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Adding Life to Years our
2014 Annual Report to the Community * Life Adding to our Years SELFHELP COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC. & SCS FOUNDATION, INC. MISSION CONTENTS Selfhelp is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to maintaining the independence and dignity of seniors and at-risk populations through a spectrum of housing, home health care, and social services and will lead in applying new methods and technologies to address changing needs of its community. Selfhelp will continue to serve as the “last surviving relative” to its historic constituency, victims of Nazi persecution. * 2 Executive Letter 6 Social Care is Good Medicine 10 Keeping People Healthy at Home 14 Much More Than “Housing” 18Providing Comfort and Dignity to Holocaust Survivors 22 High-Tech, High-Touch, and Highly Effective 26 Overview of Programs and Services 28 Financial Statements 32 Highlights from an Extraordinary Year 34 Founders Society 35 Providing Support 41 Working Together 44 Contact Information 45Officers, Directors, and Management Staff In the end it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years. Abraham Lincoln SELFHELP COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC. & SCS FOUNDATION, INC. 2014 ANNUAL REPORT Since its founding nearly eighty years ago by refugees from Nazi Germany, Selfhelp has used “social care”—social services and case management—to assist hundreds of thousands of older adults and others at risk of losing their independence. Even in today’s sophisticated age of medical advances, a simple fact remains true: High-quality social care is just as vital as health care for ensuring healthy aging and independent living. We could not add years to our lives without the constant advances made in medicine and in disease management. But without evolving social care and access to vital and vibrant enrichment programs, it would be nearly impossible to Add Life to our Years. 1 DEAR FRIENDS Much has been written of late about the value of “social care,” the extensive services that Selfhelp has provided since its founding nearly 80 years ago. Both research and practice are demonstrating that social care can be vital for healthy aging and for physical well-being. The theme of this year’s Annual Report, “Adding Life to our Years,” focuses on the importance of high quality social care and its benefit to clients throughout Selfhelp’s programs. * 2 At the heart of our service delivery system is our longstanding commitment to the Holocaust survivor community. We continue to provide specialized care to this historic constituency, while using the lessons they have taught us to benefit our full population of 20,000 clients. Our diverse services—from case management to affordable housing to home health care to recreation and education at senior centers—all share common themes. We know that services and caring must be tailored to each person’s needs. And, we know that while physical health is vital, we must address the entire person in order to truly be of service. New policies are now affecting care for the elderly, and we are leading by example and drawing on our strengths as we adapt. In the past year, New York State began to transform health care by recognizing the vital role that social services play in keeping people healthy. We are proud to report that Selfhelp won three major awards through the State’s new Balancing Incentives Program (BIP), which directs Medicaid dollars to demonstrations of new methods for lowincome individuals to obtain communitybased care. Likewise, Selfhelp has been meeting with medical partners as part of the State’s new Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment program (DSRIP), where collaborations with social service providers are key to the state and federal goal of reducing avoidable hospital use by 25 percent over the next five years. It is not through error or good fortune that we now find ourselves at the forefront of the transformation of health care. Selfhelp has operated for decades on the principle that social services are not just an end to themselves, but an essential way to help older adults to thrive. A few examples: • T he active ballroom dancer at a senior center, and the homebound participant in the Virtual Senior Center, both have networks of friends who keep them connected to others. This is in contrast to more socially isolated older adults, who, studies show, can be at increased risk for depression, heavy drinking, poor nutrition, falls, serious illness, and dementia. • T he aging couple in a gentrifying neighborhood can stay in the home where they raised their children due to assistance from both a Selfhelp home care worker and skilled social worker who obtain a rent cap, so they can remain surrounded by their most precious memories. • T he Holocaust survivor who endured Auschwitz now tells his story to a new generation of high school students, who ensure that his experiences are remembered by bringing his words to life onstage. Opportunities like these are daily “adding life to the years” of 20,000 Selfhelp clients at 26 locations It is not through error or good fortune that we find ourselves at the forefront of the transformation of health care. throughout the boroughs and Nassau County. And while these vibrant and vital seniors continue to thrive, we are also creating new programs which are more specifically targeted to promoting their good health. In addition to the broad range of exercise programs that we have offered for years, we now deliver wellness coaching, nutrition discussions, and classes in managing chronic health conditions. We continue to provide home health aides for those who need extra assistance in the home, and we have expanded our services to help seniors manage discharge instructions after returning home from the hospital. As health care partners turn more to social care agencies such as ours, we are also enhancing how we measure outcomes to communicate our impact on client health. You will see just a few of these new outcome measurements in the following pages. Looking ahead, a number of new initiatives are planned for the coming year. We are continuing to integrate Selfhelp’s health care and social service programs into a powerful continuum 3 of services. We are developing a new affordable apartment building for seniors in the Bronx—our tenth—and we expect to begin construction on our eleventh building in Brooklyn in 2015. And, we are expanding our outcome measurements by launching an agency-wide Quality Scorecard to track our success and make improvements where needed. Finally, in honor of the more than 60,000 Holocaust survivors who remain in New York City, we are working with UJA-Federation of New York and the Defiant Requiem Foundation to mount an encore presentation of Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezín, a moving theatrical tribute to the courageous performance of Verdi’s Requiem Mass by Jewish prisoners at Theresienstadt Detention Camp. They used Verdi’s Requiem Mass to express, in a spirit of defiance, the words they could not say directly to their Nazi captors. All proceeds from the performance will go to serve Holocaust survivors in need. 4 On behalf of all those we serve, we are deeply grateful to the entire Selfhelp family for your loyal support, your commitment to our work, and your faith and trust. Our sincerest thanks. Raymond V.J. Schrag President Board of Directors Dennis Baum Chairman SCS Foundation Board Stuart C. Kaplan Chief Executive Officer * The data is in: Vital Social Care is Good Medicine 5 SOCIAL CARE IS GOOD MEDICINE * Countries that spend more on social services have better health outcomes. Bradley EH, Elkins BR, Herrin J, et al. (29 March 2011). Health and social services expenditures: associations with health outcomes. BMJ Quality and Safety Online. 6 Not Just Having Fun In an international study of 30 countries, Yale public health researchers found that spending more on social services is strongly associated with better health outcomes. Despite allocating more money to health care than any other country in the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the United States ranks 25 out of 30 in life expectancy. Other OECD countries spend, on average, twice as much on social services as they do on health care, while the United States spends slightly less on social services compared to health. Selfhelp’s longstanding social service programs illustrate beautifully how spending on “social care” translates directly into improved health outcomes. Our recreation, education, and wellness programs keep clients learning and engaged—and excited about what will happen next. $1,200,000 800,000 400,000 0 Food Housing Tax Utilities Credits Income Medical Support SIX MONTHS OF INCOME SUPPORT FOR LOW-INCOME SENIORS In six months, Selfhelp staff raised $2.2 million in annualized income supports for low-income seniors. A Potpourri of Learning Paying for Essentials Research shows that learning new skills helps keep active minds sharp—and engagement and learning flourish at Selfhelp. Immigrants bond with each other as they learn English as a Second Language. Senior centers energize mind and body with gardening, opera singing, calligraphy, jewelry making, and much more. The low-income seniors whom Selfhelp serves are often past working age. Without an income stream, many lack the funds for healthy food, medical care, or even a home. At Computer Learning Centers in our senior centers and housing, 21st century seniors learn to Photoshop, email, Skype with their grandchildren, and use the Internet to research health, nutrition, and anything that strikes their fancy. One 107-year-old housing resident Skypes frequently with her daughter who lives in California. Most importantly, seniors are having fun. Selfhelp seniors are champions in a Wii bowling league that plays teams across New York. The Benjamin Rosenthal-Prince Street Innovative Senior Center offers seven kinds of dancing and four types of yoga weekly, along with many other fitness options. By exercising both bodies and minds, Selfhelp seniors are truly adding life to their years. For these reasons, many Selfhelp programs assist seniors in applying for, and advocating for, the governmentfunded entitlements and benefits for which they are eligible. The impact of these benefits is more than just financial. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) helps seniors purchase the food they need to keep their bodies healthy and strong. Health insurance enables them to obtain medical care. Several different programs help to reduce the high cost of renting an apartment in New York City— providing a warm and dry place to live. Emergency assistance, including a special fund for Holocaust survivors, helps to pay for medical and dental care, warm winter clothes, and other essential expenses. 7 TUESDAY IS FOR DANCING CLEARVIEW SENIOR CENTER * “Dancing is exercise, and it’s so good for the mind. You have no idea what a pleasure it is.” M I CHAEL FLAM EN “When I don’t feel so well, I force myself to dance and I forget all my sicknesses.” CECI LI A G LEBAS Michael Flamen, 90, was born in Poland, survived the Holocaust and came to the United States in 1950. His dancing partner, Russian-born Cecelia Glebas, arrived on these shores in 1975. Dancing brought them together over 16 years ago. Ever since then, they have waltzed their way through the ballrooms of Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn and Long Island, and they now meet weekly at Selfhelp’s Clearview Senior Center. “I never regret when I come, even in bad weather,” says Cecilia, whose ‘can do’ attitude is contagious. When not dancing (or traveling to Queens from Manhattan to do so), Cecelia loves to read, sew, cook, and otherwise keep active. A skilled artist, Michael creates lifelike pictures of his children and grandchildren, practices operatic arias on his violin, and is also an ardent bridge player. Pictured: Dancing partners Michael Flamen and Cecilia Glebas 8 9 KEEPING PEOPLE HEALTHY AT HOME * HOME IS WHERE THE HEALTH IS The national rate of readmission to the hospital within 30 days is 18 percent. Selfhelp’s Care Transitions program beats the national average: only 12 percent of Care Transitions clients return to the hospital within 30 days. (Based on phone calls made to clients 30 days post-discharge.) 