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Message to the Community 2011

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EDITH AND CARL MARKS

2011 Report to the Community

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Welcome

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AMONG THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PAST YEAR ARE:

Empowering the unemployed through job training and placement

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Providing a warm community for older adults

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Dear friends

Jonathan E. GoldChairman of the Board

Carol S. GoldsteinPresident

Alex BudnitskyCEO/Executive Director

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The Marks JCH opens its doors to people of all ages and stages in life, meeting the needs of the whole family.

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Marina, 33 years old - “My parents brought me to the Marks JCH or The “J” as they called it, with a slight Yiddish emphasis that none of us spoke, but all of us remembered. They took English classes there late at night and wanted me to be “taken care of” while they were learning. It was there, in an old building with a kaleidoscope of people, rooms, programs and languages that my Jewish journey began in 1992. Twenty years later, I brought my daughter to pre-school at the “J ”… This place has raised me and I wanted my daughter to take her first steps at the “J” as well.”

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Our Proven Record of Success

New York City Department of Youth and Community Development Audit 2010“ The Marks JCH runs one of the best Family Literacy programs… ever… Everything, from documentation, assessment, lesson planning, and code compliance is excellent. The staff are committed to their work and open to suggestions and new ideas. The participants’ interest in the program is evident in the excellent attendance and retention.”

Robin Hood Foundation Evaluation 2010“ ...At its last review (summer 2010), the Marks JCH demonstrated a one-year job retention rate of more than 30 percent... This rate placed the group in the upper quartile of all the job training and placement groups Robin Hood supports at this time. The Marks team is polished and professional and understands data and analysis. We share an interest in working with a poor barriered population and respect Marks’ other support and advocacy services as well.”

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EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER – GREAT BEGINNINGS TO LIFELONG LEARNING ([�[OL�4HYRZ�1*/»Z�-HYILY�)Y\JO�,HYS`�*OPSKOVVK�*LU[LY��HJ[P]P[PLZ�HYL�PU[LNYH[LK�PU[V�H�KHPS`�WYVNYHT�[OH[�MVJ\ZLZ�VU�ZVJPHS�ZRPSSZ��JVNUP[P]L�ZRPSSZ�HUK�WO`ZPJHS�HUK�LTV[PVUHS�^LSS�ILPUN��;OL�J\YYPJ\S\T�PZ�PUM\ZLK�^P[O�1L^PZO�]HS\LZ�HUK�PZ�HKHW[LK�[V�TLL[�[OL�ULLKZ�VM�LHJO�JOPSK��PUJS\KPUN�JOPSKYLU�^P[O�KPZHIPSP[PLZ��,UYVSSTLU[�PU�V\Y�1L^PZO�WYLZJOVVS��<UP]LYZHS�WYL�RPUKLYNHY[LU�WYVNYHT�HUK�4VTT`�HUK�4L�JSHZZLZ�OHZ�KV\ISLK�PU�[OL�SHZ[�[^V�`LHYZ��^OPJO�ZWLHRZ�[V�[OL�X\HSP[`�VM�V\Y�WYVNYHTZ�����JOPSYLU�LZ[HISPZOLK�H�Z[YVUN�SLHYUPUN�MV\UKH[PVU�H[�[OL�4HYRZ�1*/»Z�-HYILY�)Y\JO�,HYS`�*OPSKOVVK�*LU[LY�[OPZ�`LHY�

Children and Youth: a place to grow, place to learn…

AFTER SCHOOL – ESSENTIAL ENRICHMENT THAT GROWS WITH YOUR CHILD <UKLY�[OL�N\PKHUJL�VM�[YHPULK�Z[HMM��JOPSKYLU�H[�[OL�4HYRZ�1*/»Z�9VIIPUZ�*VYLUTHU�(M[LY�:JOVVS�*LU[LY�I\PSK�[OLPY�HJHKLTPJ�ZRPSSZ�HZ�[OL`�SLHYU�HUK�WSH`�[VNL[OLY�PU�H�]PIYHU[��^LSS�YV\UKLK�LU]PYVUTLU[��;OPZ�`LHY�� ��Z[\KLU[Z�YLJLP]LK�OVTL^VYR�OLSW�HUK�WHY[PJPWH[LK�PU��YLJYLH[PVUHS�WSH �̀����RPKZ�SLHYULK�PU�V\Y�[\[VYPUN�WYVNYHTZ��TVYL�[OHU�����JOPSKYLU�[VVR�KHUJL�HUK�WYP]H[L�T\ZPJ�PUZ[Y\J[PVU�HUK�����Z[\KLU[Z�LUYVSSLK�PU�[OL�Z^PT�HJHKLT �̀�4HYRZ�1*/�(M[LY�:JOVVS�JLSLIYH[LK�[OL�Z\JJLZZLZ�VM�P[Z�THU`�Z[\KLU[Z��PUJS\KPUN�TVYL�[OHU����JOPSKYLU�^P[O�ZWLJPHS�ULLKZ����

