jvs annual report 2014
DESCRIPTION
ÂTRANSCRIPT
Everybody’sBusinessJVS Chicago
2014 Annual Report
JVS CHICAGO | 2014 ANNUAL REPORT EVERYBODY’S BUSINESS
OUR MISSION
Improving life through employment and productivity, recognizing that personal development is a lifetime endeavor.
The JVS Mission is rooted in our core values. While these values come to us from the Jewish tradition, their power is truly universal.
The Power of Work We believe that work transforms lives, and that helping people to find jobs helps them live better lives.
Repair the WorldWe are committed to making the world a better place by providing opportunities to job seekers from all walks of life, helping them achieve self-sufficiency through employment.
Respect for the IndividualIn this belief, we honor the tradition of charity towards others that supports their dignity and desire to improve their own lives.
Values of CollaborationTo be effective, we bring together the resources of the Jewish Federation, government, business and community-based organizations to enable individuals to achieve success.
At JVS Chicago we believe our mission is everybody’s business.
To protect anonymity, featured photographs may not be of actual clients.
Employers
Entrepreneurs
Job Seekers
Our Leadership
Financial Report
Our Donors
2
JVS CHICAGO—EVERYBODY’S BUSINESS
4
6
8
9
10
JVS CHICAGO | 2014 ANNUAL REPORT
Fiscal Year 2014 has been a year of change and, as a result, a year of opportunity. Through the alliance with JCFS, put in place this year, we have gone from a deficit to a surplus, management structure has been strengthened and stabilized, and JVS Chicago has benefitted greatly from the additional resources and experience JCFS has brought to Human Resources, Development and Finance.
As important, programs, and so clients, have gained from the more holistic services of the combined agencies. The alliance has fostered a number of collaborations in Fiscal Year 2014 between the two agencies and with other agencies in the Jewish community to provide assistance to those in need:
•Tohelpindividualswithdevelopmentaldisabilitiesmovetoward independence and self-sufficiency, JVS Chicago partnered with JCFS Supported Community Living Initiative, Keshet and other community agencies to develop a Customized Employment Training program for those clients to find meaningful employment through services customized to their individual needs, skills and interests.
•TosupportJewishjuniorsandseniorsinthechallenging,andoftenfrustrating and confusing, transition out of college into the competitive world of work, JVS Chicago partnered with Hillel to develop a program to offer career services and job search assistance to these students.
•Toassistunemployedcommunitymembershonetheirskillsandmakethem more competitive in the job market, JVS Chicago collaborated with the Ark to develop a program to grant training stipends to motivated job seekers.
Throughout this transition, JVS Chicago program staff has maintained their exceptional commitment to delivering outstanding service. These programs, and the overall success of the alliance, would certainly not have been possible without the guidance and wisdom of our lay leadership, the devotion and enthusiasm of our incredible volunteers and the continued full support and generosity of the Jewish Federation.
Fiscal Year 2014 has been a momentous year for many reasons, thanks to the remarkable dedication of staff and the newly established support of JCFS. We look forward to many more years of progress.
A MESSAGE FROM OUR VICE PRESIDENT
Constantine Bitsas
JVS CHICAGO | 2014 ANNUAL REPORT
EMPLOYERS
JVS Chicago proves each day how successful partnerships with local employers can truly impact the lives of people with disabilities, helping them find gainful, meaningful employment in a supportive workplace.
Through a community partnership with JVS Chicago, the upscale Chicago food emporium, Eataly, hired a JVS client who was deaf. The new employee worked out so well that Eataly returned to JVS staff looking for more referrals. “Employers sometimes assume that people with disabilities perform jobs at a lower level of productivity,” says Hayley Stokar, JVS Chicago’s employment specialist for Deaf and Hard of Hearing. “But that perception is most often wrong.”
In addition to providing employee referrals to companies, JVS Chicago maintains the connection with both clients and employers long after the client is hired. This ensures that both the employer and the newly hired employee have the resources they need. It can also lead to an expanded commitment on the employer’s part to create a welcoming, supportive workplace. In Eataly’s case, several managers took sign language courses and then asked JVS for additional help in locating a interpreter so deaf team members could fully participate in staff meetings. JVS found an online interpretation service for them, which has enhanced already positive communications among staff.
GIVING PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES A CHANCE TO SUCCEED AT EMPLOYMENT IS EVERYBODY’S BUSINESS
2
EVERYBODY’S BUSINESS
employers sometimes assume that people with disabilities perform jobs at a lower level of productivity, but that perception is most often wrong.
