October 27
Affordable Healthcare Enrollment Assistant
by the CFS Navigation Exchange Program
October 30
JFCS Domestic Abuse Program Presents Author Margo Viola, 7 PM
Keynote Margo Viola, local author of “Cracked Shell, Whole Yolk,” discusses the cycle of domestic violence. In her gripping memoir, Viola recounts the abusive relationship she endured at the hands of her husband, and how she felt the only way to protect herself and daughter was through the death of her abuser. Event will be held at the Katz JCC Social Hall. Admission to this event is $10 and supports the JFCS Project SARAH domestic violence program. For tickets, please visit here.
NOVEMBER
November 3
Networking Anywhere & Everywhere – Free Workshop
November 3
Right In Our Backyard Addiction Awareness Program
Sponsored by Gregg B. Wolfe in Memory of Son Justin Wolfe
November 9
Low Vision Support Group
November 15
Encore! Social Discussion Group for Widow /Widowers
Sponsored by Timothy Rice Estate and Elder Law Firm
November 17
Job and Salary Negotiation
November 29
Affordable Healthcare Enrollment Assistance
December 7
This Life Counts (TLC) Suicide Prevention and Awareness Program
In Partnership with the Cherry Hill Police
December 20
Affordable Healthcare Enrollment Assistance
By the CFS Navigator Exchange Program
Our Special Needs TOPS Day Program is Accepting Volunteers!
This opportunity offers volunteers the chance to assist in the classroom, and with recreational and creative projects. If you have an interest, please call Director of Volunteers Andi Loew at 856-424-1333 or email aloew@jfedsnj.org.
Mark Your Calendar for December 2, 2016
The JFCS Dubrow Vocational Celebration Breakfast 8 AM at the Katz JCC Social Hall, gather to celebrate the empowerment and inspiration that is our Special Needs Supported Employment Program. For more information, please call Barbara Abrams at 856-424-1333 or email babrams@jfedsnj.org
Leave a Legacy! JFCS is an organization selected to participate in the LIFE & LEGACY™ program. This program enables members of the JFCS community to remember JFCS in their estate plans, and is brought to our community though a partnership of the Harold Grinspoon Foundation and The Jewish Community Foundation. So far, 25 JFCS supporters have signed a letter of intent. By making this commitment, they will help the agency to build endowment funds that will provide essential annual funding for generations into the future. To see a list of all of our planned givers, please visit HERE. For more information on how you can become a LIFE & LEGACY donor, call Beth Wynne at 856-424-1333, xt. 1179 or email bwynne@jfedsnj.org.
Thank You to Our Sponsors! As always, JFCS is thankful to all those who help support the agency mission to bring help and hope to our community. Visit our agency sponsors by clicking HERE.
September 22, 2016
JFCS High Holiday Cooking Project
5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
JFCS’ High Holiday Cooking Project for seniors and those who are homebound needs volunteers starting at 5 PM to cook meals. Please call Andi Loew at 856-424-1333, xt. 1180 or email aloew@jfedsnj.org for more information.
September 29, 2016
JFCS High Holiday Meal Delivery – Volunteers Needed!
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Volunteers needed to deliver High Holiday meals. Please call Andi Loew at 856-424-1333, xt. 1180 or email aloew@jfedsnj.org for more information.
October 6, 2016
Right In Our Backyard Addiction Awareness Program
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
JFCS will hold the “Right in Our Backyard” Addiction Awareness and Prevention Program at the Cherry Hill Library to educate the community. Please call Meredith Cohen at 856-424-1333, or email at mcohen@jfedsnj.org for more information.
October 16, 2016
WCRE JFCS High Holiday Food Sort
8:30 AM – 11:00 AM at the JFed Annex
To register to volunteer, become a sponsor, or donate food, please contact Andi Loew, Director of Volunteers at 856-424-1333 X 1180 or email aloew@jfedsnj.org
December 2, 2016
The JFCS Dubrow Vocational Celebration Breakfast
8 AM at the Katz JCC Social Hall
Gather to celebrate the empowerment and inspiration that is our Special Needs Supported Employment Program. For more information, please call Barbara Abrams at 856-424-1333 or babrams@jfedsnj.org.
December 7, 2016
TLC Suicide Awareness Presentation
7 PM – 9 PM, Social Hall of the Katz JCC
JFCS’ first community presentation of TLC (This Life Counts) Suicide Awareness Presentation. For more information, contact Meredith Cohen at 856-424-1333, or email mcohen@jfedsnj.org.
Justin Matthew Wolfe would have been turning 25 years old on June 11th of this year.
Justin Wolfe
His life, however, was cut short at the age of 21 from a heroin overdose on December 19, 2012. His father, Gregg Wolfe, sponsors the (JFCS) Right In Our Backyard Program, developed to increase awareness in the South Jersey community, prevent addiction and addiction-related deaths, and keep our youth healthy and armed with the knowledge to make informed decisions. On June 9th, you can support this program at a very special fundraising event at the Mansion in Voorhees at 5:30 PM, in honor of Justin’s birthday. Get tickets by clicking here.
