Where Your Money Goes

Funds raised through the annual Community Campaign go to programs that align with Cincinnati 2020, our community's vision for the year 2020, of a welcoming Jewish Cincinnati that provides an exceptional quality of life for every one of us. Cincinnati 2020 encompasses three pillars--Caring, Connecting and Discovering--which reflect what have always been our community's priorities. 

2015 Funding for "Caring" Programs = $1,133,175

Vital Services (Jewish Family Service)
The new Barbash Family Vital Support Center is located on the campus of Hebrew Union College in Clifton. The Center is a standalone facility, accessible by bus and with ample parking and street-level access.

The mission of the Center is to holistically serve vulnerable adults in the Jewish community who struggle with hunger, financial crises, and mental and physical health.:

• Food pantry: Kosher and non-kosher food; personal care and household items
• Emergency financial assistance
• Case management
• Wellness activities: Nutrition, diabetes management, support groups, exercise and movement classes
• Jewish learning and involvement: Ethics discussions, Hebrew language instruction, Jewish film discussions, holiday celebrations and practices

2015 Funding = $239,030


Aging Services and Case Management (Jewish Family Service)
Promotes the independence of Jewish older people by helping them compensate for impairments associated with aging and remain in their own homes.

• Care management
• Center for Holocaust Survivors: Direct services such as care management, reparation assistance, home care and financial assistance
• Caregiver services
• Companion services: Home visits to reduce isolation and maintain socialization and activities of daily living
• Independent living assistance: Help with business activities of everyday life such as banking, coordinating health insurance and arranging appointments
• In-home social work counseling
• Options Cincinnati: Supportive services within "naturally occurring retirement communities"
• Wellness programming

2015 Funding = $198,326


Kosher Hot Lunch Program (Mayerson JCC)
Provides nutritionally sound and satisfying meals, socialization, outreach and education for older adults in a group setting.

2015 Funding = $129,355


Family Life Education (Jewish Family Service)
Helps Jewish individuals and families build healthy relationships throughout their lives.

• Bigs & Littles youth mentoring program: One-to-one mentors for children ages 7-17
• Parenting education and connections
• Domestic violence prevention and support services
• Bikur Cholim: Home visits from rabbis for unaffiliated individuals who are homebound, hospitalized or living in a retirement community 
• Mental health education: Monthly seminars for educators, clergy and mental health professionals
• Jewish community connections: Works with congregations and the Board of Rabbis to better serve congregants with programs, counseling, information and referrals

2015 Funding = $117,660


Meals on Wheels (Mayerson JCC)
Provides homebound seniors at risk of hunger, malnutrition and isolation with nutritionally approved meals (including kosher options) and social contact.

2015 Funding = $79,950

Senior Adult Socialization (Mayerson JCC)
Enriches the lives of seniors through programs and services that will improve their health and wellness; decrease their loneliness and isolation; and provide social, economic and educational opportunities; provides them with a sense of purpose through the feeling of a second family that offers support and an opportunity to help their peers and others.

2015 Funding = $126,779

Senior Adult Transportation Services (MAYERSON JCC)
Improves the quality of life for seniors over age 60 by enabling them to live independently and maintain contact with the community; serves as a link to socialization, recreation, leisure, education and nutritional programs, as well as participation in the civic life of the community.

2015 Funding = $98,123


Russian-Speaking Seniors Program (JCC and JFS)
Helps Russian-speaking seniors "age in place" by providing social gatherings, educational programs, links to community services and care coordination.

• JFS Russian Friendship Club: Social opportunities for Russian-speaking Jewish Nazi victims
• Care management
• Immigration services: Interpretation and translation, ESOL classes, and citizenship services, including voter education

2015 Funding = $73,302


Disabilities and Inclusion Program (MAYERSON JCC)
Helps all children, teens, adults and seniors with disabilities reach their potential both deveopmentally and interpersonally.

2015 Funding = $35,000


Cedar Village New American Community Support Services
Meets the needs of Russian Jewish invidiuals living at Cedar Village through a staff person who speaks fluent Russian.

2015 Funding = $26,750


Camp Chabad Inclusion Program
Makes a Jewish day camp experience available to Jewish children with special needs in the community.

2015 Funding = $7,500


VIP Program / Long-term Work Center (Easter Seals TriState)
Provides ongoing intensive individualized training and support services to Jewish adults with severe disabilities.

2015 Funding = $2,400