Members of the Board, volunteers and supporters joined the luncheon to celebrate the agency's nomination - and win (see list of names below)
TAMPA JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES WINS FIRST PLACE IN NONPROFIT OF THE YEAR AWARDS: FAMILY SERVICES CATEGORY
Tampa Jewish Family Services (TJFS) has been selected as nonprofit of the year in the Family Services category at the Tampa Bay Business Journal’s 2014 Nonprofit of the Year Awards ceremony Thursday. Competing against other prestigious and worthy social services organizations (Corporation to Develop Communities of Tampa, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Tampa Bay, Solita’s House, and Youth and Family Alternatives), TJFS was selected for its quality of services and longevity of support of the Tampa Bay area community. For more than 60 years, TJFS has fulfilled its mission of helping individuals and families in need by providing food, counseling, financial assistance and educational programs.
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, VOLUNTEERS AND
SUPPORTERS JOINED THE LUNCHEON TO CELEBRATE
THE AGENCY’S NOMINATION – AND WIN
The Tampa Bay Business Journal’s award process recognized that TJFS is an agency dedicated to providing community programs managed with fiscal responsibility. In the past 12 months, Tampa Jewish Family Services helped more than 12,000 individuals with programs, services and referrals. The agency serves people of all faiths, answers every single phone call during business hours and never turns anyone away without providing help. It’s a unique business model that has been recognized for the past two years by the Tampa Bay Business Journal’s Nonprofit of the Year Awards. In 2013, TJFS was selected as a finalist in the awards process. This year’s awards ceremony was attended by more than 400 people and 42 Tampa Bay area nonprofit organizations.
Michael Barnett has served as CEO since 2009. The agency’s Board of Directors consists of 17 members: Stacie Linsky is the Board president.
For more information about the award, visit the Tampa Bay Business Journal online.