10 Staying Well Providing Care at Home “At least I have my health” is a common saying, but at Selfhelp, it could be “Of course I have my health!” This year, we launched a concentrated campaign to promote wellness opportunities beyond exercise. At many sites, a community nurse holds educational talks, helps schedule preventive care—eye and ear exams, essential vaccines—and confirms that clients have doctors to oversee their primary care. As seniors age, Selfhelp offers a continuum of support directly in the home. The first step for many is Housekeeping services. If and when clients become more frail, Selfhelp’s Licensed Home Care Services Agency (LHCSA) can provide assistance with bathing and dressing. For clients whose illnesses require in-home medical care, Selfhelp’s Certified Home Health Agency (CHHA) provides skilled nursing, and oversees home health aides who are trained to assist with health-related tasks and activities of daily living. Throughout, the client can continue receiving care from the same trusted home care aide. We also offer assistance in coping with the chronic diseases that become more common with age. Many sites offer the Stanford Chronic Disease Self-Management program, which has been shown to improve energy, health status and psychological well-being. We provide regular blood pressure screenings and a weekly “healthy eating” group to sustain the benefits of these programs, as well as stress reduction and exercise tailored for arthritis. Seniors may use a telehealth kiosk—a freestanding device that lets them monitor their blood pressure, weight, and blood oxygen saturation level and obtain related health information. Selfhelp operates three training programs for home care aides, based in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Nassau County. For the right candidates, these training programs provide rapid entry to the workforce, with three weeks of training and a hands-on demonstration of their skills. Mentorship programs and quarterly in-services keep their skills up-to-date. Selfhelp graduates and employs compassionate individuals who are skilled at providing the care that our frailest clients need. Fewer than 2% of Selfhelp’s 1,332 housing residents transfer to nursing homes each year. Preventing Re-hospitalization Selfhelp launched a pilot Care Transitions program in partnership with Queens hospitals, and the New York City Department for the Aging, with funding from the federal Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The goal of this program is to prevent avoidable re-hospitalization. A Care Transitions coach visits recently discharged patients at home and engages them in an evidence-based process designed to motivate healthier behavior. The Coach also ensures that patients and their caregivers understand their discharge instructions and new medications, and helps them to access any needed community supports, including other Selfhelp programs. Only 12% of clients participating in Selfhelp’s program return to the hospital within a month after discharge, compared to 18% nationwide. This program complements Selfhelp’s longstanding best practices. Skilled nurses at Selfhelp’s Certified Home Health Agency (CHHA) use specific protocols to reduce the risk of re-hospitalization. Likewise, home health aides are trained to encourage the patient in practices that promote recovery, and to report any danger signs that could lead to avoidable re-hospitalization. 11 12 GROWING IN VITALITY CARE TRANSITIONS COACHING “I owe so much to my health coach, Roslyn. She’s excellent! She visited me in the hospital, then at my home to make sure I was taking my medication and going to the doctor. I feel so much better!” * PA N A G I O T I S VA S I L I A D I S An acute episode of pneumonia brought Mr. Vasiliadis, 70, to New York Hospital Queens in early 2014. As Roslyn explains, “The hospitalization was a wakeup call for Mr. Vasiliadis, who despite having diabetes had never felt sick before. He and his wife Helen were receptive to our Care Transitions program and to allowing me to work with him on making lifestyle changes.” Six months later, he has made a full recovery and is in much better shape. Pictured: Panagiotis Vasiliadis, with his wife Helen and Selfhelp Senior Transition Coach, Roslyn Singh 13 MUCH MORE THAN “HOUSING” * “Selfhelp is a valued partner in delivering high-quality housing, giving tenants access to a continuum of valuable, innovative services that allow them to age in place with dignity.” Vicki Been, Commissioner, New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development 14 An idea whose time has come In 1965, Selfhelp opened its first affordable apartment building in Flushing, Queens. Dedicated to aging Holocaust survivors, the building made on-site social services available to residents, if and when requested. Today, Selfhelp operates nine affordable apartment buildings for 1,332 seniors from diverse ethnic backgrounds in Queens and Nassau County. Residents range in age from 62 to 107 years old. Residents in all of Selfhelp’s buildings can obtain services, if and when needed. Residents thus have easy access to home health care, medication management, housekeeping, supportive counseling, visits from a community nurse, wellness and disease prevention programs, and innovative aging services technologies. The model of housing with services is increasingly being recognized as a way to provide seniors with easy access to a foundation of good care. Selfhelp is proud to have led the way in demonstrating, through many decades, how well this model can succeed. $14,004 Average annual rent in New York City 4 $9,192 “Affordable” rent (at one-third of the average senior’s income of $27,576) A New York City Priority Empowering Senior Health Low-income seniors—who often need to stretch their fixed incomes to health care as well as rent—are particularly in need of affordable places to live. In recognition of this need, Selfhelp has committed itself to building and operating affordable housing for seniors over the past five decades. Selfhelp approaches senior housing with the belief that it is not enough to simply give seniors a place to live. We use our expertise in delivering social care to provide residents with the tools to improve how they manage their own health. In July 2014, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a plan to build 200,000 units of affordable housing over the next ten years. CLOSING THE GAP IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING With an annual median income of $27,756, many of New York City’s seniors must spend more than the recommended 1/3 of their income on rent. This leaves little money for essentials such as food or medical care. Selfhelp’s buildings provide apartments that low-income seniors can afford, as well as an array of services available if and when needed. Selfhelp is doing its part to help. In addition to providing housing and services for 155 seniors, our newest building in Flushing, Queens provides client-centered technologies and a recreational green roof. A new 86-unit building is under construction in the Bronx, and we expect to close the financing on a 58-unit building in Brooklyn by the end of 2014. We are continuing to look for new opportunities to provide low-income seniors in New York City and on Long Island with affordable, supportive, and attractive homes. Because residents come from a multitude of different backgrounds, workshops are offered on diabetes and arthritis care in multiple languages. Nursing students provide on-site education on healthy aging, while students in occupational therapy provide workshops on managing stress and anxiety. A nurse, also on-site, provides education on topics such as nutrition, chronic diseases, and how to talk with doctors about different conditions. Selfhelp’s new BIP program will build on this work by adding new preventive activities for Medicaid-eligible residents. And, a Federally Qualified Health Center, operated by the Charles B. Wang Community Health Center, is slated to open onsite in 2015—providing even easier access to primary care. 15 A VOLUNTEER NEXT DOOR SCHEUER HOUSE OF BAYSIDE * “Being active is what it’s all about. I teach ESL in our building and also at the senior center. It’s great to do something you enjoy that also helps others. I’m very happy here.” SU KI ACQ U AH Suki Acquah has lived at Selfhelp’s Scheuer House of Bayside for over 17 years. She serves as President of the Tenant Council, where she meets with her fellow Council members to listen to suggestions and help plan resident activities. In addition to teaching ESL classes, Suki participates in exercise and dance-ercise, takes Chinese classes at the local library, and makes jewelry. What makes her happiest? Her trips each year to Georgia to visit her daughter, son-in-law and precious six year-old granddaughter, Sophia, who eagerly looks forward to seeing ‘Glam-ma Suki.’ Social Worker Heidi GoldbergFitterman explains, “Selfhelp does whatever we can to encourage our residents to stay active and socially connected. That’s the best way of staying young, no matter what their age.” Pictured: Suki Acquah and Selfhelp Social Worker, Heidi Goldberg-Fitterman 16 17 PROVIDING COMFORT AND DIGNITY TO HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS * PROMOTING AWARENESS IN CONGRESS Pictured above: Elihu Kover, VP, Nazi Victim Services, was invited to testify before the United States Senate Special Committee on Aging regarding the critical needs of the country’s 120,000 Holocaust survivors. The hearing, “Aging in Comfort: Assessing the Special Needs of America’s Holocaust Survivors,” represents unprecedented recognition by the U.S. government of the escalating needs of aging survivors. Vice President Biden recently announced a four-point initiative to aid survivors, which included the appointment of a special envoy to enhance efforts to help survivors living in poverty. In February of 2014, Aviva Sufian assumed this position and has since met with survivors and service providers throughout the country. She has gotten to know Selfhelp’s programs well, through discussions with our Holocaust Survivor Advisory Committee and program directors from our Nazi Victim Services Program, as well as through conversations with individual clients at a Brooklyn Coffee House. 18 Advancing Age, Escalating Needs Creating Community One might think that the more years that separate Holocaust survivors from the horrors they endured, the less they relive their painful memories. Not so, say the majority of the survivors in Selfhelp’s care. Now in their seventies, eighties and nineties, most of them are no longer consumed with raising families and making a living. Frail, alone and in far too many cases living in impoverished circumstances, they not only are living with their present-day problems, they also often relive the past. Isolation is one of the most common issues facing elderly Holocaust survivors. To help combat their loneliness, Selfhelp offers holiday programs and frequent gatherings, known as “Coffee Houses,” where survivors socialize, sing, dance, and share an unspoken understanding. It is therefore understandable why, even though the overall number of survivors is diminishing, each year more than 700 survivors approach Selfhelp for assistance for the very first time. Over the past year, Selfhelp provided care for 5,200 survivors, including enhanced case management, subsidized home care, housekeeping, emergency financial assistance, social programs, guardianship and more. Over the past year, Selfhelp enjoyed a close relationship with the then German Consul General, Busso von Alvensleben and his wife, Maria-Theresia. They shared these poignant words following their visit to a Selfhelp Coffee House: “We attended wishing to bow to people who survived the hell of Nazi persecution and who had succeeded in re-building their lives. Yet, nothing compared to what the survivors gave to us. Our experience will remain imprinted on our memory. There was so much sincere warmth, so much strength and undaunted optimism, so much gratitude for our presence, so much love! From the bottom of our hearts we thank those who let us share this very special experience.” “I am proud that the United States has a legacy of caring for the needs of aging Holocaust survivors. But, we must recognize that the demand for care is still there – and only becoming more challenging.” Senator Bill Nelson, Chair, U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging (introducing the hearing at which Selfhelp testified) Transmitting History—Passing the Torch Developed in Israel by JDC-Eshel, Witness Theater is an innovative intergenerational “journey” for Holocaust survivors and high school students. The students and survivors meet weekly over the course of the academic year with a drama therapist and social worker. During these sessions, the survivors share their life experiences with the students, and the project culminates in an extraordinary performance. The survivors are the narrators, and the students “become” the survivors on stage, re-enacting their wartime experiences. The performance serves as a vehicle for the survivors’ testimony to be heard by many and for the audience to witness the special connections made between the generations. This year, we have expanded the program to three locations. We are partnering again with Yeshivah of Flatbush, as well as with SAR Academy, and, in collaboration with the JCC in Manhattan, with students from the Trinity School and Heschel High School. Many thanks to UJA-Federation of New York, The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany and Eugene and Emily Grant for their generous support. 19 20 A NETWORK OF CARE NAZI VICTIM SERVICES PROGRAM “I have been blessed with people who care—a loving family and good friends. Sharon from Selfhelp has been a great help. I attend the Coffee Houses. We all need to get together and talk. We understand each other.” * H E N RY MU S AT Henry Musat, a Holocaust survivor who endured the horrors of Theresienstadt and Auschwitz, has been a client of Selfhelp’s Queens Nazi Victim Services Program since his late wife Inge took ill nearly six years ago. Sharon Finkelstein, a Selfhelp community worker, visited regularly to provide support and assistance during this difficult time. When Inge passed away, Sharon referred Mr. Musat to a bereavement group, helped him access entitlements, and encouraged him to attend Coffee House gatherings when he felt ready to do so. At age 90, Mr. Musat is a lifelong learner and voracious reader and leads an active life. Sharon, who still meets with him regularly, explains, “Mr. Musat has the gift of selfawareness, and his life has purpose and meaning. He is truly thriving.” Pictured: Selfhelp Community Worker Sharon Finkelstein and Henry Musat 21 HIGH-TECH, HIGH-TOUCH, AND HIGHLY EFFECTIVE * “You’ve empowered me. I was shut-out. I am homebound. You gave me my voice back.” Jamy Kanas Santoro, Long Island’s first Virtual Senior Center participant 22 Virtual Senior Center Expands Selfhelp’s Virtual Senior Center (VSC) promotes health and well-being by connecting isolated homebound seniors to each other, and to educational and cultural experiences. Using a touch screen device, participants attend interactive classes where they develop intimate, face-to-face connections with their peers. Seniors take part in on-line classes such as current events, nutrition, computer training and arts and culture. They also enjoy virtual trips to museums, concert halls, and other cultural sites. As participants Jamy, Yetta, Shirley and others have testified (some before the City Council and even the U.S. Senate) Selfhelp’s VSC is transforming their lives. It is now in operation in Baltimore, Chicago, San Diego, and New York City. Our newest installation in Long Island was launched as a result of Selfhelp’s partnership with the Kimmel Housing Development Foundation. Current VSC funders include AARP Foundation, CEA Foundation, Harriet and Robert H. Heilbrunn Fund, Long Island Community Foundation, Ilse Melamid, Ernst C. Stiefel Foundation, UJA-Federation of New York, Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Shelter Rock and Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation. 