When my son Jacob was 9, I started seeing a sadness in him that I couldn’t ignore. Our divorce had been hard on him, but when his mom’s visits became inconsistent, it was as though a light went out. Jacob was so withdrawn. When he stopped enjoying spending time with his best friends, my heart […]
The JFS Student Impact Board is making the holidays brighter for our community! This weekend, members of the Student Impact Board and their friends took a trip to Walmart to shop for gifts for the JFS Holiday Market. The Holiday Market is a three-day event where JFS transforms the Food Pantry into a festive holiday
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Hannah’s House opened its doors in July 2023, and serves as a safe, supportive home for Jewish women and their children recovering from trauma and abuse. A joint project of JFS Dallas and the National Council of Jewish Women, Greater Dallas Section (NCJW), Hannah’s House helps women rebuild their lives in a stable environment where
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A few days after the school year started in the fall of 2005, Hurricane Katrina was about to hit New Orleans. We did our best in preparing to evacuate our beautiful 1920s-built home. My 10 and 13-year-old daughters packed for a three-day evacuation while my husband Mark and I boarded up our windows… We were
JFS volunteers had the special opportunity to tour the future Jewish Family Service Karla and Larry Steinberg Building, which will be renovated over the next year and become the new JFS campus in early 2026. In the past year, close to 1,000 dedicated volunteers took part in supporting JFS programs. With our expanded campus reaching
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NOVEMBER 6, 2024A round of applause for the 9 JFS volunteers who have just completed their CPR certification! This group participated in an optional training course led by Jay Abrams, our Facilities Coordinator. Throughout the course, they learned and practiced essential life-saving skills, including chest compressions, rescue breaths, AED use, and proper hand positioning, all
The Jewish High Holidays—Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, and Simchat Torah— typically fall between September and October. Each year, congregations, schools, and community centers across Dallas participate in the JFS High Holiday Food Drive, setting up collection boxes for food donations to support the JFS Food Pantry. This year, a total of 5,261 pounds of
One of the most popular ways for volunteers to get involved at JFS is through the Food Pantry, with a unique opportunity being the Food Pantry Experience. This interactive program combines education, volunteering, and donation. During the experience, groups are assigned a hypothetical family with unique life circumstances—like a single parent living on a $30
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On September 26, the community came together to celebrate the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Jewish Family Service Karla and Larry Steinberg building. Nearly 400 community leaders, partners, donors, staff, and volunteers gathered to witness this important milestone, sharing in the excitement of what this expansion means for JFS’s future. The new 100,000-square-foot building, located
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On July 22nd, the JFS Northpoint Health Center opened its doors after hours for a back-to-school health fair! During this two-hour event, JFS’s Chief Medical Officer and Northpoint’s primary care physician, Dr. Heather Esquivel, welcomed over 213 community members! Clinic staff provided free health screenings, including blood pressure checks, glucose readings, and height and weight
