Alpert JFS is grateful to be the recipient of the Mitzvah Monday project at Mandel JCC Palm Beach Gardens and Camp Shalom, Mandel JCC Palm Beach Gardens! Dr. Iris Kiner, Child Psychologist at Alpert JFS, visited the camp to explain the project to the children and she got them very excited! The young campers would decorate grocery bags and fill them with food to donate to the Alpert JFS Kosher Food Pantry. The food pantry provides kosher food for those in our […] https://www.alpertjfs.org/local-children-participate-in-food-drive-to-donate-to-alpert-jfs-food-pantry/
There are numerous seniors in our community who are socially isolated and feel alone, due to a myriad of circumstances. They may have lost their ability to drive, lost a spouse or are unable to live without the assistance of a caregiver. Our AmeriCorps Program fills this need by helping seniors with transportation, socialization and living more independently. One of our clients, Anna, is a 97-year-old former 2nd grade school teacher with extreme hearing loss. She has a live-in caregiver […] https://www.alpertjfs.org/americorps-creating-unique-bonds-while-impacting-seniors-in-the-community/
Alpert JFS is excited to be one of the featured stories published in the NJHSA (Network of Jewish Human Service Agencies) Member Highlights e-newsletter for June 2019. Palm Beach State College President, Ava Parker, presented a donation to the Holocaust Survivors Fund of Alpert JFS in honor of Dr. Irving Berkowitz, himself the son of Holocaust survivors and the 2019 Holocaust Remembrance Day speaker at Palm Beach State College. Partial newsletter shown below with Alpert JFS story. Alpert JFS is […] https://www.alpertjfs.org/alpert-jfs-featured-in-njhsa-member-highlights-newsletter/
The Alpert JFS Addiction Outreach & Support Program Task Force holds monthly meetings at our office to continue the important work they’re doing to reduce the stigma of addiction and mental illness in our Jewish community and to create a safe and welcoming environment for Jewish families who are struggling in silence. The Task Force, formed by Bob Herzog, works to bring programs and other forms of support to the community, including a recently launched a weekly support group for […] https://www.alpertjfs.org/alpert-jfs-jewish-addiction-outreach-support-programs-task-force-is-in-full-force/
We honor our very own Alpert JFS Board member, Irwin Lebow, a World War II Veteran and fighter pilot. Irwin was one of the esteemed speakers as part of the South Palm Beach Memorial Day Woody Gorbach Annual Ceremony. In the photos, Irwin is pictured with another World War II Veteran, Eric Ahronheim, the Mayor of South Palm Beach, Bonnie Fischer and another Alpert JFS Board member, Ellie Hart. Irwin Lebow flew 97 combat missions in France, Italy and Germany. […] https://www.alpertjfs.org/alpert-jfs-honors-the-service-of-our-very-own-wwii-veteran/
Why Alpert JFS Inspires Me? Gary Lesser Managing Partner at Lesser, Lesser, Landy & Smith Ann Landers once observed that, “it is not what you do for your children, but what you have taught them to do for themselves that will make them successful human beings.” This is so true, and the Alpert Jewish Family Service’s “Relationships and Decisions Program” trains Jewish teens to educate their peers about healthy relationships, signs of potentially unhealthy relationships, dating abuse, bullying and stereotyping, […] https://www.alpertjfs.org/why-alpert-jfs-inspires-me-gary-lesser-esq/
A Q&A with Connor Lynch, COO, Plastridge Insurance. 100 years is quite an achievement. How did this happen and what do you base this on? We are humbled by this great achievement. We strive every day to strengthen and improve not only our own business but the community at-large. The secret to our longevity is being honest, ethical and committed to our customers through the decades. If I could pinpoint one thing that has made the difference, it […] https://www.alpertjfs.org/alpert-jfs-corporate-sponsor-plastridge-insurance-celebrates-100th-anniversary/
Breakthroughs: The Leadership Palm Beach County Summit brought together 300 leaders from private, public and nonprofit sectors to understand three important issues: jobs for ex-offenders, internships for students, and mental health in the workplace. The minute the summit ended, the clock started ticking on a 100-day “rapid results” process for dedicated core teams to work toward specific goals: 100 commitments to provide jobs to ex-offenders 100 commitments to provide internships in the trades for high school students 100 human resources professionals […] https://www.alpertjfs.org/mhfa-shines-at-leadership-palm-beach-summit/
“My Mother is a Holocaust Survivor born on the Czechoslovakia Ukraine border. She was 1 of 9 children, and only herself, her brother and her sister survived. She came to the United States in 1947 and now seasonally resides in Boca Raton. One day, we were talking about philanthropy and the needs of Holocaust Survivors as they age. I always had a sense of the surprising statistics about Jewish poverty, because we’ve always heard a lot about Jewish success. We […] https://www.alpertjfs.org/challenge-accepted-philanthropist-steps-up-for-holocaust-survivors/
“Feeling very blessed. I am very grateful for the agency and for your support. You did an awesome job with matching my boys with great men! They do wonderful with filling the void in my boys’ lives with just being great male figures.” –Maria, mother of M4K mentees, Kevin and Jaden. This year, September 27th was designated “Dads Take Your Child to School Day” by The Palm Beach County School District, in collaboration with the Florida Department of Education. Grandfathers, […] https://www.alpertjfs.org/mentors-step-in-to-fill-the-void-on-take-your-child-to-school-day/