Strengthening Lives in Times of Need...
Since 1943, Jewish Family Service has played a vital role in responding to the constantly changing challenges and stresses of everyday life experienced by individuals and families in Greater Cincinnati.
Our professional and experienced staff can strengthen your life in times of need - at every age and stage.
Call us today for a better tomorrow. 513-469-1188.
In times of need, Jewish Family Service is There!
Volunteers with our Passover Delivery project bring meals and smiles for the 20th year.
When 400 Seder meals are needed, Jewish Family Service is there. And we did it with 125 volunteers!
Thank you to the volunteers who collected, stocked, sorted, and delivered Passover food for the 20th Annual Dr. Samuel S. Rockwern Passover Delivery of Jewish Family Service project! They helped Cincinnati's Jewish families that could not otherwise afford to buy Passover food be able to properly observe the holiday.
See more photos of our volunteers
Read a personal story about Robyn - when Matzo or Medicine shouldn't be a choice.
Donate now to help alleviate hunger in our community
Addiction Expert presented a new approach to treating addictions March 15 and 16, 2018
with Dr. Adi Jaffe,
renowned addiction expert
and TEDx speaker
Since only 10% of people addicted to drugs and alcohol seek treatment, what is stopping the other 90%?
“The problem is in the approach,” says addiction and stigma expert, Adi Jaffe, PhD.
Dr. Jaffe offered a new and positive approach to treating addictions that focused on shedding its stigma and shame when Jewish Family Service presented seminars on March 15 and 16, 2018 to the community and professionals. The events were sponsored by Mercy Health.
Learn More about the community event
Learn More about the professional development workshop
Hunger Walk is May 28th: Join the JFS team...
Lace up your shoes and hit the pavement for a great cause! Join the Jewish Family Service team on Monday, May 28th for the Freestore Foodbank's 15th annual Hunger Walk and 5K Run! 100% of the $25 registration fee (including the T-shirt fee) provides the equivalent of 90 lbs of food for Jewish Family Service Heldman Family Food Pantry - that's equal to 75 meals! Can't join the walk? Support the team with a donation.
Liz Vogel welcomed as new JFS CEO
The Jewish Family Service Board of Directors unanimously approved hiring Liz Vogel as the next CEO of Jewish Family Service.
"Liz has a proven record of entrepreneurship, leadership, and financial stewardship in the business, healthcare and nonprofit worlds," says Larry Juran, Board President. "She will start work on January 22, and begin moving Jewish Family Service forward into a new era"
Read the full press release and join us as we welcome Liz.
Yom HaShoah Day of Holocaust Remembrance...
Please register by April 1st:
Lisa Shusterman at 513-487-3055 or lshusterman@holocaustandhumanity.org
Join us as we remember the six million victims of the Holocaust and honor the survivors with a candle-lighting ceremony by six survivor families, music and prayer. All descendants of survivors will have the opportunity to light candles in memory of their loved ones. This year’s thought-provoking program will reflect on the future of Holocaust memory.
Sunday • April 15, 2018 • 2pm • Mayerson JCC
Teens & parents learned the truth about alcohol and drugs from experts and dynamic speakers...
Parents and teens gathered together on December 7th for free thought-provoking education about the dangers of using alcohol and drugs. Together they listened to impactful stories from a variety of dynamic speakers and learned honest facts from experts that will help them make healthy choices.
In partnership with
Amberley Village Police and
Fire, Hamilton County Heroin Coalition, and Lumiere Healing Center
Holocaust survivors receive free hearing test...
Jewish Family Service Center for Holocaust survivors offers free monthly hearing screenings, and free hearing aids to aging clients. These services, along with the many other services offered to Holocaust survivors, help them stay independent and thriving.
This service is supported by a grant from The Bahmann Foundation.
We receive additional funding from Conference on Jewish Materials Claims Against Germany.
JFS director of Aging & Caregiver Services was featured live on radio...
Making birthday celebrations special for Russian speaking senior adults...
Zigmund Keller, a Holocaust survivor whose only family member lives out of town, enjoyed being surrounded by his "family of friends" when he celebrated his 90th birthday with the Jewish Family Service Center for Russian-Speaking Seniors. To make his birthday special, he was showered with music, cake, gifts, and kind words.
Gatherings like this help senior adults stay social, especially those whose family does not live nearby. Many of these participants were resettled in the US by Jewish Family Service after they were persecuted as Jews in the former Soviet Union.
Personalized solutions for older adults
Jewish Family Service is excited to lead AgeWell Cincinnati, a central solution that helps links those 60 and better – along with their family members, friends, and caregivers - to community resources for aging well in Jewish Cincinnati.
This new program, AgeWell Cincinnati, was created by the Cincinnati Jewish Senior Service Coalition. Whether you or a loved one are looking for a thought-provoking class, a ride to the grocery store or medical appointment, a new home, or ways to live independently, you’ve come to the right place. Learn more about AgeWell Cincinnati
BE A BIG! A vulnerable child needs your friendship!
Be a BIG and help a Little (boy or girl from ages 9-12)
develop
social-emotional skills necessary to succeed in school and life.
Holocaust survivors learn technology to stay connected...
Congratulations to our newest techies who received their certificates of completion through our Tablets and Technology: Alleviating Isolation in Holocaust Survivors program. To date, more than 40 survivors are now able to stay in touch with loved-ones via email and video chats, thanks to volunteers who trained them in Skype, Facetime, email, and more!
This service is supported by a grant from The JFNA Center for Advancing Holocaust Survivor Care. We receive additional funding from Conference on Jewish Materials
Claims Against Germany, and The Bahmann Foundation.
Have a question about MEDICARE?
Jewish Family Service has been approved by the State of Ohio as one of only a handful of sites in the Tri-state area to provide Medicare counseling and information; and the only Jewish communal site in Southwestern Ohio. Learn more
Music & Memory
As a MUSIC & MEMORY Certified Organization, we are proud to offer this program that helps people living with a wide range of cognitive and physical challenges to find a renewed joy in life through music. Learn more.
Managing Senior Adult needs requires more than hiring home care services.
Jewish Family Service has an
experienced team of aging life care managers, Your Experts in Aging, to oversee the full range of demands and
responsibilities associated with aging.
Verizon grant helps JFS prevent domestic abuse
Jewish Family Service received a $10,000 grant from Verizon's HopeLine program, which provides support for domestic violence awareness and prevention, to help us shine a light on this prevalent problem. Learn more
Donate your car to Jewish Family Service
Want to get rid of an old car? Donate it to Jewish Family Service Cincinnati! Donating your car, truck, motorcycle or other vehicle is easy - even if it won't start! All you need is a clear title and we'll do the rest, including free pick-up. Once it is sold, we'll send you a tax receipt and the sale proceeds will go directly to helping those most in need in our community.
Social Workers 1.5 CEUs at monthly seminars
Join Jewish Family Service for a series of Social Work seminars. These are open to the public, and Social Workers are eligible to earn 1.5 CEUs. Learn more.
A few notes of appreciation from our clients...
We asked clients and volunteers to write personal notes explaining how Jewish Family Service strengthened their lives.
Below is a sampling of the heartfelt messages we received:
Creating Your Jewish Legacy to keep the flame alive
We all strive to leave the world a better place – through our children, our good deeds, our generosity.
Thank you to our supporters, such as Mona and Dick Kerstine, who have created a Jewish legacy for Jewish Family Service so future generations will say of us, "The world is a better place because, for a brief time, they lived in it."