Families Fight Hunger Volunteers Make an Impact

Families Fight Hunger Volunteers Make an Impact

Family volunteering provides an opportunity for intergenerational service, an opportunity to try something new with loved ones, and an opportunity to begin (or continue) a meaningful conversation about Jewish values. JFS Families Fight Hunger events offer families a chance to experience all of this while tackling food insecurity and making an impact in our own…

Volunteers Make a Difference in People’s Lives

Volunteers Make a Difference in People’s Lives

Learn how you can get involved and volunteer with JFS today. Jewish Family Service and our community depend on volunteers like Dena, who is a Friendly Visitor, and Richard and Evie, who deliver food baskets so our community members can celebrate holidays traditionally. Volunteers are, and have always been, the heart of Jewish Family Service….

Teens Can Help Make a Difference, Live Their Values With JFS

Teens Can Help Make a Difference, Live Their Values With JFS

See how teens can get involved with JFS today. Teens are helping make a difference in the community throughout the year by partnering with Jewish Family Service. They are initiating hands-on volunteering, from supporting survivors of domestic violence to helping resettled refugee families, as well as working to educate themselves and gain a better understanding how…

Inspiring Action and a Culture of Giving

Inspiring Action and a Culture of Giving

It all started with a simple box. About six years ago, Seattle Hebrew Academy’s librarian asked kindergarten teacher Lea Hanan to take over the school’s food collection for the Polack Food Bank at Jewish Family Service. That worked out fine for a couple of years. But then Lea started to think about how she could…

Fall Volunteering With JFS

Fall Volunteering With JFS

Looking for fall volunteering opportunities? JFS can use your help with the following events and supportive opportunities that directly benefit our clients and community. Contact Volunteer Services today to begin the process and find the fall volunteering that’s right for you! Please note that openings and needs may change with time. Make Centerpiece Baskets Weekdays During Business…

It’s Not About the Baskets, It’s About the Company

It’s Not About the Baskets, It’s About the Company

Learn more about volunteering with JFS. Like old friends greeting one another, warm smiles are exchanged before Richard Gumpert and his wife Evie share a JFS holiday basket with Anna. This exchange is about more than a holiday gift basket. It is about company and conversation. “We are happy that you don’t forget us,” Anna…

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