In 2014, the JFS Aid and Advocacy Department arranged for 19 households to receive rental assistance totaling $22,000, enabling 60 individuals or families to remain in their homes.
500 people benefitted from the JFS Food Pantry.
700 people received critical information and referrals.
Kosher Meals On Wheels (KMOW) in its 18th year delivered more than 24,000 meals.
3,000 people were helped by JFS Aid and Advocacy Staff with rent, utility bills, food, counseling, legal, health and financial planning.
1,000 participants in the JFS Wheels for Meals Bike Ride raised $145,000 for KMOW.
Senior Services:
500 older adults were served by JFS in 2013-14.
95 percent were helped so that they could remain at home.
70 percent experience a better quality of life because of Senior Services.
41 percent experience an increase or improvement in psychological and emotional wellbeing.
For Stronger Families and Individuals:
Individual, family, couple and group counseling
Counseling for victims of domestic violence
Group and support services
Second-generation Holocaust survivors group
For Inspired Kids:
Club Ed: school-based afterschool programs
Play therapy
Tailored mental health counseling for children
Summer camp scholarships
For Times of Need:
Emergency financial assistance
Food Pantry
Information and referrals
Groups:
L.O.S.S.—Loved Ones Support System for those in bereavement
Children of Holocaust Survivors Second Generation Discussion Group
Divorce and Separation Recovery Group
Establishing Financial Freedom
Israeli Women’s Support Group
Jewish Alcoholics, Chemically Dependent Persons and Significant Others group.
Nechama Comfort—helping when help is needed after infancy or pregnancy loss
