People living with developmental disabilities or mental illness often face the challenge of social isolation, and at holidays, that isolation can feel even more pronounced. Sha’arei Tikvah: Celebrations for All holds four annual gatherings to make sure all people have a way to celebrate the Jewish holidays in community. These events are designed to be…
Time, Access, Cost & Confidence
Time, access, cost and confidence are some of the big concerns clients face when trying to cook on a limited budget. JFS offers monthly, hands-on cooking classes in the Polack Food Bank to help people manage these challenges. Past classes have focused on topics like spices, proteins, canning and sugars. Many clients face health challenges…
Dental Partnership Helps the JFS Community
Most of us don’t look forward to going to the dentist, but what if you had a painful toothache or needed a cavity filled and didn’t have dental insurance or the money to pay for that dentist visit? Many JFS clients face this reality. To help meet their needs, JFS and the Alpha Omega International…
I Pledge Allegiance
“I am thankful to the USA who took us into this country and gave us the possibility to live a peaceful life.” – Anna Voskanova Could you pass the test to become a United States citizen? You’d have to correctly answer 6 out of 10 questions like these: The House of Representatives has how many…
Appreciation & Welcome for Our Board
Jewish Family Service is fortunate to have a longstanding tradition of community involvement and passionate volunteerism that supports our client-centered work. The JFS Board of Directors consists of up to 32 key volunteer leaders who steward the agency in accordance with its mission. Board work is focused on governance, strategic planning and fiduciary accountability. Board…
Are We Morally Failing Our Kids? Part 2
Kids emphasize achievement and personal happiness over kindness and fairness because we do. So exactly how are we faking our kids out — claiming we care about certain values that support the common good but instead prizing other values that benefit the individual first and foremost? Researchers say it’s in not-so-subtle and more subtle ways:…
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