When describing how JVS Career Services can help, JVS Career Services Director, Jeff Blumenfeld explains, “Ari came to us confused about his career path. After a number of one-on-one career counseling sessions, he was able to move forward and land a good job.”

For Alex, a happy, energetic 12-year-old with social challenges, the pandemic brought his usually busy world to a halt. With no recreation or socialization outside of his home for the first six months of the pandemic, Alex regressed in many areas. When JCFS Chicago’s Respite services opened back up in July 2020, it was the first place Alex was able to go to have fun after months of isolation.

There are many ways to affect healing. Jewish Law requires us to seek the best medical care we can.  But our Torah also recognizes that there are other paths to healing that walk hand-in-hand with medical care. 

Louis Robinson, a retired diplomat and businessman, is a current member of the Resource Development Committee (RDC) at JCFS Chicago. Growing up in Skokie during the 1960’s, Louis was acutely aware of social justice issues and was very active in Jewish communal life.

Our lives have been turned upside down during this pandemic in one way or another. As we try to make sense of all this, we may find an underlying theme: Loss. Perhaps we can use some of the rich Jewish tradition of mourning loss as a framework to look at and maybe understand what we are experiencing.

October is Domestic Violence Awareness month. What does that mean? Verbal, physical and mental abuse come from all walks of life, varying age groups, all backgrounds and education levels and it occurs in all our neighborhoods, but it is not always easy to detect.

During National Disability Employment Awareness Month, we are highlighting success stories of clients who found meaningful employment through JCFS Chicago. This is Jacob’s story.

During National Disability Employment Awareness Month, we are highlighting success stories of clients who found meaningful employment through JCFS Chicago. This is Becky’s story.

Growing up in Highland Park, Dan Wander has deep familial roots in the Chicagoland philanthropic and Jewish communities.

Response for Teens would like to provide more young people with knowledge and skills that they can use to make better decisions and stay safe.  And as many will prepare to go off to college in less than a year from now, we wonder, what are the things that they may not learn in High School?