JFSNEPA Receives Grant from Robert H. Spitz Foundation

Arthur Levandoski • August 16, 2024

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Four people holding a large check in a room. Check states $10,000 to Jewish Family Service of NEPA.

Jewish Family Service of Northeastern Pennsylvania was one of the recent recipients of a grant from the Robert H. Spitz Foundation for the 2023 grant cycle.  The grant in the amount of $10,000 will assist with General Operating Support for the organization.  Grants from the Robert H. Spitz Foundation are administered by the Scranton Area Community Foundation.

Pictured in photo from left to right: Arthur E. Levandoski, JFS Coordinator of Marketing and Development; Heather Greene, MPA, JFS Business Manager; Sheila Nudelman Abdo, ACSW, LCSW, JFS Executive Director; Cathy Fitzpatrick, Grants Administrator for Scranton Area Community Foundation.

Established in 1915, Jewish Family Service is a human service organization, which reflects the Jewish tradition of caring and compassion for all people in need.  Through professional counseling, advocacy, and educational programming, our services seek to enhance and strengthen the quality of individual, family, and community life.  It is this agency’s mission that drives all services and activities of Jewish Family Service.

The Scranton Area Community Foundation has been working to enhance the quality of life for people across the Northeastern Pennsylvania region over the past 66 years, serving the community as a steward, a grant maker, a charitable resource, and a catalyst for change and growth. The Scranton Area Community Foundation is a public 501c3 community foundation with assets of more than $50 million and more than 215 charitable funds. More information about the Scranton Area Community Foundation can be found at  www.safdn.org.

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