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Jewish Community Services of South Florida, Inc. Taps NewOrg for System Integration to Better Serve Seniors
Longtime client adds Senior Services Program to its NewOrg SaaS umbrella, featuring first-of-a-kind custom integration
WASHINGTON (Newswire.com) – NewOrg Management System, a leading online data management platform for nonprofit organizations, social services and government agencies, today announces the successful completion of an expansion project for Jewish Community Services of South Florida, featuring a breakthrough integration to provide next-level care and services to vulnerable elderly populations.
Since 1920, Jewish Community Services of South Florida, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, provides compassionate social services to the community’s most vulnerable individuals and families. Specializing in mental health counseling, nutritional support, case management services, and information referrals, JCS serves as Miami-Dade County’s safety net agency.
“The NewOrg team worked tirelessly to ensure compatibility between NewOrg and our funder’s newly launched client information and registration tracking system. Thanks to their efforts, we are able to upload information regarding services provided to each client directly, saving us hours in data entry. Having this functionality is crucial in a field where we are constantly trying to conserve resources and be good stewards of donor dollars,” said Dr. Jessica Perez, JCS Director, Senior Services.
JCS Senior Services serves over 1,000 clients annually through a variety of programs.
The NewOrg platform is specifically designed to accommodate multiple disparate programs. This allowed for the addition of the JCS Senior Services Program to JCS’s already-existing NewOrg system for case management, clinical services, and electronic medical billing.
“Prior to NewOrg, each department within JCS used a separate system to store client information. The services a shared client was receiving in one department were not easily accessible in another. NewOrg has allowed JCS to standardize and centralize client data across the departments at JCS currently using the platform. This has allowed us to streamline the coordination of client care,” said Miriam Singer, JCS President and CEO.
Key Project Highlights Include:
- Tailored integrations with multiple external stakeholder system to streamline workflows and reduce data entry
- Replaced internal paper forms, homegrown Access database and spreadsheets with a new streamlined online workflow and Total Case Management system that allows JCS to track client intake, services received, assessments/surveys required by funders and to upload data directly to core external funder and partner systems
- Implemented Home Delivery, Congregate Meals, Transportation, and Recreational Programs with key tracking tools, workflows, and reports
- Provided a custom Scheduling application that allows staff to arrange and track home-delivered meals for clients, including active/inactive status, import/export of delivery lists, instructions for delivery providers, delivery status import and funder assignment tagging to help balance monthly budgets based on availability and funder conditions
- Significant process improvements and new high-level insights for outcome reporting across the organization as well as easy daily activity checks, going from paper processes to digital and with a suite of built-in customizable reports at their fingertips
Source: NewOrg Management System
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New hybrid event aims to give grieving audiences meaningful holiday viewing, with films from more than 25 countries and a mission centered on love, loss, and emotional truth.
A new film festival debuting in late 2026 is taking a different approach to holiday entertainment. Grief Fest™: The Grief Film Festival, created by My Grief Angels Inc., is being introduced as what organizers believe is the world’s first film festival dedicated entirely to grief, remembrance, resilience, and healing.
The hybrid festival will run in two segments: November 25–29, 2026, during Thanksgiving week, and December 24, 2026, through January 3, 2027, during Christmas and New Year’s. Top Honors films will be announced on December 31, 2026.
Organizers say the timing is intentional. Research cited in the announcement shows that grief and loneliness are major holiday stressors for many Americans, making the season especially difficult for people coping with loss. In that context, Grief Fest™ is positioning itself as an alternative to the flood of traditional feel-good holiday programming.
The festival is open to short films, features, documentaries, experimental work, AI-generated projects, and VR experiences. It is described as inclusive, non-religious, and LGBTQ+ friendly, with submissions already received from more than 25 countries. All films will be presented in English, either spoken or subtitled.
Grief Fest™ will be available both in person and virtually through Film Festival Plus, making it accessible to audiences worldwide. The launch of GriefFest.com also includes Lumen, a multilingual AI guide designed to help filmmakers and attendees navigate the festival in their preferred language.
Rather than focusing on industry prestige, organizers say the festival is centered on community and emotionally honest storytelling. For audiences who feel unseen during the holidays, Grief Fest™ is aiming to offer something rare on the seasonal screen: recognition.
Source: PR Newswire
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- Grief Fest: Official festival site
- My Grief Angels Inc.: About the nonprofit behind the festival
- Film Festival Plus: Virtual access platform
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As the United States moves toward the 250th anniversary of its independence, a new public storytelling project is asking Americans to answer a big question: what does the American Dream mean today?
McCourt Entertainment has launched America-Dreams.com at SXSW as a digital platform designed to collect video submissions from people across the country. The goal is ambitious: gather one million voices reflecting on hope, opportunity, and what Americans want the future of the country to look like.
The initiative is tied to AMERIGO, an upcoming documentary presented by South Florida PBS and distributed by American Public Television. The film, which will be available to PBS stations nationwide beginning in June as part of 2026 programming tied to the nation’s 250th anniversary, explores the past, present, and future of the American Dream through conversations with people across the United States.
According to the project team, selected user-submitted videos may become part of the broader AMERIGOstorytelling effort, turning the campaign into more than a promotional rollout. Instead, it is being framed as a living archive of public voices gathered during a milestone moment in American history.
South Florida PBS President and CEO Dolores Fernandez Alonso said the goal is to make the anniversary feel inclusive and participatory.
“To celebrate the 250th anniversary of America’s independence, we wanted to do something truly remarkable and invite all Americans to share their hope for the American Dream at America-Dreams.com,” Alonso said. “We are extremely proud of the cross-section of voices from across our nation and we want to capture these stories, experiences and perspectives so that people feel included in this historic national conversation.”
Emmy Award-winning producer David McCourt said the project builds on the documentary team’s nationwide reporting.
“As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, this project asks a simple but powerful question: ‘What is your hope for the American Dream?’” McCourt said. “We want to hear directly from people across the country.”
The campaign arrives at a moment when interactive documentary projects and audience participation are becoming a larger part of public media storytelling. With AMERIGO, the combination of a PBS documentary and a nationwide video submission initiative gives the project a broader cultural footprint than a traditional film release.
Submissions are now open at America-Dreams.com. A trailer for AMERIGO is also available on Vimeo.
For entertainment audiences, the project stands out less as a conventional documentary launch and more as a large-scale invitation to participate in a national media moment ahead of America’s semiquincentennial.
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