Please join Ann Arbor Kiwanians as Tom Jensen discusses current issues in election polling.

Tom Jensen is the Director of Public Policy Polling and oversees its day to day operations. During his time at PPP he has been a frequent guest for television and radio stations across the region, and has been called on for expert analysis by publications including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Christian Science Monitor, and US News and World Report. He writes PPP's blog and Twitter account in addition to crafting the content for most of its surveys. He is an honors graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill, where he wrote his senior thesis about black candidates for statewide office across the country in the early 21st century. A native of Ann Arbor, Michigan, he can be contacted by e-mail at tomj@publicpolicypolling.com or phone at 919-744-6312.

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

Please join Ann Arbor Kiwanians as Kathleen Cramer, Managing Director at Ele's Place, discusses the organization's mission and current activities.

Ele’s Place is a nonprofit, community based organization dedicated to creating awareness of and support for grieving children and their families. Through peer support group programs, Ele’s Place helps children to cope with the death of a parent, sibling or other close family member or friend.

Before coming to Ele’s Place, many grieving children feel alone and keep their feelings inside, not wanting to burden their parents or other family members. Often, friends don’t seem to understand if they haven’t had a similar experience. But each week at Ele’s Place, hundreds of grieving children find a warm and welcoming place to meet new friends who really understand how they feel, and begin to heal after the death of a loved one.

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