Jewish Family Service of Greater New Haven

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1 Jewish Family Service of Greater New Haven General Information Contact Information Nonprofit Jewish Family Service of Greater New Haven Address 1440 Whalley Ave. New Haven, CT Phone (203) Web Site Web Site Facebook Facebook At A Glance Year of Incorporation 1940 Organization received a competitive grant from the community foundation in the past five years 1

2 Mission & Areas Served Statements Mission Jewish Family Service of Greater New Haven strengthens and improves individual, family, and community life by providing a wide range of social and human services to people in the community at every life stage, especially those who are vulnerable, poor, and disadvantaged, and without regard to race, ethnicity, or religion. The agency is guided by the moral and ethical values of Judaism in its policies, programs, and services. Background JFS has been a part of the New Haven community since JFS offers programs and services in the following areas: Emergency, Supplemental and Holiday Food Assistance; Mental Health and Counseling for Adults and Children; Older Adult Services; Inter-country, Domestic and Infant Adoption; Adoption of Older Children; Therapeutic and Medically Complex Foster Care, Respite for Children; Permanency Placement Services; Volunteer Opportunities; Empowering People for Success (program for residents on state welfare/unemployment); and a Holocaust Survivor's Program. JFS programs and services reach all throughout Connecticut, although the majority of our clients are from New Haven County. JFS serves people of all faiths, backgrounds and ethnicities, and turns no one away based upon an inability to pay for services. Impact Accomplishments1. JFS launched new or expanded programs in the areas of domestic violence, elderly outreach, themed support groups, emergency food assistance, services for adults with developmental disabilities, family reunification services, pastoral care, and homelessness prevention. 2. JFS received over $460,000 in grant funding from a combination of 19 separate Foundation and Government Grants this past year. This funding primarily helps the most vulnerable, at-risk, and disadvantaged individuals and families in our local community, including the food insecure, the frail elderly, the disabled, the unemployed, children living in poverty, and families in danger of losing their homes, to name a few. 3. JFS provided services to over 9,700 individuals and families this past year, a 9% increase over the previous year. 4. JFS developed a new, comprehensive five-year Strategic Plan that will guide the agency and lay out a path toward our future. Additional Goals: 1. Continue to develop new and innovative programming that serves the ever changing needs of our community's most vulnerable individuals and families. 2. Increase outreach and core program offerings to a wider geographical area within Greater New Haven, including the Shoreline. 3. Grow unrestricted endowments and effectively launch a planned giving program 4. Reduce the agency's dependence on the vicissitudes of state funding and achieve greater financial health and independence through income diversification. Needs 1. Emergency Assistance Fund for families and individuals in crisis to provide help with essential needs, such as food, housing, utilities, etc. - $25, Funds to hire a part-time geriatric social worker to help meet the ever increasing needs of Greater New Haven's aging population - $30, IT upgrade JFS sorely needs software and hardware to upgrade its IT systems $20, Increased capacity to offer social services on the Shoreline, including a satellite office space in the Guilford area - $15,000 2

3 Board Chair Statement JFS of Greater New Haven (JFSGNH) works tirelessly to improve lives in every corner of our region. Chances are, you already know someone who has greatly benefited by the wide range of quality social and human services provided by our agency without walls. Perhaps your neighbor has attended one of our Bereavement or Unemployment Support Groups? Has a relative obtained counseling, adopted or fostered a child, requested emergency fuel assistance or inquired about our Social Work Outreach Services? Is a co-worker dealing with a developmentally disabled adult, domestic violence, substance abuse, or seeking services for an aging parent, grandparent or Holocaust survivor? Way too many in our midst include families who depend upon the resources of our newly expanded Food Pantry. Our agency strives to meet the needs of those who have come to depend upon our counseling, outreach, educational and human services. But day after day, the list of those who need us grows longer. The statistics say it all: More than 31,000 children in Greater New Haven under age 18 are living below the federal poverty level. Their families are struggling to make ends meet without food, heat or electricity in their homes or clothes to keep them warm. Also at risk are community members who are dealing with depression, stress, sudden loss, broken families or unemployment. Every one of our expanding programs strives to strengthen our community during life's challenges. These include: Adoption & Foster Care, Domestic Violence support, an expanded Food Pantry and Nutritional Health Center, a Wellness & Healing Center, and counseling and family support for older adults, the homeless, unemployed, developmentally disabled and many others who seek guidance. Yet so much more can be done. I am fully confident that our agency will work even harder to provide goods, services and cheer to those who need it the most. Service Categories Primary Organization Category Secondary Organization Category Human Services / Family Services Mental Health & Crisis Intervention / Counseling Areas Served Ansonia Bethany Cheshire New Haven Derby East Haven Guilford Hamden Lower Naugatuck Valley Madison Milford New Haven North Branford North Haven Orange Oxford Seymour Shelton Shoreline State wide Wallingford 3

4 West Haven Woodbridge Branford JFS's main catchment area is Greater New Haven County, however, JFS serves anyone within Connecticut. 4

