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.
Strengthening Lives, Together
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.
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“I Would Do It All Over Again”: A Father-Son Story of Love and Loss
“I would do it all over again,” said Kenny Tessel, talking about caring for his father at the end of his life. We talked with Kenny about caring for his father, Eddie Tessel, who passed in October of 2024.
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....
G-d sent JFS to me. I don’t know what I would have done without you.
JFS has helped me for almost 12 years now. They have helped bring me back to the community and continue to help, lovingly and with respect.
I am extremely grateful for your assistance and compassion!
I would be on the street or homeless if it wasn’t for the services of JFS.
My quality of life has been improved due to the social worker’s help and assistance. She is my guardian angel.
The service you provide with the food pantry is very appreciated. That little added extra means so much to someone like myself on social security.
OUR AFFILIATED PARTNERS
Jewish Federation of Cincinnati partner agency. Partner agency of United Way. Social services for Jewish Nazi victims have been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.