15% 29% 85% 71% Because of the Virtual Senior Center, I know more Table 151 Table 151 people than 158 I used to. Table Because of the Virtual Senior Center, I talk to more Table 152 Table 152 people than I used159 to. Table 22% 22% 25% 30% 20% 30% 70% 70% 80% 78% 78% 75% Marty’s Story: The VSC’s Immeasurable Impact Many stories provide unique insight into the remarkable impact of the VSC on its participants, and their families. This is perhaps best illustrated by Marty, a Chicago resident. Marty was a fixture in Rabbi Abe’s twicemonthly Jewish History class, and was highly regarded by his peers across the country for his interesting questions and insightful comments. One morning, the class was surprised to see Marty’s girlfriend of 24 years and his son in his stead. In recognition of the deep bonds that he had formed with his fellow VSC members, they announced to the class that Marty had passed away at 5:30 that morning. Immediately, the class changed. Participants began to share their memories of Marty with each other and his family. Despite being separated in space, they were together at a time of need. Indeed, the VSC is serving as a powerful connector in ways that are still evolving. In addition to engaging the mind, it has the power to touch the heart and the soul. Technology and Health The VSC is one method of providing social care to reduce the isolation of homebound seniors. By keeping their minds active and forming new relationships, many participants have told us that they feel like they have come alive again. Selfhelp also provides many other technologies that directly and indirectly promote clients’ health. Telehealth kiosks enable seniors with chronic diseases to regularly track their vital signs and analyze their behaviors. Dakim BrainFitness systems provide clients with engaging cognitive exercises to keep their minds active. Heat and motion sensors monitor the safety of clients in their own homes. Selfhelp’s Innovations Department continues to identify new systems for supporting the physical and emotional health of Selfhelp clients—further deepening and enriching the opportunities to add life to their years. I would recommend the Virtual Senior Center TableTable 154 160 154. to a friend Because of the Virtual Senior Center, I know who TableTable 156 156 to ask for assistance . 5% 15% 15% 29% 10% 29% 85% 71% 71% 85% 85% Because of the Virtual Senior Center, Table 158 Table 158 I feel happier. Because of the Virtual Senior Center, my TableTable 159quality 159 of life has improved. 20% 20% 25% 25% 75% 75% 80% 80% TableTable 160 VIRTUAL 160 SENIOR CENTER EVALUATION RESULTS 5% 5% In10% 2014,10% Selfhelp worked with noted researcher Dr. Michael Gusmano to evaluate the effects of using the Virtual Senior Center for six months to a year (depending on the city). A portion of 85% 85% the results are shown above. Agree Disagree Somewhat Agree 23 A NEW WORLD OF OPPORTUNITIES VIRTUAL SENIOR CENTER * “Being homebound meant I had no one to talk to—no one to say nice things to. It was boring and senseless. Along came Selfhelp and my entire life was transformed.” YETTA RO BERTS “It’s remarkable for my mother... lifesaving. It’s comforting to know that Mom is engaged, stimulated and not lonely anymore.” STACEY RO BERTS, Y E T TA’ S D A U G H T E R When a leg condition made it difficult for Yetta Roberts to leave her house, she found herself isolated and unable to pursue her interests. Through Selfhelp’s Virtual Senior Center, she has regained the social connections she values so much. Yetta attends a variety of classes. From her home, she has used the interface to speak to funders and to members of the New York City Council, and is a strong advocate of the program. Says Yetta, “I’m friends with many, many people whom I will never meet in person. If someone is absent for a few days, we want to know why. We care about each other.” Pictured: Yetta Roberts and daughter Stacey Roberts 24 25 OVERVIEW OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES NAZI VICTIM SERVICES HOME HEALTH CARE CASE MANAGEMENT The largest program of its kind in North America, Selfhelp offers a full continuum of care for survivors of the Holocaust, including comprehensive case management, financial management/guardianship, social programs, emergency financial assistance, and home care services. A leading provider of home health care in the New York City metropolitan area, Selfhelp annually delivers over two million hours of home care to elderly, frail individuals, and families at-risk. Services are designed to maintain independent living and include skilled nursing, assistance with activities of daily living, housekeeping, homemaking and therapeutic care. Selfhelp’s highly regarded training program provides high-caliber education and certification to 350 home health aides each year. Selfhelp’s four comprehensive Case Management Programs perform evaluations and coordinate services to help seniors live independently in their own homes. Counseling is offered regarding entitlements and benefits that may be available, such as financial assistance, home delivered meals, and chore services. AFFORDABLE SENIOR HOUSING Selfhelp’s nine affordable apartment buildings offer seniors the opportunity to lead independent lives in a warm and supportive environment. Each dwelling has emergency response systems and closedcircuit TV surveillance in the lobby, and is close to public transportation and Selfhelp senior centers. Residents have access to on-site services, including health and wellness, social work, skilled nursing and home care, all when and if needed. 26 SENIOR CENTERS Selfhelp’s five senior centers, including one of the first to be designated by the City of New York as an Innovative Senior Center, offer a wide variety of life-enhancing programs such as computer classes, concerts and lectures, health and wellness workshops, as well as nutritious meals for seniors living in the surrounding communities. Three of these senior centers are now key sites for Selfhelp’s expanding Virtual Senior Center. SENIOR SOURCE For adults seeking a portal of entry for all health and other forms of care, Senior Source provides access to a Care Manager 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. A fee-for-service geriatric care management program, Senior Source helps clients and their families navigate the maze of health care and residential options, monitor and support ongoing care, and prepare for future care needs. ALZHEIMER’S PROGRAMS NATURALLY OCCURRING RETIREMENT The Selfhelp Alzheimer’s Resource Program (SHARP) provides social adult day care, assessment and referral, together with music therapy and other social activities for individuals in the early to mid-stages of Alzheimer’s disease. The program also offers support groups for caregivers. COMMUNITIES (NORCS) COMMUNITY GUARDIANSHIP Selfhelp’s Community Guardian Program serves as court-appointed legal guardian for clients referred by Adult Protective Services (APS), who are over 18 years of age and unable to manage their financial or domestic affairs. A Wii bowling tournament in full swing at the Clearview Senior Center. Selfhelp NORC programs provide senior residents in four large cooperative housing complexes with the supportive services they need to continue living in their own homes. Selfhelp’s on-site services include case management, counseling, health screenings, and social, recreational, and educational programs. SELFHELP INNOVATIONS Selfhelp has pioneered a number of technologies aimed at enhancing the quality of later life. From congregate telehealth services to Virtual Senior Center programming, Selfhelp continually seeks new “high-tech, high-touch” models to maintain wellness and to re-engage and energize vulnerable, isolated seniors across New York City as well as nationwide. 27 SELFHELP COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC. AND AFFILIATES Combined Balance Sheet As of June 30, 2014 and 2013 ASSETS Current assets 2014 Cash and cash equivalents $ 3,310,452 11,547,707 8,746,357 Accounts receivable - net 10,556,801 11,680,000 Contributions receivable and other Current Assets 1,585,229 1,834,716 Total current assets 28,472,575 25,571,525 3,860,467 3,589,006 Restricted assets and funded reserves - cash Long-term assets Contributions receivable - net 1,128,042 354,546 Other long-term assets 1,158,527 782,665 Total long-term assets 2,286,569 1,137,211 17,798,777 16,189,137 19,963 306,120 2,032,008 1,396,735 Other assets Guardianship assets held in trust Investment in affiliates Deferred financing costs Fixed assets - net 123,600,694 117,597,818 Total other assets 143,451,442 135,489,810 $ LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS 28 $ Investments total assets The accompanying financial statements have been extracted from the accountant’s compilation report issued by Loeb & Troper LLP. The compilation report is available upon request to Selfhelp Community Services, Inc. at 520 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018. 4,782,838 2013 178,071,053 $ 2014 $ 165,787,552 2013 $ Current liabilities Accounts payable and accrued expenses Accrued salaries and related benefits payable 2,363,769 2,839,814 Other Current Liabilities 6,294,077 4,079,298 Loans and mortgages payable 2,264,363 3,452,918 Total current liabilities 16,855,493 15,515,304 Long-term liabilities Deferred compensation payable 1,221,453 1,289,923 Other long-term liabilities 1,111,325 857,822 Capital advances 14,403,600 14,403,600 Line of credit, loans and mortgages payable 53,009,382 43,966,575 Total long-term liabilities 69,745,760 60,517,920 Other liabilities Guardianship assets held in trust Total liabilities Net assetsUnrestricted Temporarily restricted Total net assets total liabilities and net assets $ 5,933,284 5,143,274 17,798,777 16,189,137 104,400,030 92,222,361 66,306,221 70,221,461 7,364,802 3,343,730 73,671,023 73,565,191 178,071,053 $ 165,787,552 SELFHELP COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC. AND AFFILIATES Combined Statement of Activities For the years ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 *These amounts do not include approximately $2.2 million and $1.3 million of contributions and related income earned by the Selfhelp Community Services Foundation in fiscal years ended June 30, 2014 and June 30, 2013, respectively. TOTALS 2014 2013 Revenues, Grants and Contributions Home care revenue Government revenue $ 39,360,543 $ 33,418,409 9,585,642 9,516,278 Contributions and program grants 15,543,101* 13,156,051* Rental income 11,894,618 10,797,209 Program revenue 587,086 642,256 Investment gains 2,701,861 2,057,902 Total Revenues, Grants and Contributions 79,672,851 69,588,105 36,540,998 30,826,681 Operating expenses Home care programs Housing programs 5,704,897 4,693,811 Community programs 19,503,856 19,481,078 Management and general 11,376,179 11,850,271 Fund raising Total operating expenses Income from operations before depreciation and amortization and other changes Depreciation and amortization Income (loss) from operations before other changes 964,906 984,544 74,090,836 67,836,385 5,582,015 1,751,720 (4,595,639) (3,796,505) 986,376 (2,044,785) 1,608,854 550,000 Other changes Equity contribution Prior year revenue adjustments (1,221,037) Reserve for investment in Joint Venture (1,776,053) Inclusion of previously uncombined net assets Change in net assets Net assets - beginning of year net assets - end of year $ 507,692 6,806,834 105,832 5,312,049 73,565,191 68,253,142 73,671,023 $ 73,565,191 29 SELFHELP COMMUNITY SERVICES FOUNDATION INC. D/B/A SCS FOUNDATION ASSETS 2014 $ Cash Investments Contributions receivable Prepaid expenses total assets $ 534,905 5,335,304 5,238,169 342,542 612,542 17,833 Due from Selfhelp Community Services, Inc. Balance Sheet 584,488 2013 271,541 $ 6,551,708 26,617 $ 6,412,233 As of June 30, 2014 and 2013 LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS 2014 2013 Liabilities Accounts payable and accrued expenses $ 14,685 $ 6,000 Net assets Unrestricted 712,408 81,544 Temporarily restricted 5,824,615 6,324,689 Total net assets 6,537,023 6,406,233 total liabilities and net assets The accompanying financial statements have been extracted from the accountant’s audit report issued by Loeb & Troper LLP. The audit report is available upon request to Selfhelp Community Services, Inc. at 520 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018. 