Because meeting a person’s basic needs turns out to be anything but basic.

When a person is struggling to pay rent or buy groceries, navigating the complex systems through which essential resources flow can seem impossible. Without enough to eat, a safe place to live, and money for life’s essentials, everyday inconveniences turn into emergencies.

JF&CS offers an integrated approach to helping people facing economic instability. We offer our clients emergency financial assistance, food aid, help accessing government benefits such as food stamps, legal aid, housing guidance, mental health support, and more.

As COVID-19 emergency support measures expire and communities feel the pressure of inflation, support for people facing economic instability will only grow in importance.

A major expansion of our Family Table Food Pantry has enabled us to serve many more families and will do so far into the future. We’ve also helped people navigate the end of pandemic-era increased benefits, counseling them on how to maximize their government benefits and providing guidance to partner organizations in this area.

Our clients are families with young children to older adults, and a growing number of Holocaust survivors. Our work serves the unique needs of the Jewish community—providing kosher food, overcoming cultural stigmas, marking lifecycle events—while also recognizing and serving the needs of the diverse populations that need our help throughout Greater Boston.

As COVID-19 emergency support measures expire and communities feel the pressure of inflation, this support will only grow in importance. Thanks to our expert staff, expanded facilities, and generous donors and volunteers, JF&CS is ready.