Volunteer Services Newsletter – Winter 2021/2022
JFS-Volunteer-Services-Newsletter-Winter-2021
JFS News
JFS featured on an episode of “Aging Insights”
Check out our very own Liz Levy, LCSW, Coordinator of Holocaust Services! Liz was recently on an episode to Aging Insights (sponsored by the New Jersey Advocates for Aging Well (NJAAW)), to talk about Person Centered Trauma Informed Care (PCTI) with our Holocaust Survivors. You can see Liz by clicking on the link below, her […]
Continuing to mobilize volunteers to respond to food insecurity amongst our most vulnerable clients
Since the pandemic began, the days have been busy and rewarding for JFS Volunteer Services. In mid-March, JFS identified a need for safely delivered hot meals and groceries for isolated Holocaust survivors and older adult clients who had been advised to shelter-in-place. To fill that need, we began organizing weekly meals and coordinating weekly grocery shopping […]
JFS makes Thanksgiving deliveries to homebound older adults and Holocaust survivors
Jewish Family Service of MetroWest NJ delivered Thanksgiving meals to homebound older adults and Holocaust survivors in Essex and Morris counties. Through generous funding from KAVOD SHEF, Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest, and Wilf Family Foundations, Jewish Family Service of MetroWest NJ delivered 134 Thanksgiving meals to Holocaust survivors and isolated older adults in […]
JFS helps children & families prepare for back to school with mindfulness tools
Jewish Family Service of MetroWest NJ (JFS) helps children & families prepare for the transition back to school with mindfulness tools to lessen anxiety and promote calm. The transition back to school this year is a difficult one for many children and adolescents, whether it is in-person, virtual, or a hybrid schedule. JFS recognizes that […]
Special Deliveries to At Risk Older Adults
Jewish Family Service of MetroWest NJ to deliver 300 care packages to at-risk older adults in the community. Through a very generous donation from the Sobel Family Foundation, Jewish Family Service of MetroWest NJ (JFS) is delivering “care packages” to 300 at-risk older adults in our community. The care packages will be delivered to residents […]