5 Programs Programs Various Services Description We offer services in: Infant & International Adoption, 2 Kids Adoption for Older Children; Specialized Foster Care (Therapeutic and Medically Complex Foster Care); Permanency Placement Services; Elderly Services; Counseling & Mental Health; Holocaust Survivor Program, ESP Program; Supplemental, and Emergency Food Programs, Volunteer Program; Shalom Group for Jewish Adults with Developmental Disabilities; and Children's Respite Program. Budget $0.00 Category Social Science; General/Other / Population Served / / Program is linked to organization s mission and strategy Long Term Success Worked with more than 9,700 individuals and families over the course of Mental Health Service Project Description To provide mental health/counseling services to individuals and families in the Greater New Haven area. Services include concerns and issues such as (but are not limited to): stress, anxiety, depressive symptoms, unemployment issues, hopelessness, and/or helplessness; marital concerns, family dynamics, relationship concerns, coping strategies, divorce, death and dying, among other issues. This is accomplished through our professional staff which includes LCSW, MSW and Pastoral Counseling clinicians. Budget $0.00 Category Population Served Program is linked to organization s mission and strategy Short Term Success Long Term Success Program Success Monitored By Mental Health, Substance Abuse Programs, General/other / Mental Health Treatment Adults / Aging, Elderly, Senior Citizens / Families 70% of clients will report alleviation of anxious or depressive symptoms. 70% of clients will report improvement in their mental health indicated by improved family relationships and work success. Client satisfaction surveys; Monthly case reviews. 5

6 Foster Care and Adoption Description There is a constant need for foster and adoptive individuals and families in CT to help the hundreds of children now in foster care. JFS offers therapeutic foster care and medically complex foster care for children under the care of the Connecticut Department of Children & Families (DCF). JFS recruits and trains families/individuals to become foster and adoptive parents, and we provide intensive case managment and support to foster/adoptive families. Budget $0.00 Category Human Services, General/Other / Foster Care Population Served Adolescents Only (13-19 years) / Children and Youth (0-19 years) / Children Only (5-14 years) Program is linked to organization s mission and strategy Short Term Success Foster families will gain a better understanding of trauma and neglect and how it relates to youth and their behaviors.youth will gain a better understanding of their history and how it applies to their current functioning. Long Term Success Program Success Monitored By Stabilizing youth in foster homes until they transition into adulthood. Dashboard, family, youth and DCF bi-yearly surveys, by the State of CT licensing board and COA accreditation. Examples of Program Success In the past three years, 18 youth successfully transitioned into an independent living situation. Longevity of foster homes. Many of our families became approved as foster parents over 10 years ago and have become quite experienced and versed in caring for youth in need.our program has a very low disruption rate. Approximately 90% of our youth remain in the same foster placement until they transition out of care. 6

7 Community Social Work Outreach Services Program (SOS) Description Through a wide range of social, vocational, outreach and financial services, this program is designed to make a positive difference in the lives of the most economically distressed, vulnerable and at-risk individudals and families in the Greater New Haven community. The primary purpose of the program is to provide this economically distressed population with both short-term stability and, most important, long-term sustainability. Budget $0.00 Category Population Served Program is linked to organization s mission and strategy Short Term Success Long Term Success Program Success Monitored By Human Services, General/Other / Case Management Adults / Aging, Elderly, Senior Citizens / Poor,Economically Disadvantaged,Indigent Short term success for our clients would involve some of the following1. attaining employment-even part time2. applying for social services3. being compliant with their mental health and therapy appointments Long term success of this program ideally would look for 70% of our clients to be maintaining employment that is both fulfilling and able to help them meet their economic needs. Success in this program is tracked by client satisfaction surveys along with monthly agency statistics Food Assistance Description Our Food Pantry provides emergency, supplemental and holiday food for residents of Greater New Haven who are at or below the poverty level and are food insecure. Currently JFS provides monthly supplemental food to more than 300 families (which averages a little more than 8,000 lbs. of perishable and non-perishable foods distributed monthly). JFS also serves walk-in clients and families in an emergency situation. Budget $0.00 Category Population Served Program is linked to organization s mission and strategy Short Term Success Program Success Monitored By Examples of Program Success Food, Agriculture & Nutrition, General/Other / Hunger Action Aging, Elderly, Senior Citizens / Families / Adults 100 % of people seeking food assistance in an emergency crisis will receive a three day supply of supplemental food.85% of those visiting the pantry in an emergency crisis will be assessed to see if additional JFS services can be utilized to help the situation JFS conducts client satisfaction surveys. Program is also monitored for the number of pounds distributed and its equivalent to the number of meals provided. Our annual client survey has a 97% response rate. 90% of all clients returning the survey are satisfied with the services they receive from the Food Pantry. 7

