May 2023
For the last two years, students from the University of California Los Angeles have volunteered with JFSLA through a course offered by the UCLA Center for Community Engagement. Through this course, UCLA partners with community organizations such as JFSLA to help undergraduate students build critical thinking skills and develop an awareness of social issues through active participation in the community.
The theme of this year’s Older Americans Month is “Aging Unbound,” which offers an opportunity to explore diverse aging experiences and promote flexible thinking about aging, and how we all benefit when older adults remain engaged, independent, and included.
May is Mental Health Awareness Month and JFSLA is shining a light on our mental health programs which provide critical services to hundreds of Angelenos every year. In the U.S., more than one in five adults live with a mental health condition. Of those, more than half lack access to mental health care.
On April 30th, JFSLA participated in the Annual Valley Day of Service, hosted by Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel at Pierce College. Hundreds of volunteers, community members, and elected local officials joined Assemblymember Gabriel to volunteer with community organizations in the Valley and learn more about their services and the work they do in the community.
April 2023
On Wednesday, April 26th, nearly 400 people convened at the Skirball Cultural Center as Jewish Family Service LA hosted its 30th Annual Gala, honoring Nina Tassler with the Susie Forer-Dehrey Spirit of Humanity Award and Sara Cannon with the Anita & Stanley Hirsh Award.
On April 4th, a group of Bank of America employees volunteered with JFSLA’s Senior Nutrition Program to deliver Passover seder plates to homebound seniors living in West Hollywood
Amalia Polus has volunteered with Cafe Europa, JFSLA’s social group for survivors of the Holocaust, for more than two years. For Amalia, volunteering means honoring the memory of her beloved father, who was a survivor.
Throughout April, JFSLA partnered with two synagogues, Adat Shalom and Valley Beth Shalom, to deliver Passover groceries to more than 200 survivors of the Holocaust, and hosted Passover Seders for our clients at our various dining centers.
March 2023
Molly Knopf, a senior from Occidental College in Los Angeles, became an intern with the JFSLA Volunteer Department during the summer of 2022, and has decided to continue her internship experience at JFSLA through the next school year.
On March 14th, California State Attorney General Rob Bonta visited JFS SOVA to learn more about JFSLA’s crucial work addressing hunger and food insecurity in the Los Angeles community.
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