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:…
Are We Morally Failing Our Kids? Part 1
Researchers at Harvard have figured out something about parents that we ourselves might not know or else not be willing to admit: While most of us say we highly value instilling moral concepts like kindness toward others and a sense of fairness in our children, in action and deed it appears we often put the…
Fighting Summer Hunger
ith the abundance of summer fruit and vegetables right around the corner, it’s hard to imagine anyone going hungry at this time of year. But as the school year wraps up for thousands of children and teenagers, the question of where they will get their next meal quickly becomes a challenge. In King County, 100,000…
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