April 2025
Thank you to Spectrum News for shining a light on the urgent challenges facing our vulnerable senior community. In this latest report, they highlight voices from JFSLA, including one of our own clients—a former Social Security attorney—sharing firsthand insights on the impact of recent cuts. Together, we continue to advocate for dignity and security for…
In a city as large and fast-paced as Los Angeles, finding community can be challenging. Those experiencing homelessness face isolation, stigma, and countless other obstacles. While Jewish Family Service LA’s SOVA Community Food & Resource Program operates food pantries across the city, the volunteers and staff at the pop-up pantry at Plummer Park in West…
March 2025
Jewish Family Service LA (JFSLA) is deeply grateful to the California Community Foundation (CCF) for their invaluable partnership in supporting those affected by the LA wildfires. Their generosity has been instrumental in driving our relief efforts, assisting displaced families, and helping communities recover from the devastation. Since its founding in 2015, the California Community Foundation…
Every weekday, despite the increase of prices, JFSLA prepares and delivers fresh healthy meals to older adults across Los Angeles, helping them stay strong, connected, and supported. From older adult meal sites to home-delivered meals, we’re proud to meet seniors where they are — with compassion on every plate.
Café Europa, JFSLA’s social program for survivors of the Holocaust, celebrated Purim. The spirit of the holiday came alive with music, laughter, and delicious hamantaschen! The festivities were enriched with students from Gindi Maimonides Academy, who brought energy and joy to our beloved Holocaust survivor community. Thank you to everyone who made this celebration so…
By Michael Sidman Published by eJewish Philanthrohy In the days after our Altadena, Calif., house burned down in the Eaton Fire, my husband and I were overwhelmed by an outpouring of support. Family, friends and even complete strangers rallied around us, offering anything they could to help. Every gesture of kindness was moving, but one…
March is National Social Work Month, a time to recognize the vital contributions of social workers in transforming lives and strengthening communities. Social work has been central to Jewish Family Service LA for over a century. In fact, nearly 100 years ago, JFSLA hired its first social worker, Freda Mohr, when the agency was known…
February 2025
Last week at the Gunther-Hirsh Family Center on Fairfax, JFSLA hosted an extraordinary inter-generational program connecting 25 seventh grade students from Sinai-Akiba Academy to Holocaust Survivors participating in JFSLA’s Café Europa program. The annual “Holocaust Survivor’s Project” provides middle school students with a “living history” experience, allowing them to learn firsthand about the profound experiences…
Co-written by Melissa Velasquez, LCSW, Intake Coordinator for Mental Health Services and Sara Marsh, Student Intern As the New Year began, we eagerly anticipated a fresh start, setting new goals and feeling hopeful for the year. However, many of us were soon facing unprecedented challenges and uncertainties, including the LA wildfires, political instability, and economic…
As the nation faces a challenging and constantly evolving political reality, JFSLA’s public policy work is more crucial than ever to help ensure that the communities that we serve, particularly the most vulnerable people in Los Angeles, are not negatively impacted by decisions made at all levels of government. JFSLA’s Public Policy team advocates at…
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