November 2025
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…
At Jewish Family Service LA, the shared language of rhythm and memory fills the air whenever Klezmer musicians visit our senior centers and Café Europa social programs for survivors of the Holocaust. The moment the music begins, the energy in the room shifts. Hands clap. Feet tap. Shoulders sway. “Music is like a time machine….
When Shelby Layne began her practicum at JFS Hope last spring, she was ready to transform years of social impact experience into clinical training. Married and a mother of two, Shelby has worked personally and professionally in advocacy and women’s rights but wanted to move closer into frontline support—to sit with clients, listen deeply, and…
Published by Boyle Heights Beat Food banks across Southern California are stepping in to meet the surge in need for food assistance after the Trump administration announced last week that it would not tap emergency funds to keep food benefits afloat. Officials warned that benefits will run out at the end of October as the…
JFSLA’s Community Impact Network aims to inspire and equip young adults to lead social change Published by Jewish Journal At a time when thousands of Angelenos struggle to afford rent, groceries and other basic needs, Jewish Family Service LA (JFSLA) is launching the Community Impact Network, a training program designed to empower a new generation…
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