOYS 21 INDIVIDUALS AND SERVED 47 LAST YEAR. OUR SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM (SCSEP) CONTINUES TO WORK WITH LOW INCOME ELDERS TO FIND THEM FIRST INTERNSHIPS AT AREA NON-PROFITS, AND THEN PAID EMPLOYMENT. CURRENTLY WE HAVE 90 CLIENTS IN THIS PROGRAM, SEVERAL OF WHOM WORK AT JFCS, THE REMAINDER AT OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. OUR MINNESOTA FAMILY INVESTMENT PROGRAM (MFIP) AND VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION PROGRAMS CONTINUE TO SERVE PEOPLE WITH SIGNIFICANT BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT, AND CONTINUE TO RECEIVE HIGH MARKS FOR MEETING INCREASINGLY AGGRESSIVE OUTCOMES. LAST YEAR MFIP WORKED WITH 340 PEOPLE AND VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION WORKED WITH, AND PLACED 77. CAREER SERVICES SERVES WEST HENNEPIN RESIDENTS WHO HAVE LIMITED ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT SERVICES. THIRTY-SEVEN OF THE 108 PEOPLE WHO WERE SERVED IN THIS PROGRAM FOUND EMPLOYMENT AT AN AVERAGE WAGE OF $15.50 PER HOUR. CAREER SERVICES ALSO PROVIDES CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND EMPLOYMENT COUNSELING FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AT ANY STAGE OF THEIR CAREERS. TESTING, COUNSELING, COACHING, AND JOB SEEKING SKILLS DEVELOPMENT WERE SERVICES PROVIDED TO MORE THAN 100 INDIVIDUALS LAST YEAR, AND OUR IRP PROJECT SERVED 50 PEOPLE LAST YEAR, EVALUATING THEM FOR ENROLLMENT IN TRAINING PROGRAMS, IN ORDER TO RE-ENTER THE WORKFORCE. WE RECEIVED A GRANT, IN CONJUNCTION WITH SEVERAL OTHER AGENCIES, IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR NATIONAL UMBRELLA MEMBERSHIP AGENCY, IAJVS. THIS IS A TWO-YEAR GRANT TO INCREASE ACCESS TO VIRTUAL CAREER EXPLORATION SERVICES BY BUILDING OUR CAPACITY TO DELIVER THESE SERVICES TO OUR CUSTOMERS IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND BY INCREASING THE ABILITY OF OUR CUSTOMERS TO MAKE USE OF AND BENEFIT FROM ONLINE RESOURCES. DURING THE FIRST YEAR, WE WILL FOCUS ON CAPACITY BUILDING, AND IN THE SECOND YEAR, WE WILL TRAIN-THE-TRAINER AND TRAIN CUSTOMERS ON A HEALTH CAREERS PLATFORM BEING CREATED BY ANOTHER GRANTEE. CAREER SERVICES ALSO ADMINISTERS OUR COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, WHICH ARE FUNDED BY ENDOWMENTS AT THE FEDERATION AND JFCS. NINETEEN SCHOLARSHIPS WERE AWARDED LAST YEAR. WE ALSO ASSIST STUDENTS AND FAMILIES WHO ARE CONSIDERING AND EVALUATING COLLEGE CHOICES, AND LAST YEAR DEVELOPED, IN COLLABORATION WITH HILLEL AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, A GROUP PROGRAM ON WORK-LIFE BALANCE FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS. CLINICAL AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES: CLINICAL AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES ARE COMPOSED OF COUNSELING, (INFORMATION AND RESOURCE CONNECTION, LICENSING SUPERVISION, (MHSS) MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT SERVICES, IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE SERVICES (RESETTLEMENT AND POST-RESETTLEMENT), EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND THE JEWISH FREE LOAN PROGRAM. JFCS PROVIDES COUNSELING SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES. PEOPLE ARE SEEN AS INDIVIDUALS, COUPLES AND FAMILIES. CHILDREN ARE ALSO SEEN FOR THERAPY. CLIENTS ARE REFERRED FROM OTHER PROGRAMS WITHIN THE AGENCY, FROM OTHER AGENCIES OR ARE SELF-REFERRED. DURING THIS YEAR, 302 INDIVIDUALS WERE SEEN FOR MULTIPLE SESSIONS EACH. OUR INTAKE AND REFERRAL SERVICES (IRC) WORKED WITH OVER 2,500 CALLERS, PROVIDING THEM REFERRALS, RESOURCES AND EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. LAST YEAR WE DISTRIBUTED GRANTS TO 206 INDIVIDUALS, FOR A TOTAL OF $128,765 THE PREVIOUS YEAR, WE HAD FUNDING FROM THE AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT, WHICH IS WHY WE HAD SUCH A LARGE DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS. THIS YEAR WE ONLY HAVE OUR OWN FUNDS WHICH ARE RAISED MOSTLY FROM OUR MITZVAH (TRIBUTE) CARDS. THESE FUNDS ARE USED FOR HELP WITH RENT, UTILITIES, CAR REPAIR, MEDICAL BILLS, TRANSPORTATION COSTS AND FOOD. CALLERS ARE REFERRED TO EITHER A JFCS PROGRAM, IF IT IS APPROPRIATE, OR TO ANOTHER PROGRAM IN THE COMMUNITY, SHOULD BETTER MEET THE CALLERS' NEEDS. STAFF MEMBERS (WHO ARE ALL CLINICIANS) ALSO PROVIDE FAMILY CONSULTATIONS, WHERE MEMBERS OF A FAMILY ARE BROUGHT TOGETHER TO DISCUSS OPTIONS THAT MIGHT BE AVAILABLE TO AN AGING PARENT, A SIBLING WITH MENTAL ILLNESS, A CHILD WITH DRUG OR ALCOHOL PROBLEMS, OR ANY NUMBER OF OTHER ISSUES. THESE MEETINGS ARE STAFFED BY A TEAM MOST APPROPRIATE TO THE ISSUES, AND ARE USUALLY ONLY ONE MEETING, WHICH CAN RESULT IN REFERRAL OR INTAKE DEPENDING ON THE SITUATION. WE ALSO PROVIDE JEWISH FREE LOANS FOR INDIVIDUAL IN THE JEWISH COMMUNITY WITH A SPECIFIC NEED, WHO IS ABLE TO PROVIDE A CO-SIGNER. PEOPLE WITH SEVERE AND PERSISTENT MENTAL ILLNESS ARE SEEN THROUGH OUR MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT SERVICES (MHSS) PROGRAM. THEY ARE PROVIDED WITH CASE MANAGEMENT, ASSISTANCE WITH ACCESS TO RESOURCES, ASSISTANCE WITH HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, MEDICATION MANAGEMENT, EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, AND SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT. THEY ALSO PARTICIPATE IN HOLIDAY CELEBRATIONS AND A HOLIDAY GIFT PROGRAM, WHICH ARE "STAFFED" BY VOLUNTEERS. ONCE AGAIN, WE SERVED 140 PEOPLE IN THIS PROGRAM LAST YEAR. WE ALSO ADDED WAIVERED SERVICES TO THIS PROGRAM FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE ON A CADI (COMMUNITY ALTERNATIVES FOR DISABLED INDIVIDUALS) WAIVER. WE ARE SERVING 68 PEOPLE THROUGH THIS WAIVER AND THEY RECEIVED SIMILAR SERVICES TO THOSE IN OUR MHSS PROGRAM. OUR HEALING PROGRAM PROVIDES VOLUNTEERS WHO VISIT JEWISH CLIENTS IN THE HOSPITAL, IN HOSPICE AND IN THEIR HOMES, WHEN THEY ARE FACING SERIOUS ILLNESS, RECOVERY FROM SURGERY OR END OF LIFE. THESE VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE CLIENT AND THE FAMILY AT A VERY DIFFICULT TIME, AND THEIR WORK IS AN INVALUABLE RESOURCE TO THE COMMUNITY. LAST YEAR 490 PEOPLE WERE SERVED BY VOLUNTEERS IN THIS PROGRAM. IN OUR RESETTLEMENT POST-RESETTLEMENT SERVICES, OUR RESETTLEMENT COORDINATOR MANAGES OUR CONTRACT WITH HIAS (THE HEBREW IMMIGRANT AID SOCIETY), AND IS CURRENTLY WORKING WITH A JEWISH FAMILY FROM IRAN WHO IS RESETTLING IN THE TWIN CITIES. SHE TAKES ALL CALLS ON OUR INTAKE LINE FROM RUSSIAN SPEAKERS AND HELPS THEM WITH RESOURCES, REFERRALS AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. SHE SERVED 125 PEOPLE LAST YEAR IN INTAKE. SHE ALSO PROVIDES CASE MANAGEMENT IN OUR MHSS PROGRAM FOR RUSSIAN SPEAKING CLIENTS WITH SERIOUS AND PERSISTENT MENTAL ILLNESS. SHE IS CURRENTLY SERVING 8 CLIENTS IN THIS PROGRAM. |