BUILDING BLOCKS OF SUCCESS

MORE THAN 400 CHILDREN LEARN AND GROW AT THE MARKS JCH’S ROBBINS-CORENMAN AFTER SCHOOL CENTER

186 TEENS LEARNED LIFE LESSONS ON THE BASKETBALL AND VOLLEYBALL COURTS OF CAMMARATA YOUTH SPORTS CENTER

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MARKS JCH CAMP PROGRAMS – FUN, FRIENDS, NEW EXPERIENCES-VY�TVYL�[OHU����`LHYZ��^L»]L�WYV]PKLK�H�ZHML��HMMVYKHISL�Z\TTLY�JHTW�WYVNYHT��;OL�4HYRZ�1*/�JHTW�PZ�H�JVTT\UP[`�VM�JOPSKYLU��[LLUHNLYZ�HUK�HK\S[Z�[OH[�MVZ[LYZ�WVZP[P]L�YLSH[PVUZOPWZ��LUJV\YHNLZ�OLHS[O`�YPZR�[HRPUN�HUK�WYVTV[LZ�HJJLW[HUJL��*HTW�PZ�IV[O�H�NH[L^H`�[V�1L^PZO�SPML�MVY�JHTWLYZ�HUK�[OLPY�MHTPSPLZ�HUK�H�KLZ[PUH[PVU�MVY�1L^PZO�L_WLYPLU[PHS�SLHYUPUN��7YV]PKPUN�ZJOVSHYZOPWZ�MVY�`V\[O�H[�YPZR��ZPUNSL�WHYLU[�MHTPSPLZ�HUK�MHTPSPLZ�ÄNO[PUN�WV]LY[`�PZ�RL`�[V�OLSWPUN�WHYLU[Z�[V�NV�V\[�HUK�ZLLR�LTWSV`TLU[�[V�LUHISL�[OLPY�MHTPSPLZ�[V�ILJVTL�ZLSM�Z\MÄJPLU[��0U�������^L�YLHJOLK�V\Y�SHYNLZ[�LUYVSSTLU[��YLNPZ[LYPUN�JHTWLYZ�MYVT�TVYL�[OHU����A07�JVKLZ�PU�5L^�@VYR��

TEENS AT THE J;OL�4HYRZ�1*/�OHZ�H�KLJHKLZ�SVUN�[YHKP[PVU�HZ�H�JLU[LY�VM�[LLU�SPML�PU�[OL�ULPNOIVYOVVK��*V\U[PUN�TVYL�[OHU�����TLTILYZ��[OL�ALO\[�;LLU�*LU[LY�VMMLYZ�H�]HYPL[`�VM�WYVNYHTZ�ZLY]PUN�H[�YPZR�1L^PZO�`V\[O��;OL�:\TTLY�@V\[O�,TWSV`TLU[�7YVNYHT�HZZPZ[LK�O\UKYLKZ�VM�SVJHS�[LLUZ�[V�ÄUK�Z\TTLY�QVIZ�HUK�PU[LYUZOPWZ��;OL�)\[SLY�*LU[LY�MVY�,K\JH[PVUHS�(K]HUJLTLU[��Z\WWVY[LK�I`�[OL�1�,�� �A�)��)\[[SLY�-V\UKH[PVU��OLSWZ�[OLT�HJOPL]L�[OLPY�HJHKLTPJ�WV[LU[PHS�[OYV\NO�JVSSLNL�WYLWHYH[PVU�HUK�V[OLY�LK\JH[PVUHS�HZZPZ[HUJL��;OL�*HTTHYH[H�@V\[O�:WVY[Z�*LU[LY�VMMLYZ�ULPNOIVYOVVK�[LLUZ�H�^H`�[V�Z[H`�OLHS[O`�HUK�I\PSK�WVZP[P]L�MYPLUKZOPWZ�PU�H�M\U��JVTWL[P[P]L��HUK�U\Y[\YPUN�LU]PYVUTLU[�

544 CAMPERS AND 80 COUNSELORS MADE LASTING MEMORIES AT MARKS JCH CAMPS

Yelena is 42 years old and is in the fight of her life, battling terminal cancer. Her husband left her recently and as a result of the divorce, Yelena lost access to health insurance. Every dollar was needed to pay for treatments and hospital bills. That meant her daughter Sasha could not go to camp. There was not a spare dollar in the family budget.

