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 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 fondly… 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 Endowment 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 and a series of Successful Aging Symposiums, celebrated her adult bat mitzvah by applying the gifts she received to establish a Named Endowment Fund memorializing the life and work of her esteemed teacher, Dr. Herb… Read More

Annual distributions from the Lillian and Al Graf Memorial Endowment Fund help sustain the goals and mission of JFCS’ Dream Program, which offers wraparound support to women and children who have escaped domestic abuse recover and learn new skills to move toward self-sufficiency.. 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, Alexander “Al.” Born in San Francisco in 1914, Lillian spent her entire life in the Bay Area. After her father… Read More

The Aaron Spector Take Me Out to the Ballgame Fund, was established by Judy and Bob Huret in memory of Judy’s father, a lifelong sports fan. Born in December 1918, in Philadelphia, Aaron Spector served on the front line in World II, earning a combat medal and a Bronze Star. A dentist who valued honesty, hard work, education, and family, Aaron filled his non-work hours by playing golf and rooting enthusiastically for the Phillies and Eagles. He had a smile for everyone; his cheerful, positive attitude sustained those around him. After moving to San Francisco, he loved watching the Giants… 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 preparation, and short-term career-related training courses. The Huret family—Judy and Bob Huret, Deborah Huret Op den Kamp, Carol and Charles Sumner, and Jennifer Huret Dulski and Leonard Dulski—chose to honor their mother and grandmother, Marian Huret, by establishing a Named Endowment Fund in her memory in 2004. Marian Huret was born on June 24, 1912 in New York City, and grew up on… Read More