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…
Volunteering Is a Lifelong Tradition
Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’ -Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. King didn’t qualify life’s big question by socio-economic group, level of education, gender – or age. At a time when it would be reasonable for them to relax and bask in past mitzvahs, a dedicated group of seniors at the…
Passover at JFS
How can we all educate our children to true freedom? Teach them not to look at reality as defining their acts but to look at their acts as defining reality. – Yaacov Cohen Whether you are looking to volunteer or to prepare for the holiday, JFS has a Passover event for you. Passport to Passover…
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