30 $ 6,551,708 $ 6,412,233 SELFHELP COMMUNITY SERVICES FOUNDATION INC. D/B/A SCS FOUNDATION 2014 2013 Revenues and other support Contributions Special Event Revenue Investment gains Statement of Activities Total revenues, investment gains and other support For the years ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 Program services Direct cost of special events Total expenses $ 74,284 $ 546,469 1,199,528 883,378 736,381 2,157,190 1,282,850 1,739,883 396,802 Management and general 32,623 50,095 Fund raising 68,718 12,136 Expenses 185,176 Change in net assets Net assets - beginning of year net assets - end of year $ 2,026,400 459,033 130,790 823,817 6,406,233 5,582,416 6,537,023 $ 6,406,233 31 SPECIAL THANKS TO THOSE WHO MAKE OUR WORK POSSIBLE Highlights From an Extraordinar y Year LIFELINE OF HOPE GALA: A RESOUNDING SUCCESS Our 2014 Gala was an historic event for Selfhelp, with numbers that exceeded all expectations. Over 600 guests enjoyed a spectacular evening at Pier Sixty, Chelsea Piers and close to $1.3 million was committed by new friends and long-time supporters. The Gala paid tribute to three exceptional honorees: Matthew A. Cantor, recipient of Selfhelp’s Caring for Generations Award; Rose Scharf, who received the inaugural Fran Eizenstat Legacy Award; and Ilse Melamid, who was presented with a well-deserved special tribute. Many thanks to Ambassador Stuart E. Eizenstat, and Consul General Busso von Alvensleben, Honorary Gala Chairs; Donald Mullen and James Zelter, Gala Co-Chairs; and Debrah Lee Charatan, Gala Committee Chair. We also add a heartfelt thank you to Mistress of Ceremonies Diana Williams of WABC-TV News, who added greatly to the festivities. On Wednesday, March 5th, a Kick-Off Cocktail reception was held at the home of the von Alvenslebens at 740 Park Avenue. 32 The room was filled to capacity with over 70 people, many of them new friends who attended on behalf of our honorees. The following named programs are recognized: Henny and Friedrich Brodnitz Case Management Program Consul General von Alvensleben spoke glowingly about Selfhelp – an organization with which he was not familiar until he attended the Defiant Requiem concert in April 2013. Other speakers included Raymond V.J. Schrag, President of the Board; Matthew Cantor, our Gala honoree; and Debrah Lee Charatan, Vice-Chair of the SCS Foundation Board and Gala Committee Chair. Charlotte’s Club – Shelley and Steven Einhorn The Dr. Frederick Coleman Virtual Music Program Shelley & Steven Einhorn Coffee House Music Fund The Fran Eizenstat Legacy Project Guthery Institute for Home Care Training The Renée Herman Leadership Continuity Fund The Kohn-Melamid Center for Holocaust Survivor Services Martin Lande House Henry J. and Erna D. Leir Center for Holocaust Survivors K. Fred Netter Board Room The Grace Nierenberg Life Enhancement Fund for Seniors IN RECOGNITION We are delighted to announce that a new donor wall has been installed in Selfhelp’s Central Office reception area to recognize those who have dedicated programs, buildings or rooms at Selfhelp. The plaque reads as follows: Sincerest appreciation to our generous supporters who have aligned their good names with Selfhelp’s. We are deeply grateful. Frederick P. Rose Arts & Technology Room Frederick P. Rose Library Abraham Scharf Centers for Holocaust Survivor Services (Manhattan and Nassau County) Scheuer House of Bayside Helen R. Scheuer House Scheuer House of Flushing The Sondheimer Family Campus Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Apartments Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Campus Harry and Jeanette Weinberg House Alfred Wyler Auditorium DEDICATION OF SELFHELP’S HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR PROGRAMS In recognition of the exceptional generosity of the Scharf family and Ilse Melamid, Selfhelp was privileged to recently dedicate three of its Holocaust survivor programs. We are pleased to announce that our Manhattan and Nassau County programs now bear the name The Abraham Scharf Center for Holocaust Survivor Services. A Holocaust survivor and the patriarch of the Scharf family, Mr. Scharf cared deeply about those in need. We are deeply grateful to Rose, Richard, Dana, Martin and Melodie for their extraordinary kindness. Our Washington Heights program is now named The Kohn-Melamid Center for Holocaust Survivor Services in honor of the Kohn and Melamid families. Ilse Melamid was on the last Kindertransport to England and sadly lost her immediate family in the Holocaust. The Kohn family, who originally settled in Washington Heights, were instrumental in Ilse’s immigration to the United States. Together with the Henry J. and Erna D. Leir Center for Holocaust Survivors, located in Brooklyn, these three new named programs bring the total to four Holocaust survivor programs that honor our donors’ history and generosity. All of these programs provide vitally needed services to Holocaust survivors including enhanced case management, chore service/housekeeping, subsidized home health care, social programs, emergency financial assistance, financial management, guardianship and volunteer assistance. They will continue to fulfill the sacred promise made by Selfhelp’s founders: to serve as the last surviving relative to victims of Nazi persecution. SELFHELP NEXTGEN ON THE MOVE Selfhelp NextGen is a group of young professionals who are deeply involved in Selfhelp’s programs and services. Through outreach, education, volunteerism and fundraising, Selfhelp NextGen members advance Selfhelp’s mission of maintaining the independence and dignity of seniors and at-risk populations, with a particular focus on assisting the last generation of Holocaust survivors. NextGen’s activities over the past year included hosting intergenerational holiday brunches for Holocaust survivors; a screening of the film “Four Seasons Lodge” with a Q&A with the film’s producer; and raising critical emergency financial assistance for survivors in need through Project Hope, an online interactive social media campaign. NextGen members also helped to engage volunteers from their places of employment, such as a Goldman Sachs Community Teamworks project which brought an International Food Festival to residents of Selfhelp’s Martin Lande House. Plans for the upcoming year include: a Chanukah and Purim Brunch for Holocaust survivors, a film screening pertaining to Defiant Requiem, and a Cocktail Benefit. Pictured left to right: Kickoff reception with the von Alvenslebens. Richard Scharf, Rose Scharf and Ambassador Stuart Eizenstat at the 2014 Gala. Ilse Melamid receives a Special Tribute from Stuart C. Kaplan at the 2014 Gala. Gala Honoree, Matthew A. Cantor, with Board President Raymond V.J. Schrag, at the Gala. Sam Pollack, Co-Chair, Selfhelp NextGen Committee, with Elissa and Scott Drassinower, NextGen and Selfhelp Board member, at Selfhelp’s 2014 Summer Hamptons event at the home of Carol and Jerry Levin. 33 Founders Society Selfhelp’s Founders Society recognizes our generous friends and partners who have supported us with cumulative donations of $25,000 or more.* From our earliest days, Selfhelp has been blessed by the involvement of scores of individuals committed to our mission. We offer our deepest appreciation to our Founders ~ both present and those no longer with us ~ who have helped to make Selfhelp Community Services the vital organization it is today. *Bequests are not included in this listing. Benefactor $1,000,000 and Over Anonymous Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany FJC - A Foundation of Philanthropic Funds Jewish Philanthropic Fund of 1933, Inc. The Leir Charitable Foundations Ilse Melamid Leo Model Foundation K. Fred and Alice Netter The Netter Foundation Newmark Grubb Knight Frank / Jeffrey Gural The Price Family Foundation, Inc. Robin Hood Foundation Sandra Priest Rose S. H. and Helen R. Scheuer Family Foundation, Inc. Joan C. and Eric S. Sondheimer UJA-Federation of New York United Help, Inc. The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, Inc. Visionary $500,000 and Over Anonymous (2) Carnegie Corporation of New York Consumer Electronics Association Foundation Shelley and Steven Einhorn Dana Golding and Richard Scharf The JPB Foundation Nadine Netter Levy Melodie and Martin Scharf Ruth Grunebaum Sondheimer and Manfred Sondheimer Ambassador $250,000 and Over Anonymous (3) Anne-Margaret and Dennis Baum Ilse and Frederick Baum Martha and Ernest L. Bial J.E. and Z.B. Butler Foundation Dorothy Coleman Elizabeth K. Dollard Charitable Trust Enterprise Community Partners Leo & Julia Forchheimer Foundation Beatrice and Hans Frank Lotte & Max Heine Philanthropic Fund Jewish Communal Fund C.L.C. Kramer Foundation The Walter and Augusta Levy Family Helen and Rita Lurie Foundation 34 National Fund of the Republic of Austria for Victims of National Socialism The New York Community Trust Righteous Persons Foundation Ernst C. Stiefel Foundation United Way of New York City Wolfensohn Family Foundation Marguerite and Alfred Wyler Nell and Victor A. Wyler Sustainer $100,000 and Over Anonymous (5) AARP Foundation Rita A. Aranow Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder Holdings, Inc. Phylis and Michael Bamberger The Beker Foundation Leo H. Bendit Charitable Foundation The David Berg Foundation Bloomberg L.P. Corporate Giving Program Muriel and Bert Brodsky Kimberly and Matthew A. Cantor Debrah Lee Charatan and Steven I. Holm Mr. and Mrs. Walter A. Eberstadt Moses Ginsberg Family Foundation Herman C. Goldsmith Trudy Elbaum Gottesman and Robert W. Gottesman Eugene and Emily Grant Insignia / ESG, Inc. Karen and Peter Jakes JPMorgan Chase Foundation Stuart and Rosemary Kaplan Morris & Nellie L. Kawaler Foundation Marguerite Lambert Dora Lauinger Lini Lipton David J. and Bobbie Marks Family Fund Maspeth Federal Savings Charlotte S. Neu Susan and Stanley Reifer The Samberg Family Foundation Raymond V.J. Schrag Family Fund Franz W. Sichel Foundation Marianne and John H. Slade Carol and Steven Tepper Isaac H. Tuttle Fund Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock Otto and Fran Walter Foundation Gerda and Wolfgang Wassermann The Weininger Foundation The Wilf Family Foundation Patron $50,000 and Over Anonymous (5) Alexander Abraham Foundation Louis and Anne Abrons Foundation, Inc. Jonathan Babkow Paul and Peggy Bernstein Edith C. Blum Foundation, Inc. Brooklyn Community Foundation The Calamus Foundation Capital One Bank Citi Douglas Elliman Property Management The Eleanor, Adam & Mel Dubin Foundation Jean Eastman Charitable Fund John H. Elton The Feuerring Foundation The Shirley and William Fleischer Family Foundation, Inc. Hilda Frank Hans Friedenthal Vera and Werner Gamby The Grunebaum Family Fund The Grunebaum Foundation, Inc. The Helen Hotze Haas Foundation Renée and Frederick S. Herman Mary Ann Fribourg Erica Harold Magda and Max H. Hull Irish American Diamond Dealers Association Michele and Jeffrey Jacob Karen and Walter Joelson Walter Kann Foundation Peter Kaufmann Andrea Klepetar-Fallek Karin Shewer Krugman and Michael Krugman Alfred, Lee and Peter Mayer Foundation Eva and Ewald Mayer Mary J. Mayer Virginia McGuire Foundation Beth and Joshua Mermelstein Selma T. & Jacques H. Mitrani Foundation Marion and Peter Mosheim Don Mullen and Nisha Warfield Kaethe Oppenheimer The William Petschek Family John Remak Remak-Mosenthal Fund Leo Rosner Foundation Margrit Wreschner Rustow Rita and Frank Shewer SIG Susquehanna Foundation Corinne and Peter Simmons Barbara R. Sobernheim J.T. Tai & Co. Foundation Verein zur Unterstutzung Weil Gotshal & Manges The Judith C. White Foundation Wildwood Fund Laure and Henry J. Zacharias Vivian and Jim Zelter Founder $25,000 and Over Anonymous (3) Else Adler Andrew W. Albstein/ Goldberg Weprin Finkel Goldstein LLP Alzheimer’s Foundation of America Rita A. Aranow Family Fund Richard Aronson and Joyce Kirschner Charlene Kahn Berman Bezalel Foundation, Inc. / The Sonneborn Foundation City Center Box Office The deKay Foundation Miriam and Arthur Diamond Charitable Trust Jean and Louis Dreyfus Foundation Claire Edersheim The Edouard Foundation Herman Forbes Charitable Trust Rudolph and Hilda U. Forchheimer Foundation Fraternal Order of BendinSosnowicer Philanthropic Fund Gruzen Samton / IBI Group Nadine Habousha and Edward B. Cohen Nancy and Jeffrey Halis Fanya Gottesfeld Heller and Ben Heller Liselotte Heymann Hannah Hirschfeld Marianne Homburger Victor Homburger Marie and Jerry Hornstein Humanitarian Aid Foundation IOLA Fund of the State of New York The Irving Foundation Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. Laurie Kayden Foundation Nathan & Helen Kohler Foundation Judith and Paul Konigsberg The Kupferberg Foundation Seryl and Charles Kushner Family Foundation Marjorie and Stephen M. Levy Loeb & Troper LLP Lilli Lowenthal Marion Lust-Cohen Jonah Mandelbaum Ralph Marash Isabel Marcal and Thomas H. Roche Margot S. Maron Lee and Alfred Mayer Reggie and Peter Mayer Elizabeth and George Melamid Metzger-Price Fund Erika and Ernest Michael Tres Hanley-Millman and Paul Millman The Irving I. Moskowitz Foundation Judi and Alfred E. Netter New York Hospital Queens O.C.F. Foundation Orange Capital, LLC Procida Companies Marjorie and Seymour Richman Carole and Ronald Ries Alice and Paul Roche Sarah and Eric Rosand Marianne and John Schiffer Hans Schindler Schocken Foundation Walter and Charlotte Schoeman Cathy Schoen and Lawrence Zacharias Peter Schweitzer Seed the Dream Foundation Eleanor T. Seidel Memorial Fund The Senator Foundation Sheryl Silverstein and Edwin Ginsberg Beryl Snyder Selma Sondheimer Sally and Joel Spivack State of Israel Bonds Rochelle and Brian R. Steinwurtzel Leonard Stern Rosemary Stevens The Philip & Lynn Straus Foundation Esther and Henry Swieca TD Charitable Foundation United Way of Long Island Henry Voremburg Olga and Hans Warmbrunn Jan Weil Elsbeth and Harry D. Weilheimer Bernard Weissman The Robert I. Wishnick Foundation Janet and Jeffrey Zorek Lisl and John Zorek Selfhelp is a grateful recipient of major annual support from: Pillar - $5,000,000 and Over Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany Providing Support Deepest thanks to our Supporters for the Fiscal Year 2014 (July 1, 2013 - June 30, 2014) Key: Selfhelp Board Member SCS Foundation Trustee Honorary Life Member Deceased * ◊ ˚ ‡ Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany for Programs Benefiting Jewish Nazi Victims Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany for an Austrian Holocaust Survivor Emergency Assistance Program Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany for the Emergency Assistance Program for Nazi Victims at the direction of the United States District Court supervising the lawsuit In Re: Holocaust Victim Assets Litigation (Swiss Banks) Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany for the International Commission on Holocaust Era Insurance Claims Funds from the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Holocaust Survivor Emergency Assistance Fund, administered by the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany for the benefit of needy Jewish Nazi victims Funds from the Rabbi Israel Miller Fund for Shoah Research, Documentation and Education of the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, Hungarian Government Fund Benefactor-$1,000,000 and Over Ilse Melamid◊ The Price Family Foundation, Inc.