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PAGE 8 THE SOUTHERN ISRAELITE July 25, 1986 For the best prices in buying or leasing a Domestic or Foreign car call JERRY KRAFT of ROSWELL LEASING, INC. —' ” 7 "Get your best price then call 881-0763 I can beat your best price. ” 6I3YO Serving Atlanta's Jewish teenagers is looking for a few good Volunteer Adult Advisors for BBG (Girls) and AZA (Boys) Chapters For more information, call 876-0343 A Deli With A Difference A bit of Korean seasoning! Reuben's Old Mill Shopping Center 3101 Upper Roswell Rd. Marietta 565-6140 Betty R. Jacobson, president of the Atlanta Jewish Federation, congratulates the Jewish Vocational Service Inc. at its first corporate board meeting on July 16. Seated from left, facing camera Stan Lefco, Mark Fisher, Albert Beerman and board members Steve Berman and Bob Sherman. JVS becomes fully autonomous; Beerman heads first official board “The Jewish Vocational Service, which had functioned as a legal entity of the Atlanta Jewish Feder ation since its inception in 1975, is now a fully autonomous organiza tion,” announced Albert Beerman, president of JVS. The agency, he said, is now incorporated as the Jewish Vocational Service Inc. The Federation’s ad hoc com mittee on JVS autonomy recom mended in spring 1985, that prep arations begin for JVS autonomy. “They felt we were ready to stand on our own two feet,” noted Beerman. Betty R. Jacobson, Federation president, added, “JVS has grown NOW ON ATLANTATV the SHALOM SHOW i n r i Shalom Show Host We Bring the Best of Israel to You!” Richard Peritz WATL-TV-CH. 36 Sunday 7 a.m. • Monday 12:30 a.m. [ENTERTAINMENT • TRAVEL • DISCUSSIONS • RELIGION For local advertising information call (404) 455-1493 to a very large, very involved a- gency, which can offer a multitude of services to the community. With their funding sources from both United Way and the Federation, their growing constituency and sig nificant lay volunteer base, it was quite clear they were ready for autonomy.” Beerman believes autonomy will create tremendous growth oppor tunities for the agency, which serves the Jewish community through its job counseling and placement ser vices, college and career counsel ing programs and senior adult workshop. “When you take com plete responsibility for yourself, you begin to grow," he explained. “You can develop your own consti tuency and guide your own destiny.” While he anticipates little change in existing sources of funding for the agency, Beerman pointed out that autonomy w ill also create addi tional opportunities for funding sources. For example, JVS will soon be making membership avail able in the agency and will shortly begin a drive for charter member ships in the new corporation. While previous chairmen of JVS were appointed by the Federation, since JVS was not autonomous, elections were recently held to select the first official JVS board accord ing to its new bylaws. The newly elected officers include: Albert Beerman, president; Adrian Grant, president; Robert J. Freeman, vice president; Stanley M. Lefco, secre tary; and Harvey P. Mays, treas urer. The Jewish Vocational Service The Southern Israelite We’ve got what you’re looking for! got its start in the early 1970s when the Gate City B’nai B’rith Lodge of Atlanta established a job place ment service through the use of volunteers. They ultimately ap proached the Federation for assist ance, and on Dec. I, 1975, the Gate City B.B.-Federation Employment Service was born, with Dr. Mark Fisher as its director. Its primary objective was to help the Jewish unemployed find work. Through the years, the agency's services expanded, and its name changed in 1977 to the Jewish Vocational Service of the Atlanta Jewish Federation. The new servi ces were many and varied. For example, JVS helped Soviet Jew ish immigrants gain their first jobs in America. Career counseling and testing programs, which had served Yeshiva High School of Atlanta almost from its inception, were expanded to serve other Jewish high school students from public and private schools throughout metro Atlanta. Four years ago, JVS opened its Senior Adult Workshop (SAW), which provides work for senior, citizens in J VS’s on-site workshop. JVS also handles the screening process lor educational loans for Atlanta students from the funds of the Jewish Children’s Service, which was previously handled by the Jew ish Family Service. The agency also provides career planning for adults. “Since we opened our doors, we have counseled nearly 8,000 people in all,” recalls Dr. Fisher. “About 6,600 came to us with job-related concerns, about 1,000 came for college counseling and 400 for the workshop and a variety of guid ance services. A total of 5,270 came directly for job placement help. Of these, we know that at least 2.415 received significant help in obtaining jobs. We’re proud to have been able to contribute to the community in this manner and believe that autonomy can only enhance our effectiveness in the future.” imp.w ’ v A * ,■ !■!■■■ UEMH