Submitted by Foundation for Cincinnati Jewish Seniors
Foundation for Cincinnati Jewish Seniors (FCJS, formerly known as Jewish Home of Cincinnati) is pleased to announce that it recently awarded seventeen grants to local organizations which support Cincinnati Jewish seniors. Grant Committee Co-Chairs Tovah Kirschner and Jan M. Frankel thanked the FCJS Grant Committee for their time and attention spent reading, reviewing and discussing proposals. In addition to Kirschner and Frankel, the committee includes Board Chair Alan Eichner, Patti Heldman, Jeanne Schmerler, Beth Guttman, Chad Levin, Josh Harkavy and Elliott Polsky.
The organizations funded: The Mayerson JCC, Jewish Family Service, The Nancy & David Wolf Holocaust & Humanity Center, Rockwern Academy, Cincinnati Community Kollel, JEEP (Jewish Education for Every Person), the Amberley Village Police Department, Golf Manor Synagogue, Naaleh Cincinnati, Philada Fund and the UC Foundation.
JHC also announced that the 2024 Wilbur M. Cohen Family Grant to Support Senior Health and Wellness was granted to Naaleh Cincinnati for the program “Flourish Senior Health and Wellness Program.” Wilbur M. Cohen (of blessed memory) was a philanthropist, lay leader and a champion for Cincinnati Jewish seniors.
