Executive Committee

President

Karen Suroff

Vice Presidents

Jill Belsky

Rick Rovak

Michael Weisbrod

Megan Wilson

Treasurer/Secretary

Michael Silver

Immediate Past President

Frederic Steinbach

Directors

Rena Abrams

Christina Anderson

Jeffrey Dardick

Jeremy Deutsch

Steven Drapekin

Don Eisenberg

Carla Feuer

Steve Green

James Levey

Elizabeth Linkon

Rabbi Hershey Novack

Tim Person

Eric Peterson

Carla Rosen

Betsy Rubenstein

Erin Schuver

Carol Staenberg

Richard Tallin

Todd Taylor

Lehman Walker

Michael Weisbrod

Jane Roodman Weiss

Executive Director

L. Louis Albert, MSW, LCSW

Honorary

Frank Altman z’l

Berenice Lyons z'l

Affiliations

Jewish Children’s Home, Inc.

Association of Jewish Family &

Children’s Agencies

Jewish Family & Children’s Service

2015 Annual Report

Chaplaincy Outreach Nursing homes visits were made to 642 residents with outreach to 65 different facilities. Twenty parachaplain volunteers donated 460 hours through friendly visits and/or assistance with observance of Jewish holidays.

Child Abuse Prevention Program 1,197 presentations were made to 26,942 children, parents and teachers introducing personal safety skills and prevention information focused on keeping children safe from sexual abuse and exploitation.

Clinical Services (Including FMHC and BISC) Families received 4,826 counseling sessions, representing 19,472 people, addressing issues focused on: abuse, depression, anxiety, interpersonal relationships, mental and physical illness, marital conflict/divorce, bereavement, parent-child relationships, school behavior and social skills.

School Based Social Work Services 2,104 hours of consultation, mental health-focused educational groups, crisis intervention and brief counseling services were provided to children, families and educational staff in the Jewish Day Schools, public schools, congregational pre-schools, camps and at the Jewish Community Center. 281 (unduplicated) children were served.

ElderLink St. Louis Information and referral services were provided to 1,733 older adults and their family members through telephone calls and website visits. 760 individuals participated in 6 community education programs. 50 GateKeeper trainings reached 223 individuals.

Financial Assistance 353 families, representing 552 people, received financial assistance to help with short term crisis situations due to unemployment, under-employment, high medical or utility bills or other unexpected expenses.

Harvey Kornblum Jewish Food Pantry 5,135 families, representing 16,758 people, received more than 3,623,546 food and personal care items from the food pantry. There were a total of 27,825 visits (including deliveries) to the pantry in 2015. 193 volunteers donated 18,722 hours of service to the HKJFP through assisting clients, stocking shelves, sorting goods, registering new clients and more.

In-Home Services for Older Adults and Adults with Special Needs 129 individuals received a total of 26,844 hours of in-home services.

Information and Referral 3,068 individuals were provided information on community resources, risk assessment and crisis intervention.

Program Highlights

JF&CS MISSION STATEMENT

Inspired by Jewish tradition, Jewish Family & Children’s Service provides

quality social services to the Jewish and general communities, empowering

people in need to meet the challenges of daily living.

Financial Statement January 1 — December 31, 2015

(unaudited figures)

REVENUES

St. Louis County Children’s Fund $1,684,211

Contributions/Fundraising $1,158,165

United Way $772,183

Jewish Federation $699,259

Client Fees $417,451

Grants $415,958

FMHC $224,983

Tax Credits $120,441

Jewish Children’s Home $75,000

Other $63,162

Investment Income ($148,751)

Total $5,482,062

EXPENSES

St. Louis County Children’s Fund $1,277,315

HKJFP $793,261

Counseling $575,013

In-Home Services $572,232

Administration $464,768

Contributions/Fundraising $348,050

FMHC $307,188

CWSG $274,822

Financial Asst $264,918

Elderlink $177,671

Chaplaincy $150,607

CAPP $74,608

Total $5,280,453

Surplus $201,609