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News Articles
Events/Fundraisers
Effervescent Kristin Chenoweth Is Going To Be Keynote JFS Dallas Luncheon / – My Sweet Charity – April 2022
Kristin Chenoweth to Headline Jewish Family Service’s 10th Anniversary Woman to Woman Luncheon/ Good Life Family Magazine – April 2022
History of Woman to Woman Luncheon 10th Anniversary – TJP / April 2022
A Quick Host Gift Guide to Dallas Luncheons This Spring / D Magazine – March 2022
JFS PLAN Zoo Rendezvous – TJP / October 2021
JFS Received Nancy Lieberman Charities DreamCourt – TJP / August 2021
JFS Volunteer Appreciation Event 2021 – TJP / February 2021
JFS Auto donation program revs into action – TJP / July 2020
JFS Woman to Woman Event goes live on Facebook – TJP / April 2020
Faith Inclusion Network of Dallas – JFS FINDing action – TJP / February 2020
Just For Show Event will feature The Second City – TJP / March 2019
JFS shows gratitude to devoted volunteers – TJP / February 2019
Jill Biden to keynote JFS Woman to Woman event – TJP / February 2019
JFS’ Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund will benefit from 2018 annual Chili Cook-off – TJP / March 2018
Service Delivery
Holocaust Survivor care program thrives with Yaffa Podbilewicz-Weinberg, Ph.D. leading – TJP / January 2022
JFS Providing Diapers and Wipes to those in need – TJP / September 2021
Food Pantry Expansion Project – TJP / July 2021
Jewish Infertility Awareness about The Priya Fund – TJP / November 2020
Texas agencies join together in Opposition to Texas’ Decision to Limit Access to Social Work Services for Persons with Disabilities and LGBTQI NJHSA / October 2020
Caregiver Support Group – TJP / August 2020
In wake of Tornado, JFS ready to serve – TJP / October 2019
JFS extends its umbrella over Priya Fund – TJP / July 2019
JFS’ new food truck increases its offerings – TJP / April 2019
CEO Cathy Barker: hands-on leadership – TJP / March 2019
JFS tapped to help Jubilee neighborhood – TJP / August 2017
Professional Commentary
Older workers waiting out pandemic, not retiring – DMN / January 2022
How Robin Raxlin Gormley Of Jewish Family Service of Greater Dallas Is Helping To Address The Growing Challenge On Food Insecurity – Authority Magazine / January 2022
COVID-19 Pandemic
JFS prepares for Thanksgiving drive-thru Nov. 22
Another pandemic effect: More older workers are retiring and dropping out of the labor market – DNM / December 2020
JFS holds massive Thanksgiving Turkey Giveaway during Pandemic – TJP /November 2020
JFS featured Partner Agency of the North Texas Food Bank – NTFB / October 2020
Corporate Partner of the Year feature on the drive-thru food distribution – Morrow Hill / August 2020
Joint Emergency Committee provides aid to JFS in the pandemic – TJP/ August 2020
JFS support groups help caregivers connect – TJP / July 2020
How JFS is meeting the community’s needs TJP/ May 2020
Financial fallout is forcing Americans to make hard calls – DMN / May 2020
Dallas County will launch housing, business assistance programs with $10 million in federal money – DMN / May 2020
Forget ageism, older workers now have to survive coronavirus economy – DMN / May 2020
Few changes for synagogues, Jewish organizations in light of Governor Abbott’s plan to reopen Texas – TJP / April 2020
Jewish Family Service adjusts Practices – TJP / March 2020
Annual Reports
News Features
Final Thanksgiving drive-thru food distribution
Fox 4 | November 22, 2021
One year after JFS distributed 1,000 turkeys to families in need at the height of the pandemic, 45 Food Pantry volunteers operated a drive-thru food distribution to distribute Thanksgiving fixings to families still facing food insecurity in Dallas.
Non-profit hosts Thanksgiving food distribution as it prepares to re-open permanent pantry
Alan Scaia, KRLD 1080 | November 22, 2021
Since May 2020, Raxlin-Gormley says they have served 2.2 million pounds of food to more than 20,000 people.
Jewish Family Service Of Greater Dallas Hands Out More Than 900 Turkeys
Erin Jones | November 19, 2020
Thursday morning, November 19 hundreds of North Texans headed to Jewish Family Service of Greater Dallas to pick up a free Thanksgiving turkey and all the fixings.
Dallas County starting program to help homeowners, renters, small businesses during COVID-19 pandemic
Steven Dial, FOX 4 | May 7, 2020
Jewish Family Service of Greater Dallas, Catholic Charities, and Friendship-West Baptist Church selected to distribute more than 1 million in funds from Dallas County for rent, mortgage, and utilities assistance due to COVID-19.
Jewish Family Service Provides Food for Families in Need
Fox 4 | May 7, 2020
The Jewish Family Service of Greater Dallas Drive-thru Food Distribution is open every Thursday throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. In two mornings alone we served over 1,300 individuals. We will continue to serve rain or shine.
Three local non-profits coming together to feed first responders and neighbors in need
CW33 News | May 6, 2020
A place for purpose: Acceptance is hard to find with mental illness – but not here
PLAN @ 1121 Rock, The JFS/PLAN Clubhouse Feature
Jason Whitely, WFAA | February 12, 2019
North Texas Giving Day: Donate to Support Hundreds of Non-Profits
Courtney Gilmore, NBC5 | September 14, 2017
Jewish Family Service Food Pantry featured as one of the nonprofits to support on North Texas Giving Day 2017.