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Page 1 of2 Norman Edelcup From: SEnslein@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, September 27,2006 10:00 PM To: Norman Edelcup Subject: JCS and City of Sunny Isles Beach Dear Mayor Edelcup: First of all Shana Tovah to you and your family. This is Jennifer Enslein. I wanted to thank you again for meeting with David Saltman and I this past Wednesday. It was a real pleasure meeting you. During our meeting I realized that we share many of the same values and ideas. Also, not only are we both former bankers but we are both committed to the betterment of our community. Thank you for your time and insights. As you requested, David will be sending you a formal letter from JCS. In the meantime, and although I know you're probably very familiar with the agency, I wanted to share with you our most recent numbers and a brief narrative on JCS. JCS serves our community as a whole regardless of race, religion, ethnicity or age. It is one of the largest and most effective social service agencies in the South Florida, serving more than 35,000 people annually through over 80 multicultural programs and services, with a total budget of nearly $20 million in the current year. Most of our programs provide services for the unemployed, homeless, refugees, frail elders, holocaust survivors, physically and developmentally challenged, families in crisis, substance abusers, child victims of neglect and abuse, delinquents, the working poor, uninsured and/or underinsured. In your city, Mayor Edelcup, we underwrite, service and provide a host of recreation, socialization and other activities at two sites: Church - St. Mary Magdalen and at Winston Towers Bldg. 300. We also offer a Russian Club and numerous activities to acculturate the Russian Community. This past year, we provided at least 100 hurricane boxes to elderly seniors who live in the area in preparation for the storm. We also deliver hot meals and frozen meals to about 50 homebound clients throughout the area and serve more than 700 clients annually in our recreation activities. We have now begun providing social/cultural programming to encourage seniors to go out at night to see plays, music, etc. As David and I explained at our meeting, we are in dire need of additional funding to keep these programs going in your city and to expand them further. Unfortunately, we are currently having to turn away new clients in need. Some of the funding dedicated to these SIB programs come from county grants, United Way, and the Greater Miami Jewish Federation, but we haven't been able to get any additional dollars despite the fact that operating expenses consistently increase every year. The SIB programs and services cost JCS about $200,000 a year. The homebound meals delivery alone (50 c1ients/ 5 days per week) represents approximately $91,000 per year. For the fiscal year 2004-2005, we received $3,000 from your city's budget. I now again turn to you and the City of Sunny Isles Beach to help us, possibly in a larger scale, to service your constituents and help us underwrite some of these expenses. Please join us and become our partner in this effort. As I said, the programs and services in SIB already exist and work. It's just a matter of keeping them going and taking them to the next level. With your help and the city's financial support, I know we can succeed in achieving this goal. I look forward to hearing from you and to your continued support. Sincerely, Jennifer Halberstein Enslein Vice Chair of the Board 9/28/2006