Food insecurity among the United States’ elderly population is a growing crisis. One in six older Americans lives in poverty. Those experiencing food insecurity consume fewer overall calories than their counterparts who are food secure, and they consume 10-24% less of major nutrients like protein, iron and calcium. Often, seniors have to make a choice…
Ethical Wills
“I am learning all the time. The tombstone will be my diploma.” – Eartha Kitt The late actress and cabaret singer was not the first to see the similarities between life and school. We begin learning at birth and continue throughout our lives. But if our diploma is a stone monument, what happens to the knowledge…
Forged in Adversity
Everything is on the line. Know it or not, our very survival hangs in the balance. With a few meager possessions we hurry out the door, running to an unknown destiny. Every year we are told to see ourselves as if we are leaving Egypt. The desert to which we fled isn’t just a wilderness…
Here We Are
Since 1892, Jewish Family Service has been an outstretched, helping hand in our local community. Essential services are delivered with compassion and respect to offer vulnerable people in our region the tools they need to build healthier, more stable lives. The life-changing services of JFS are provided by professional staff, enhanced by dedicated volunteers and…
Families Fight Hunger: We Can’t Do It Alone
Contact Volunteer Services to learn more. It’s early on a Sunday afternoon, and the JFS assembly room is full of action for a Families Fight Hunger event. Volunteers are busy packing 2,000 pounds of bulk rice and beans into individual bags that will each serve one household. 105 care packs are being assembled for elderly…
If Not Now, When?
JFS has always been the expression of this community’s caring and commitment. We had the chance to ask a few supporters about their personal connections to JFS and also asked them to reflect on our Luncheon theme, “If not now, when?” I was looking to help in the Food Bank when I heard help…
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