The Elsie Ezekiel Memorial Scholarship Fund provides direct grants to elementary and high school students who apply to Jewish Family and Children’s Services for financial assistance to attend a Jewish day or high school in the Bay Area. Elsie Ezekiel’s nephews, Sol, Dan, and Ron Ezekiel, established this fund in 2004 in loving memory of their aunt. Other nephews and nieces, including Dianne, Evelyn, Dana, Mark, Renee, and Michelle, also participate.  Elsie Ezekiel was born in Shanghai, China, the eldest child of Iraqi-Jewish parents. In 1949, she moved to the United States. Although she never married, her nephews and nieces… Read More

Distributions from the Helen Sherman and Felton McCoy Memorial Fund assist victims of emotional, physical or sexual abuse, thereby perpetuating the legacy of caring of Helen Sherman and Felton McCoy, who sheltered and protected victims of domestic abuse. Cathy Blair created her named continuity fund at JFCS in loving tribute to her remarkable parents. Felton William McCoy was born in 1917 on a farm in Farwell, Texas. Felton was 13 when his mother died giving birth to her seventh child. Sadly, Felton’s father lost his mechanical harvesting business in the Great Depression, and the family moved from the Dust Bowl… Read More

The Herb Shore Successful Aging Fund, established by Lee Morgan to honor the memory of her teacher and mentor, helps to educate our community about concepts and techniques to ensure a beneficial aging process by consciously making healthful and empowering choices. Lee Morgan, a gerontologist, lecturer, and exercise specialist who developed the F.A.S.T. – 50 (Fitness and Strength Training for Older Adults 50-85+) Certification Program, celebrated her adult bat mitzvah by applying the gifts she received to establish a named continuity fund memorializing the life and work of her esteemed teacher, Dr. Herb Shore. Often referred to as the “guru… Read More

Annual distributions from the Lillian and Al Graf Memorial Endowment Fund help sustain the goals and mission of JFCS’ Dream House, which offers safe housing, counseling, and practical and emotional support for women and children who have escaped domestic abuse. The Lillian Graf Memorial Endowment Fund was created by Carolyn and Arlan Kertz in loving memory of Carolyn’s mother, Lillian, and renamed the Lillian and Al Graf Memorial Endowment Fund in 2007 to include her father, Al.  Born in San Francisco in 1914, Lillian Graf spent her entire life in the Bay Area. When her father died when she was… Read More

The Aaron Spector Take Me Out to the Ballgame Fund, established by Judy and Bob Huret in memory of Judy’s father, who died in 2005, provides financial assistance to senior sports fans in the Bay Area so that they have the opportunity to attend local games. By paying for tickets, transportation, refreshments, and other costs associated with attending local sporting events, this fund will allow low-income seniors to indulge in their love of sports. Aaron Spector was a lifelong sports fan who loved going to see the Giants and 49ers play after he moved to San Francisco. Born December 19,… Read More

The Marian Huret Fund to Help Young Women Start Their Careers offers direct grants to women 17 and older who apply to Jewish Family and Children’s Services for financial assistance for career counseling, job hunting expenses, resume design and printing costs, and short-term career-related training courses. The Huret family—Bob, Judy, and Deborah Huret; Carol and Charles Sumner; and Jennifer Huret Dulski and Leonard Dulski—chose to honor their mother and grandmother, Marian Huret, by establishing a named continuity fund in her memory. Marian Huret was born on June 24, 1912 in New York City, and grew up on the Lower East… Read More