PCCF's Women's Giving Fund awards grant to Jewish Family Service

Jewish Family Service Executive Director Ellen Silver (r). Photo: Park City Community Foundation (Instagram)

PARK CITY, Utah. — Yesterday the Park City Community Foundation (PCCF) announced that the winner of its annual Women’s Giving Fund grant is Jewish Family Service (JFS).

The $40,000 grant will create a support group and safety net services for those in caregiver roles, including those caring for older adults and people with a disability or dementia. JFS knows that caregivers experience some of the highest rates of emotional and financial stress nationwide. A robust support group will include mental health counseling, restorative activities, and emergency financial assistance for caregivers so that they can keep their loved ones at home, wrote Christine Coleman of PCCF in a statement.

“This has been an amazing year for JFS; I couldn’t be prouder of the staff and the board for all the work they’ve done,” said Ellen Silver, Executive Director of Jewish Family Service, to PCCF. “Now to have been granted this opportunity to address the needs of a community and a population that really hasn’t had their needs addressed is such an amazing gift. I speak for the board and the staff when I say thank you from the bottom of our hearts and we are beyond anxious to get to work.”

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Donations to JFS may be made here.

Youth Sports Alliance and EATS Park City were also finalists and they each received $15,000 from anonymous donors who wanted to provide extra support to the runners-up.

Youth Sports Alliance’s (YSA) proposal aimed to hire additional staff to expand afterschool opportunities in North Summit School District, South Summit School District, and Weilenmann School of Discovery. This expansion would had offered afterschool programming opportunities for 1,413 additional children. YSA supports 1st – 9th graders in Summit and Wasatch Counties in afterschool sports and activities. Donations to YSA may be made here.
Eat Awesome Things At School’s (EATS) proposal aimed to increase its Food Security Outreach Coordinator from a part-time to a full-time position to reach 500 more food-insecure children in Summit County. This represents a 63% increase in capacity to establish relationships with families and provide age-appropriate supplemental nutrition and reliable meals. EATS is dedicated to empowering and growing healthy communities with fun, food, and nutrition advocacy. Donations to EATS may be made here.

PCCF, which provides broad-reaching support for local nonprofits also organizes the annual Live PC Give PC each autumn.

Women’s Giving Fund impact

$1.5 million endowment—and growing
1,400+ members
2015: $30,000 grant to PC Tots to provide affordable daycare for low-income families in the greater Park City area
2016: $30,000 grant to Children’s Justice Center to fund a medical room in Park City for children who experience abuse
2017: $30,000 grant to Peace House to support their transitional housing program for victims of domestic violence
2018: $33,000 grant to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Utah to increase the number of at-risk youth served in Summit County through their community-based mentoring program
2019: $35,000 grant to People’s Health Clinic to expand maternal and child healthcare services.
2020: $40,000 grant to Holy Cross Ministries to expand bilingual mental health counseling services for women and children who are survivors of domestic violence and other trauma.

The ceremony was held at an in-person event at the Red Pine Lodge at Canyons Resort,

JFS has offices in Salt Lake City which includes the Lebwohl Food Pantry and in Park City which this winter co-hosted a Women of Har Shalom children’s warm clothing drive.