COMPASSION. INTEGRITY. EXCELLENCE.
At Jewish Family Service, we help enrich our Cincinnati community every day by providing high-quality services to individuals and families who need them. Guided by our values of compassion, integrity, and excellence—we help people from all walks of life move through the challenges and complexities of modern life in a way that feels comfortable, safe, and familiar.
Our full list of services runs deep, but the driving force behind them is simple:
We care.
With the help of generous donors and volunteers like you, JFS served thousands of people this year—children and families, the elderly, adults with disabilities, and people from all walks of life. With the uncertainties our community faces we need your help more than ever.
Helping Youth Starts with Listening
Talking with teens doesn’t have to be complicated, says Leah Marcus, JFS’s Director of Youth Mental Health Services. “You don’t need special lingo or to be a professional to help a young person who’s struggling."
At 83, After Immense Loss, Frances Needed Help
"I couldn't have moved forward without Melissa."
It was an awful time in her life: first, her husband had passed after a long illness, with Frances nursing him for the final two years. Then she had left her Indianapolis home....
JFS Volunteers Brighten Passover for Hundreds
"My wife Gabrielle and I typically delivery [Passover food] to immigrants from the former Soviet Union and to Holocaust survivors," said volunteer and JFS board member Eddie Rivin. "They look forward...