◊ UJA-Federation of New York Bi-Annual Lecture for Professionals Working with Holocaust Survivors Big Six Towers NORC- Jeanette Solomon Cultural Arts Program Jeanette Solomon Cultural Arts Fund of UJA-Federation’s NORC Committee Core Operating Support Grant Core Services for Holocaust Survivors Community Initiative for Holocaust Survivors of UJA-Federation of New York Enhanced Case Management for Survivors ofof the Holocaust Survivors the Holocaust Home Care Aide Training & Employment Pilot New York Times Neediest Cases Cash/Direct Assistance Grant Queensview/North Queensview NORC Jeanette Solomon Cultural Arts Program Jeanette Solomon Cultural Arts Fund of UJA-Federation’s NORC Committee Selfhelp Safety Net: Comprehensive Case Management for Elderly and Disabled Jews Using Music to Improve the Quality of Life for People with Alzheimer’s Disease & Dementia Selfhelp also receives major funding from: Nassau County Department of Social Services New York City Administration for Children’s Services Adult Protective Services Department for the Aging Department of Health HIV/AIDS Services Administration Department of Housing, Preservation and Development Housing Authority Housing Development Corporation Human Resources Administration Borough Presidents Members of the City Council New York State Department of Health Homes and Community Renewal Office for the Aging 35 Office of Temporary & Disability Assistance U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Visionary - $500,000 and Over Dana Golding and Richard Scharf◊ Bernice Manocherian Melodie and Martin Scharf Sustainer - $100,000 and Over Anonymous Anne-Margaret and Dennis Baum*◊ Martha and Ernest L. Bial*◊ Consumer Electronics Association Foundation Eugene and Emily Grant The Leir Charitable Foundations, Inc. Leo Model Foundation*◊ Large Grants Program of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock in Manhasset, NY Robin Hood Foundation Patron - $50,000 and Over Phylis and Michael Bamberger◊ Kimberly and Matthew A. Cantor◊* Debrah Lee Charatan◊ and Steven I. Holm Michele and Jeffrey S. Jacob*◊ JPMorgan Chase Foundation FJC-A Foundation of Philanthropic Funds Peter Kaufmann Karin Shewer Krugman◊ and Michael Krugman Courtney and Paul Levinsohn* Maspeth Federal Savings Don Mullen and Nisha Warfield Andrew Romay The Judith C. White Foundation, Inc. Founder - $25,000 and Over Anonymous Edith C. Blum Foundation, Inc. Muriel and Bert Brodsky◊ Miriam and Arthur Diamond Charitable Trust Erica Harold Jewish Philanthropic Fund of 1933, Inc. Jonah Mandelbaum Selma T. & Jacques H. Mitrani Foundation 36 The Irving I. Moskowitz Foundation The Netter Foundation Newmark Grubb Knight Frank & the Gural/Steinwurtzel* Families Cathy Schoen and Lawrence Zacharias Otto and Fran Walter Foundation Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP Vivian and Jim Zelter Champion - $10,000 and Over Anonymous (2) Andrew W. Albstein/ Goldberg Weprin Finkel Goldstein LLP Alvarez & Marsal Amerigroup Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder Holdings, Inc. Brown Rudnick LLP Capital One Bank Centennial Foundation Citi Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP Douglas Elliman Property Management Shelley◊ and Steven Einhorn Stuart E. Eizenstat Enterprise Community Partners Friends of Lehman Brothers Lotte and Max Heine Philanthropic Fund Fanya Gottesfeld Heller and Ben Heller Ion Media Networks J.T. Tai & Co. Foundation, Inc. Karen and Peter Jakes* Jones Day Rosemary and Stuart C. Kaplan◊ Laurie Kayden Foundation Kirkland & Ellis C.L.C. Kramer Foundation, Inc. Seryl and Charles Kushner Family Foundation Carol* and Jerry Levin Nadine and Peter‡ Levy Levy Holm Pellegrino & Drath LLP Loeb & Troper Long Island Community Foundation Helen and Rita Lurie Foundation Manhasset Community Fund Greentree Good Neighbor Fund Grant Program Ralph Marash* Isabel Marcal and Thomas H. Roche◊ David J. and Bobbie Marks Family Fund Virginia McGuire Foundation Beth and Joshua Mermelstein◊ Miller Mayer, LLP National Fund of the Republic of Austria for Victims of National Socialism New York City Regional Center New York Hospital Queens Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP Sandra Priest Rose ◊ Robert H. Scheibe Raymond V.J. Schrag ◊* Family Fund Seed the Dream Foundation Shellpoint Partners LLC Leonard Stern The Philip & Lynn Straus Foundation Carol and Steven G. Tepper* TF Cornerstone Togut, Segal & Segal LLP Gerda Wassermann WeiserMazars LLP Ken Werner and Noreen Bagley The Wilf Family Foundation Wollmuth Maher & Deutsch LLP Nell and Victor A. Wyler◊* Partner - $5,000 and Over Anonymous A&E Networks Rita A. Aranow Family Fund Bank of America/ Merrill Lynch The Gretchen Beinecke Charitable Trust Christina and Howard Blaustein BMW of North America Phoebe Boyer and Todd Snyder The Briarwood Organization Bronx Pro Group Cannon Heyman & Weiss Capstone Advisory Group, LLC Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP CohnReznick, LLP Counsel Abstract Elissa and Scott Drassinower* Paul Dreyfus Claire Edersheim Fox Rothschild LLP Mary Ann Fribourg Dorothee Gottschalk GreensLedge Capital Markets Ellen and Kenneth Grossman Nadine Habousha and Edward B. Cohen* Halcyon Asset Management David Himelberg Foundation Houlihan Lokey Cathy Hull & Neil Janovic Family Fund Roger H. Hull The Hyde and Watson Foundation Katsky Korins LLP King & Spalding Andrea Klepetar-Fallek Mr. and Mrs. John Lang Lettire Construction Corp. Theodora Marten Wendy and Barry Meyer MountCo Construction and Development Corp. Judi and Alfred Netter* George L. Olsen Orange Capital, LLC David Pauker Jennifer and Barry Price Emily and Peter Samton Susan R. Schulman Elizabeth and Robert Sheehan Glenn E. Siegel, Esq. Sheryl Silverstein* and Edwin Ginsberg Jaar-Mel Sloane Barbara R. Sobernheim ‡ Stawski Partners Jeff Swartz Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Wagner Hans Wertheimer Willkie Farr and Gallagher Andrew Wilson Pacesetter - $1,000 and Over Anonymous Sandra & Joshua Abrams Hillary Agin and Jonathan Summer Arel Capital Allan B. Arker Blanche and Sol Arker Richard Aronson and Joyce Kirschner Cindy and Leo Asen Asian American Federation Aliza Avital-Caplan Judith and Kenneth Balkin Renée and Richard A. Barasch John and Staci Barber Edward L. Barlow and Frances Hill Barlow [Maryanne Barranco‡] and Kevin Byrne Beverly and Daniel Bartfeld Renee Baruch Martin Baskin and Jacquie Kennedy Anna Bass Susan Baumel-Cornicello and Anthony Cornicello FRAN EIZENSTAT LEGACY PROJECT (formerly Project Legacy) The Fran Eizenstat Legacy Project was created to ensure the necessary funding to care for the last generation of Holocaust survivors—specifically those who are frail, alone and, much too often, impoverished. A brainchild of Co-Chairs Dennis Baum and Karin Shewer Krugman, the Legacy Committee is composed mainly of those who, because of their family background or personal interest, share a passion to help Holocaust survivors in need. We gratefully acknowledge the efforts of Honorary Chairman Ambassador Stuart Eizenstat and our committee members, each of whom are deeply committed to ensuring that survivors live with the dignity they rightfully deserve. For information about joining the committee, please email [email protected]. Benchmark Title Agency, LLC Leo H. Bendit Charitable Foundation Frances and Benjamin Benenson Foundation, Inc. Phyllis and Martin Berman Big Apple Car, Inc. Lon Birnholz Nancy and Robert S. Blank Eleanor and George Bollag Barbara Slade Bolsterli Lynda and Benjamin Brafman Lawrence and Deborah Brandman Karen Brenner and Robert Stein The Broder Foundation Lori and Susan Buchbinder Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP I. Hsi and Sue Chen Eunu Chun Ilona and Michael Cohen Barbara and Bertram Cohn Marilyn F. Cooperman CPEX Real Estate Services Crystal & Company Dattner Architects Elisabeth de Picciotto Lois Deutsch Deutsche Telekom, Inc. Dennis Dunne Mr. and Mrs. Walter A. Eberstadt‡ Florence and Michael Edelstein Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP Susan Erlich Family Management Corporation Charles D. Farber Memorial Foundation Inc. Helene and Ziel Feldman Matthew A. Feldman The Feuerring Foundation Lori and Mark Fife Mr. and Mrs. Alan Fisher Janie and Robert Fisher Nancy Fisher and Marc S. Kirschner Steven Flores Hilda U. Forchheimer Fraternal Order of BendinSosnowicer Philanthropic Fund Eugen Friedlaender Foundation Lucy and William Friedman Judith Garson and Steven Rappaport Tracie Golding Gerson and Brian Gerson Helen Gidali GLMI Francesca and Scott Goldenberg The William P. Goldman and Brothers Foundation, Inc. Herman C. Goldsmith Katherine and Clifford H. Goldsmith‡ Joanie Lekisch Goldstein Marcia and Mark Goldstein Ian Goodman Diane and Michael Gorfaine Walter T. Gorman, P.E., P.C. Sharon and Peter Green Lisa and Jeffrey Greenblatt The Grunebaum Family Fund* HBO Kenneth Haas Harmony Capital Management Betty and Rodger Hess Lyn S. Hill Hinman Straub P.C. Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP Abigail and Steven Hoffman Hofstra University National Center for Suburban Studies Rose Holm Carol Honigman Jerry Hornstein Elizabeth Horton and James Silbert Judith and Lawrence Howard Carol and Serge Hoyda Hudson’s Bay Company Heinz Hutzler Andrea and Robert Ingram Robert G. Irvine Gary Jacob Lynn Jacobson and Geert Flammersfeld Eleanor Kagan Daniel Kamensky Harry and Rachel Skydell & Mark and Linda Karasick Kasirer Consulting Sheldon Kasowitz David Katz Gary and Diane Katz Dr. Harry Kent Tyler Kepec Cara and Jeffrey Klein Daniela and Steven Klein Arthur Kokot John S. Koppel Paul and Laurie Korngold The Krol Family Charitable Fund Elihu Kover and Teresa Moogan Betty and Arthur Kowaloff Jeane and Merrill Kraines Carmel and Eugene S. Krauss Susan and Martin Kravet The Kupferberg Foundation Hugh and Betsy Lamle Foundation Jackie Lekisch Lantz Laurie and David Lederman Che King Leo Leo Baeck Institute Ron Levinsohn Marjorie and Stephen M. Levy Walter Augusta & Robert Levy Memorial Fund Alison and Gary Lieberman Gloria and Laurence Lieberman Jennifer and Marc Lipschultz Lini Lipton David J. Loo Kelly and Russell Lusak Marion Lust-Cohen Tom Maheras Georgia Malone Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP James Marden Jaime Marks Nancy Maruyama and Charles Cahn Carol and Arthur Maslow Christine Mastro Harriet L. Mayer Mary J. Mayer Alfred, Lee and Peter Mayer Foundation Metzger-Price Fund, Inc. Edward J. Miller/ Miller Realty Associates Ruth and Harvey Miller Mobile Health Marion and Peter Mosheim Linda and Steven V. Mullaney National Elevator Cab & Door Corp. Nixon Peabody LLP Monica Nogara and David Wyler Andrea and Christopher O’Meara Catherine and Peter Olsen Ann Oster Eric Osterweil Jim Packer John Patton Paylocity The Pearl Family Foundation People Care, Inc. Marianne J. Phiebig Michael Pomeranc Property Resources Corporation Rodney M. Propp Sally and Joel Rabine Daniel L. Rabinowitz Red Stone Equity Partners Randy Reiss Marjorie Richman Carole and Ronald F. Ries* Melissa and James Rinzler Andrea and Cal Roberts Ayelet and Aaron Rosen Evy and Brian Rosen Liane and Fred Rosenberg Ruth Rosenberg Tara and Ken Rosenblum Margrit Wreschner Rustow Zahava and Avi Ryzman Cheryl and David Sabath Stephane Samuel and Robert Rubin Sandpiper Fund Lilli Scheye and Norman Shapiro Tamar and Robert Scharf Bernie Schiel Steven Schmigelski Elissa and Larry Schneider Walter and Charlotte Schoeman Benjamin Schrag Miriam and Thomas Selman Lilian Sicular Deborah and Scott Smith Beryl Snyder Linda and Gilbert Snyder Ronald Sobel Marion B. Sondheimer-Couturier Sontag & Hyman P.C. Jeffrey Stark Michael and Joan Steinberg Carol Kahn Strauss* Linda and David Strauss Alan and Jackie Stuart Katharine and Dennis Swanson The Margot Sundheimer Foundation The Senator Foundation Louis Taic TEI Group Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Tormey Peter Travers UBS Matching Gift Program United HealthCare Services, Inc. Uproot Wines Valley Lane Industries Bryan Verona Diane and Stanley Vickers Nina and James Warfield Alan and Svetlana Wasserman Windstream Evelyn Wolff and Thomas Frankel MJ Wyatt Kent and Cynthia Yalowitz Charles Yassky Ellen and Richard Yeh John Zito Janet and Jeffrey Zorek◊ Friend - $500 and Over Anonymous (5) Access Staffing Alliant Insurance Services SELFHELP NEXTGEN Selfhelp NextGen is a dynamic group of young professionals from the New York City area deeply committed to Selfhelp’s mission of maintaining the independence and dignity of seniors and at-risk populations. The group maintains a special focus on enhancing the lives of Holocaust survivors, and seeks