| PROGRAM SERVICE STATEMENT | FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B | AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES: JFCS PROVIDES SERVICES TO SENIORS WITH THE GOAL OF HELPING THEM TO REMAIN IN THEIR HOMES WITH THE SERVICES NECESSARY TO HELP THEM AGE IN PLACE WITH DIGNITY. TO THAT END, L'CHAIM SENIOR SERVICES PROVIDES CASE MANAGEMENT, WHICH HELPS PEOPLE IDENTIFY AND PUT IN PLACE SERVICES TO ASSIST WITH CLEANING, SHOPPING, ERRANDS, FOOT CARE, AND BATHING AS NEEDED. IN ADDITION WE PROVIDE CAREGIVER SUPPORT TO ASSIST THOSE CARING FOR A LOVED ONE WHO IS FRAIL AND IN NEED OF SUPPORT, KOSHER MEALS ON WHEELS, TRANSPORTATION, AND IN HOME SERVICES. VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE HOME VISITING, TELEPHONE REASSURANCE, HELP WITH BILL PAYING AND ORGANIZING PAPERS, TRANSPORTATION AND SHOPPING. WE ALSO PROVIDE SPECIALIZED CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO SENIORS WHO ARE SURVIVORS OF THE HOLOCAUST. WE SERVED OVER 800 PEOPLE IN THIS PROGRAM LAST YEAR. WE HAVE AN ADULT DAY SERVICES PROGRAM FOR PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA WITH A POPULATION OF 20 INDIVIDUALS AND A STAFF THAT PROVIDES STIMULATION AND RECREATION ON SITE AS WELL AS LOVING CARE, KOSHER MEALS AND CAREGIVER RESPITE, AND HELP TO FACILITATE A SUPPORT GROUP FOR CAREGIVERS OF PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA. WE HAVE A NATURALLY OCCURRING RETIREMENT COMMUNITY (NORC) PROGRAM, WHICH HAS BEEN FUNDED BY THE FEDERAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTS AND PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS WHICH IS BASED ON A COMMUNITY ORGANIZING MODEL, AND GIVES PEOPLE ACCESS TO RESOURCES IN THE COMMUNITIES OF HOPKINS AND ST. LOUIS PARK. WE ALSO HELP TO ORGANIZE, FUND, AND STABILIZE CONGREGATIONAL NURSE PROGRAMS IN CHURCHES AND SYNAGOGUES IN ST. LOUIS PARK AND HOPKINS AND IN A CHURCH AND A MOSQUE IN MINNEAPOLIS. SIXTEEN HUNDRED PEOPLE ARE SERVED THROUGH OUR NORC PROGRAM. IN THE PAST YEAR, WE DEVELOPED A CAREGIVER SUPPORT PROGRAM, WHICH INVOLVES CAREGIVER IDENTIFICATION, COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND SERVICES TO CAREGIVERS. WE ARE CURRENTLY SERVING 16 PEOPLE IN THIS PROGRAM AND LAST SPRING HAD A CAREGIVER CONFERENCE WHICH WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL, AND ATTENDED BY 150 PEOPLE. WE WILL BE OFFERING THIS CONFERENCE AGAIN IN THE SPRING OF 2012. THE MINNEAPOLIS JEWISH INCLUSION PROGRAM FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES WORKS WITH SYNAGOGUES AND INSTITUTIONS TO CREATE A WELCOMING ATMOSPHERE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. WE HAVE CREATED A GUIDEBOOK TO HELP ORGANIZATIONS WITH THIS PROCESS, AND OUR PROGRAM MANAGER MAKES PRESENTATIONS NATIONALLY ON THIS PROCESS. SHE ALSO WORKS TO MAKE JEWISH