JFS News

Statement on Humanitarian Crisis in Ukraine

Like so many in the United States and around the world, we are monitoring the unfolding situation and devastating events that have thrust Ukraine into crisis. Ukraine is rich in history, culture, and aspirations for all its people; including the approximate 200,000...

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STATEMENT CONCERNING MCKINLEY HIGH SCHOOL EVENTS OF FEBRUARY 9

February 10, 2022 Jewish Family Services of Western New York would like to express our sincere concern following the events that took place at McKinley High School in Buffalo during yesterday’s late afternoon hours. Our hearts go out to the victims and their families,...

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Nature’s Bounty for Our New Neighbors

In the summer of 2021, Jewish Family Services of WNY (JFS) was awarded a $30,000 grant from the New York Immigration Coalition to support food security initiatives for immigrants living in NYS. Danielle Bernas, JFS SOT Program Manager, and Meghann Rumpf Perry, JFS...

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A CITY OF GOOD NEIGHBORS IS HELPING AFGHAN EVACUEES

Saving Afghan Evacuees BUAE Needs Your Help to Meet the Challenge Imagine being uprooted from your homeland, and the only place you’ve ever known. Imagine being thrust into a new culture with minimal understanding of its language and customs, without an income, a...

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JFS AWARDED $2 MILLION TO SUPPORT REFUGEE YOUTH

Award will enable expansion of the agency’s Trauma Systems Therapy for Refugee Youth initiative, support multiple refugee communities, and add jobs. BUFFALO, NY (July 15, 2021) – Jewish Family Services of Western New York (JFS) is announcing that it is the recipient...

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