Scheinert, Mrs. Langer head new, independent GSJE
the Q&MAim Jewish News^ PHAif, Septeffltef i^^m > Hm-T^-
Organizations and Peopi^^
By eSTHtsR MGHR
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t='t-om otitslde the modest tMingdluw at 18 Bflycresf Ave. looks like most of the others on the street. But once Ihslde, the warm decor with Its vibrant xolors invites the visitor to stay flwhlle. relax and "schmooee".
"~^he house is the new headquarters for. Co-ordinated Services to Jewish Elderly, an agency
. responsible for providing a whole range of services ^ to Toronto's Jewish sen-,
. iors, from kosher Meals on Wheels to upgrading the standard and quality
. of leisure time.
Since It was set Up more than three years ago by the United Jewish Welfare Fund^CSJE services have been expanded to the degree where enlarged facilities and staff became essential for Its continued growth and fu-. ture operation- ,
Phil Granovsky, UJWF prosldont, announces that as of Jan. I, 1075, Coordinated Sorvlces to Jowlih Klrterly becomes an inde{)§nd@nt member ageneyofthe United Com' muiuty Fund anil will re-= e@iv@ Additional financ= IMB from tlieOntarioS0v= §rnment'g Senior Citizens Bureau of the Min= i§try of Community and iooial §§i'viee§, and the MimiQipality of Meti'§= polilflii Toronto
Heading the new ageney i§ Mr§, Pearl Lanpr, liresKlenl, and Michael §(!heiiiert. (lolti of whom have Iteen the giiiding k)m ttehuid eSJg- from ' it§ nipeiition: goheiiiei't, who will lie (lie e»etMi=. live director a§ nl .lan-«arv I, \m h in3§ler§' degree mi Popial Work m\ lia§ served 8§ 8d=. mini§tralivB a§§i§tan{ m Ihe Vopahfiiial R§li3tHli= Idtipn ^ervipe§ ^vm\\ of IHe QfiUrio snvern^ men!, aiuI for ilie pa§{
five ye8ir§ has been assistant director of plati^ nine and tt director of the community services department of the United Jewish Welfare Fund.
The estimated number of Jews In Toronto over the age of 6B Is 12,000, of whlchonly a very small percentage requires Institutional care. His the non-lnstltutlonalleed majority which concerns the CSJE^Both Michael Sch-elnert and Pearl Langer believe the agency's prisma ry role Is to help the elderly maintain independent, active lives, aided by a strong backr up from the community.
To Implement and carry out the variety of serr vices which: the CSJE makes available to Jewish seniors Involves a great many people. The staff of 21, which Includes office and professional personnel and homemakers, depends on
a large core of §killedt ded lea ted volunteers. There are more than 400 now Involved in CSJE programs on a regular basis. These Include the drivers who deliver hot kosher meals daily to hundreds of Meals on Wheels recipients, the
limited, another UJWF agency, Schelnert added, has been an "effective vehicle for Contact between the elderly and em' ployers In getting older people back to work."
Michael Schelnert voiced his concern, as did Pearl Langer, at the gen-
the possibility ©(develop- not have synagogue mem- tlonal services should be Ing : neighborhopdibased bershlps, will be able to implemented, the sue-
home visitors, the volun- ^ra 1 Indifference f o r teers who assist with those-in the community
shopping or take those -unable to moke it on their own to medical and other necessary appointments.
In the homemaker area, GSJE has initiated a training program for its homemaking staff of 12, who will be given basic training in personal care, light housekeeping and meal preparation. "We've gone into this in response to requests to upgrade , this type of service, for which there is a great need," Michael Schelnert said.
Elder Craftsmen Un-
who are about to leave the work force, orthenewly-retired.
"We must re-examine the whole area of preretirement, as we are now moving into an era where we're going to be dealing with a different breed of retired men and women," he said. '^These are educated, articulate people who still have much to offer in a working or consultant capacity .Private Industry must also shoulder some of the responsibility to former employees." CSJE is considering
services == store-front operations-=utiliislng the 'reservbif of Individuals with spedalleed skills and expertise, to make their talents ttvailable to small businesses and students seeking advice.
one of a number of programs to be initiated by professionals at the agency Is leadership development for both volunteers and seniors .For the latter this means promoting social action In their own groups and has already manifested Itself In the annual conference of the Association of Senior Clubs. With CSJE guidance, representatives from all the member clubs have spoken up and. aired their special concerns to government and social agency officials.
This year for a nominal fee, seniors who do
.enjoy High Holiday services through a cooperative undertaking of CSJE : and the Centre for Creative Livlngr at the Centre's . Bttthurst Street headquarters, ^The success of the Passover Project which contacts -isolated elderly-Jews In nursing homes, tiospitals and low-Income housing projects, has led to an extended outreach program to seek out the Isolated, In the physical and social sense, to determine what their needs are and how they can be brought.into the Jewish mainstream. A 'Search and Serve' survey in conjunction with Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, will Involve a physical canvass of areas of: high Jewish concentration, to ascertain what services they; are connected to and what addl-
cess of these outreach surveys depends on the number and: calibre of volunteers Involved.
Under CSJE aegis, the Meals on Wheels program has grown so rapidly that arrangements have beet completed for Mount Slnal Hospital to prepare meals to help the overtaxed kitchens at Baycrest, which could no longer physically handle the Increased demand for this service on its own.
Said SCheinert:"The Jewish community of Tor ronto can be especially proud of Its agencies and their leadership In the field of social welfare. It has been the agencies' commitment to service and their willingness to experiment which places Toronto in the forefront of developing social serr vices,: This Is clearly
demonstrated in the new organisational approaches and services for the elderly, which assures them a life of dignity and allows them to continue to play an active role in both the Jewish and non-Jewish communities."
"And that's what Coordinated Services- . to Jewish Elderly is really all about,"- was Pearl Langer's concluding comment.
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