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Writings about Jan Tuttleman

-2003-
March 7, 2003—Donald H. Harrison, "UJF works to head off 'donor burnout,'" San Diego Jewish Press-Heritage

-2005-
December 30, 2005—"Gala Honors Three Extraordinary San Diegans," San Diego Jewish Times, page 6: The 2006 Jewish Family Service Annual Spring Gala, Heart & Soul.will be held on Saturday, April 1, at the La Jolla Torrey Pines Hilton. This year's theme, "Love Lessons," celebrates the accomplishments of the 2006 JFS Mitzvah Awards Honorees: Linda Janon, Hamilton Loeb Jr, and Jan Tuttleman. These three individuals have shown vision, dedication and leadership to seeing unmet needs fulfilled. The Heart & Soul Gala begins with a cocktail reception and a silent auction followed by dinner, award ceremony and entertainment.  Linda Janon organized a small group of volunteers, which became the Mental Health Committee of JFS. From its inception the committee's primary focus was developing a Jewish sponsored residential facility for adults with mental illness. This past spring, JFS closed escrow on a 20-unit garden apartment complex, set to open as Hope Village in 2006. The facility, the first in Califonria, will provide a safe independent home for adults with mental illness and peace of mind for their familes.  From delivering hot kosher meals to homebound seniors to chairing the JFS Senior Services Committee for the last 10 years, Hamilton Loeb Jr. is dedicated to San Diego's seniors in need. As chair of the Senior Services committee he has spearheaded the expansion of JFS regional senior centers to four, instituted a senior transportation program called "Rides and Smiles," and helped develop a nutrition program that currently prepares meals for over 250 seniors each day. One of the accomplishments he feels most proud of is helping to develop the Senior Services Planning Committee, under the coordination of the UJF. Formed in 2001, the committee brings together all the San Diego Jewish agencies that provide services to seniors, to share information and carry out community planning.  Motivated by the needs of Jewish women and girls in the community, Jan Tuttleman became the founding chair of the Jewish Women's Foundation of San Diego. "We are a creative, diverse group of women—of all ages, backgrounds and interests—united by the strength of our commitment to Jewish women and girls in need," said Tuttleman.  Currently 45 women strong, JWV's first program was given to JFS to operate—Supporting Jewish Single Parents (SJSP). This new program is dedicated to connecting Jewish single parents and their children to programs within the Jewish community, by referrals, networking, support groups and advocacy. For information, call Susan Lapidus, director of development at JFS, at (619) 291-0473.