DISABILITY AWARENESS MONTH VISIBLE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND NATIONALLY. THIS PROGRAM SERVES ALL INSTITUTIONS AND SYNAGOGUES IN OUR COMMUNITY. CARING CONNECTIONS PROVIDES MONTHLY PROGRAMMING FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. PROGRAMS INCLUDE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOCUSED AROUND JEWISH HOLIDAYS, COMMUNITY CELEBRATIONS, A PASSOVER SEDER, AND A BOWLING OUTING STAFFED BY A YOUTH GROUP FROM A LOCAL TEMPLE. WE WORK WITH MANY OF THE LOCAL SYNAGOGUES AND HAVE A CONTINGENT OF OUR CARING CONNECTIONS GROUP AT EVENTS AT VARIOUS CONGREGATIONS, SUCH AS CONCERTS OR PLAYS. OVER 60 PEOPLE PARTAKE IN THESE PROGRAMS, AND ARE JOINED BY THEIR FAMILIES. MANY OF THE PROGRAMS ARE STAFFED BY VOLUNTEERS. COMMUNITY SERVICES: OUR JEWISH DOMESTIC ABUSE COLLABORATIVE SERVES JEWISH WOMEN WHO ARE SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SITUATIONS. WE PROVIDE A SUPPORT GROUP, COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND WE TRAIN AND SUPPORT ADVOCATES FOR JEWISH WOMEN, ALL OF WHOM ARE PAIRED WITH A SURVIVOR. WE ASSIST 25 SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ON AN ON-GOING BASIS. LAST YEAR, WE BEGAN A PROGRAM CALLED, BEYOND SAFETY, WHICH PROVIDES SPECIALIZED VOCATIONAL ASSISTANCE TO WOMEN WHO HAVE LEFT ABUSIVE SITUATIONS, AND ARE WORKING TO GET THEIR LIVES BACK ON TRACK TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR CHILDREN. CURRENTLY WE ARE SERVING 15 WOMEN IN THIS PROGRAM. OUR HEALTHY YOUTH-HEALTHY COMMUNITIES PROGRAM WORKS WITH YOUTH IN THE COMMUNITY TO PROMOTE PRO-SOCIAL BEHAVIORS AND CREATE AWARENESS OF ISSUES THAT YOUNG PEOPLE FACE TODAY. IT ALSO ACTS AS A FORUM TO DISCUSS MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES YOUTH OR A FAMILY MEMBER MAY BE EXPERIENCING. DURING THE PAST YEAR, OUR COORDINATOR CONTINUED TO WORK WITH THE STUDENT ADVISORY BOARD, WHICH BRINGS IDEAS AND INFORMATION ABOUT NEEDED PROGRAMMING FOR TEENS AND PROVIDED PROGRAMMING AT HILLEL, ST. PAUL TALMUD TORAH DAY SCHOOL, HEILICHER MINNEAPOLIS JEWISH DAY SCHOOL, A JEWISH SORORITY AT THE U OF MN, AND TO YOUTH GROUPS AT AREA SYNAGOGUES. TOPICS INCLUDED: DRUGS AND ALCOHOL; TEEN DATING HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS, DEPRESSION AND SUICIDE PREVENTION; BODY IMAGE; HEALTHY SEXUALITY, STRESS AND ANXIETY. SHE HAS ALSO FACILITATED A ROSH CHODESH GROUP (ROSH CHODESH IS A MONTHLY WOMEN'S HOLIDAY) FOR 12-13 YEAR OLDS AT BETH EL SYNAGOGUE, AND HAS BEGUN A COMMUNITY-WIDE ROSH CHODESH GROUP FOR YOUNGER GIRLS. WE SERVE 375 YOUTH IN THIS PROGRAM EACH YEAR. WE ARE CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING A CURRICULUM WHICH ADDRESSES ISSUES OF BULLYING AND THIS WILL BE INTEGRATED INTO OUR WORKSHOPS. OUR MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAM IS DEDICATED TO RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT MENTAL ILLNESS AND TO REDUCING THE STIGMA EXPERIENCED BY PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN THE JEWISH COMMUNITY. THE PRINCIPAL EVENT OF THIS PROGRAM IS OUR FALL MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION CONFERENCE. IT IS A HALF DAY CONFERENCE, FREE AND OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY, AND FOCUSES ON TOPICS OF MENTAL HEALTH. THIS PAST YEAR, THE CONFERENCE, OUR 11TH, WAS ON NOVEMBER 13TH AND ONCE AGAIN, ATTRACTED MORE THAN 500 ATTENDEES. KEYNOTE SPEAKER WAS MEG HUTCHINSON, AN AWARD-WINNING SINGER/SONGWRITER, WHO SPOKE MOVINGLY ABOUT HER BATTLE WITH BI-POLAR DISEASE. AS PART OF THE WEEKEND, SHE ALSO PERFORMED A CONCERT ON SATURDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION, THERE WERE 22 WORKSHOPS ON VARIOUS TOPICS FOCUSED ON MENTAL HEALTH. THE PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDES WORKSHOPS ON ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY AND AN ONGOING SUPPORT GROUP FOR CAREGIVERS OF PEOPLE WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE IN ST. PAUL. LAST YEAR WE SERVED 750 PEOPLE THOUGH THIS PROGRAM AS WE HAVE IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR. J-PRIDE ORGANIZES ACTIVITIES IN THE JEWISH LGBT COMMUNITY, FOCUSING ON HAVING A PRESENCE AT THE GAY PRIDE FESTIVAL AND DEMONSTRATING THE JEWISH COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR ISSUES THAT AFFECT LGBT INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES. OUR VOLUNTEER RESOURCES PROGRAM RECRUITS, ASSESSES, MATCHES, TRAINS, AND SUPPORTS OVER 900 VOLUNTEERS EACH YEAR. OUR VOLUNTEERS WORK IN EVERY FACET OF THE AGENCY, INCLUDING OUR HOLIDAY GIFT PROGRAM, OUR ANNUAL BENEFIT, DIRECT SERVICES, OFFICE SUPPORT, AND RECEPTION. OUR HAG SAMEACH (HAPPY HOLIDAY) PROGRAM SERVED OVER 1,100 INDIVIDUALS AT HANUKKAH AND ANOTHER 50 FAMILIES AT PASSOVER. OVER 300 VOLUNTEERS WORKED ON THESE PROJECTS. OUR VOLUNTEERS ALSO STAFF ALL OF OUR SEDERS AND HANUKKAH PARTIES FOR CLIENTS. THEY DRIVE THEM TO THE EVENT, SERVE, AND HELP THEM FEEL WELCOME AT THE EVENT. VOLUNTEERS ANSWER OUR TRANSPORTATION RESERVATION LINE EVERY DAY, AND ASSIST WITH PROJECTS, SUCH AS MAILINGS. OUR VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE OVER 40,000 HOURS OF SERVICE TO THE ORGANIZATION, AND WITHOUT THEIR DEDICATION, WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO CARRY OUT AS MANY ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES AS WE DO. CHILDREN'S SERVICES THE AQUILA CEDAR MANOR TOGETHER PROGRAM (ACT) HELPS CHILDREN BECOME MORE SUCCESSFUL LEARNERS. ACT OFFERS FIVE SERVICES: -FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES WHICH ASSIST FAMILIES IN SOLVING PROBLEMS RELATED TO HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION, OR ANY ISSUE THAT MIGHT INHIBIT A CHILD IN GROWING AND DEVELOPING WITHIN THE SCHOOL. WE SERVE 20 FAMILIES ANNUALLY. -A PREVENTION PROGRAM PRESENTED TO CHILDREN TO HELP THEM BOOST SOCIAL SKILLS, AND APPROPRIATE PEER INTERACTION. 700 CHILDREN RECEIVE THIS SERVICE. -INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELING FOR CHILDREN AT SCHOOL; AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS ARE ALSO PROVIDED. 