to ensure that the promise made by our founders, to serve as the “last surviving relative” to victims of Nazi persecution, is fulfilled. Since its inception in 2010, Selfhelp NextGen has organized volunteer projects, film screenings, and outreach events in an effort to educate their peers regarding the needs of some of the most vulnerable members of our community. To get involved or learn more, visit www.selfhelp.net/selfhelp-nextgen or email [email protected]. Judy and Harris Alport & Dory and Jay Frischman Alice and Richard Amelar American Geotech Inc. Fritzi and Jean Warner Baer Mortimer Berkowitz III Audrey and Joel Bines David Birnbaum Cesia and Frank Blaichman Deborah and Richard Born Charles and Tammy Brass Murray and Ellen Bresky Wendy Brooks and Timothy Medland The Chazen Companies Adina G. Cohen Allison and Tim Coleman Kimberly F. Davis Garrett A. Fail Rick Feldman Dorothy and Kenneth Finger Dorothea H. Fingerhood Fund Jo Ellen Finkel and Donald S. Bernstein Lauren Finkelstein Ari J. Fischel Martita and Chris Fleming Fordham University William Gallagher Associates Jennifer and Richard Geller Caren Gerszberg Monica and Simeon Glaubach Renee and Neal Goff Vicki and Geoffrey Gold Lucille and Richard M. Goldsmith Frank K. Gottschalk The Green Fund, Inc. Arlene and Martin Greenfield Sharon and Barry Greenfield Lucia and David Greenhouse Shirley and David Grill Vicki Gross Miriam Gutwein Roberta and Isadore Gutwein Duncan Haas Racheline Habousha Pearl and Nathan Halegua Bradley Hamburger Scott Hartman Andrée Hayum Eva and Terry Herndon Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Homburger Chan Lee Hsieh Hunter Ambulette - Ambulance Inc. Norma and Gerald Hurwitz Imperial Commercial Cleaning, Inc. Jordana and Joseph Jacobson Roe Jasen Scott Johnson Sheri and Gregg Kanter Michael Kaplan Nancy and Stephen Karotkin Brian and Bari Katz Betty and Arthur Kay Patti Kenner Christopher Kercher Helen Chet Khuu Ellen and Ronald Kisner Martin and Deena Kohn Judith and Paul Konigsberg Edith and Ben Korman Estee and Amir Kornblum Denise and Allan Kozin Peter B. Kroon Yaffa and Gustaw Landau Carol and Michael Laub Wen Lee and Zeu Lan Ma Margot C. Lehman Matha and Kenneth Leung Shari Leventhal and Steven Kauderer The Liben Family Jessica and Stuart Lippman Ester Lisker and Avi Wrobel Andrew Liu LRCM Consulting, LLC Kam Sau Lue Evelyn Machauf Jacqueline and Jeffrey Marcus Cynthia and Matthew Mark Michele Medaglia Greg and Nancy Meidel Joff Mitchell National Bank Anna Oliver Joe Osnoss Margaret Pan Tricia and Jason Pantzer Lauren Peacock Lilli Platt Linda and Steven Plotnicki Susi Podgurski Melvin Polisher Harry Poloner Sally and Jack Pomeranc Candice and Geoff Postel Prescott Associates A Division of ParenteBeard LLC Jack Pritchard Sherry and Lloyd Putter Queens Council of Arts Charmaine Rapaport Emily and Alan Reagan Kurt E. Reinsberg Roberta Rinzler David Roberts Richard Robertson 37 Ronald Roel Arlene and Robert Rosenberg Allison Rosenfeld Annette and Robert Satran Arlene W. Saxonhouse Elizabeth Scheines and Ronald Elton Kenneth Schneider Stephen Siegel Amy and Jeffrey Silverman Corinne and Peter Simmons* Marc Wolinsky and Barry Skovgaard Michael & Ruth Slade Foundation Martha Solinger Sontag Advisory Stanley Plumbing Stockbridge Group Gloria and Fred Strauss Strong Foundation of New York Summit Waterproofing and Restoration Co. Karen and Jeffrey Tanenbaum Leslie and Mounir Tawfik Rivka Tenenbaum-Precel Aharon Vaknin, Cosmic Fischer Locks and Doors Visiting Nurse Service of New York Wadowski Family James and Priscilla Warner Barbara Weinstein and Louis Bernstein Evelyn and Zelig Weinstein Allyson and Andrew Wiener Trevor V. Winstead Karen and Sandy Wong Jingcai Zhu Cathy and Mark Zoradi The Zuckerman Family Supporter - $100 and Over Anonymous (12) Aaron Valuation Inc. Bernard Abromowitz Hanna L. Adler Anne Herzberg Adler and Stephen Adler American Fa Yu Buddhist Association Leslie and Danny Arnedos Marilyn Aron Lindsay Ashwal Yan Yan and Chi Hoi Au Hildegard Bachert Lydia Balasny Shana Ballas Anita and William Baron Rachel and Ophir Barone 38 CONFERENCE ON JEWISH MATERIAL CLAIMS AGAINST GERMANY Selfhelp and the Claims Conference share a collaborative history dating back more than five decades. The Claims Conference has played the essential role in enabling Selfhelp to grow its services to meet the increasing needs of victims of Nazi persecution, throughout the New York metropolitan area. With invaluable Claims Conference funding, Selfhelp has expanded the size and scope of its Nazi victim services network. This funding has been instrumental in Selfhelp’s ability to offer services in Brooklyn, the Bronx, and Nassau County and in broadening services in Manhattan and Queens. Programs such as emergency cash assistance and subsidized home care have helped thousands of Nazi victims live with dignity. On behalf of those we serve, we are ever grateful for such critical funding, which helps provide this aging and fragile population with the care they so rightfully deserve. Lisa Barr Edith Bayme Claire Bazinet Ruth Bedford Lynn and Maurice Beer Alison Beltzer Lucie Benedikt Doris Berger Mr. and Mrs. Bermann Naomi Birnbach Harvey R. Blau Erika Bloomfield Jane and Stanley Blum Karen and David S. Blumenthal Karen Bogen Donald and Patricia Boland Art and Arlene Boshnack Harriet and Jeffrey Brand Abigail and Raymond Brenner Irene Brenner Ginny Breslauer Iris N. Brown Peter Candell Roberta A. Caplan Robert Carmona* Centrical Medical Imaging LLC Zara Chadowitz Peter R. Chaffetz Le Zhen Chan Yuen Chuen Chan Tsung S. Chan Helen Chao Hung Chi Chao Dana Charatan Dora and Ludwig Charatan Chavurat Tikvah Harriet Chertok George T. & Diana S.Y. Chen Jane and Wai Sun Chen Deborah L. Chin Marie and Ming Y. Chin Nancy Chin Norma and Matthew Chin Toby Chiu Cynthia Chou Yok Yen Choug de Chow and David Chow Shirley Chung Roseann C. Ciuffo Kate Coburn Marion Pagel Cohen and Arthur Cohen Marsha Cohen Zoe Cohen and Ron Dror Linda Cole Comunilife Inc. Mary Q. Connelly Eugenia Connerat Mark Conrad Edith Cooper Carol Dallos Marlies K. Danziger Marian Ungar Davis Anna Spector Decker Mary Delbanco Seen Wah Dell David Detjen Ms. Rosalind Devon Hester Diamond Yu Ling Diao Klaus Dittmar Rose Dobrof Susan and James Dubin Hanna Eichwald Eliyahu L. Ellman Judith Engel Meryl Erlanger Fredric Feld Robert C. Ferber Doris and David Finkel Lee Finkle First Sterling Marion Fischel Roberta and Bob Fisher Rosemary K. Flanagan Ilan Folman-Cohen James Forsythe, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Barry Frankel Freddie Mac Foundation David Freedman Karen Freedman and Roger Weisberg Marlene and Leonard Freeman Bruce French Johanna Friedenstein Jo Anne and Jack Friedenthal Edith K. Friedlander Joyce and David Friedman Marian Froehlich Louise Gans Margaret Gelber Karen H. Geller Carlotta Giglio Carl Ginsberg Steven L. Glauberman Glendale Maspeth United Methodist Church Ruth Golbin Gold Art 18KT LLC James Gold Golden Bridge Connection Inc. Andrew Golding Goldman Sachs Caryl Goldsmith Edith and Fred Goldsmith Hope Goldstein Andrew D. Gottfried Alexandra and John Graubert Laura and Dan Greenberg Judy A. Greenberg Barry S. Greene Patricia Grenbel Judah Gribetz Walter E. Gross Allan Guggenheim Jean and David Gumpert Robert and Ellen Gutenstein Laura and Leo Guthart Charlotte and Eugene Haber Gerry and Leopold Hahn Susan Han Rivka and Bruce Harris Lotte L. Hart Bronwen and Warren Haskel Evan Haskell Norm and Elaine Hecht Judith and Lester Henner June and Ronald Hersh Shelley and Avner Hershlag Gruss Hirsch Family Fund Joyce and Jerome Hirsch Richard and Fran Hofstetter Janice F. Hohenstein Rhoda and Stuart Holzer Daniel Horowitz Herman Horowitz Lisa and John Horten Chan Lee Hsieh Lan Fang Huang Hilda and Sel Hubert Marshall Huebner Liu Yu Lin Hsu Barbara Iason Joseph Isabella J & B Acupunture P.C. Madeline Jacobs Marjorie and Phillip Jacobs Michael Jakes Ann and A. Richard Janiak Karen and Walter Joelson Helene Kahn Sara and Ted Kallif Howard Kalt Judith and Stephen‡ Kamberg Jonathan M. Kamen Debra Kaplan and Michael Laikin Carole Karlsruher Margot and John Keller Ruth and Paul Keller Gerda Kelly Ariel and Gary Kenajian Dorothy and Jeff Kern Larry and Barbara Kessler Linda Kestenbaum Joan Kidman Kimmel Housing Development Foundation Kirkland & Ellis Foundation Matching Contributions Program Kiwanis Club of Maspeth Peter L. Klausner Laurie and Leon Klempner Ruth and Lawrence Kobrin Sherry Kohn Vai Leng Kong Maya and Dori Konig Michael Kowal Helga and Bernard Kramarsky Donna Kramer and Ron Cohen Jane and Howard Kramer Ziza Krasnial Susan Krause Ariel Kronman Suzanne Y. Kupfer Kui Lam Kwok Li Fand Lao Lotte M. Landes Silvia and Peter Last Clara Lato Dorothy Lebach Joseph Leff Jacqueline Leitzes Lan Leo Wendy Leong Susan and Jack Lerner Charles and Beth Lesch Woon Y. and Cheuk S. Leung Cecile and Heinz Levi Philanthropic Fund Walter E. Levi Richard Levin Irma Levy Leslie and Robert Levy Shu and Yuan Liaw Nina and Daniel Libeskind Yanny Lie Michael Liguori Tohannah Lin Deborah Lipton Angela Liu Trudy Lory Janet Lowe Helen Lowenstein Jill and Kenneth Luba Michael Lubell The Rong Lung Ann Maass Lisa and Laurence Mack Anne Mahoney Eva Mallis Marc O. Mandel Sheila and David Manischewitz Annette and Paul Marcus Melanie and Hal Marcus Yael and Jonathan Margalit Terell and Andrew H. Marks Chaninah Maschler Maspeth Lions Club Patrick McGonigle Patricia and Brian McGovern Mrs. Ilse Meckauer Leah and Aryeh Meir Linda and Richard Melnikoff Brenda and Norbert Mester Michael A. Meyer Anita and Jerome Milch Milkes Family Irene and Frederick Molod LouAnn Moore and Robert L. Frome Amy and Michael Moorin Lynn Montz and John Leubsdorf Suzanne and Harvey Morgan Caroline and Franklin Moser Rita and Nathan Moser Catherine and Sam Moy MTA New York City Transit Authority Marilyn F. Mueller Cherrie Nanninga Susan and Michael Nash Nelson Management Group, Ltd. New York Real Estate TV Martin Newman Susan and Kenneth Newmark Angela Ni Betty Nichols Blanca Nickels Robert and Eleanor November NY Council for the Humanities Leah Mason Oppenheimer and John Oppenheimer Amy Oshinsky Susan Penry-Williams Gladys Paige Yu Hsiang Pan Joseph B. Papavero Sharon and Irving H. Picard Edna Platzer Bettina and Kenneth Plevan Joanne Podell Mrs. Barbara F. Poll Michele Pollack William Pollack Gui Ying Qiu Fee Yip Quim Po Ling Ah Quim Ellen and James Quinn Denise G. and Jonathan Rabinowitz Mitchell S. Raps Helen D. Reavis The June and Jay Reich Foundation, Inc. Amelia and Elliot Relles Rochelle and Bruce Roberts Stacey J. Roberts Sylvia and Thomas S. Rogers Edward A. Romano Gail and Elihu Rose Stanley Rosen Maurice Rosenthal Charlotte Rosenzweig Margaret Rosskamm Robert and Amy Rothman Annabell Rothstein Julius Rudel Joan and John Russo Lisa and Elliot Sander Saul and Mary Sanders Linda and Richard Schapiro Varda Schary Rosa Scheck Lawrence A. Schneider Patricia and Daniel Schoor Rube Edward Schrag Sally and Francis Schrag Jeanette and Peter Schrag Debbie and Bill Schrag Susan and David Schwartz Trudy Schwarz Renata Manasse Schwebel George W. Seidenberger Christina Sethi Jacqueline Sheirr Daci Shen Shimon Shkury Susan Shmalo Sherry Shore Barbara and Edward Silver Linda Sittenfeld Fran Snyder and David Voremberg Kerala and Richard Snyder Fern and Adrian Sondheimer Fred and Linda Sondheimer David Sonenshein and Family Vivian and Werner Sonn Jayne Spielman and Stephen Baumgarten Sally and Joel Spivack Mr. Robert Stein Suzanne Steinberg Marianne E. Steiner Jennifer Steinwurtzel Gene Stern Mary Stiefel and Brenda Stiefel-Sherman Holly Stocking and William Timberlake Doris Ruhr Strauss Lore Strauss SUPPORTING SELFHELP We greatly appreciate all contributions and are deeply thankful for our wonderful donors. To donate to Selfhelp, or to receive additional information about the Lifeline of Hope Fund, Caring for Generations Tribute Fund, Estate Planning, or Matching Gifts Program, please contact Selfhelp’s Development Department at 212-971-7764, or visit our website at www. selfhelp.net/donate. Marilyn and David Stroh Mr. Edward W. Sulzberger and Ms. Linda Ercole Musso Marianne and Charles Suss Gloria and Mark Szrajer Barbara Taff Temple Beth Shalom Gregory A. Tosko Diana Tran Heather Tsang David Tufts Tuller/McNealus/Feld Marlene and Marshall Turner Alexander Turney Dorothy and Lawrence Tydings Alice Ullmann Ursula and Werner Ulrich Jacob Wakshlag Walgreens Howard Wallick, The Wallick Companies John Weber Weigel Broadcasting Sue Ann Weinberg Carrie and Jeremy Weinrib Barbara Weisen and Richard Rosenberg David Weiss Carol Weissbrod Lois Weldon Mr. and Mrs. James S. Wiener Meryl Wiener and Barry A. Bryer Karen and Richard Wies Elaine and Robert Witkoff Fei Li Xu Alice Yan Philip and Alexandra Yee Lai Bing Yu Qing Lan Yu Richard Zbriger Fradji Zeitoun Sharon Zellis Mendy Zelmanovitz Hu Ying Zhang Xing Yan Zhao Lucile Zimet Mark Zimet Selfhelp would also like to acknowledge the generosity of donors whose gifts of $99 or less are too numerous to list. Caring for Generation Tribute Fund In Honor Of: The following individuals were recognized by friends and family as they celebrated special occasions from 7/1/13-8/27/14: Joseph Adler Paula Arboleda Leo Asen Fritzi Baer Dennis Baum*◊ Kevin and Trish Baum Bennat and Gretchen Berger Ernest L. Bial*◊ Ellen Blum Valerie Bogart Ray and Ruth Brenner Maurice Bronstein Matthew A. Cantor◊* Roberta A. Caplan Debrah Lee Charatan◊ Debrah Lee Charatan◊ and Steven I. Holm Joseph Charatan Hyman Coburn Edward B. Cohen* Henry Dessauer Lois Deutsch Lois Deutsch and Mark Weintraub Lydia Ecker Shelley◊ and Steven Einhorn Nili and Keith Flaks Rina Folman Caren and Rich Gerszberg Cary Glaser Oscar and Betty Goldfarb Dana Golding and Richard Scharf◊ Herman C. Goldsmith Erica Gorin Mayer M. Gross Jeffrey Gural Gural and Steinwurtzel* families