“
“
JVS CHICAGO | 2014 ANNUAL REPORT
What Everyone Should Know…
The range of disabilities of JVS Chicago job placement clients includes physical, development, emotional, psychiatric and chronic medical and sensory (such as hearing) conditions.
793 individuals turned to us for placement support in FY14.
JVS CHICAGO | 2014 ANNUAL REPORT4
ENTREPRENEURS
Lou Duman loved seeing “that look” on the face of a small business owner—that special mix of pride, humility, wisdom and honor that finds a home amidst the smile, brow and wrinkles of an entrepreneur. JVS Chicago entrepreneurs share that look. Lou knew that look because he had it himself.
“Lou was a raging success,” says Susan, his wife of 23 years. A Detroit native who grew up in Chicago, Lou owned a lighting equipment company and raised a family, “but he never forgot the impact of the depression on his family, and how it was a charitable gift of $300 that helped his father’s clock shop stay in business.”
Lou’s love for helping those who needed his support propelled him from building his business to engaging in philanthropy. His desire to help small business owners succeed was the catalyst for him to provide an endowment for the JVS Chicago Duman Entrepreneurship Center. The Center was created to help everybody’s business, particularly, says Susan, “people who couldn’t get money from the bank, because of their credit.” Lou Duman’s generosity has enabled hundreds of small business owners to acquire business management skills and, through access to Center loans, to nurture, sustain or grow their small businesses.
By helping launch so many small businesses—everything from a bike shop to a jewelry designer, to an ethnic food counter and an orthodox videographer—The Duman Center has realized the dreams of many new entrepreneurs.
“Having a business is the best thing in the world because you are dependent on you,” Susan says, with a certain look. A look that Lou would surely recognize.
GIVING CLIENTS A CHANCE AT SUCCESSFUL SELF-EMPLOYMENT IS EVERYBODY’S BUSINESS
EVERYBODY’S BUSINESS
having a business is the best thing in the world because you are dependent on you.
“ “
JVS CHICAGO | 2014 ANNUAL REPORT
What Everyone Should Know…
In FY14, 519 people received business services including business education, technical assistance, financial coaching, credit building and access to capital including $170,000 in JVS loans to entrepreneurs.
JVS CHICAGO | 2014 ANNUAL REPORT6
JOB SEEKERS
While teams may be the norm for getting work done on the job, for most people, searching for a new job is a lonely, arduous process: From editing your resume to prepping for interviews, you’re working solo. There’s no one to keep you on task, and your feedback is generally limited to what the person in the mirror thinks.
The approach is very different for participants in JVS Chicago’s Job Search Work Team, where it’s everybody’s business to know your job search progress. “We are an accountability group,” says Laurie Rosen, the JVS career counselor who co-leads the Team with Arlene Wanetick. “You can’t underestimate the benefits of group dynamics in keeping you on track to find the job you want.”
Motivated participants come to the Team through referrals from their JVS career counselors. Meetings are held on Monday mornings and are highly structured. Each participant has four minutes to report on weekly progress, such as the numbers of networking calls they’ve made, companies researched or interviews scheduled. Regular attendance is expected; the Team can’t hold you accountable when your chair is empty. Agendas, tracking charts and a timer keep meetings on track, along with the expertise of Rosen and Wanetick.
Team members learn from one another and strategize together while noting their progressive networking and productivity. Choosing collaboration over competition, members share their successes, articulate their priorities and emphasize personal forward movement.
“Ultimately, the goal is to get a job. People become sophisticated job seekers when they learn what it takes to lead a successful search,” says Wanetick. “When they are actively engaged in moving their job search forward.
HELPING JOB SEEKERS EFFECTIVELY LAND JOBS IS EVERYBODY’S BUSINESS
EVERYBODY’S BUSINESS
ultimately, the goal is to get a job. people become sophisticated job seekers when they learn what it takes tolead a successful search.
“
“
JVS CHICAGO | 2014 ANNUAL REPORT
What Everyone Should Know…
Job Search Work Teams are part of JVS Career Moves which served 1673 people in FY14. Career Moves provides assessments for career direction and identity, group-structured counseling, one-on-one job search skills training, workshop-based training, networking opportunities and connections and introductions to hiring managers.
