About Us
Our Mission
Jewish Family Service strengthens families and community by providing a wide range of professional and accessible social services. We offer these services to the entire community of Orange County within the guidelines of and in accordance with Jewish ethics and traditions.
Our Vision
We envision welcoming more and more families to our doors over the coming years. Some of the families that we serve are inter-religious, inter-racial, single-parent, headed by gay couples or include second marriages. Some consist of one person and a beloved pet. For some individuals living in a group home, “family” might mean fellow residents and staff.
No matter how our clients define their families, we see ourselves in a supporting role, offering direct assistance, care management, referrals, and counseling. Our programs are open to the entire community while some of them are tailored for the Jewish community. As we have from our earliest days as an agency, we embrace the spirit of tikkun olam - repairing the world - and we envision making the community of Orange County a better place, one life at a time.
Our Roots
In 1984, a one-quarter time director and ten volunteers took turns answering a telephone in a windowless room. They took calls from new mothers, widowers, parents of adult children with disabilities, families financially struggling to hold on to their homes and many more. They made referrals when it was possible and began to provide their own support when available resources proved insufficient. From these humble roots, Jewish Family Service grew and now employs over 15 staff, supervises over 200 volunteers, and touches the lives of hundreds of people each year through care management, at-home companionship, telephone reassurance, counseling, emergency assistance, and referrals.
We are indebted to the Jewish Federation of Greater Orange County from which Jewish Family Service originally grew its roots and which continues to support us today.
Locations
| Middletown: | Newburgh: |
|---|---|
| 720 Route 17M | 68 Stewart Avenue |
| Middletown, NY 10940 | Newburgh, NY 12550 |
| 845-341-1173 | 845-562-8372 |
Board of Directors
Gilbert Goetz, President
Deborah Pariser, Vice President
Betty Grossman, Secretary
William Carrick, Treasurer
Agita Goldberg
Dr. Joel Hofflich
Barbara Horn
Charles Judelson
Janet Kass
Dr. Philip Laskin
Gertrude Mokotoff
Dr. Judy Rosner
Rabbi Joel Schwab
Ron Sherman
Cynthia Weintraub
Debbie Woronoff
Ruth Zaritsky
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