Sigmund Guttenberg Cathy Hull Magda Hull Peter H. Jakes* Robert Kahn Stuart C. Kaplan◊ Stuart◊ and Rosemary Kaplan Robin Kaufman Samuel Klafter Daniela and Steven Klein Elihu Kover Micah Yitzhak Krauss Katharine La Forte Brenda Leff Carol Levin* The Levy Family Hal Linstone Jonah Mandelbaum Ralph Marash* Alfred and Elsa Marx Regina and Peter Mayer Ilse Melamid◊ Thekla Meyerbach and Ruth Dimow Victor Moss Michael Nussbaum Caroline Edith Odell Liz Oppenheimer Renee Fesen Osten Joseph C. Podgurski Barbara Poll Eleanor Resnitsky Ronald F. Ries* Andrea and Cal Roberts Yetta Roberts Thomas H. Roche◊ Tom Roche◊ and Isabel Marcal Ayelet and Aaron Rosen Barbara and Donald Rosuck Anna Rusinek Margrit Rustow* Magdalena Sanchez Peter Sander The Scharf Family Rose Scharf Robert H. Scheibe Elsie Schenker Klaus Scheye Sylvia Schnur Rebecca Schrag Raymond V.J. Schrag◊* Hilde Siegel Faye Skala Eric Sondheimer Brian Steinwurtzel* Dorris Stiefel Jacob Suss Steven G. Tepper* Carol and Steve Tepper* Randolph W. Thrower Gerda Wassermann Jack B. Weinstein Jack Werner Ken Werner Marion Wilson Andrew Wilson Else Wolff Evelyn Wolff Sonja Wolfman Nell Wyler Nell and Victor A. Wyler ◊* 39 Victor A. Wyler ◊* Beth Zeidel Caring for Generation Tribute Fund In Memory Of: Contributions to Selfhelp were made in memory of the following loved ones from 7/1/13-8/27/14: Janeta Abelson Natalie F. Abramow Raymond Alexander Sarah Appel Mary Arnedos Lucy Bachrach Mollie Backer Max and Eva Berkowitz Jean Boyman Paul Cantor Don Cohen Helen Cohn Marianne Coleman Marianne Eisler Fran Eizenstat John H. Elton Mary Faerman Shirley Fleischer Rudolph Forchheimer Helen Fox Eugene Freedman Leon Friedman Hilde Gardner Myra Gersh Florence Giglio Florence and Anthony Giglio Rosalie Gottesman Lily Grab Jerald Greenberg Herbert and Pearl Gross Susan Guttenberg Janice Gutwein Marianne and Sylvan Hayum Curtis Hereld Bernice D. Herman Renée Herman Magda Hull Hans Jovishoff Saul Kagan Stephen Kamberg Lillie Kaplan Henry and Mona Klempner Louis and Margaret Koppel Richard U. Koppel and Hannelore Koppel Albert Lato Beth Leegant Peter A. Levy 40 Hal Linstone Joseph and Claire Lorch Edward Low Edith Lowe George and Anne Marie Manasse Felicitas Mannheimer Estelle Marder Lisa Mariam Peter Mayer Doris McGonigle Alice D. Netter Grace S. Nierenberg Michael Nussbaum Harold H. Oppenheimer Abe Oster Alice Oster Elly and Arthur Plaut Joseph C. Podgurski Milton Pstay Ann Rabinowitz Mordechai Hirsch Rapaport Regina Reisfeld Seymour Richman Alice and Paul Roche Arthur and Frieda Roos Dr. Saul Sacks Judith F. Scheibe Kaete and Erich Scheibe Betty Schneider Mark Seligman Merton Sells Gertie Sherman Syma Silverstein Eric S. and Lotte Sondheimer Selma Sondheimer John Souto Norbert Stern Margot Sundheimer David and Stefania Taic Rachel Vogel Haskiel Wadowski Olga and Hans Warmbrunn Wolfgang Wassermann Gisela and Erwin Weil Harry D. Weilheimer Jack Werner Benjamin Wiernik Emmy and Benno Wildorff Eva Wolf Jean Wolf Else Wolff Laure Zacharias Laure and Henry Zacharias Pro Bono Services Grateful appreciation to our friends who have given so generously of their time and talent: Affinity Assurance Amerigroup Paula Arboleda Erin Ayres Robin Bady Paul Baron Rose Binder Elisabeth Blair Courtney Breslin Diana Bush Tawhida Chowdhury Lauren Ciuffo Robert Davide Yvette Deane Peter Deveraux Duane Reade/Walgreens Isabelle M. Dubeau Carmen Eccles El Centro Del Immigrante Elisha Ferguson Maribeth Flynn Andrew Frazer, Falls Prevention Workshop Gina Freed Katie Fuller Michelle Galligan Dr. Lee Gause-Smile Design Manhttan Herb Kaufman, Licensed Planned Medicare Specialist Mike Klubok, Computer Instruction Jules Haas, Esq. Lionel Habas Anna Hennon Saul Holcman Jenny Horne Housing Conservation Coordinators Carmela Ionino Rimas Jasin Jessica Jensen Andre Johnson Samantha Johnson Rebecca Kaebnick Scott Kaiser Alex Kasavin Abe Katz Nadine Kedrus Linda King Rabbi Manes Kogan Jeane Kraines Stephanie Kyereme Peter Laskowich Leila Leiberman Meraz Levi, Nutrition Consultant Cynthia Lien Ryan Lindsey Mitchell Mass MFY Legal Services Mobile Legal Help NYC Naftuli Moster Denise Murphy Neighborhood Housing Services of Jamaica NYLAG Ambika Panday Dr. Frank Pawlowski A.D. Penedo Veerawat Phongtankuel Angelic Pla Barrie Raik Joan Ramirez, Photographer Matthew Reed Regal Heights Rehab Norman Reiss Nicole Rothman Sarah Samuel Yukiko Sato Andrea Shapiro Francine Shore David Silva South Brooklyn Legal Services Temple Beth Shalom Cantor Ofer Barnoy Rabbi Alan Lucas Minh Tieu Laurie Tomashow Jennifer Tranquille Urban Justice Center/ Ian Feldman Masiel Versas Maegen White Susan Willerman Jisan Zaman Meina Zhu-Chhimi Kirk Zuckerbrow In-Kind Donations We thank the following for their generosity: Consul General Busso and Maria-Theresia von Alvensleben American Fa Buddhist Association Cara Berkowitz Big Six Towers, Inc. Bloomingdale’s B’nai Brith Project Hope Erin Branch Capalbo’s Gift Baskets Paul Catalanotto Debrah Lee Charatan The Chew Diana Clemente Coach Congregation Habonim Dale Pharmacy Dara Davenport Christine Fahey Food Plus Foremost Caterers The Barry & Florence Friedberg JCC Sam Giarrusso Glenwood Management Herman C. Goldsmith Lissa Guttman The Great Neck Synagogue H & Y MarketPlace Gina Handburger Hatsuhana Restaurant Hatzilu Rescue Organization Health First Illy Coffee IPRO Gary Jacob Madeline Jacobs Sid Jacobson JCC JCC of the Greater Five Towns JCC of Harrison, NY Stuart and Rosemary Kaplan Linda Kornitzer Leir Charitable Foundations Paul Levinsohn LOI Restaurant Russell Lusak Manhattan Theatre Club Ilse Melamid MoMA Montblanc National Bank of New York City New York Hospital Queens New York Mets North Shore LIJ The North Shore Synagogue North Queensview Homes, Inc. Orion Trading Queens Christian Alliance Church Queensview, Inc. The Rachael Ray Show Rao’s Steven J. Reisman Regal Heights Isaac Reshad Rite Aid Pharmacy Richard Scharf Larry Scheinfeld Selfhelp CHHA Ruth Shapiro Samantha Shevins Nicole Stein Doris Ruhr Strauss Alysa Teichman True Buddha Diamond Temple of New York Temple Emanu-El Elaine Tross Uproot Wines Ken Werner Evelyn Wolff Ylang23 Estates We acknowledge with deep appreciation the friends who remembered Selfhelp through their legacies and bequests: Estate of George Adler Estate of Helga N. Alten Estate of Lotte Fields Estate of Sam Friedlander Estate of Werner Gamby Estate of Edith Hausknecht Estate of Lotte Kunstler Estate of Peter Kussi Estate of Dick H. Lewent Trust of Henriette Maier Estate of Edith R. Pinkuss Estate of Trudy Sommer Estate of Martha Vogel To make a donation to Selfhelp, or to receive additional information about the Caring for Generations Tribute Fund, Estate Planning, or Matching Gifts Programs, please contact Selfhelp’s Development Department at 212-971-7764, or visit our website at www.selfhelp.net. Working Together We salute our many Community Partners who, through working together, enable Selfhelp to fulfill its commitment to the thousands of New Yorkers who rely on us for care. AARP AARP Bill Payer Program AARP Foundation Abraham Joshua Heschel High School Action Reconciliation Service for Peace Adelphi University School of Social Work Adult Protective Services Advisory Council Alzheimer’s Association of New York City Alzheimer’s Foundation of America Amber Court American Cancer Society American Diabetes Association American Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) Anibic Vocational Program Applebees, Fresh Meadows ArchCare Arthritis Foundation ASPCA Atria Riverdale Austrian Consulate General Bank of America Bayside Hearing Center Bayside High School Big Six Towers Play ‘n’ Learn Nursery School Blue Card B’nai B’rith Project HOPE Bronx House Bronx Inter-Agency Council on the Aging Bronx Jewish Community Council Brookdale Center for Healthy Aging & Longevity of Hunter College Sadin Institute on Law & Public Policy Brooklyn Adult Day Care Brooklyn Borough-Wide Interagency Council on Aging Calamus Foundation Cannon Heyman and Weiss, LLP CAPE Capital One Cardozo Bet Tzedek Legal Services Carter Burden Senior Center Catholic Charities - Friendly Visitor Program Center for Aging Services Technologies (CAST) Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) CenterLight Healthcare Central Queens YM-YWHA Chinese-American Planning Council City Bar Justice Center City Drug & Surgical Citymeals-on-Wheels Co-Op City Jewish Center Columbia University School of Occupational Therapy Columbia University School of Social Work Community Board #8 - Bronx Community Board #17 - Brooklyn Community Food Resource Center Community League of the Heights (CLOTH) Concerts in Motion Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany Congregation Habonim Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany New York Cornell University Community Outreach Program Council of Senior Centers and Services of New York City Crescent Chemists, Inc. CUNY School of Law - Main Street Legal Services Dakim BrainFitness, Inc. Dancing Dreams DOROT, Inc. Duane Reade Pharmacy East Midwood Jewish Center East Side Council on the Aging Easter Seals Senior Employment Program East-West School of International Studies Education and Assistance Program (EAC-Queens) Educational Alliance-Sirovich Center Elderplan Elders Share the Arts Elmhurst Hospital Elmhurst/Jackson Heights Senior Center EmblemHealth Employee Assistance Program Enterprise Community Partners Epilepsy Foundation EssenMED House Calls (Doctors) Evelyn Frank Legal Resources Program at NYLAG F∙E∙G∙S Health and Human Services System Flatbush Jewish Center Florence F. Smith Senior Center Meals on Wheels Program Flushing Council on Culture and the Arts Flushing Hospital Medical Center Flushing House Flushing Library Flushing Meadows Corona Park Al Oerter Recreation Center/Aquatic Center Flushing Savings Bank Flushing Town Hall FoodBank FordHarrison Stephen E. Zweig, Esq., Partner Fordham University Graduate School of Social Work Forest Hills Jewish Center Francis Lewis High School Frank Sinatra School of the Arts Furman Center German Consulate General George H. Weldon Funeral Home God’s Love We Deliver Goldman Sachs Community TeamWorks Goodwill Industries of Greater New York and Northern New Jersey Guggenheim Museum GuildNet Hamilton-Madison House HANAC Archbishop Iakovos Senior Center HANAC Ravenswood Senior Center HANAC Transportation Program Hands-On Physical Therapy, P.C. 41 Hannah Senesh Community Day School Health Care Partners, IPA Healthfirst Health Guard Pharmacy Healthplus Amerigroup HeartShare Hebrew Institute of Riverdale-YCT Hebrew Tabernacle Congregation Hirschen Singer and Epstein LLP Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County Home Care Association of New York State Housing First Human Resources Administration (HRA) Hunter College - Silberman School of Social Work Independence Care Systems (ICS) It’s Never 2 Late JCC of Staten Island Jewish Association Serving the Aging (JASA) Jewish Association Serving the Aging - Adult Protective Services Jewish Association Serving the Aging - Queens Legal Services for the Elderly Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services Jewish Community Center in Manhattan Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney Island Jewish Guild Healthcare Jewish Home LifeCare The Jewish Museum The Jewish Theological Seminary, Center for Pastoral Education Jokercise Joint Public Affairs Committee (JPAC) JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. JPMorgan Chase Foundation Katsky Korins, LLP Kimmel Housing Development Foundation Korean American Senior Citizens Society of Greater New York (KASCS) Korean Community Services of Metropolitan New York LaGuardia Community College LawHELP.org/NY LeadingAge LeadingAge New York The Legal Aid Society Leir Retreat Center, Inc. Lenox Hill Neighborhood House Leo Baeck Institute Lexington Hearing and Speech Center Life Alert Lifenet - Mental Health Referral Services Lifetime Arts Lighthouse International Long Island Alzheimer’s Foundation Long Island Jewish Hospital Long Island University Occupational Therapy Program Long Island University School of Social Work Magic for Mature Adults Maimonides Medical Center - Department of Psychiatry Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP Manhattan College-Holocaust, Genocide & Interfaith Center 42 UJA-FEDERATION OF NEW YORK An affiliate agency of UJA-Federation of New York since 1983, Selfhelp Community Services has been the recipient of generous core funding and program grants as well as a multitude of essential organizational services. Just as importantly, the warm partnership that Selfhelp enjoys with our colleagues at UJA-Federation has offered us entrée to their network of relationships throughout the New York City community. We are exceptionally grateful for initiatives that have enabled us to leverage UJA support, such as the New York Times Neediest Campaign, advocacy work with government agencies, and introductions to individuals and foundations. We are proud to once again co-sponsor Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezín and to be a primary beneficiary of this event. We take this opportunity to publicly thank UJA-Federation of New York for their ongoing support and commitment to Selfhelp Community Services. Margaret Tietz Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Martin Luther King, Jr. Daycare Maspeth Federal Savings Maspeth Lions Club Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals Medicare Rights Center Medicare Savings Program Coalition (MSP) MedScope Memorial de la Shoah- Paris Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Mental Health Association of NYC Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty Metropolitan Jewish Health Care System Metropolitan Jewish Health System Foundation Metropolitan Transit Authority - Access-A-Ride Metropolitan