About the Alliance

The JFCS Women’s Alliance is a group of women committed to addressing hunger in our community. By supporting this initiative, you will help ensure that those with the greatest need will have access to healthy and nutritious food.

This membership-based collaboration benefits the JFCS mobile and on-site food pantries year after year. Since 2019, 253 Members have raised over $495,000 in support of the pantries.

Why focus on Hunger?

Now more than ever, food is a serious need in our region, where 1 in 10 individuals in Mercer County are hungry.

Food insecurity is an ongoing issue in our community and the number of families served by JFCS’ food pantry increased by 39% in the past year. The mobile and on-site pantries are distributing a combined 1,600+ bags each month.

Why become a member?

As a member of the Women’s Alliance, you will be invited to exclusive member event(s) during the year, and listed on our website and in the Annual Report. Most of all, you will be making an impact in the year to come by supporting JFCS food programs.

2024-2025 Champions

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Robin & Jeffrey Persky and Family
Phlaxy Rosenman
Elaine Sussman
Lisa & Mark Tobias

2024-2025 Ambassadors

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Susan Falcon
Bobbi Freedman
Carol Pollard
Stacey Wasserman

2024-2025 Sustaining Members

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Abrams Foundation / Nati Kushner
Nancy Alter
Stacey Bialow
Judy Brickman
Jill Chevlin
Myra Colbert
Andrea Dedrick
Holli Elias
Barbara Essig
Marsha & Eliot Freeman

Beth Frieder
Andrea Genek
Ellen Gordon
Nadivah Greenberg
Paula Heller
Patty Herst
Shara Hofing
Jill Jaclin
Barbara Lawrence
Carol Lerner
Rachel Levy Lesser
Mel Lubin
Deborah Maisel
Carli Masia
Linda Meisel
Lois Miller
Regina Neilssen
Reba Orszag
Danielle Perlman
Sheryl Punia
Martha Rossman
Norma Susswein Saks
Pat Schlaefer
Michelle Schwalbe
Marcie Shavel
Denny Siegel
Betsy Silverman
Janine Soroken

Marissa Treu
Amy Venetianer
Sharon Siegel Voelzke
Amy Vogel
Melissa Wasserman
Audrey Wisotsky
Annie Zecher

2024-2025 Supporting Members

Jen Freedman & Darren Gorden
Martha Friedman
Florence Kahn
Joyce L Kalstein
Dr. and Mrs. Daniel & Jody Kessel
Judy Leopold
Lauren Nazarian
Alison Politziner
Paula Ruderman
Jacqui Schreiber
Leslie Skolnick
Cathy Straus
Linda B. Weber

2024-2025 Contributing Members

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Lauren Albert
Candice Amato
Barbara Berg
Anne Berman-Waldorf
Lauren Blick
Carey Bloom
Rabbi Adena Blum
Charlene Borsack
Bill & Cindy Bright
Sue Carnegie
Amanda Chait
Cindy Clair
Janet Cohen
Randi Cohen
Salena Desiano
Mary Dougherty
Beth Englezos
Michelle Vaccaro Everman
Patricia Garfing
Jordanna Geltzer
Lisa Giancarli
Debbie Glick
Shawn Goldberg
Nancy Goldstein
Sharon Gomberg
Linda & Michael Grenis

Debbie Gross
Evelyn Grossman
Carol E. Hoffman
Joyce Hofmann
Joanna Holzman
Betsy & Darma Ie
Helaine Isaacs
Emily Josephson
Ellen Judson
K Space Wellness
Beth Katz
Ellen Levy-Kuznick
Joanne Lasky
Shira Leeds
Stacey Levine
Lois Lichstein
Fran Lichtenstein
Bonnie Lidz
Stephanie Loesberg
Ginny Mason
Estelle & Ira Meltzer
Gail Meltzer
Wendy Merkovitz
Rabbi Andrea Merow
Lisa Miller
Shani Peretz
Karen & Don Polakoff
Susan Poller-Newman
Sharen Popkin
Shari Powell
Wendy Richmond

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Abrams Foundation/
Nati Kushner
Jennifer Agran
Meryl Baurmash
Stacey Bialow
Shari Blecher
Stacey Block
Sara Bucholtz
Jill Chevlin
Christine Cirkus
Myra Colbert
Holli Elias
Susan Falcon
Bobbi Freedman
Marsha Freeman

Beth Frieder
Andrea Genek
Carol Golden
Ellen Gordon
Nadivah Greenberg
Linda Grenis
Paula Heller
Patricia Herst
Jennifer Hilton
Amy Hoffman
Jill Jaclin
Emily Josephson
Florence Kahn
Joyce Kalstein
Rakefet Kasdin
Lily Krauss

Kathy Lane
Barbara Lawrence
Carol Lerner
Mel Lubin
Debby Maisel
Carli Masia
Ginny Mason
Linda Meisel
Michelle Napell
Lauren Nazarian
Carole Nimaroff
Alexa Offen
Jacqueline Orr
Reba Orszag
Arlene Pedovitch

Danielle Perlman
Allison Persky
Robin Persky
Carol Pollard
Sheryl Punia
Susan Rappaport
Rachel Reiss
Lois Riskin
Phlaxy Rosenman
Beverly Rubman
Gail Ruderman
Norma Saks
Patricia Schlaefer
Jacqueline Schreiber
Marcie Shavel