So far, the Right in Our Backyard program has reached over 700 teens and their parents. The program has also partnered with Camden County for expanded outreach, and has traveled from the Jersey shore to Baltimore in furtherance of our goal of saving lives. Tragically, the number of overdose deaths in New Jersey is more than triple the national rate, and “now [heroin overdose] eclipses homicide, suicide, car accidents and AIDS as a cause of death in the state.” (NJ.com article of 7/8/15).
Please join Gregg, JFCS, and friends, for Justin’s birthday benefit on Thursday, June 9th, at the Mansion in Voorhees, at 5:30pm. ALL PROCEEDS raised at Justin’s benefit will go into the
JFCS Right in Our Backyard Program, to enable us to continue to spread our message and save lives.
WHEN- Thursday, June 9, 2016 from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM (EDT) – Add to Calendar
WHERE – The Mansion on Main Street – 3000 Main Street, Voorhees Township, NJ 08043 – View Map
For tickets and more information, click here.
It’s difficult to think or speak about. It sends chills down our spines when the thought of it crosses our minds, but the fact is that college sexual assault—and protection from it—is something that we need to address. To help raise awareness and shine a light on a “Yes Means Yes” legislation bill, the JFCS Project SARAH Domestic Abuse Program will host a screening of the movie “The Hunting Ground” on Oct. 20 at 7 p.m. at the Carmike Theaters in Voorhees.
“The Hunting Ground” documentary film is a startling—but necessary—expose of sexual violence on US college campuses, the institutional cover-ups, and the student survivors leading a movement for change. The screening of the film is scheduled as the “Yes Means Yes” bill, sponsored by Sen. James Beach, moves through the New Jersey Senate. The “Yes Means Yes” legislation seeks to replace the often-cited “No Means No” slogan which has been used in campaigns for sexual assault prevention, and that advocates say placed the burden on victims to prove they resisted. The bill will require higher education institutions to adopt an affirmative consent standard and numerous other policies regarding sexual assault in order to receive state funds for student assistance programs.
“This approach shifts the way sexual assault cases are investigated, and will change the way that rape is discussed and treated on college campuses,” said Beach (D-Camden). “It will create a more supportive environment and get rid of the notion that victims must have verbally protested or physically resisted in order to have suffered a sexual assault. This is about better protecting young people and changing the culture at our colleges and universities.”
Under the bill, in order to receive state funds for student assistance programs, the governing board of each institution of higher education must adopt a policy concerning sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking involving a student, both on and off campus. The institutions must also implement comprehensive prevention and outreach programs regarding the same issues.
“Rape culture is a real and palpable issue within every college— no one is immune. Not only do we have the responsibility to keep our daughters safe; we need to educate our sons to be leaders in the ‘no means no’ movement,” said Hilary Platt, coordinator for the JFCS Project SARAH Domestic Abuse Program. “Whether our children are in high school or college, parents can start the conversation; this documentary will give us the skills to do so.”
In a joint statement, The Hunting Ground screening event Co-chairs Heather Leibowitz and Hope Morgan said, “With October being Domestic Violence Awareness Month, we are striving to bring critical awareness to our community. Last year’s event featuring Tanya Brown showed how adult women faced domestic violence issues. This important film shows another aspect of the disturbing trend on college campuses that our young people must face, and it is one that both male and female students need to understand.”
The must-see screening of “The Hunting Ground” (www.thehuntinggroundfilm.com; PG-13) on Oct. 20 is open to the public for a donation of $15 for adults and $10 for students, and includes soda and popcorn. Tickets to be purchased in advance, here: www.jfcssnj.org/huntingground All proceeds support the JFCS Project SARAH Domestic Abuse Program. A special address by Sen. Beach will take place at the beginning of the screening, and attendees will also have the opportunity to participate in a Q&A segment after the film.
Lara Barrett
Director of Communications & Marketing, JFCS – Cherry Hill
856-424-1333, xt 1165
lbarrett@jfedsnj.org
The JFCS Project SARAH Domestic Abuse Program Presents:
“The Hunting Ground” A Documentary Film Screening to Shine a Light on the Prevalence of College Sexual Assault
at
Carmike Cinemas – Ritz 16, Haddonfield-Berlin Road, Voorhees
20 percent of women who enroll in college are sexually assaulted while there, but, 45% of schools report ZERO incidence of sexual assault. It’s time to shed a light on college sexual assault and prepare our male and female students for the reality.
This must see screening of the The Hunting Ground documentary will help to erase stigma, enlighten our young people, and address a new “Yes Means Yes” Affirmative Consent legislation, introduced by NJ State Senator Jim Beach, to help protect students at higher education institutions.
Tickets are available for a donation of $15 for adults / $10 for students, and includes popcorn and soda. All proceeds support the JFCS Project SARAH Domestic Abuse Program. Special address by Senator James Beach and an after-viewing Q & A session are scheduled. To watch a trailer, visit: www.thehuntinggroundfilm.com. This film is PG-13.
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