High Holy Day Service Schedule 2012/5773 - Temple Beth Tikvah

JF&CS Tools for Shuls
JF&CS Career Services - A Success Story
Mitch Prusin landed at the front door of JF&CS about
three years ago, just as the economy was spiraling
downward. This started him on an unlikely path to self
-discovery. Mitch was frustrated with his job. In fact,
he said, “I hated what I was doing.” And so he quit.
He was determined to make some kind of change. After
meeting with Robyn Cohen, the Business Service
Manager on the Job Development team, and then with
Career Counselor Charlotte Hayes, he began to develop
a better understanding of himself and the options
available. From there, he moved on to Volunteer
Services Manager Denise Deitchman, who connected
him with a hands-on volunteer project with the Developmental
Disabilities - Tools for Independence division.
For the next four months, he spent four mornings’
each week assisting clients in a retail training program
set up to teach them work skills. The experience
changed Mitch’s perspective of his own life. From the
professional guidance provided through Career Services
to the inspirational exposure of helping adults
with developmental disabilities embrace the courage
to tackle something new, his journey of self discovery
was unique. “JF&CS helped me realize that I wanted to
be on my own, an entrepreneur of sorts,” he said. “I
leapt into a risky industry at the time, Keller Williams
Real Estate in Buckhead, and it has been amazing. This
experience has given me the opportunity to know
what makes me extremely happy. And success has followed.”
Mitch is just one of the many lives JF&CS’ Career Services
– Tools for Employment division has helped to
change in the past three years. Since our program began
in 2009, we have helped put more than 1,000 people
back to work. JF&CS has seen a continuous rise in
demand for our job placement services. To meet the
ever-rising needs of the community, our Job Development
team and career counselors serve employers and
job seekers alike in the Atlanta community with placement
support, an innovative Mock Interviewing Program
and GradWORKS, a career counseling program
for recent college graduates. Check our website for
more information www.YourToolsForLiving.org.
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TBT Beautification Project
We are continuing our project to "Keep TBT Beautiful"
We will have the final project completed before
the High Holy Days.
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