Sasha is in 3rd grade and was a camper in the Marks JCH camp the previous summer. Given how unpredictable the family situation was, it was only in June that the family applied for a scholarship to send Sasha back to camp, after we’d already distributed all of our scholarship funds. The Marks JCH staff came up with a creative approach to help the family: to advocate with Sasha’s father’s union to cover part of the camp tuition, to simultaneously raise funds from our camp alumni and donors to cover the remaning balance and to create a camp account to enable Sasha to attend camp in future years.

Here is what Yelena said after the camp season: “I feel truly blessed for having the Marks JCH in the community. It has been a haven to my daughter with the summer camp program and its generosity to me, when I felt despair and hopelessness with my illness. My daughter comes home shining from the Marks JCH with wonderful stories and songs she learns at camp. Thank you so much. It makes me feel very happy to know that my daughter has another family at the Marks JCH.”

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ONE-STOP DESTINATION FOR BROOKLYN FAMILIES

125 YOUNG FAMILIES PRACTICED JEWISH VALUES THROUGH OUR FAMILY PROGRAMS

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MORE THAN 2,000 PEOPLE ATTENDED 21 CULTURAL ARTS PERFORMANCES LAST YEAR

MORE THAN 2,200 PEOPLE ARE LIVING HEALTHIER LIVES THROUGH THEIR ENROLLMENT IN THE MARKS JCH’S HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER

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AT A MARCH 2011 MARKS JCH JOB FAIR, MORE THAN 750 JOB SEEKERS LINED UP AROUND THE BLOCK.

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LEARNING ENGLISH IS THE FIRST MILESTONE IN YOUR NEW LIFE … :PUJL�[OL�� ��Z��[OL�4HYRZ�1*/�OHZ�WSH`LK�H�RL`�YVSL�PU�YLZL[[SPUN�TVYL�[OHU��������PTTPNYHU[Z�MYVT�[OL�MVYTLY�:V]PL[�<UPVU�PU�ZV\[O^LZ[�)YVVRS`U�PU�HKKP[PVU�[V�ZLY]PUN�PTTPNYHU[Z�MYVT�TVYL�[OHU����V[OLY�JV\U[YPLZ��;OL�4HYRZ�1*/»Z�QVI�[YHPUPUN��OLHS[O�ZLY]PJLZ��,UNSPZO�JSHZZLZ�HUK�V[OLY�LK\JH[PVUHS��J\S[\YHS�HUK�ZVJPHS�ZLY]PJL�WYVNYHTZ�HYL�H�]P[HS�SPMLSPUL�MVY�[OLZL�PTTPNYHU[Z��THU`�VM�^OVT�ÅLK�WLYZLJ\[PVU�PU�[OLPY�JV\U[YPLZ�VM�VYPNPU�

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HELPING SENIORS THRIVE

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THE MARKS JCH’S BENSONHURST SENIOR CENTER PROVIDED MORE THAN 200 EDUCATIONAL AND RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS EACH MONTH.

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Larisssa and Victor Shchetinina survived the poverty and hard labor of the Hitler and Stalin eras in Ukraine, only to be faced with emerging, rampant anti-Semitism and major economic challenges as the end of the 20th century approached. When they arrived in the United States in 2002, at the ages of 64 and 65, they settled in a one-bedroom apartment in Bensonhurst with their son. Speaking no English, and with no money and few possessions (when they emigrated, they had to sign away their rights to their pensions from their lifelong careers in the former Soviet Union), they turned to the Marks JCH for help. The Marks JCH helped them obtain the Supplemental Security Income and Food Stamps that have become their lifeline. Through our ESL classes, they were able to learn English, take the citizenship exam and became American citizens, all with the help of charitable funds that have been set aside for Holocaust survivors. The Marks JCH also has helped them obtain urgently needed medical care for serious illnesses that both of them have fought. While their challenges – medical and financial – unfortunately continue, Larisa and Victor know they can always rely on the J.

THE MARKS JCH GOOD NEIGHBORS NNORC PROGRAM SERVED 800 SENIORS WITH SOCIAL SERVICES AND WELLNESS ACTIVITIES.

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