Refugee Services
Welcoming Refugees in the East Bay
• Successfully resettled 404 refugees from Afghanistan, Ukraine, and other regions, providing housing, employment support, and community integration within 90 days of arrival.
• Launched a community mentoring program with 50 local volunteers, creating a network of support for new arrivals.
Older Adults & Aging Services
We provide clinicians to help with personalized aging consultation and assessment for seniors, older adults, and their families.
• 4,500 Meals - Delivered 4,500 meals to homebound seniors through the holiday meal delivery program.
• 150 Individuals - Launched a wellness check-in service for isolated older adults, with weekly contact.
Immigration Legal Services
We help immigrants and refugees in the East Bay with legal advice, rights and representation to find a legal process to residency and citizenship.
• Assisted 325 clients with green card applications, citizenship processing, and asylum cases, achieving a 98% success rate in naturalization cases this year.
• Hosted 12 community legal workshops, serving over 600 participants.
• provided legal and social services for removal defense clients, ensuring they have access to representation and critical support.
• Continued to support Ukrainian refugees by offering resettlement assistance, legal aid, and trauma-informed services to help them rebuild their lives.
Children, Youth, and Families
Strengthening families and their quality of life.
• Provided mental health counseling to 175 children and families, focusing on trauma-informed care.
• Partnered with 5 schools and preschools to launch early childhood mental health consultation programs.
• Held 10 parenting workshops, empowering 300 families with tools for resilience and growth.
Volunteer Services
Get involved and give back by supporting our many programs.
• Recruited and trained 210 new volunteers across the agency, supporting a range of programs and services.
• Logged 8,500 volunteer hours across all program areas.
• Nearly $150,000 raised in in-kind donations, including but not limited to furniture, car seats, gift cards, rugs, appliances, and more.
• $32,000 worth of supplies collected: hygiene kits, backpacks filled with school supplies, toys and games, diapers, senior care packages, and cleaning supplies.
Jewish Community Care
Supporting East Bay Jewish Families
• 20 Events - Expanded the Chaverim program, for neurodivergent Jewish adults.
• Provided emergency financial assistance to 85 families for housing and utilities.
• Organized 8 community gatherings for High Holy Days and Jewish holidays, fostering connection and tradition for over 500 participants.
• Increased outreach to underserved Jewish populations by 15%, connecting more individuals to critical resources.
Program Expenses
CIRCLE OF COMPASSION
($25,000 & ABOVE)
Carol Bieri & Joel Sanders
The Donald & Carole Chaiken Foundation*
Diana Cohen & William Falik
David L. Klein, Jr. Fund
The San Francisco Foundation
Beichen Li & David Anderson
Lillian Lincoln Foundation
Eileen Ruby
Joan Sarnat & David Hoffman
Norma Perlstein*
Erika & Steven Weisenberg
CIRCLE OF LOVING KINDNESS
($10,000 - $24,999)
Anne Bakar & Yossi Zadik*
Dr. Jessica Broitman
Leonore Foorman*
Nick Gerson
Judith Lubman
Gail McIntyre
Meryl & Alfred Norek
Jennifer Pahlka & Timothy O'Reilly
Severns Family Foundation
The Moca Fund
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation
Victoria & Steve Zatkin
Banner Peak Health
Laurel Bray-Hanin & Scott Hanin
Barbara Cohen
Jean & Sanford Colen
Catherine & John Debs
Dori & Barry Dubin
Robin & Rich Edwards
Susan Edwards & Tyler Stromberg
Alice & Fred Feller
First Presbyterian Church
Jennifer & Abe Friedman
Paul Friedman
Janice Gonsalves
