[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 100 (Friday, June 29, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Page S4769]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                   RECOGNIZING JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES

 Mr. BLUMENTHAL. Mr. President, today I wish to recognize 
Jewish Family Services, a philanthropic treasure in Connecticut. This 
year marks a momentous 100th anniversary of community service.
  Founded June 1912, Jewish Family Services was built to assist 
European immigrants coming to this country to seek the American dream 
and escape persecution. These new residents of Connecticut confronted 
the challenges of their new lives with hope and determination.
  Jewish Family Services has touched all generations, giving 
unconditionally to all those in need. Following the value of Tikkun 
Olam--``healing the world''--their mission is truly boundless. Their 
courageous staff of experienced social workers has helped facilitate 
new lives for many citizens, empowering their first steps towards 
change.
  Jewish Family Services has recently focused on programs to support 
new careers and combat long-term unemployment. Through the Jewish 
Employment Transition Services, JFS has helped ease the desperation of 
joblessness. These programs complement many others including a food 
pantry, mental health services, care for the aging, children, and 
Holocaust survivors, counseling for life transitions such as divorce, 
and financial tutoring.
  To celebrate its 100th anniversary while preparing for the next 
decades, Jewish Family Services has created three new funds--one 
dedicated to our children, the Changing Children's Lives Fund, another 
for those confronting emergency situations or personal crisis, the 
First Responders Fund, and a third, aptly named the Future Fund.
  By giving help and getting help, Jewish Family Services has formed a 
family for the Greater Hartford area. It embraces community assistance 
as a given and disperses inspiration and hope. Its one hundred years 
are a prelude to future accomplishment and contribution.

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