2010 Service Accomplishments

• 697 Jewish children, ages 6 months to 7 years, served in the PJ Library Program during 2010

• 179 Jewish youth and 25 institutionalized adults were provided 2010 Hanukkah gift sets and hand-made cards

• 330 JCRS camp scholarship aid recipients attended 36 different Jewish overnight camps

• 118 undergraduate students, attending 93 different colleges, received financial aid

• 44 Jewish youth served in Special Needs/case management. 34 received 2010 funding for disability and/or dependency needs. See details below.

• 87 of our most dependent, isolated or functionally challenged children received birthday cards and other recognition for accomplishments or life cycle events throughout the year in our Special Friends Club

• 55 grandparents and guardians, who are rearing Jewish grandchildren, enrolled in the Grandparents, Special Parent’s and Guardians’ Club across the region

• 47 parents have attended at least one monthly meeting of the Parents of Troubled adults support group

• 23 students from immigrant families received college aid

• 34 youth with emotional and/or developmental disorders, and/or dependency needs, received funding for various services and therapies. These include youth with autistic spectrum disorders, mood and anxiety disorders, cognitive, speech/language and other developmental delays, ADHD and other learning differences

• 15 single Jewish fathers have attended at least one monthly meeting of the Single Dad’s Club (since inception in 2008)

• 8 grandparent-led families, with a total of 12 grandchildren, attending our monthly support group in Greater New Orleans