50 CHILDREN PARTICIPATE. -VOLUNTEER MENTORS, "LUNCH BUDDIES" AND TUTORS FOR CHILDREN WHO COULD BENEFIT FROM A SUPPORTIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH A CARING ADULT. CURRENTLY 35 CHILDREN ARE PAIRED. -A FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER, WHICH WAS BEGUN THIS PAST YEAR AND IS LOCATED AT PETER HOBART, BUT SERVES THE ENTIRE DISTRICT. FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO OUR CASE MANAGER FOR ASSISTANCE WITH PROBLEM SOLVING AND REFERRALS TO RESOURCES IN THE COMMUNITY AND IN THE COUNTY. WE SERVED 25 FAMILIES DURING THIS START-UP YEAR. THIS PAST YEAR 750 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED CASE MANAGEMENT OR SUPPORT THROUGH ACT FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION PRESENTS PROGRAMS WHICH ARE FOCUSED ON PREVENTION. EXAMPLES INCLUDE PARENTING AND GRAND PARENTING INTERFAITH FAMILIES, OR WORKING WITH MOTHERS OF 5TH GRADE GIRLS AS THE DAUGHTER'S ARE IN A GROUP PROMOTING PRO-SOCIAL BEHAVIORS. SHE ALSO DOES WORK AS REQUESTED IN THE AREAS OF DIVORCE, PARENTING, GRIEF, AND OTHER TOPICS AS REQUESTED. SHE ALSO HAS AN EMAIL PROGRAM, ASKBARBARA, WHICH RESPONDS TO PARENTING ISSUES. IN TOTAL, 723 PEOPLE WERE SERVED IN THIS PROGRAM. |
| PROGRAM SERVICE STATEMENT | FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C | THE PARENT-CHILD HOME PROGRAM IS A HOME VISITING, EARLY LITERACY PROGRAM, OF WHICH JFCS IS A REPLICATION SITE. THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN IN PLACE SINCE THE MID-SIXTIES, IS EVIDENCED-BASED AND SHOWS PROVEN SUCCESS IN SCHOOL READINESS AND IN HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION RATES. HOME VISITORS SPEND HALF HOUR TWICE PER WEEK, 30 WEEKS PER YEAR, VISITING A FAMILY. THE FIRST VISIT THEY TAKE AN EDUCATIONAL TOY OR BOOK AND MODEL ITS USE WITH THE CHILD. THE SECOND VISIT, THE VISITOR WATCHES THE PARENT INTERACT WITH THE CHILD AROUND THE TOY OR BOOK AND GIVES ENCOURAGEMENT TO THE INTERACTION. THE PROGRAM TEACHES PARENTS TO BE THEIR CHILDREN'S PRIMARY EDUCATOR AND CHILDREN WHO HAVE HAD THIS PROGRAM, ALTHOUGH THEY COME FROM FAMILIES THAT ARE BOTH EDUCATIONALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED, GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL AT THE SAME RATE AS THEIR MIDDLE CLASS PEERS. PCHP HAS SERVED OVER 100 FAMILIES TO DATE AND IS SERVING 100 FAMILIES IN THE CURRENT 2ND YEAR COHORT. LAST YEAR, WE "GRADUATED" 39 FAMILIES, AND ARE CURRENTLY FOLLOWING UP WITH FAMILIES WHOSE CHILDREN ARE NOW IN KINDERGARTEN AND FIRST GRADE WITH VERY PROMISING OUTCOMES. OUR JEWISH BIG BROTHER/BIG SISTER PROGRAM MATCHES JEWISH ADULTS WITH CHILDREN AGES 5 THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL, TO PROVIDE THEM WITH A MENTOR WHO MEETS WITH THEM TWO TO THREE TIMES PER MONTH TO SPEND TIME TOGETHER DOING ACTIVITIES, HAVING CONVERSATION, AND BEING A FRIEND. THIS PROGRAM ALSO PLACES SUPERVISED TEENS WITH A "LITTLE," AND MATCHES MOMS WHO HAVE ISSUES IN COMMON. THE PROGRAM HAS APPROXIMATELY 60 MATCHES AT ANY GIVEN TIME AND MATCHES OFTEN LAST 5-10 YEARS. HALF OF THE CHILDREN IN THE PROGRAM ARE CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES. THE FAMILY AND PARENTING CENTER IS DEDICATED TO STRENGTHENING, EDUCATING, AND SUPPORTING THE DIVERSE FAMILIES IN OUR JEWISH COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING JEWISH FAMILY EDUCATION PROGRAMS, RESOURCES, AND RELATIONSHIP-BUILDING ACTIVITIES. THIS YEAR, THE FAMILY AND PARENTING CENTER ONCE AGAIN OFFERED PJ LIBRARY, WHICH PROVIDES AGE APPROPRIATE BOOKS