Transit Authority - Mobile Van Service MFY Legal Services Mical Home Health Care Montefiore Medical Center - Department of Geriatric Psychiatry Mount Sinai Hospital of Manhattan-Hospice and Palliative care Mount Sinai Hospital of Queens Museum of Jewish Heritage Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) Museum of Tolerance Musicians on Call Nan Shan Senior Center National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers - New York City Chapter National Association of Social Workers (NASW) - New York City Chapter National Council on Aging National Housing Conference National Leased Housing Association National Low Income Housing Coalition National Senior Citizens Law Center New Pronto Transportation, Inc. New York Cares New York City Bar Association - Committee on Legal Problems of Aging and Committee on Disabilities New York City Council New York City Department for the Aging New York City Department for the Aging - Grandparent Support Program New York City Department for the Aging - Health Promotion New York City Department of Education Occupational Training Center New York City Department of Finance - SCHE Unit New York City Department of Health New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development SCRIE Unit New York City Department of Mental Health New York City Department of Transportation - Safety Education Department New York City Fire Department New York City Health & Hospitals New York City Housing Authority - Family Services Department New York City Housing Authority - Office for the Aging New York City Housing Development Corporation New York City Human Resources Administration New York City Human Resources Administration Adult Protective Services Admin. New York City Police Department 104th Police Precinct 109th Police Precinct 112th Police Precinct 115th Police Precinct New York City Schools IS 73 IS 237 PS 24 PS 169 PS 228 PS 280 New York Downtown Hospital-Kress Vision Program New York Hall of Science New York Historical Society New York Hospital Queens New York Housing Conference New York Immigration Coalition New York Lawyers for the Public Interest (NYLPI) New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG) New York Philharmonic New York Public Library The New School New York State Adult Day Services Association, Inc. New York State Bar Association - Elder Law Section New York State Comptroller’s Office New York State Consumer Coalition on Part D New York State Department of Health New York State Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Program (EPIC) New York State Home Care Association New York State Homes and Community Renewal New York State Housing Finance Agency New York State Office for the Aging New York University - College of Nursing New York University - Silver School of Social Work NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center North Shore - Long Island Jewish Health System Northshore MLTC NYSARC, Inc. Older Adults Technology Services (OATS) Oxford Health Plans Park Gardens Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation Pelham Parkway Jewish Center People Care Inc. - Homecare Agency Peter J DellaMonica Senior Center PHI National Office and New York State Office Philips Lifeline Physical Therapy Doctor Presbyterian Senior Services Proskauer Rose, LLP Public Service Network at City Bar Justice Center Queensborough Community College Queens Botanical Garden Queens Boulevard Extended Care Facility Queens Chapter of Holocaust Survivors, Inc. Queens College Queens College Hillel Queens Interagency Council on the Aging Queens Jewish Community Council Queens Library Queens Library-Long Island City Branch Queens Museum of Art Queens Symphony Orchestra Queens Theatre in the Park RAIN Senior Options-Home Delivered Meals Regal Heights Adult Day Health Care Renaissance Charter School Retired Senior Volunteer Program of the Community Services Society (RSVP) Ridgewood YMCA Rite Aid Pharmacy Riverdale Senior Center Riverdale YM-YWHA Ronald Fatoullah & Associates Roots and Branches Theater Rubin Museum of Art Sage Eldercare Salvation Army Samaritan Village SAR High School-Riverdale Senior Health Partners Services and Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Elders (SAGE) Services Now for Adult Persons (SNAP) Seyfarth Shaw, LLP Shield Institute Single Point Care Network, Inc. Social Action Center (Bronx) Staten Island JCC Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) Sunnyside Citywide Homecare Services, Inc. Sunnyside Community Services Supportive Housing Network of New York TD Bank Foundation Temple Emanu-El Theatre Development Fund Touchstone Health Touro College Touro College, School of Health Sciences-Occupational Therapy Program Transitional Services for New York The Trinity School UJA – Engage Jewish Service Corps (Queens/Long Island) UJA – Engage Jewish Service Corps (JCC of Manhattan) UJA-Federation of New York UJA-Federation of New York - Caring Commission Task Force UJA-Federation of New York - Long Island Connections UJA-Federation of New York - Westchester United Hospital Fund Urban Justice Center Vera Institute Guardianship Project Victoria Pharmacy VISIONS Visiting Nurse Service of New York VNS - Chinatown Community Center Homecare Program VNS - Friendly Visitor Program VNS - Home Delivered Meals Program in Long Island City VNSNY Choice Walgreens Pharmacy Washington Heights - Inwood Council on Aging Weill-Cornell Medical Center The Weinberg Center West Side Inter-Agency Council on Aging Women in Housing and Finance Woodside Senior Assistance Program Wu Eye Care YAI Yeshiva University - Wurzweiler School of Social Work Yeshivah of Flatbush YM-YWHA of Washington Heights and Inwood York College Young Israel of Pelham Parkway Zucker Hillside Hospital 43 CONTACT US NAZI VICTIM SERVICES Washington Heights Apex I Senior Citizens Housing Benjamin Rosenthal-Prince Long Island Licensed Home Care Selfhelp Alzheimer’s Resource PROGRAM The Kohn-Melamid Center for Holocaust Survivor Services 212-781-7200 620 Fort Washington Avenue, 498 Union Avenue, Westbury 11590 Street Innovative Senior Center Services Agency (LHCSA) Program (SHARP) 718-886-5777 45-25 Kissena Boulevard, 516-505-2571 718-631-1886 208-11 26th Avenue, Bayside 11360 Erin Brennan, Senior Programs Director Bronx 718-239-3177 990 Pelham Parkway South, Bronx 10461 Amy Newman, Program Director Brooklyn Midwood 718-646-7500 1523 Avenue M, Brooklyn 11230 Sharon Wang, Program Director New York 10040 Roni Miller, Program Director Brooklyn 11218 Mariam Khachtryan, Program Director, Russian Nazi Victim Program Westbury 11590 NATURALLY OCCURRING RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES 212-971-5475 520 Eighth Avenue, 5th Floor, (NORCS) HOUSING For housing applications, please call 718-886-1412. For other inquiries, please call Mohini Mishra, Programs Director at 718-762-6803. Helen R. Scheuer House Jinsheng Qiu, Program Director Clearview Senior Center Guardianship New York 10018 Ruth Rosado, Program Director Flushing 11355 Big Six Towers NORC Program 718-565-6569 59-55 47th Avenue, Woodside 11377 Brooke Samuelson, 718-224-7888 208-11 26th Avenue, Bayside 11360 Erin Brennan, Senior Programs Director Latimer Gardens Senior Center Cheryl Gersh, Program Director Fresh Meadows NORC Program Maspeth Senior Center 718-454-6286 67-00 192nd Street, Fresh Meadows 11365 Rose Aniano, 718-429-3636 69-61 Grand Avenue, Maspeth 11378 Maria Dixon, Program Director Martin Lande House NORC Program Abraham Scharf Center for Holocaust Survivor Services 212-971-5475 520 Eighth Avenue, 5th Floor, 137-47 45th Avenue, Homemaking Program 718-396-5425 34-10 94th Street, Jackson Heights 11372 Rose Aniano, 212-971-5480 Senior Programs Director Long Island Licensed Home Care Nassau County Abraham Scharf Center for Holocaust Survivor Services 516-481-1865 498 Union Avenue, Westbury, NY 11590 Gina Goldman, Program Coordinator 208-11 26th Avenue, Bayside 11360 Scheuer House of Flushing 138-52 Elder Avenue, Queensview/North Queensview NORC Program Harry and Jeanette Weinberg 718-278-4148 33-34 Crescent Street, Long Island City 11106 House Donna DelCielo, Program Director Flushing 11355 Flushing 11355 SENIOR CENTERS Queens Harry and Jeanette Weinberg 718-268-1252 70-20 Austin Street, Forest Hills 11375 Karen DeOssie, Program Director Austin Street Senior Center Apartments 45-35 Kissena Boulevard, 718-520-8197 106-06 Queens Boulevard, Flushing 11355 Forest Hills 11375 Selfhelp K-VII Associates LLC 137-39 45th Avenue, Flushing 11355 HOME CARE Housekeeping Program 212-971-7613 Services Agency (LHCSA) 516-505-2571 New York City Licensed Home Care Services Agency (LHCSA) 212-971-5490 HOME CARE INTAKE: 140-16 45th Avenue, Marina Laddin, Acting Director HOME HEALTH AIDE TRAINING PROGRAMS: Natasha Gooden-William, Director Brooklyn 212-971-7714 1523 Avenue M, Brooklyn 11230 212-971-7714 520 Eighth Avenue, New York 10018 Manhattan Scheuer House of Bayside 212-971-7697 Manhattan Senior Programs Director Flushing 11355 Care Services Agency (LHCSA) 34-30 137th Street, Flushing 11354 Program Director Northridge/Brulene/Southridge New York City Licensed Home 718-961-3660 45-25 Kissena Boulevard, Flushing 11355 New York 10018 Emily Levy, Program Director 44 512 Union Avenue, Financial Management Unit/ Kensington Henry J. and Erna D. Leir Center for Holocaust Survivors Henny and Friedrich Brodnitz Case Management Program 718-633-1300 419 Church Avenue, Apex II Workforce Family Housing Certified Home Health Agency (CHHA) 212-971-5471 Nassau County 516-505-2571 498 Union Avenue, Westbury 11590 CARE TRANSITIONS PROGRAM: 718-559-4465 45-25 Kissena Boulevard, Flushing 11355 Madeline Jacobs, Director Senior Source 212-971-7722 520 Eighth Avenue, 5th Floor, New York 10018 Angela Williams, Senior Source Manager CASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS Project Pilot 212-787-8106 520 Eighth Avenue, 18th Floor, New York 10024 Eli Brett, Program Director Queens North 718-321-8194 45-25 Kissena Boulevard, Flushing 11355 Hanan Simhon, Managing Director Selfhelp Safety Net OTHER COMMUNITY PROGRAMS FOR SENIORS New York City Community Guardian Program 212-971-7776 520 Eighth Avenue, 5th Floor, New York 10018 John L. Davis, Program Director Nassau County Guardian Program 212-971-7776 50 Clinton Street Hempstead, NY 11550 Patricia L. Kaufman, Managing Director 718-633-1300 419 Church Avenue, Brooklyn 11218 Lauren Hecht, Program Coordinator SELFHELP INNOVATIONS 212-971-7708 520 Eighth Avenue, 5th Floor, New York 10018 David Dring, Executive Director OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND MANAGEMENT STAFF SELFHELP COMMUNITY SERVICES BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2014—2015 MANAGEMENT STAFF Officers Directors President Raymond V.J. Schrag Dennis Baum Ernest L. Bial Matthew A. Cantor Robert Carmona Edward B. Cohen Scott Drassinower Ernest M. Grunebaum Jeffrey S. Jacob Peter H. Jakes Barry Konig Lisa Krenzel, MD Carol Levin Paul Levinsohn Ralph Marash Mary Mayer Peter Model Stuart C. Kaplan Chief Executive Officer Co – Chairmen Ernest L. Bial Victor A. Wyler Vice Presidents Matthew A. Cantor Peter H. Jakes Peter Model Steven G. Tepper Treasurer Peter L. Simmons Secretary Dennis Baum Alfred Netter Ronald F. Ries Raymond V. J. Schrag Sheryl Silverstein, DMD Peter L. Simmons Brian R. Steinwurtzel Carol Kahn Strauss Steven G. Tepper Victor A. Wyler P H O T O G R A P H Y: B R U C E W E L L E R D E S I G N E D B Y S H A N O S K Y & A S S O C I AT E S Trustees Chairman Dennis Baum Michael A. Bamberger Dennis Baum Ernest L. Bial Bert E. Brodsky Matthew A. Cantor Debrah Lee Charatan Jeffrey S. Jacob Stuart C. Kaplan Karin Shewer Krugman Ilse Melamid Joshua Mermelstein Peter Model Vice Chair Debrah Lee Charatan Secretary Peter Model Advisory Board Shelley Einhorn Michael F. Price Sandra Priest Rose SELFHELP HONORARY LIFE MEMBER: Rita Shewer Michael Grieco, CPA, CVA Senior Vice President, Financial Strategy Kevin T. Byrne, Esq. Vice President, Human Resources and Labor Relations Lois Deutsch Vice President, Development SELFHELP COMMUNITY SERVICES FOUNDATION BOARD (SCS FOUNDATION) 2014—2015 Officers Russell Lusak Senior Vice President Stanley J. Reifer Thomas H. Roche Richard Scharf Raymond V.J. Schrag Victor A. Wyler Jeffrey Zorek Elihu Kover, LMSW Vice President, Nazi Victim Services Program Vivian Torres, RN Vice President, Community Health Evelyn J. Wolff Vice President, Real Estate Development Tova Klein, LMSW Assistant Vice President, Senior Communities David Dring Executive Director, Selfhelp Innovations Linda Pekunka Administrator, Executive Services Adeena Horowitz, LMSW Administrative Director, Nazi Victim Services Program Sharon Brown Director, Patient Services, CHHA Beth Zeidel, LMSW Administrative Director, Nazi Victim Services Program Roberta Caplan Director, Major Gifts Patricia L. Kaufman Managing Director, Senior Communities Dorothy Kern Managing Director, Real Estate Priscilla Maysonet Managing Director, Senior Communities Hanan Simhon, LMSW Managing Director, Senior Communities Neil Actable Director, Information Technology Rose Aniano, LMSW Senior Programs Director, Northridge/Brulene/Southridge NORC Koku Badasu, RN Director, LHCSA and City Home Care Programs Erin Brennan, MPS, Q.D.C.P. Senior Programs Director, SHARP and Clearview Senior Center Ellen Ceriale Director, LHCSA, Qualtiy and Compliance Carol Durham, RN Director, Clinical Operations Karen H. Geller, RN, JD Director, Risk Management Natasha Gooden-Williams, RN Director, LHCSA-LI and Training Dept. Madeline Jacobs Director, Quality Management & Research Elizabeth Lynn Director, Grants Management Mohini Mishra, CASP Programs Director, Housing Selfhelp Community Services, Inc. 520 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018 866-735-1234 www.selfhelp.net
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