8 Leadership & Staff CEO/Executive Director Amy G Rashba Term Start Feb arashba@jfsnh.org Co-CEO Experience gfff The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Staff Number of Full Time Staff 11 Number of Part Time Staff 15 Number of Volunteers 41 Number of Contract Staff 3 Staff Retention Rate 97% Staff Demographics - Ethnicity African American/Black 3 Asian American/Pacific Islander 1 Caucasian 23 Hispanic/Latino 0 Native American/American Indian 1 Other 0 1 Indian Staff Demographics - Gender Male 4 Female 25 Unspecified 0 Plans & Policies Organization has a Fundraising Plan? Organization has a Strategic Plan? Under Development Years Strategic Plan Considers 5 Date Strategic Plan Adopted Feb

9 Management Succession Plan? Organization Policy and Procedures Nondiscrimination Policy Whistleblower Policy Document Destruction Policy Under Development Formal Evaluations CEO Formal Evaluation CEO/Executive Formal Evaluation Frequency Senior Management Formal Evaluation Senior Management Formal Evaluation Frequency Non Management Formal Evaluation Non Management Formal Evaluation Frequency Annually Annually Annually Awards Award/Recognition Organization Year Reaccreditation reaccreditation Reaccreditation Council on Accreditation for Children & Family Services Council on Accreditation for Children & Family Services Council on Accreditation for Children & Families

10 Board & Governance Board Chair Linda S. Caplan Company Affiliation Community Volunteer Term June 2017 to June 2019 Board of Directors Name Hillel Auerbach Harvey Bixon Herbert Brockman Dalia Coleman Laura Elman Louise Epstein Debra Epstein Sandy Friedman Shelly Greengarden Enid Groves Ozzie Levene Ruth Ann Ornstein David Ottenstein Linda Randell Ilene Rosalimsky Bronen Joel Sachs Rosalyn Sperling Affiliation Community Volunteer Retired Coldwell Banker Coldwell Banker Community Volunteer Coldwell Banker Community Volunteer UIL Holdings Corp. Konowitz, Kahn, & Co. PC Community Volunteer Board Demographics - Ethnicity African American/Black 0 Asian American/Pacific Islander 0 Caucasian 18 Hispanic/Latino 0 Native American/American Indian 0 Other 0 0 Board Demographics - Gender Male 4 Female 14 10

11 Unspecified 0 Governance Board Term Lengths 2 Board Term Limits 12 Board Meeting Attendance % 90% Number of Full Board Meetings Annually 10 Written Board Selection Criteria Written Conflict of Interest Policy Under Development Percentage Making Monetary Contributions 100% Percentage Making In-Kind Contributions 0% Standing Committees Personnel Finance Executive Nominating Development / Fund Development / Fund Raising / Grant Writing / Major Gifts 11

12 Financials Financials Fiscal Year Start Jan Fiscal Year End Dec Projected Revenue $2,500, Projected Expenses $2,500, Endowment Value $0.00 Spending Policy N/A Percentage (if selected) 0% Detailed Financials Prior Three Years Total Revenue and Expense Totals Chart Fiscal Year Total Revenue $2,626,932 $2,416,899 $2,604,570 Total Expenses $2,425,232 $2,263,873 $2,324,136 Prior Three Years Assets and Liabilities Chart Fiscal Year Total Assets $4,017,780 $3,549,942 $3,330,938 Current Assets $1,091,052 $888,365 $697,142 Long-Term Liabilities $583,801 $470,762 $432,830 Current Liabilities $97,796 $109,331 $102,256 Total Net Assets $3,336,183 $2,969,849 $2,795,852 Prior Three Years Top Three Funding Sources Fiscal Year Top Funding Source & Dollar Amount Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven $222,034 Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven $207,835 Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven $176,718 Second Highest Funding Source & Dollar Amount Third Highest Funding Source & Dollar Amount CT Food Bank $95,510 Schleifer Family Foundation $51,800 CT Health & Educational Facilities Authority $53,000 The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven $30,000 CT Food Bank $96,828 Jewish Foundation of Greater New Haven $40,560 Solvency Short Term Solvency Fiscal Year Current Ratio: Current Assets/Current Liabilities

13 Long Term Solvency Fiscal Year Long-Term Liabilities/Total Assets 15% 13% 13% Capital Campaign Currently in a Capital Campaign? No Goal $0.00 Comments Foundation Staff Comments This profile, including the financial summaries prepared and submitted by the organization based on its own independent and/or internal audit processes and regulatory submissions, has been read by the Foundation. Financial information is inputted by Foundation staff directly from the organization's IRS Form 990, audited financial statements or other financial documents approved by the nonprofit's board. The Foundation has not audited the organization's financial statements or tax filings, and makes no representations or warranties thereon. The Community Foundation is continuing to receive information submitted by the organization and may periodically update the organization's profile to reflect the most current financial and other information available. The organization has completed the fields required by The Community Foundation and updated their profile in the last year. To see if the organization has received a competitive grant from The Community Foundation in the last five years, please go to the General Information Tab of the profile. Created Copyright 2019 The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven 13