Anya Abramzon, Jewish Family Services, Speaks at Kiwanis Club of Ann Arbor
Please join Ann Arbor Kiwanians as Anya Abramzon, Executive Director of Jewish Family Services (JFS), discusses the organization's mission and current activities.
Anya has been Executive Director of Jewish Family Services of Ann Arbor since 1997. As Director, Anya has been instrumental in increasing the agency's budget and staff while considerably expanding JFS' scope of services. Anya feels very strongly about the importance of JFS' role and mission in the community. It has been her ultimate desire to see JFS grow bigger and stronger, providing more services to all segments of the community. Anya lives in Ann Arbor with her husband and three children.
While officially founded in 1993, the roots of Jewish Family Services date back to the late 1970s when a group of dedicated volunteers came together to address the needs of the growing number of refugees arriving in Ann Arbor from the Soviet Union. Since then, the agency has grown substantially. JFS has expanded from a single person agency with two programs to an organization with nine staff members working in two different locations on a wide variety of services. In 2010 JFS served more than 2,500 clients, providing them with direct and support social services, including:
- Refugee Resettlement
- ESL
- Employment / Career services for all non-English speaking clients in Washtenaw County
- Case Management
- Family Life Education
- Mental Health Referral program
- Volunteer Services
- Senior Services
Video
Date and Time
Monday Jul 14, 2014
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM EDT
Monday, July 14, 2014 Starts: Noon Ends: 1:15pm
Location
Kiwanis Club of Ann Arbor Second Floor 200 S. First Street at Washington Downtown Ann Arbor
Fees/Admission
Open to all Chamber members; no charge for program. Lunch available for $10. If coming for lunch, please call Martha Petroski at 734-761-3740 so our caterer will be prepared.