Volunteer Spotlight – August 2020: Mark Anderson

Anderson is a volunteer with the Annual Conference on Mental Health The 20th Annual Conference on Mental Health, “Inviting Positivity in Uncertain Times,” will be held virtually this year on Sunday, Oc[...]

Volunteer Spotlight – July 2020: Gloria Murman

(Gloria is pictured above volunteering for Hag Sameach with her daughters and granddaughters) What’s your current volunteer role at JFCS? And in what ways have you volunteered with JFCS in the past? Befor[...]

Helping our neighbor, PRISM, as needs increase

Food Box Packing and DistributionWe are are continuing to provide extra support to our neighboring agency, PRISM, to supply it with volunteers that can help respond to the growing food needs in the community. PRI[...]

JFCS volunteering update: May 2020

By Dana Shapiro • Community and Volunteer Engagement Coordinator & Intake Counselor Thanks to all those who attended our first ever virtual volunteer happy hour on April 23 in celebration of National[...]

Staff Q&A: Mindy Teele, Hag Sameach Outreach Coordinator

Learn how hundreds of volunteers contributed their time and talents to help make the holiday season brighter for the 706 individuals from 342 families in our community. That's 173 more people than last year! H[...]

‘As the time went on, we became friends’

JFCS senior outreach visitor volunteer Ester cherishes memories from her time with Elisabeth   After a 43-year career teaching high school, Ester decided she wanted to do “something useful” in retirem[...]

Watching my daughter on Good Deeds Day

By Amy Weiss • JFCS Community Services Director   “I planted flowers for the environment, made a blanket for animals at the Animal Humane Society, made a tzedakah box, packed a bag of supplies for a h[...]

Volunteers help JFCS prepare for new home

By Erica Solomon • Development & Community Engagement Coordinator   Ask anyone from a college freshman to their empty-nester parents and they’ll tell you the same thing: moving is a pain. Wheth[...]