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Bob & Augusta Live Forever

As philanthropists and volunteers, this Virginia Beach couple supported important causes in Hampton Roads.

Although Bob Goodman passed away in 2006 and Augusta Goodman in 2017, they help others today because of the charitable bequest they entrusted to the Hampton Roads Community Foundation. Today, their four children carry on Bob and Augusta’s legacy through donor-advised funds that let them recommend grants to help nonpro ts do their best work. anks to their generosity, Bob and Augusta will forever make life be er in their home region.

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FREDA H. GORDON HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE OF TIDEWATER

Jewish Family Service and Beth Sholom Village welcome LHC Group to Tidewater

Susan Graves

Adecade ago, Betty Ann Levin, then CEO of Jewish Family Service of Tidewater and David Abraham, CEO of Beth Sholom Village, met together with their organization’s boards of directors to create the Freda H. Gordon Hospice and Palliative Care of Tidewater (HPCT) organization. The Gordon family’s confidence in HPCT was a key factor in reaching such lofty goals. The program has operated successfully throughout its existence.

Now, the agency is undergoing another evolution to adapt to the evolving envi-

ronment of healthcare.

LHC Group approached the HCPT board about the possibility of taking over and managing the organization. During those talks, it was also learned that LHC Group was interested in doing the same with Generations Home Care, which provides home- and community-based skilled nursing and therapy services. Generations is a joint venture between BSV in Tidewater and Beth Sholom in Richmond.

HPCT remains the preferred provider to clients of Jewish Family Service and Beth Sholom.

“Throughout the past several years, the landscape of home health and hospice has changed dramatically, with group payment models and increased managed care restrictions making smaller organizations like ours at a disadvantage to compete in such a way that supports the growth and sustainability of the program,” says Kelly Burroughs, CEO of JFS.

The transfer of HPCT and Generations to LHC Group was completed on October 1, 2021.

LHC Group has home office locations in Lafayette, La., and in Louisville, Ky. With 800 locations in 35 states and the District of Columbia, LHC Group provides support to 525,000 patients annually through their home health, hospice, home- and community-based services, as well as facility-based care and ACO management.

“They are uniquely positioned to help support the growth of Freda H. Gordon Hospice and Palliative Care of Tidewater,” says Abraham.

“Their experience and emphasis on providing quality, value-based healthcare to patients in the comfort of their own home settings mirrors what we have been doing for years, just on a larger scale,” he says.

The name of the organization will not change.

“The Board of the Freda H. Gordon Hospice and Palliative Care of Tidewater is honored to have provided stewardship of such a caring and well-respected program,” says Lawrence Steingold, current board chair.

“The gratitude that families and the healthcare community have expressed over the years has made all of us in the Jewish community proud.”

Their experience and emphasis on providing quality, value-based healthcare to patients in the comfort of their own home settings mirrors what we have been doing for years, just on a larger scale.

JEWISH TIDEWATER

Hineni Fellow Jason Hoffman embraces Jewish life

Brian Berusch

Jason Hoffman leads a Jewish life. When we caught up for this interview—to chat about his experience with United Jewish Federation of Tidewater’s Hineni Fellowship—he was hanging around an airport awaiting Denise and Jason Hoffman at the Western Wall. the arrival of his teenaged daughter, who was returning from a BBYO event in Pennsylvania. Hoffman clearly wants to insure his children understand the value and significance of being a proactive member within the Jewish community. Nothing bad has

The Hoffmans lead by example. “I live the Jewish life and participate as much happened to me as I can because it’s important to me,” he says. “This is how I expose my kids by participating; to Jewishness, by showing them through example. It seems to be rubbing off,” he adds, noting this is his daughter’s second nothing bad comes BBYO trip in less than a month.

A Wells Fargo financial advisor with from being generous. 26 years of experience in the industry, Hoffman completed a yearlong Hineni Fellowship—along with his wife, Denise— in 2009. In addition to the mentorships,

Denise and Jason Hoffman in Israel. new friends, and inspiring trip to Israel, the Hineni participation made an additional impact for the Hoffmans.

“Being an interfaith family, we weren’t sure about being prominent in the Jewish community. That all went away through Hineni, doing it together,” Hoffman shares. “To be able to experience being members of the community on such an elevated level really superseded those worries. We came out stronger.”

Highlights of the Hineni program included a group dinner at Miles Leon’s house. “He and Sandra were so happy to have us. Sandra’s passion for the JCC is unrivaled. You just can’t help but be

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“Our passion is helping those in the community who really need our help. We work for people who are not in business and are not well off. We focus on Workman’s Compensation with a mission to help injured workers. We are one of a few in the community who do this work.”

“Our experience with Payday Payroll has not just “ been positive but fabulous! They are true experts at what they do. Whenever we have an ‘internal hiccup’ even if not directly related to payroll, but in record keeping or data collection we call them and they always help us out. They find a solution for everything.” “ Our client relationships are anything but transactional. We are long-term partners, dedicated to the success of our clients, and most importantly, their people.

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Another aspect of Hineni that resonated with Hoffman, who now leads as UJFT’s finance committee chair, was the mock allocation. The exercise helped the group understand that there are more requests than there are funds, how to navigate through the process, and how to make it work.

“It’s all worthy. It shines the light on why we ask for gifts and pledges. It compels you to be more involved, so we can adequately manage and steward the Federation.”

Returning from their end-of-Hineni Israel trip together, the Hoffmans became entrenched in the Federation. “Nothing bad has happened to me by participating; nothing bad comes from being generous. It’s an opportunity to be a stakeholder in your community. And you get out what you put in,” he adds.

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The UJFT Annual Campaign, the Simon Family Foundation, and the Thomas Hofheimer Medical Mission support the Hineni Fellows leadership program. Donations directly aid in the mentorship of these future Jewish leaders. Visit JewishVA.org/Hineni or call 965-6139.