JVS CHICAGO | 2014 ANNUAL REPORT
OFFICERSH. Debra LevinPresident
Benn Feltheimer Secretary
Toby Bernstein Treasurer
DIRECTORSGerri KahnweilerKaren LevinePaul MortonLaurie PriceSusan SchulmanDaniel J. Wander
8
HONORARY DIRECTORSJames A. AlterRichard M. Bendix, Jr.Jack R. BierigDavid L. BlumbergDonald P. CohenSeth A. EisnerPaul L. EpnerIrving S. FishmanElaine Saphier FoxVernon FoxJanet JablonAdrienne MeiselEllard Pfaelzer, Jr.Seymour NordenbergJames M. SchultzAlan StoneJerome H. StoneJack D. Tovin
VOCATIONAL SERVICES BUSINESS ADVISORY COMMITTEEAndrew M. Glick, ChairJohn L. Daniels, Vice ChairMichael D. BursteinSusan DumanRobert FerenczElaine Saphier FoxMarc R. JacobsStephen LaserH. Debra LevinAlan StoneMichael Treister
OUR FY14 LEADERSHIP
JVS CHICAGO | 2014 ANNUAL REPORT
Fiscal Year Ended 6/30/14 Excluding Investment Activity (in thousands)
INCOME 2013 – 2014 2012 – 2013
Illinois Department of Human Services $ 1,253 $ 1,121
Contract Services 5,361 5,554
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago 2,020 2,097
Other Government-funded Programs 2,074 2,610
Individuals and Foundations 782 907
Scholarships 450 418
Other Sources 138 52
TOTAL INCOME $12,078 $12,759
EXPENSES
Personnel $ 5,385 $ 6,418
Client Compensation and Benefits 3,339 3,602
Occupancy 556 588
Scholarships 450 418
Other Operating Expenses 2,348 1,733
TOTAL EXPENSES $12,078 $12,759
This is preliminary financial information.
9
FINANCIAL REPORT
JVS CHICAGO | 2014 ANNUAL REPORT
JVS Chicago is grateful for the generous donations raised through the Sustaining Fund, our annual Strictly Business luncheon and through our endowment and legacy commitments.
10
SUPPORTERAnonymous Associated Agencies, Inc.The Bluhm Family Charitable Foundation David L. & Linda BlumbergChicago Sinai CongregationSusan DumanPhyllis Weil EllisHarris Ventures, LLCIra & Sheila Stone Family FoundationThe Malkin FamilyMuch Shelist, P.C.
PATRONStephen & Elizabeth BallisBlum-Kovler FoundationAlan* & Lori CraneJohn & Ellyn DanielsElden Mandler Gift FundRobert A. & Marla J. Ferencz Donor Advised FundAlan* & Elaine Saphier FoxPhil Garoon & Family Integrated Project Management Company, Inc.Kahn Family Philanthropic FundThe Kestnbaum FoundationLamb Partners, LLCH. Debra LevinLeon LewinMB Financial Bank, N.A.Adrienne MeiselSteven & Diane MillerOrigin VenturesOuterwall/RedboxMichael & Sandra PerlowRichard RotbergThomas & Louise Rothschild
Seyfarth Shaw Charitable FoundationSPR CompaniesAlan StoneJack D. & Niki TovinSarah Unterman & Joshua EhrlichWaterSaver Faucet Co.
DONORWilliam & Donna BarrowsAlvin H. Baum Family FundPeter B. Bensinger, Jr. Peter BernsteinToby Bernstein & Lynn FreemanBronner Group, LLCCeltic BankCongregation SolelJerome DreyfussEdelstein FoundationBrenda & Lawrence FeisFischel & Kahn, LTDRichard & Mary Freeman Charitable FundJoan GolderJoel D. GoldharMarc & Amy GouldStephen & Susan GreggoMichael A. HalpernLorraine HelfandHirsch-Schwartz FoundationHarry HuzenisTerrell IsselhardDr. Michael & Janet JablonMarc R. JacobsMyrna KaplanNancy Katz & Paul HanoverWilliam & Marilyn KeroffSuzanne A. KoenigHoward R. Korenthal
Martin J. & Susan B. Kozak Fund of the Chicago Community FoundationLaurie & Stephen Laser Charitable FundLegacy Heritage Programming, LLCMichael & Carla LevinDavid LevinsonKrista LinnKris LonswayLois A. LourieRabbi Steven Stark LowensteinDan & Shirley Maeir Barbara MaySusan McClanahanEdward and Diane Mehlman Philanthropic FundNorth Shore Community Bank & TrustHelen OdefskyBetty & Thomas Philipsborn Philanthropic FundAndrew PlockerJoAnn & Steven R. PotashnickGordon & Claire PrussianRamrod Distributors, Inc.Ben & Nancy RandallCharles & Renee RosenbergMichael and Sandra J. RosensteinSecretary of State Jesse WhiteJames M. & Sheila SchultzDavid & SchwartzSusan SchwartzwaldMarc J. Shuman & Associates, Ltd.Thomas SilbermanHoward & Sandi SorkinJerome H. Stone Family Foundation
OUR DONORS
JVS CHICAGO | 2014 ANNUAL REPORT 11
