JFS News
JFS & PFC: Collaborative Summer Programming Supports Youth In Need
It’s a scorchingly hot day, but Bijoux Bahati and JFS’ TST-R staff are enthusiastically leading small groups in team building exercises outside at Providence Farm Collective (PFC). Each summer during their break from in-school programming, the team partners with PFC’s...
A Jewish Summer Reflection With Rabbi Yonina
Traditionally summertime is about going out. Like spies exploring foreign territories, we seek new places, maybe even a promised land. One goal in Buffalo might be to capture the sun when we can, to have fun and connect with friends old and new. Yet how do we...
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JFS To Offer Psychiatric Services to Buffalo And WNY
We’re excited to welcome Olena Sardo, PMHNP-BC, to the Jewish Family Services of WNY team! In her role as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, Olena will work with children and adults and their counselors to develop their treatment plans and prescribe psychiatric...
A Pride Reflection With Rabbi Yonina
I’m sure you’ve heard “life is a journey, not a destination.” One of the highest character traits in Judaism is being humble on our journey. It’s about our place in the world, our path to find that for ourselves, and to see a broader perspective and respecting others....
Jewish Family Services of WNY receives $400,000 in grants to expand services in Niagara County and Niagara Falls
Buffalo, NY – Jewish Family Services of WNY (JFS) today announced it has been awarded $400,000 in county and state grants to expand the services offered at its Niagara Falls location. These services include providing support to individuals in Niagara County who are...
5 Tips For Navigating Anxiety About The News
In times of uncertainty, the steady stream of news and information we encounter each day can feel overwhelming and stir up anxiety about the future. May is Mental Health Awareness Month, which offers an opportunity to check in with yourself and reflect on how your...
A Passover Reflection With Rabbi Yonina
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...
Parenting Tips For Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Month
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...
How The Refugee Partnership Is Helping Refugees In Crisis
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...