Meet The Team
Run by Women For Women
Mrs Raquel Jaffe
Chair
Shlucha and co director of Chabad Lubavitch. Raquel has an open heart, an open house, and is the proud mother of 13 children, and 4 grandchildren ‘KNH’.
She is involved with several charities supporting children, youth and people facing life challenges.
Raquel's cool head, sensitivity and attention to detail are a great asset to the team at Eema Care.
Joanne Freedman
Fundraiser
Joanne has joined the Eema Care team as our fundraiser. She brings unstoppable energy and passion to support those around her. With an innate curiosity and eagerness to learn, she’s always ready to jump into the task at hand. After years of fundraising within the Jewish community, Joanne is thrilled to help provide Eema Care with much needed funds, to allow us to provide a fabulous service to single mums across the UK.
Lucy Feingold
Board Member
Clinical Supervisor
Lucy is a BACP registered, qualified private practice psychotherapist, working with Eema Care and the trustees of JAMH, in an advisory capacity for both.
Although now remarried, Lucy was a single mum of three small children and brings her personal experiences and wealth of professional knowledge to the table, in order to assist Eema Care’s service users in the best way possible.
Helen Woolf
Board Member
Case Support Worker
Having gone through divorce and now happily remarried, Helen understands the struggles that single mothers face and knows the importance of having a strong network around you.
With two amazing children herself and three wonderful stepchildren in her blended family, Helen hopes to bring
a supportive and listening ear. She herself has twenty years in the community teaching children plus counselling and mental health qualifications.
Gitta Strassman
Board Member
Gitta Strassman is a single mother of four beautiful children and she is currently studying to become a counsellor for children and young people.
Her warmth, considerate nature and ‘open house’ attitude has made many single mothers feel loved and cared for.
Gitta will bring a wealth of experience to Eema Care and advocate for all types of single mothers in the community.
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