Overnight, The Jewish Board — with a history going back to 1874 — mushroomed in size from a $175 million agency with 34,000 clients (12,000 of whom were children) to a $250 million agency with 43,000 clients. Its staff soared by 32 percent, from 2,500 employees to 3,300, and it became the largest human services agency in the city and the largest of the 96 agencies that comprise UJA-Federation of New York…a 20-member commission created by the Human Services Council, which represents all 180 human service agencies in the city, is now reviewing what happened to FEGS and the lessons learned. Its report is expected at the end of the year…
