JFS News
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...
JOHN R. OISHEI FOUNDATION EXTENDS CHALLENGE TO BUFFALO UNITED FOR AFGHAN EVACUEES: RAISE $25,000 AND WE WILL MATCH IT
Today, Buffalo United for Afghan Evacuees is announcing that The John R. Oishei Foundation has offered the campaign a matching challenge to generate $25,000 in donations and they will match that same amount leading to a total of $50,000. On September 2, 2021, five...
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...
WNY Refugee and Asylee Consortium Launches Unprecedented Campaign, Buffalo United for Afghan Evacuees, to Serve Hundreds Coming to Buffalo
BUFFALO, NEW YORK, September 2, 2021 – The five local organizations which comprise the Western New York Refugee and Asylee Consortium (WNYRAC) – Catholic Charities of Buffalo, International Institute of Buffalo, Jericho Road Community Health Center, Jewish Family...
JFS OF WESTERN NEW YORK: CREATING PATHWAYS OF SUPPORT FOR COMPLEX NEEDS
BUFFALO, NY (August 26, 2021) – Jewish Family Services of Western New York (JFS) today officially rebranded itself, shared a new strategic direction for the 160-year-old agency, and began a conversation about Afghani refugee resettlement. At a press event this...
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...