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JFS Sharing Your Joy at Passover Now through March 10 Do you have a favorite photo of nature that brings you joy? Share that joy with others! Submit your photos to Jewish Family Services now through March 10, and we will use them to create Passover cards as part of our holiday outreach. Email your hi-res photos to Jacquelyn Archie at jarchie@jfgd.net.

Share your joy at Passover! Do you have a favorite photo of nature that brings you joy? Share that joy with others! You can submit your photos to Jewish Family Services and we will use them to create Passover cards as part of our holiday outreach. Email photos to Jacquelyn Archie at jarchie@jfgd.net by March 10. The Share Your Joy Program runs February 20 – March 10.

Your commitment to community enables Jewish Family Services to respond to the needs of our community with kindness, compassion, respect, confidentiality, and expertise. Your generosity and support turn fear, loneliness, confusion, isolation, and grief into inclusion, empowerment, and joy! CLICK HERE to DONATE!

Let’s do a KNITZVAH! Monday, October 3 – Friday, December 2, 2022 Calling all our craft community members…Let’s do a KNITZVAH! The KNITZVAH is already underway! Monday, October 3 – Friday, December 2, 2022, JFS will welcome your hand-knitted, crocheted, or sewn donations of hats, scarves, lap blankets, socks, or gloves to help make our Chanukah outreach extra special (and fuzzy). For questions or to schedule a drop off, please contact Jacquelyn Archie at jarchie@jfgd.net or by calling 937-610-1555.

2022 Community Training Collaborative Virtual Summer Workshop Series The second Friday of every month, May – September 2022, 8:45 AM – Noon Cost: $35.00 per session Did you know that Jewish Family Services is part of a Training Collaborative with Catholic Social Services of the Miami Valley, Family Services, and Graceworks Lutheran? If you are a social worker or counselor, check out the sessions we are offering for CEUs and consider registering!  CLICK HERE for more info and to register.

Period Poverty is Real and Pervasive! Help our community by donating in June. JFS Partners with the JCRC Racial Justice Alliance to Support the Femme Aid Collaborative Between Wednesday, June 1, through Friday, June 24 drop off your donations at the Boonshoft Center for Jewish Culture and Education (525 Versailles Drive, Centerville, OH 45459) ITEMS NEEDED: • Menstrual liners • Menstrual pads • Tampons • Menstrual cups • Incontinence products DID YOU KNOW? • 16.9 people in the U.S. living in poverty, menstruate. • 1 in 4 teens and adults struggle to purchase period products due to lack of income....

As a former Jewish Family Services of Greater Dayton employee, I know first hand about how important their work is. Jewish Family Services takes care of everyone, regardless of sex, religion, sexual preference, age, and the list continues.

What is your favorite Jewish holiday? What is your favorite memory? Is it hearing the blast of the shofar on Rosh Hashanah? Is it feeling the warmth of the lit candles of the menorah and the smell of latkes frying during Chanukah?

In 2014, Jewish Family Services (JFS) started a new program, L’Chaim, a now annual event that highlights different ways that we can each remain vibrant, active and engaged as we age.

In the days immediately following the tornadoes and severe weather that devastated parts of our community, Jewish Family Services has been checking on its clients - either by phone or in person when no one answered calls