Friday, December 21, 2012
Jewish Family Service program has helped at-risk youth since 2005, but faces difficulty recruiting men to help.
- VOLUNTEERS IN THE NEWS
- Timothy Rath
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Friday, December 21, 2012
An average young man could attempt to single-handedly take on the difficulties of adulthood without actively trying to relate to a male adult, but Jeff is no average young man. Through the Mentor Connection program, Jeff, an 18-year-old Royal Oak resident, has found comfort, information and fun with Todd Schafer, 45, of Beverly Hills, who befriended him in place of an absentee father. "To have someone there who I can talk to without needing to spell everything out is important," said Jeff, a high school senior whose last name is withheld from this story. "We really are really comfortable with each other ... he's like family I never had." For the past eight years, Jeff has been able to reach out past his friends at school and his family at …
Monday, December 10, 2012
The Jewish Family Service program has helped at-risk youth since 2005, but faces difficulty due to government restructuring and economic hardship.
- VOLUNTEERS IN THE NEWS
- Timothy Rath
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Monday, December 10, 2012
When they met for the first time at a local coffee shop last winter, Betsy Bodker and Kiki both seemed to be guarding their expectations for each other. Kiki, an 8-year-old from Southfield who has four brothers and sisters, shyly held on to her mother's arm as they spoke. Betsy, 45, of Pleasant Ridge, simply hoped that the two could connect in somewhat of the terrific way that she does with her three neices. Instead, they found deep, unique and valuable friendship — exactly what the Mentor Connection program that put them together hopes to achieve. "I did not expect to have the warmth for this little girl and the desire to be with her as much as I do," Bodker said. "I used to say that I could only see her twice per month 2-4 hours every …
Friday, October 21, 2011
Jewish Family Service in West Bloomfield picks up a new vehicle.
A Farmington Hills Toyota dealership handed over the keys to a 2011 Toyota Sienna minivan to Jewish Family Service of Metropolitan Detroit on Oct. 5, as part of Toyota's 100 Cars for Good initiative. Alex Goldberg, head of Jewish Family Service's transportation department, took delivery at Serra Toyota Scion 35200 Grand River Ave, Farmington Hills. Public voting determined the winners of the on-line contest, sponsored by Toyota. Based in West Bloomfield, Jewish Family Service of Metropolitan Detroit serves more than 30,000 residents every year with outpatient mental health theapy, addiction and recovery services, crisis support, case management for seniors and families, domestic violence prevention and intervention and more. The charity …
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