Community Picnic is Announced

Sunday, July 1, 2012, 12 noon at Manhattan Park

This year's summer picnic sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Grand Rapids will be on Sunday, July 1st at noon at the Mahattan Park Pavilion in East Grand Rapids. Staff from Camp Tavor will once again be on hand to organize an afternoon of fun and dance. You will be able to purchase a cookout lunch for $5, and there is a $15 maximum price per family. A blood drive will also be held. For more information, please click here, or contact Cathy at (616) 942-5553 or cathy@jfgr.org.

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A New Jewish Camping Experience

July 9-15, 2012 at Ahavas Israel and Camp Tavor

Jewish Federation of Grand Rapids is pleased to be working with Habonim Dror Camp Tavor (www.camptavor.org) to create a taste of a Jewish camping experience for our children (grades 1-5 as well as CITs in grades 9-10). The week long program will be divided between a day camp in Grand Rapids and an overnight experience at Camp Tavor in Three Rivers, MI. For more information, contact Sari at (616) 942-5553, sari@jfgr.org or -

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      Caring for the Elderly

      There are 35 million people aged 65 or older currently in the U.S, representing 12.8% of the general

      More than 19% of the Jewish community is over age 65.

      About 60% of those over the age of 65 are women

      35% of older women live alone, compared to 14% of men

      An estimated 40% of all elderly individuals will spend part of their lives in nursing homes

      Nearly a quarter of the nation's elderly population requires some assistance with activities of dail

      Elderly Jews utilize long term care facilities at 1.5 times the national rate

      By 2030, the number of people over the age of 65 in the general population will double to 70 million

      The fastest growing segment of the population is those over the age of 85

      In 1997, 40% of those over the age of 65 had income that was less than 200% of the poverty level