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We Feel The Cuts

November 4, 2015

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Categories: Budget Reform, Civic Engagement, Community Events, Community Issues, Economic Justice, Government Accountability, Guest Blog Posts, Human Rights, JCUA Project and Campaign Endorsements, Jewish Community, Membership

By Dena Goldstein Guest Blogger I tossed and turned the night before I heard the news. When the sun streamed through my window that Monday morning, I opened my sleepless eyes and felt cheated I didn’t enjoy a deep slumber. A few hours into work, my supervisor at Jewish Child and Family Services (JCFS) emailed …

Critical Services at Risk

September 30, 2015

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Categories: Budget Reform, Community Issues, Economic Justice, Government Accountability, Guest Blog Posts, Human Rights, JCUA Project and Campaign Endorsements, Jewish Community

The Budget Impasse Takes Its Toll By Naomi Shapiro Guest Blogger On January 17, my husband and I welcomed a baby boy into our lives. Within minutes of his delivery, he was whisked to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) for what we were assured was routine treatment to assist his labored breathing. Shortly thereafter, …