Thanks to all the individuals, families, congregations, schools and community groups that contributed to the success of the 2015 JFS Community-Wide Food Drive and Food Sort. The 35,000 pounds of donated food and toiletries will fill over 2,000 bags of groceries for vulnerable people. We are grateful to the nearly 300 people of all ages…
Opening the Door to Opportunity: Part 1
When classes started at the University of Washington yesterday, Thadah Hser was among the approximately 1,500 transfer students who matriculated. Thadah and her family received services from the JFS Refugee & Immigrant Service Center (RISC), including support to gain citizenship. And now, Thadah works as a JFS translator, helping refugees from Burma as they acclimate…
Explaining Hunger to Children
In our work at JFS, we often think about how to explain the issues our clients face to children. With the Food Drive and Food Sort quickly approaching, this question came up again. How can we help our young volunteers understand concepts like hunger and food insecurity? They proudly come to the Food Sort, drop…
The Calculus of the Vulnerable
Not long ago while working in the Polack Food Bank, I noticed an older woman who seemed to be weighing her food before she put it in her basket. Each can, each piece of fruit, every vegetable. Some things she would take and others she would set back in the box on the table. She…
Missing the Mark on Mental Illness
Learn more about upcoming support groups or events with JFS. During the past few years I have made an effort to reconnect with former students and old friends. Many common themes arose over the course of these conversations, including a topic rarely discussed in public Jewish spaces. I have lost track of the number of…
In the Season of Turnings
My story is a familiar one, almost a cliché: I married a Jewish man, began raising Jewish children and, after many years, chose Judaism for myself. Of course there is more to the story than that. This is part of that story. In the season of t’shuvah – which literally means turning toward – I…
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