December 2025
Published by the LA Times By Steve Lopez Frank McRae, a retiree who lives in Koreatown, did not hesitate when I asked what he’d say to President Trump about his claim last week that the affordability crisis is a hoax. “I would say, ‘Mr. President, please travel with me … so that you can experience firsthand…
By Eli Veitzer President and CEO In late October, as the SNAP benefit freeze became likely, we saw a growing stream of new people coming to JFSLA’s SOVA food pantries. In the space of four weeks, we served nearly 5,000 households, including over a thousand households coming for the first time, grateful for the help…
November 2025
Last month, CBS Los Angeles featured JFSLA’s Domestic Violence Program, JFS Hope, sharing the story of a survivor who found safety and healing through our free services and support. Watch this powerful piece that highlights the courage of survivors and the life-changing impact of JFS Hope.
Published by Spectrum News Approximately 5.5 million Californians could see delays to their SNAP benefits this week, as federal funding for the food assistance program runs out on Saturday. On Friday, two federal judges ordered the Trump administration to use emergency funds to pay some SNAP benefits in November. Despite these rulings, it is unclear…
Published by the LA Times Faced with a large budget gap, Los Angeles County on Thursday released a spending plan that slashes funding for some homeless services and could reverse progress made in getting people off the streets. The plan for next fiscal year starting July 1 details how the L.A. County Department of Homeless Services…
Every year for the last three decades, former City Attorney, City Councilmember, and State Assemblymember Mike Feuer has delivered Thanksgiving meals to homebound seniors through Jewish Family Service LA’s Senior Nutrition Program. Feuer’s connection to JFSLA traces back to his early days in public service. As executive director of Bet Tzedek Legal Services, he partnered…
1,995. That’s the number of turkeys our SOVA program distributed this year. The frozen turkeys, together with packages for making stuffing and cornbread, cans of cranberry sauce, yams, potatoes, green beans and other vegetables, will provide Thanksgiving dinners for 1,995 households, more than double the number last year. The Thanksgiving packages were distributed over several…
By Steve Barlam, MSW, Chief Executive Officer, JFS Care When an aging person’s health changes, the impact reaches everyone—spouses, adult children, grandchildren, and even the wider community. If we focus only on the older adult and ignore the people around them, we end up creating care plans that don’t work or don’t last. Families are…
October 2025
Published by LAist Jewish Family Service LA’s Chief of Community Engagement, Catherine Schneider, joined KPCC’s AirTalk to discuss how the federal government shutdown could impact millions of Californians who rely on CalFresh (SNAP) benefits. With more than 1.5 million Southern California residents at risk of losing food assistance, Catherine highlighted the urgent need for continued…
‘If the government doesn’t reopen, things are only going to go from bad to worse and to like, really, really worse, very quickly,’ head of the Network of Jewish Human Service Agencies says Published by eJewishPhilanthropy Soon after the government shutdown began on Oct. 1, the Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Long Beach and…
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