News & Impact

For more than 160 years, JFCS has been committed to making sure that those in our community who are hungry, or are at risk of hunger, have enough to eat. In addition to our Food Bank, which provides sustenance throughout the year to many of our clients in need in San Francisco, Marin, Sonoma, San Mateo, and Santa Clara counties, JFCS helps to nourish hundreds of individuals annually through a range of programs: Our Kosher Meals on Wheels program in San Francisco delivers hot, nutritious meals to frail, homebound seniors with a kosher tradition. We are proud of our… Read More

Are you in a quandary over where to send your children for preschool in San Francisco? Don’t despair. For decades, JFCS’ Parents Place has helped parents and caregivers find the answers. In cooperation with Bay Area Parent magazine, Parents Place is pleased to present its 19th annual Preschool Preview Night 2011 on Wed., Sept. 21, 5:30 – 8:00 pm, at the San Francisco County Fair Building (at the 9th and Lincoln entrance to Golden Gate Park). This go-to event brings together more than 100 San Francisco preschools, child-related agencies, and other vendors and exhibitors, who provide parents and caregivers with… Read More

The desire to make the world a better place—tikkun olam—runs deeply in the veins of Yolanda Anyon’s family. “We grew up with stories of my grandfather, who was a labor activist,” she says, “and I heard from my parents about their anti-war activities during the Viet Nam era. I learned that working toward justice was part of a struggle rooted in the Jewish tradition.” Today, Yolanda carries on her family’s proud tradition. After graduating from Stanford University with a degree in ethnic studies that focused on civil rights, she worked with community-based organizations in the East Bay, helping to develop… Read More

The desire to make the world a better place—tikkun olam—runs deeply in the veins of Yolanda Anyon’s family. “We grew up with stories of my grandfather, who was a labor activist,” she says, “and I heard from my parents about their anti-war activities during the Viet Nam era. I learned that working toward justice was part of a struggle rooted in the Jewish tradition.” Today, Yolanda carries on her family’s proud tradition. After graduating from Stanford University with a degree in ethnic studies that focused on civil rights, she worked with community-based organizations in the East Bay, helping to develop… Read More

Helga was in her late 70s when she began walking down to Route 101 at all hours, waiting for the bus en route from Sonoma County to San Francisco. Once in the city, she wandered the streets lugging a valise stuffed with cash. Helga had sustained a brain injury in her 40s, but at that time had a husband, sister, and brother-in-law to look after her. After they had all died or become infirm themselves, she only had Loretta, her niece, and Loretta’s husband to see to her needs. The couple lived an hour away, and Loretta feared that something… Read More

The JFCS Holocaust Center, the Contemporary Jewish Museum (CJM), Lehrhaus Judaica, and the Jewish Community Relations Council—in collaboration with San Francisco synagogues, schools, and other community organizations—are hosting a Holocaust Day of Remembrance on May 1, 2011, at the CJM, 736 Mission St., San Francisco. Admission is free, and people of all ages are invited to join in the all-day commemorations. From 11:00 am to 4:00 pm, museum attendees can participate in family programs, educator workshops, group tours, teen activities, and the special exhibit “Charlotte Salomon: Life? or Theatre?” on loan from the Jewish Historical Museum in… Read More