JFCS Emergency Assistance in Sonoma County Check this page frequently for upcoming events and services. Jewish Family and Children’s Services in Sonoma County is open for all who have been affected by the fires and are in need of recovery assistance. Our expert case managers and clinicians are working directly with individuals in need of t...
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...
The JFCS Holiday Toy Drive Was a Big Success! Our Holiday Toy Drive was an incredible success and we couldn’t have done it without the many generous donations by our community members! You made the holiday so much brighter for children impacted by the North Bay fires and low-income families throughout the Bay Area. The numbers: 700 toys were ...
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...
JFCS Holiday Toy Drive Needs Your Help! Help make the holidays bright for children affected by the North Bay fires and for low-income families. This is a great way to involve your children in the meaning of tzedakah and in helping others during the holiday season. What’s Needed? New toys for children of all ages (unwrapped please) G...
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...
10 Tips to Start Your Recovery from the North Bay Wildfires If you have been impacted by the North Bay wildfires, now is the time to begin the difficult process of getting your life in order. Here are 10 tips to help you get started: Get a post office box and have the post office begin forwarding all of your mail to it. Start saving ALL […]...
“We’ve Never Seen a Crisis Like This”—North Bay Faces Daunting Recovery It has been a very long week for residents of Sonoma County and other regions hardest hit by the unprecedented and devastating wildfires still raging through Northern California. The number of people affected is staggering and growing. As many as 70,000 people have been evacuated from their homes, w...
North Bay Fire Relief The North Bay fires are causing tremendous destruction. Many in our Sonoma County community are being evacuated and hundreds of homes and businesses have burned. Jewish Family and Children’s Services will provide Emergency Assistance for our community members in Sonoma County. You can help by...
Hurricane and Flood Relief Jewish Family and Children’s Services and our community in the Bay Area are helping the victims of the devastating hurricane and flooding in in Gulf Coast and the Southeast. Please donate to the fund to help thousands of people who have been affected by Hurricane Harvey and Irma. The impact is...