Douglas T. ThompsonThree Twins II, LLCDr. Michael R. & Dana S. TreisterMarilyn & Michael VenderRoy & Fay WeissVic WeisskopfKalman & Enid Wenig Family Philanthropic FundWigoda & WigodaMilton & Michelle ZimmermanLois Zoller
FRIENDHoward & Patricia AdelmanAmerican Friends of Magen David AdomAnonymous (3)Robert D. AppelbaumTerry & Susan ApplebaumRichard M. Bendix, Jr.Jeffrey BergmanJoel BermanH. Bruce & Janice BernsteinSteven & Karen BloombergFrancis James BomherJames & Nancy BrandtDavid BronnerArnold & Adrienne BrookstoneJanet BucksteinRobert & Virginia BurnstineMr. Cary BuxbaumAudrey CantorJason ChessAlan CohenCongregation B’Nai Jehoshua Beth Elohim Cornelia Carpet Cleaners Alfred E. D’Ancona, IIIBarbara L. DanielsChristopher M. DasseJulie R. DeutschShari DiamondDistinctive Foods, LLCJack O. Doerge, Jr. Amy Dordek DolinskyFanchon EhrlichIrving & Beverly FishmanTaurino FloresSteven D. FranklinPaul & Susan FreehlingMarvin & Carol Gittler
Beverly J. GoldbergJames & Donna GottliebGabriel S. HardawayJosh HarrisS. Scott HensleyNorman Hirsch & Ann CourterFrances HorwichIllinois Holocaust Museum & Education CenterAlan & Juell KadetMiriam LetchingerJohn & Jill LeviRobert LiftonEdward LoebRobert MannBarry & Marlene MarcusThomas & Jenny MarxMark MehlmanJoel & Paula MeiselMichele MillerAnne MorrissyJohn W. & Lucy MyersJodi & Gregg NewmarkNorthern Trust Matching Gift and Volunteer Grant ProgramChristine O’BrienLester OrdmanJerrold M. PevenHenry PevitzSandra Freeman PikorovaBruce RabinJay & Barbara RobinsonHarry B. RosenbergLeona Z. RosenbergWarner RosenthalGabi SalimiDonald W. SchaumbergerLaurent SchorNate SerlinAlvin & Gloria ShapiroMarcy R. ShorrJodi E. SilbermanWilliam & Helen SilvermanIrwin SteinbergSteven StenderDavid & Arlene StixRobert & Julie StracksDr. Howard SulkinThe Tower FoundationNina Vinik & Ross BrickerDan Wander & Ruth Freedman
Jerome WeinsteinMarshall & Lita WeinsteinThomas J. WieserJan & Jerry WolfIvan V. Zadorozhny
FOUNDATIONS/GRANTS/ CONTRACTSAnonymous (2)Chicago Cook Workforce PartnershipCiti FoundationCity of Chicago/ Department of Family and Support ServicesComcast CorporationThe Crown Family Dominick’s FoundationThe Emergency FundIllinois Community College BoardIllinois Department of Central Management ServicesIllinois Department of Commerce and Economic OpportunityIllinois Department of Human Services/Bureau of Basic Supports/Title XXIllinois Department of Human Services/Division of Rehabilitation ServicesIllinois Department of Human Services/Office of Inspector GeneralIllinois Secretary of State’s OfficeIllinois State PoliceJewish Child & Family ServicesJewish Women’s Foundation of Metropolitan ChicagoJPMorgan Chase Foundation Kane County Department of Employment and EducationMathematica Policy ResearchThe Harvey L. Miller Family FoundationNorthern Trust Charitable TrustThe Retirement Research FoundationUnited Way of Lake CountyU.S. Army Reserve CorpsU.S. Department of Energy
*Of blessed memory
JVS CHICAGO | 2014 ANNUAL REPORT12
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services/Health Resources and Services AdministrationU.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development/Community Development Block GrantU.S. Department of Labor/Office of Worker’s Compensation ProgramsU.S. Department of Labor/Senior Service America, Inc. U.S. Department of Transportation U.S. Department of Treasury/ Internal Revenue ServiceU.S. Department of Veterans AffairsU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyU.S. General Services AdministrationWalmart Foundation Workforce Boards of Metropolitan Chicago Yeshiva Netzech Eliyahu
ENDOWMENT The JVS Endowment Foundation was created in partnership with the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago’s Agency Endowment Program, which was established to assure that JVS and our sister agencies have the necessary resources to meet the community needs. All commitments to Agency Endowment Foundations are recognized as gifts to the Jewish Federation’s Centennial Campaign.
