No one has to go it alone

The challenges facing our community—from social isolation to antisemitism to poverty to mental health crises—are pervasive, and often seem to compound one another.

Perhaps before the pandemic and the crisis in Israel, we looked at people struggling with challenges like these and thought, “That will never happen to me.” Now we are all too aware that everyone is vulnerable—that any one of us might find ourselves in a situation where we need to rely on others for help.

Thankfully, no one has to go it alone. Thousands of people come together every year through Jewish Family & Children’s Service to help our neighbors in need. Our staff, volunteers, and donors share a deep compassion, a commitment to the highest level of professionalism, and an integrated approach that combines services across multiple dimensions—psychological, logistical, social, legal, financial, and more. Their many hands come together to bear a burden no one can carry alone.

Our impact

2022–2023 Highlights

• Improved 14,000+ lives per year
• Galvanized ~2,500 volunteers annually
• Distributed $7 million in client assistance
• Provided 566,424 hours of programming and services for adults with disabilities
• Helped 1,779 people navigate complex systems through our helplines
  
• Served 2,280 people with healthy food through Family Table
• Assisted 420+ Holocaust survivors with home visits, economic support, and socialization
• Helped 1,048 older adults to age with dignity
  
• Assisted 165 survivor households of domestic violence
• Helped 549 new parents form healthy attachments