Happy April. In the Jewish calendar it’s the month of Nisan in which we celebrate Passover. How do JFS’ core values of Being Resolute, Being Purpose Built, and Being a Mensch reflect the Jewish holiday? The story we share every year is of our walk to freedom from...

Perhaps in Aprils past you’ve seen a garden of pinwheels slowly turning in the breeze and stopped to wonder why they were there. Every April, organizations across the country who work with children and families plant these pinwheel gardens to honor Child Abuse...

Recently resettled refugees in our community are at risk. On January 24th, the current administration put out a stop work order in place pertaining to all foreign aid and halted all arrivals through the United States Refugee Arrival Program (USRAP). This means that no...

On day one of the new administration an Executive Order was signed and suspended the Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP), effectively ending refugee arrivals to the United States. All refugee admissions will be suspended, with rare case-by-case exceptions, starting...

Jewish Family Services of Western New York plays a vital role in helping immigrants and refugees rebuild their lives.  Every day, dedicated staff work hard to ensure that newcomers feel welcomed and supported in their journey toward self-sufficiency and fulfillment. ...

In 2024, the JFS team embraced a new core value: Be A Mensch. A mensch is a stand-up person, a compassionate individual who does right by others. During the pandemic, some of the hardest hit JFS clients were our Holocaust survivors. As older adults, they needed to...

In 2024, the JFS team embraced a new core value: Be A Mensch. A mensch is a stand-up person, a compassionate individual who does right by others. So we wanted to share the inspiring story of Tom, an extraordinary JFS volunteer, and a mensch in every sense of the...

My ENL client and her three-year-old child have few weekday opportunities to go out. The child’s sister is in PreK, so she has no one to play with during the day. We’ve been going to the North Park Library story time and the contrast between the first and third visit...

Jewish Family Services - Here for the all for more than 160 years. The ongoing war between Israel and Hamas has had powerful and traumatic impacts on individuals and families around the globe. JFS is here to help in this time of crisis. We have expanded our services...