,,Building Bridges Between the Jewish and Non-Jewish Community: A Case Study

Building Bridges Between the Jewish and Non-Jewish Community: A Case Study


 

Publication Date: June 1998

Publisher: Jewish Communal Service Association of North America

Author(s): Sydney Fleischer; Earl M. Ferguson; Joan A. Rogers

Research Area: Social conditions

Keywords: Community Relations; Jewish Organizations; Allocations

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

The Richmond Jewish Family Services (JFS) and a for-profit owner of multi-family real estate have developed a partnership to provide a full range of supportive social services to the apartment tenants. In addition to improving the lives of those tenants, this social investment has had economic benefits for the real estate company—increased occupancy rates, less vandalism, and decreased tenant turnover. For JFS, this venture has provided an excellent opportunity to contribute to the healing of the social fabric of the Richmond community.

In Journal of Jewish Communal Service, v.74 no.4, Summer 1998.