Jamie Greenwood & Matt Greenwood
Barry Gross
Arie & Eva Halpern Family Foundation
Margaret Hand & John Hartog
Sheila & Ned Himmel
Penni Hudis
Johanna & Jeffrey Ilfeld
Janet & George* King
Sonia King & Harvey Malloy
Lynn & Marshall Langfeld
Seymour Lapporte
Eric Leve
Michael Loeb
Jane Martin & Michael Samuel
Aliza & Peter Metzner
Elena Moser & Janet Linder
Jessica Nutik-Zitter & Mark Zitter
Samantha Parsons & Eric Schroeder
Anne & Nathan Petrowsky
Linda Press-Wulf & Stanley Wulf
Robin Reiner & Frederick Isaac
Mark Reisman & Rogelio Chapa
Kimberly Rubey & Nate Bride
Rabbi Judy Shanks & James Gracer
Dana Sherry & Gordon Sweet
Lynn Simon & Larry Ginsburg
Sinai Memorial Chapel
Deborah & Michael Sosebee
Sylvan C. Coleman Fund
Eric Tyson & Morgan Goldstein
David Wang
Woodsey Family
CIRCLE OF COMFORT
($2,500 - $4,999)
Sue Adler-Bressler & Dave Bressler
Bay Area BTS x Army
Sue & Ronald Bachman
Elijah Ben Izzy
Judy & Edward Berne
Rachel & David* Biale
Liz Kahlenberg Bordow &
Richard Bordow
Joan Bradus & Dale Friedman
Deborah Briggs & Barry Lustig
Julia Chang & Aaron Frank
Grace Chen
June Cochran & Fredric Fink
Pamela & Michael Ein
Amy & Morton Friedkin
Linda & Dan Friedman
Mary & Stanley Friedman
Elizabeth Friedman Branoff & Steve Branoff
Janice Hale-Levin & Barry Levin
Fred Hertz
Jane Hussain
Ehud Isacoff
Mary Jacobs
Naomi Janowitz & Andrew Lazarus
Rebecca & Marc Jedel
Kaiser Permanente - Community Benefits
East Bay
Muriel Kaplan
Jan & Randall Kessler
Nancy Klehr
Carole & Ted Krumland
Dan Lapporte
David Levin
Deena Levine-Lipsett & Michael Lipsett
Jill & David Lindenbaum
Judy & Steve Lipson
Anna Mantell
Susan & Willy Mautner
Deborah & Alvin Medvin
Carol & Howard Melamed
Sarah & Izak Mutlu
Jan & Bob Newman
Cynthia Padnos & Jim Redmond
Ruth & Barry Phillips
Linda Rose
Lori & David Rosenthal
Monica Salusky & John Sutherland
Allen Samelson
Jodi Schiller & Ben Douglas
Susan Seeley
Beryl & Ivor Silver
Maia & Brett Singer
Stephen Sperber
Naomi & Robert Stamper
Rita & Lawrence Susnow
Jasmine & Rob Tarkoff
Joann Tucker Philips & Richard Philips
Janice & Lanny Weingrod
Rhona & Harvey Weinstein
Keeley Cain Wettan & Howard Wettan
Leilee Weyerhaeuser
Margaret Wiegert Jacobs & Jeff Jacobs
Terri Witriol & Ralph Sklar
Gerald Wolfe
CIRCLE OF LIFE
($1,800 - $2,499)
Priscilla Angeles
David Arpi
Edee & Guy Ben Ari
Judy & Leon Bloomfield
Anne & Daniel Bookin
Kenneth Bowers
Bonnie Burt & Mark Liss
Jill & Martin Dodd
Gail Eiselman
Sandra & Edwin Epstein
Norma Fiedotin
Marianne & Herbert Friedman
Goldberg & Smith Family Charitable Fund
Ellen Goldstein
Stella & David Goodwin
The Honorable Joseph Grodin
Judith Kammeraad & Jeffrey Long
Julia Kaplan
Joanne Karchmer
Nancy & Bruce Kaufman
Robin Keller & Mark Geliebter
Marcia & Charles Lavine
Henry Lerner
Judy Levin & Barry Epstein
Bonnie Lindauer
Claire & Bill Moran
Pam & Albert Palitz
Judy Pam & Rabbi Lee Bycel
Tamasin Partridge & Jack Halperin
Virginia & Michael Peiser
Ellen & Howard Rosenberg
Judy Rosloff & Stewart Florsheim
Bob Rosner
Joan & Jesse Rothstein
Shoresh Foundation
Jan & Alex Trzesniewski
Sandy Weil
Debra Weinstein & David Paulson
Gerald Westheimer
Becki & Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan
CIRCLE
($1,000 - $1,799)
Jan Adams
Sam Alcabes
Zachary Auerbach
Sean Augenstein
The Bailard Foundation
Linda & Mike Baker
Shelly Ball & Jeff Burack
Judith Bank
Elke & Garrett Barter
Barbara & Kenneth Berniker
Emily Blanck & Dan Weiss
Rita Blitt
Mark Bluestein
Rabbi Julie Bressler
Bridge Bank
Marvis & Howard Brodke
Jason Brodsky
Cathy & Charles Brotman
Carol Brownstein
Helen Bulwik
Janis Burger
California Bank of Commerce
Yvette Chalom & Paul Fogel
Lisa & Richard Cohen
Congregation B'nai Shalom
Contra Costa Gospel Church - Rossmoor
Mrs. Nancy & Dr. Stewart Daniels, M.D.