WITH JEWISH CONTENT FOR CHILDREN, AGES ONE THROUGH EIGHT. THE FAMILY AND PARENTING CENTER HAS DONE PROGRAMS RELATED TO THE BOOKS OFFERED BY THE PROGRAM AND HOLIDAY PROGRAMS OPEN TO ALL THE FAMILIES OF PJ LIBRARY. WE HAVE OVER 800 CHILDREN ENROLLED IN PJ LIBRARY, AND ATTENDANCE AT OUR PROGRAMS HAS BEEN FROM 25-100, WITH MOST PROGRAMS ATTRACTING AROUND 60 YOUNG, OFTEN INTERFAITH FAMILIES. EACH YEAR, WITH FUNDING FROM DEDICATED ENDOWMENT FUNDS AND FUNDS FROM THE POHLAND FOUNDATION, WE PROVIDE OVER 100 CHILDREN SCHOLARSHIPS FOR CAMP. THESE RANGE FROM FULL SCHOLARSHIPS TO PARTIAL SCHOLARSHIPS AND ARE FOR A HOST OF CAMPS, BOTH JEWISH AND NON-JEWISH, AS LONG AS THEY ARE ACCREDITED. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1 | THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL CONSIST OF THE JFCS OFFICERS (INCLUDING THE CHAIRPERSON OF EACH STANDING COMMITTEES), THE IMMEDIATE PAST-PRESIDENT, THE PRESIDENT-ELECT (IF APPLICABLE) AND OTHERS AS APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT. DURING THE INTERVALS BETWEEN MEETINGS OF THE BOARD, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL MEET UPON THE CALL OF THE PRESIDENT, AND SHALL TAKE FINAL ACTION ON MATTERS UPON WHICH IT HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY EMPOWERED BY THE BOARD TO ACT, AND SHALL INVESTIGATE, CONSIDER, AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD ON MATTERS AS TO WHICH NO PREVIOUS SPECIFIC POWER TO TAKE FINAL ACTION HAD BEEN CONFERRED UPON IT. ALL ACTION AND RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL BE REPORTED TO THE BOARD AT ITS MEETING NEXT FOLLOWING SUCH ACTION AND RECOMMENDATIONS, AND SUCH RECOMMENDATIONS SHALL BE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL, REVISIONS, OR REJECTION BY THE BOARD AT ITS PLEASURE. | |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1 | THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER IS GRANTED A TIE-BREAKING VOTE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND IS ONLY CALLED UPON TO VOTE WHEN THE VOTING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD HAVE REACHED A TIE. | |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | ANY PERSON OR ENTITY, REGARDLESS OF RESIDENCE OR JURISDICTION OF GOVERNING LAW, THAT HAS CONTRIBUTED PRESCRIBED MEMBERSHIP DUES TO JFCS FOR A FISCAL YEAR SHALL BE A MEMBER OF JFCS FOR SUCH FISCAL YEAR. | |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 | THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED WITH THE INVOLVEMENT OF SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE AGENCY'S MANAGEMENT TEAM. THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE CEO, COO AND CFO AND THEN DISTRIBUTED TO THE HUMAN RESOURCES/FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW AND DISCUSSION PRIOR TO THE COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATION THAT THE BOARD APPROVE THE SUBMISSION OF THE FORM 990 TO THE IRS. AFTER THIS MEETING, THE FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND DISCUSSED AT A BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING BEFORE BEING APPROVED FOR SUBMISSION TO THE IRS. | |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | THE AGENCY