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. Over the past four years, 187 Founding & Sustaining Members have raised over $325,000 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 46% in the past year. The mobile and on-site pantries are distributing a combined 1,400+ bags each month.

According to the most recent Feeding America findings, 9.7% of Mercer County residents are food insecure, up from 7.2% in the previous year. 33% of Mercer County families are considered among the “working poor”, meaning they struggle to afford basic necessities. It is this population that JFCS’ food pantry has served for many years.

Why become a member?

As a member of the Women’s Alliance, you will be invited to join in the annual member event, receive special gifts tailored to each event, and be 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.

2023 – 2024

Sustaining Members

Anonymous (1)
Abrams Foundation / Nati Kushner
Nancy Alter
Stacey Bialow
Judy Brickman
Myra Colbert
Andrea Dedrick
Holli Elias
Susan Falcon
Julie Fefferman
Bobbi Freedman
Marsha Freeman
Beth Frieder
Andrea Genek
Carol Golden
Ellen Gordon
Nadivah Greenberg
Paula Heller
Patty Herst

Jodi Hornstein
Jill Jaclin
Seva Jaffe-Kramer
Kathy Lane
Barbara Lawrence
Carol Lerner
Rachel Levy Lesser
Mel Lubin
Debby Maisel
Carli Masia
Linda Meisel
Michelle Napell
Regina Neilssen
Danielle Perlman
Robin Persky
Carol Pollard
Sheryl Punia
Lois Riskin
Phlaxy Rosenman
Norma Saks
Pat Schlaefer
Marcie Shavel
Denise Siegel
Betsy Silverman

2023 – 2024

Supporting Members

Cindy Bright
Ilene Gershen
Shara Hofing
Betsy Ie
Emily Josephson
Florence Kahn
Judy Leopold
Stephanie Loesberg
Lois Miller
Jaimie Orland
Reba Orszag
Alison Politziner
Michelle Pressman
Caryn Rubinstein
Debra Schatzki
Jacqui Schreiber
Helane Staller
Amy Venetianer
Linda Weber
Ann Zecher

2023 – 2024

Contributing Members

Gail Alba
Amy Becker-Mattes
Barbara Berg
Anne Berman-Waldorf
Laurie Bershad
Lauren Blick
Stacey Block
Rabbi Adena Blum
Charlene Borsack
Judy Bortnick
Hilary Butera
Jane Cohen
Janet Cohen
Martha Friedman
Randi Gelbard
Helen Gottlieb
Linda Grenis
Debbie Gross
Carol E. Hoffman
Helaine Isaacs
Heidi Joseph
Joyce Kalstein
Jody Kessel

Anonymous (3)
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