Time: 7:30 pm
On Wednesday, June 5, Jewish Family Service of MetroWest will hold its Annual Gala at the Brooklake Country Club in Florham Park, honoring Reuben D. Rotman, Executive Director, in celebration of his 18th year of service to JFS, which delivers mental health and related support services to the community. Governor Richard J. Codey will deliver the keynote address. Proceeds from the Gala support JFS MetroWest services and programs, enhancing its ability to be responsive, flexible and creative in addressing the community’s ever-changing needs.
Much of the growth and the many achievements of JFS can be attributed to Reuben’s leadership. Reuben has directed his energies toward assuring that JFS delivers meaningful and effective mental health services to the JFS catchment area within Essex, Morris, Sussex and parts of Hudson and Union counties. Reuben’s vision of providing services to the entire community is reflected in the breadth of JFS programs which benefit children and their families, adults, seniors and Holocaust survivors. Reuben was instrumental in establishing the Rachel Coalition, a division of JFS, which provides counseling and legal services to victims of domestic violence and their children.
Keynote speaker, former Governor Richard J. Codey served as the Governor of New Jersey from November 2004 to January 2006. He has served in the New Jersey Senate since 1982 representing the 27th Legislative District, which covers the western portions of Essex County. In his 30 plus years in the legislature, he has become one of New Jersey's fiercest mental health advocates, spearheading countless improvements that have led to better mental health care throughout the state of New Jersey.
