The Phoenix Jewish news., 1955-11-11
In Trouble?
Maybe JSS
Can Aid You
HOW MUCH DO YOU know abou

the Jewish Social Service?
Not very much, figures the agen-
cy. And so it has published a bro
chure to tell the community all
about itself and to engender public
understanding of the service and
what it does.
Did you know, for example, that
JSS spent nearly $4,000 in relief
alone during the first nine months
of this year, compared to about
$4,000 spent by its Protestant and
Catholic counterparts for the same
period?
''The object of our agency is
to help people to help themselves"
said Mrs. David Bush, president of
the board. mo one coming to our
agency for help is going to be
turned away. But we must mott
vate people to help themselves, too,
and to encourage them to use COM
munity facilities that are offered
for their benefit We would be
wasting the money of our con-
tributors if we did not avoid dup
lication."
FUNDS FOR THE agency are
obtained from three sources: The
United Red Feather Fund, The
United Jewish Welfare Fund and
from reimburSementS. The agency
cannot supply funds to client if
the client is eligible for public well
fare help nor can it extend costly
medical services when the client
is eligible for county or state medi-
cal care.
Contrary to general opinion, the
agency cannot lend its support to
clients to buy real estate, automo-
bileS, or costly household appli-
anceS. Also, contrary to general
opinion, more than half of the
agency'S clients do not require
relief but only the friendly counsel
ling and expediting service of the
caSeworker.
Zone OF. the most frequent in
terruptions to the skilled services
of the agency" said Executive
Director Hirsh Kaplan, comes
from well-meaning people who,
without training or experience, feel
that they are qualified to render
social service. This is a dangerous
practice. It can do incalculable
harm in delicate family or medi-
cal situations or when psychiatry
is indicated.
THE SERVICES of the agency
are
Help in arranging for medical
or nursing care.
HOmemaker and hOusekeeper
service.
Budget-planning for families
and individuals.
Information on community re-
sources.
Temporary financial assistance
for those ineligible for public as
sistance.
Aid in applying for admission
to the City of Hope hospital at
Duarte, Calf, National Jewish
Hospital at Denver, Leo N. Levi
Memorial Hospital (arthritis and
rheumatism) at Hot Springs.
Ark, and the Jewish National
Home for Asthmatic Children at
Denver.
fits and pensions.
Free loans.
Immigrant resettlement.
Placement of children i'm fOS-
ter homes and for adoption.
All worthy cases are accepted
by the Jewish Social Service. Kap-
Ian said members of the commun-
ity should refer such cases to the
agency first.
II know our fine rabbis are al
ways interested in helping distress
sed people who come to them for
guidance" Kaplan said, "but usu-
ally the large majority of these
cases have to be referred to the
Jewish Social Service. 1t is wrong
to burden our rabbis and the
clients unnecessarily. If there is a
doubt about where person in need
should be sent, call the agency of
flee. In this way we save time and
effort that may be valuable in
working out the clients problems. "