California Wildfires Disaster Fund Jewish Family and Children’s Services and our community in the Bay Area are helping the victims of the devastating wildfires across California. Please donate – Make a gift today and you can help JFCS provide direct aid in concert with the network of other disaster relief organizations to ...
Talking to Children about Anti-Semitism and Hate Crimes Written by Beth Berkowitz, Psy.D, Director of Children’s Clinical Services and Child Training Institute at JFCS’ Parents Place. There is no doubt that the most recent tragedy in Pennsylvania has escalated our fears. With this sad reminder of the painful consequences of anti-Semitism, rac...
JFCS Scholarship Winners Overcome Obstacles and Embody Jewish Values Upon receiving the news that he had been chosen to receive a scholarship by JFCS’ Financial Aid Center, Avery Cruz was at a total loss for words. But his mother, Deborah, was able to find some, saying, “You have no idea what this means! I was so worried about how we were going to afford [&hellip...
JFCS’ Emergency Services Program Creates Stability When Crisis Hits For most of us there will be a time in our lives when a personal crisis shakes us to our very core, and what felt like solid ground under our feet suddenly feels like sinking sand. JFCS’ Emergency Family Assistance Program works with people who are in such a dark place—who are struggling to get ...
Rebuilding Continues One Year After North Bay Fires Last October deadly wildfires ignited across the North Bay. Within hours of the crisis JFCS began providing immediate services to families, emotional support, emergency financial assistance, child care, food, mattresses, and vouchers for clothing and fuel. In the days and months that have followed J...
JFCS Emergency Assistance in Sonoma County Check this page frequently for upcoming events and services. Jewish Family and Children’s Services in Sonoma County continues to provide on-going support for those who have been affected by the North Bay fires and are in need of recovery assistance. Our expert case managers and clinicians are work...
Hurricane Relief Efforts Jewish Family and Children’s Services and our community in the Bay Area are helping the victims of the devastating hurricane and flooding along the East Coast. Please donate to help thousands of people who have been affected by this season’s hurricanes. The impact is catastrophic and recover...
Weathering the Storms of Adolescence: To Hold on or Let Go? During the storms of adolescence it’s a tricky balance for parents to know when to offer support and when to let go. We all want our young adults to be prepared for life, and not be stifled by a “failure to launch” into adulthood. So what’s the best way to foster independence and responsibil...
JFCS Serves Sonoma County in Major Fire Recovery Efforts Moving from Emergency Response to Long-Term Recovery Two months have passed since fires swept through the North Bay, leaving in their wake incredible destruction and thousands homeless, jobless, and emotionally scarred. JFCS hit the ground running, working to support the community. Thanks to generou...
Loneliness stops here. Caring starts with you. “I want to die with dignity.” Nora is a client of Jewish Family and Children’s Services whose story and strength I find inspiring. She has not only survived the Holocaust, she’s outlived her husband and son. Now, at 93, she’s been diagnosed with cancer. When Nora reached out to JFCS, she t...
When No One Else Can Help, JFCS Is There For most of us a good quality of life means enough healthy food to eat, a safe place to live, a nurturing community of friends and family, and people who care about our physical and mental well-being. But many in the Bay Area do not have even their basic necessities covered. That is why JFCS [&helli...