MAINTAINS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WHICH IS REVIEWED WITH EMPLOYEES AS PART OF THE ONBOARDING PROCESS. EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO NOTIFY THEIR SUPERVISOR OF ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ON AN ONGOING BASIS; THESE ARE REVIEWED WITH THE AGENCY COMPLIANCE OFFICER AND APPROPRIATE ACTIONS ARE DETERMINED TO RESOLVE THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. IN ADDITION, BOARD MEMBERS AND ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF MEMBERS COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST SURVEY ON AN ANNUAL BASIS TO IDENTIFY ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF MEMBERS INCLUDE THE CEO, COO, CFO, DIRECTORS OF HUMAN RELATIONS, PUBLIC RELATIONS, AND THE THREE PROGRAM DIRECTORS. THE AGENCY MAINTAINS A POLICY PROHIBITING BOARD, SENIOR STAFF AND/OR THE CEO FROM OBTAINING CERTAIN SERVICES WHICH WOULD RESULT IN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. IN SOME CASES, ADDITIONAL APPROVALS ARE REQUIRED TO OBTAIN SERVICES WHERE A CONFLICT MAY BE PERCEIVED WITHIN THE EXISTING APPROVAL STRUCTURE. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO ABSTAIN FROM ANY DECISIONS WHERE THEY HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST (E.G., VENDOR SELECTION COMMITTEES, ETC.). | |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A | THE COMPENSATION OF THE CEO IS DETERMINED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, A COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, LED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD. THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CEO IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THIS COMMITTEE, WHICH ALSO COMPILES SURVEY INFORMATION WITH REGARD TO COMPENSATION OF SIMILAR POSITIONS AT SIMILAR AGENCIES. THEN THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE DETERMINES AN APPROPRIATE SALARY AND BENEFITS PACKAGE AND COMMUNICATES THIS WITH THE CEO'S PERFORMANCE REVIEW TO THE CEO BOTH IN PERSON AND IN A SIGNED LETTER, WHICH IS PROVIDED TO HUMAN RESOURCES AND PAYROLL DEPARTMENTS TO EXECUTE ANY CHANGES TO THE CEO'S COMPENSATION. THIS PROCESS WAS MOST RECENTLY UNDERTAKEN IN 2011 FOR THE CEO, J. HALPER. COMPENSATION OF OTHER OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES IS DETERMINED BY REFERENCE TO COMPENSATION SURVEYS FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS IN SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES. THE COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY THE CEO WITH CONSULTATION WITH THE HR DIRECTOR. THIS PROCESS WAS MOST RECENTLY UNDERTAKEN IN 2010 FOR THE COO, M. FORBUSH AND CFO, B. TOSO. | |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE AGENCY'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. | |
| CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES: | FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: | NET UNREALIZED LOSSES ON INVESTMENTS: -154,194. PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENTS: -302,424. DONATED RENT -344,334. TOTAL TO FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: -800,952. |
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