Welcome

Dear Friends of Jewish Family Service,

Thank you for making time to support JFS Dallas today, even though we’re connecting with each other safely from our homes due to the pandemic. Like you, we were looking forward to being together, in person, to celebrate and support JFS Dallas’ impact and the professional, effective and affordable services provided to over 14,000 people in need each year. But this is April 2020, and participating virtually is the next best thing.

Our heartfelt thanks are given to our co-chairs Julie Gothard, Nicole Post, and Melanie Rubin, along with our honorary co-chairs Linda Garner and Ethel Zale, for their tireless efforts to make this event successful; even more-so after we made the decision to go completely virtual! We could not have accomplished this without you.

While the immediate future is uncertain, the need for our services remains clear. For 70 years, JFS Dallas has been here to help individuals navigate their personal journeys from challenging transitions to self-sufficiency and recovery. And now, that journey may be a lot longer for some in the coming weeks and months.

JFS Dallas continues to meet the evolving needs of the community with comprehensive resources for all ages and incomes. This includes play therapy for children; counseling for at-risk teens; individual, marital and family therapy; family violence intervention; employment and financial coaching; emergency assistance; food pantry access; and older adult services.

Our fee scale can slide to $0 when needed and our ability to provide comprehensive and confidential services makes us inclusive and accessible to the greater Dallas community. JFS Dallas’ National Accreditation by the Council on Accreditation and successful service outcomes both underscore the quality of our effective coordinated care. We also continue to maintain a 4-Star Charity Navigator rating, an honor that places JFS Dallas among the top four percent of nonprofits nationally. When you support JFS Dallas you know you’re supporting a credible, responsible organization. The funds raised today are critical to sustaining our life-changing services.

For those just getting to know us and what we do, we encourage you to learn more about our services and how you can make a difference by visiting our website at www.jfsdallas.org or by contacting us at (972) 437-9950.

So, while we celebrate our shared impact, there is so much each of us can do to connect in today’s uncertain times, including reaching out to our older adult friends and family, our neighbors who live alone, and those who have little or no support system upon which to rely. Like each of you, we at JFS Dallas will continue to show kindness, compassion, and act on our greatest instincts to give to others.

We remain an open door to all in need, and can continue to do that only with your help. Thank you again for your generosity, and for being part of our JFS family.

Cathy Barker, Chief Executive Officer