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

Thanks to the Kalinowski Family Fund, women and children whose lives have been touched by domestic violence receive direct, practical, and compassionate assistance from JFCS. In October 1998, then-JFCS Board member Linda Kalinowski, an attorney, and her husband, Tom, a chemical engineer, established their Named Endowment Fund to assist victims of domestic violence. At the time, JFCS’ Dream Program for survivors of domestic violence operated a transitional housing residence, called Dream House, that offered comfort and safety to women and their children who had escaped abusive situations. Linda was an active and caring volunteer at Dream House. Linda became highly… Read More

The Weinreb Family Fund, established by Marion Weinreb in 1996 in honor of her parents and other relatives, past and present, offers essential services to immigrants from the former Soviet Union to help them create new lives in the Bay Area for themselves and their families. It is the first of multiple funds created by Marion, who said that her parents “came to the U.S. with nothing, yet were very generous.” Marion Weinreb’s father, who had practiced dentistry in Poland, operated a grocery store in New Jersey and never hesitated to carry customers in need on credit. Her mother saved… Read More

Marion Weinreb is the child of Holocaust survivors and a firm believer in giving back to help others. Over the years, Marion has generously shared her expertise as a member of the JFCS Board of Directors, committees, and taskforces, helping to shape and extend new services to address community needs. Marion’s dedication to building a strong community is reflected in the “living legacies” she has created through JFCS Named Endowment Funds. In 1996, Marion established the Joseph Teichman Memorial Fund to memorialize her uncle, a Polish refugee who constantly helped others. Marion remembers him as a “mensch” who was always… Read More

The Boris Albinder Memorial Fund, lovingly created by caring friends and family to perpetuate Boris’ memory, provides scholarship assistance for youth of high school age and older to pursue their passions in sports, dance, or other areas of personal interest. Born on December 29, 1986 in Kishenev, Moldavia, Boris Albinder immigrated to the U.S. with his family in 1988. Although he tragically lost both his younger sister and his father, Boris’ friends remember him as outgoing and warm-hearted, with a wonderful sense of humor. A person of many talents, Boris was a member of the San Francisco Boys Chorus as… Read More

The Beverly Shirlee Zimmerman Bock Fund for Girls and Women at Risk was established by Robert Dishman Bock z”l in memory and celebration of his beloved wife. Year after year, the Named Endowment Fund supports services—including emergency housing and living expenses, college tuition, psychological counseling, and drug rehabilitation—for adolescent girls and women at risk of abuse or addiction, thereby ensuring their safety, care, and return to a healthy life. Beverly Shirlee Zimmerman was born in San Francisco on October 17, 1950. Her mother, Shirlee Graubart Zimmerman, died after giving birth from a complication routinely treated today. This tragedy affected Beverly… Read More