NCJW Community Service
Louisville Section, 1895-2000More Than 100 Years of Community Service
NCJW Community Service
Louisville Section, 1895-2000More Than 100 Years of Community Service
| 1895 | The Louisville Section of the National Council of Jewish Women
organized.| 1897
| With Neighborhood House, maintained first summer kindergarten in
cith and first free public baths. Made garments for surgeons during
Spanish-American War. | 1900
| Furnished milk for Temple Free Kindergarten. Established fund
for Jewish women in hospitals. | 1902
| Established Jewish Corner Library at Y.M.H.A. | 1904
| Assisted city in the procurement of Truant Officers. | 1905
| Placed Synagogue Directory in hotels. | 1906
| Created a traveling Library to Kentucky mountains. | 1907
| Began West End Settlement. Immigrant Aid formed to care for Jewish
girls. | 1908
| Equipped and maintained Kindergarten at Home of Innocents. | 1912
| Furnished equipment for preparation of hot lunches in rural
schools | 1914
| Established first Free Lunch Program in public schools: Penny Lunch
at George Morris Elementary School. Cooperated with American Jewish
Relief Work. | 1915
| Organized Child Welfare work in public schools. Big Sister
Committee worked with Jewish girls in Juvenile Court. | 1921
| Established Student Loan Fund. | 1931
| 27,734 hot lunches given in one Depression Year. Started tutoring
in public schools. Assisted New Americans in obtaining citizenship
papers. | 1934
| Gave financial assistance ot bring German children to the United
States. Volunteered at Jewish Children's Home. | 1937
| Helped Neighborhood House pay citizenship teacher for
foreign-born. | 1939
| Nursery school started at Jewish Children's Home. Created and
staffed a Toy Workshop and Library at the YMHA. Worked with Relief
Committee of League of Women Voters. | 1941
| Legislative Institute on Juvenile and Adult Delinquency. | 1942
| Involvement in War Effort. | 1945
| Participated in Jewish Welfare Federation's Committee on Home for
Aged. | 1946
| Ship-a-Box originated. | 1947
| Volunteer aides at Jewish Hospital and at Jewish Children's
Home. | 1950
| Pilot Mental Health project at General Hospital (first time
volunteers used in psychiatric wards). | 1953
| Pilot projects by Mental Health volunteers at Veterans' Hospital
and at Our Lady of Peace. | 1955
| Cooperated with new nursery school at the Jewish Commuity Center
and gave equipment. Co-sponsored Golden Age Group (later Club 60) with
Jewish Community Center. | 1956
| Nearly New Shop opened. | 1957
| Establishment of Bridgehaven. | 1960
| Raised money for Hebrew University High School. | 1961
| Remedial reading program started at Roosevelt Elementary
School. Cooperated in establishment of Senior House. | 1963
| Two members attended President Kennedy's White House Conference on
Civil Rights. Established Senior Citizens Service Program. Started
enrichment program at Jackson Junior High and Dann Byck Elementary
Schools. | 1964
| Participated in the civil rights March in Frankfort. | 1965
| Chaired Women in Community Service (W.I.C.S.) to screen young women
for the Job Corps. Preparatory work done for Project Head Start. | 1966
| Started T.E.A.M., talented, energetic, able, and mature older
citizens helping students at Barret Junior High and Woener Schools. | 1969
| Programmed tutoring at Newburg Elementary School. Helped establish
Community Coordinated Child Care (4C). | 1970
| Senior House West opened in Portland area. | 1971
| Provided seed money for Federal funding for California Day Care
Center. | 1974
| Formed community coalition to urge County Judge to eliminate
Juvenile Detention Center from new Hall of Justice. | 1975
| Cooperated with other groups to open Shelter House, a safe place
for young people. | 1976
| First Fashion Encore Sale. | 1977
| Sponsored the creation of Kentucky Youth Advocates. | 1978
| Cooperated with Bureau of Jewish Education in establishing Jewish
Resource Center. | 1980
| Participated locally and nationally in the White House
Conference on Families. Joined with WAVE Foundation and Junior League
of Louisville in providing community-wide training for dealing with drug
and alcohol abuse. | 1981
| Initiated Women's Issues Survey of all Jewish Women in the
Louisville area. | 1982
| Participated in NCJW Survey of Adolescent Girls in the Juvenile
Justice system. | 1983
| Donated money to help start Brooklawn. | 1984
| Began intergenerational chorus, "Close Harmony". Formed NCJW
Junior Council. | 1985
| Cooperated in starting CASA Project, Court Appointed
Special Advocate. Began "Discover Israel" enrichment unit in
Public Schools. | 1986
| Opened NCJW ParkSide, a Senior Adult Day Center. Participated in
NCJW Center for the Child's research project, "Mothers in the
Workplace". | 1987
| Helped star HIPPY project through Jefferson County
Public School Head Start Program. Participated in NCJW Center
for the Child's, "Children as Witnesses" project. Began
Shopping Spree fundraiser. | 1988
| Nearly New Shop moved to Mid-City Mall. | 1989
| Held first Spring sale at the Nearly New Shop. Reactivated the New
Americans Resettlement program. | 1990
| Organized and promoted the introductory program for the public TV
series "Raising America's Children". Section office moved to the Nearly
New Shop in the Mid-City Mall. Reactivated an environmental issues
committee. | 1991
| Began "Images of Women" cable TV program with two other women's
organizations. Filmed an "oral history" of past leadership. Started Language
Lab for New Americans. | 1992
| Initiated and jointly sponsored the "Conference on Aging," a
community-wide seminar to address aging issues. | 1993
| Celebrated National Centennial. Participated in 100 year
event: NCJW's National Day of the Working Parent. | 1994
| Held Fashion Encore at the Nearly New Shop. Sponsored Public
Schools Study Groups on the Kentucky Education Reform Act
(KERA). Initiated a Centennial Endowment Fund. Restructured the
Board. | 1995
| Began NCJW Court Watch to monitor domestic violence court
cases. | 1996
| Celebrated Louisville Section Centennial with a Gala
celebration. Honored four community leaders with the Centennial Community
Awards. | 1999
| Received first ever Advocate in Action Award from National for the
Court Watch project. | 2000
| Started the Adopt-a-School project by giving every student at
Cochran Elementary School a backpack and school supplies. DV-911
began with the collection and reprogramming of cell phones to be used
by victims of domestic violence. | 2001
| Intake Center, for victims of Domestic Violence, opened at the Hall
of Justice with help from the Louisville Section. Shalom Bayit survey of
Jewish households conducted to learn patterns of Domestic Violence in the
Jewish community, partially funded by the Louisville Section. | 2002
| Staged a successful production of The Vagina Monologues to a
sold-out audience, raising money for abused women. ElderServe and NCJW
collected cleaning supplies for residents of Dosker Manor. Held a
Judicial Forum and an Education Forum. | 2003
| Held Louisville Section's first Women's Seder. | |