Diane & Wayne Diamond
Natasha & Jonathan Diamond
Diamond Group Wealth Advisors
Lori & Doug Elefant
Susan & William Epstein
Judith & Jay Espovich
Claudia Felson
Michelle Finkel Ferber
Ilona Frieden & Mark Jacobson
Miriam Friedkin
Karen & David Furst
John Gilman
Ronald Glas
Diane Gosney & Allison Chang
Steve Gottlieb
Danielle Goudeau
Judy Hahn & Ben Lerman
Lea Hallert & Jeremy Korito
Rena Harari
Ellen Heller & Shale Stiller
Jody & Mel Heyman
Jason Hill
Wendy & Stan Holcenberg
Eric & Linda Horodas
Felicia Hsin Liu & John Tamor Citron
Hugh Groman Group Catering
Melissa Jakubowitz
Patricia James & Martin Rosenthal
Robert & Marla Kane
Jane Kaplan & Donatello Bonato
Ortal Kirson-Trilling & Micah Trilling
Kiwanis Club of Moraga Valley Foundation
Peggy & Neil Kostick
Suzan Kotch & Ben Washofsky
Jennifer Krebs & Amy Oppenheimer
Kathy Krohn
Gail Krowech
Lita Krowech
Susan Kuchinskas
Edouard Kujawski
Susan Kupfer
Rachel K. Leff-Kich
Zheindl Lehner
Sally Leveille & Robert Kingsbook
Marcus Libkind
Shanah & Mitchell Liverant
Eleanor & David Louis
Mary Jane & Steven Lowenthal
Richard Maisel
Laura Marlin
Antonia & David Mason
George Mattson
Jason May
H.R. McMaster
Mechanics Bank
Robin Mencher & Matthew Dimond
Madeleine Meyer & Martin London
Megan Micco & Jeff Lipton
NFP CA Insurance Services Inc
Sarette & Bill Nicholson
Daphna & Samuel Noily
North Berkeley Wealth Management
Pave Fine Jewelry Design
Piedmont Grocery
Jing & Joel Piser
Sharon & Mark Priven
Pro-Sweep
Bernard Rappaport
Redwood Fiduciary Services LLC
Hillary & Jonathan Reinis
Sarah Roberts
Bonnie Roditti
Esther Rogers & Robert DeBare
Melissa & Jeff Rosenbloom
Susan Rosenthal
Lesah & Jeffrey Ross
Hana & Barry Rotman
Daniel Safran
Ilene & Andrew Scharlach
Kenneth Schindler
Deborah Seid
Jane & Marc Seleznow
Deborah & Stephen Shefler
Ellen & Gary Sirbu
Albert Smith
Sheila Sosnow & Richard Nagler
Sparks Promotional Products
Laura Spiekerman & Nick Greene
Marjorie & Dan Stamper-Kurn
Michaella Stern
Stoel Rives
Janet Stone
Andrea & Paul Swenson
Dolores Taller
Temple Isaiah
Kharis Templeman
Richard Threadgill
Tittman Weix LLC
Laura & Jason Turbow
Richard Weinstein
Steve Weitz
Robin & Peter Winokur
Martha Ann & Sanford Wishnev
Cheryl Zatkin-Steres & George Steres
Emily Zazulia & Max Merkow
Arlene Zuckerberg & Alan Gellman
MATCHING GIFTS PROGRAM
Abbott Laboratories
Adobe Systems, Inc
American Express Employee Giving Program
Apple Matching Gifts Program
AT&T Employee Matching Gifts
BlackRock Matching Gift Program
Blue Shield of California
California Healthcare Foundation Matching Gift Program
Chevron Humankind Matching Gift Program
Kaiser Permanente Community Giving
The Walt Disney Company Foundation
Price Waterhouse Cooper Matching Gift
Miro Matching Gift Program
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Google Inc
Dolby
Genentech