Louis Duman -Microenterprise Center and Loan FundSeth A. EisnerSamuel and Betty Fink Memorial FundJanet and Michael JablonStephen & Laurie Laser Estate of Paul H. Leffman Estate of Shirley Pflaum Sylvia and Joseph Radov Sampson Katz FamiliesMuriel Spier Book FundPhyllis Tabachnick
DECLARATIONS OF INTENTRichard M. Bendix, Jr.David L. Blumberg Burton DitkowskyJanice A. Kaufman Gordon Kopald Paul H. Leffmann
Adrienne MeiselAlan Stone Charitable Family FoundationPhyllis Tabachnick
IN-KIND DONATIONAAA-North Suburban Insurance AgencyAbout FaceA Woman of SubstanceChiro One Wellness CenterChiro One Wellness Centers of SauganashConfection DivaDoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Chicago - North Shore Conference Center Duron Studio PhotographyHask Mary Kay CosmeticsMinuteman PressSephoraSkokie Chamber of CommerceVCR Massage & WellnessWeber Leisure Center
VOLUNTEERSReed Scott AdlerTom AltmanLawrence AronsonCarolyn BaganGeorge BenakosToby BernsteinJack BierigJack BockAlexander BricknerLauren BrillMichael BurnsteinBell ChananBarbara CharalBenjamin ClingerCarrie CohenAlan Crane*Fred CrispenJohn DanielsCorbin Del CarloTatiana DrossosSusan DumanBenn FeltheimerRobert FerenczSherri FisherDennis FoldenauerElaine Fox
Lidia GascaJD GershbeinJoel GoldharKenneth GoldsteinDavid GordonJanice GordonBernie GouldJim HanigEdward HanlonSteve HarrisNeil HochstadtMarc R. JacobsFrank JaffeCarolyn JohnstonLinda JonesiGerri KahnweilerSue KaplanBasam KarakoshiAnne KoganStephen LaserH. Debra LevinKaren L. LevineCaroline LeyaRobert MannJohn McLellanCaitin MeadSteve MillerKathryn MorrisPaul K. MortonRon NickLaurie PriceJohnetta PayeSusan PogashEleanor RosenthalLynda RubinsonSteve SarowitzIda SchenwarSusan SchulmanLynn SeinfeldRobert SilverDanielle SolofJohnnie StempleRachel StempleAlan StoneMichael TreisterMartha TurnerDaniel J. WanderAlan WolanLarry WolfbergMorrie ZalcmanFrancis Zemans
*Of blessed memoryWe regret any omissions or errors. While we appreciate all gifts, this list includes donations from 7/1/13 to 6/30/14 totaling $150 or more. Please call 312.673.3202.
JVS CHICAGO | 2014 ANNUAL REPORT 13
Main216 West Jackson Blvd., Suite 700Chicago, Illinois 60606
312.673.3400312.957.4913 VIDEOPHONE
312.553.5544 FAX
Anshe Motele Congregation6526 N. California Chicago, Illinois 60645
773.743.5638312.553.5524 FAX
EZRA909 W. Wilson Chicago, Illinois 60640
773.275.0866773.477.5123 FAX
West Rogers Park3525 W. Peterson Ave. Chicago, Illinois 60659
773.866.5035 MAIN PHONE
773.516.5533 CREDIT BUILDING AND
FINANCIAL SERVICES
773.516.5538 SMALL BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT CENTER
312.553.5544 FAX
Elgin450 Airport Road, Suite 114Elgin, IL 60123
312.502.4112
Northbrook300 Revere Drive Northbrook, Illinois 60062
847.412.4300312.553.5526 FAX
JVS LOCATIONS
Lombard10 East 22nd Street Lombard, Illinois 60148
630.889.0548312.553.5522 FAX
Northwest Suburbs1156 West Shure Drive, Suite 181 Arlington Heights, Illinois 60004
847.392.8205312.553.5527 FAX
SkokieGoldie Bachman Luftig Building5150 Golf Road Skokie, Illinois 60077
847.568.5150312.553.5525 FAX
JVS CHICAGO | 2014 ANNUAL REPORT
jvschicago.org
JVS Chicago is accredited by CARF International for programs in Employment Services: Community Employment, Job Development, Job Supports, Job Site Training and Employment Skills Training Services.
JVS Chicago is administered through an alliance agreement by Jewish Child & Family Services, a partner in serving our community, supported by the Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation..