Jewish Family Service of Colorado
MISSION
Improving the lives of individuals and families in need throughout Colorado by taking an integrated approach to delivering comprehensive support services.
VISION
As a leading and inclusive human services agency, JFS provides innovative programs inspiring people to achieve long-term stability and live more meaningful lives.
VALUES
Jewish Family Service exists to fulfill one of the most important Jewish values of Tikkun Olam, the obligation to make the world a better place.
In delivering our services, we are also guided by the following Jewish values: He who saves one life saves the entire world. – Pikuah Nefesh
Social justice, the obligation to act justly toward people in need. –Tzedakah
Acts of loving kindness. – G’milut Hasadim
Every human being is equal in the eyes of God. – Tselem Elohim
The act of mending the heart. – Tikkun HaLev
JFS is a nonprofit human services organization that serves anyone in need—regardless of their circumstances or religious beliefs. We believe in a shared responsibility to support impactful changes throughout our community.
Founded 152 years ago, we currently offer more than 30 programs and services, including food security, housing stability, mental health counseling, aging care, employment support, refugee resettlement, chaplaincy and Jewish life, disability services, and aeroponic farming. JFS takes a holistic approach, assessing the various needs of the individual or family and provides the appropriate services all from one organization. We continuously evaluate the evolving challenges of our community and adapt or develop programs that respond to the resulting needs.
Dear Friends,
Over our last fiscal year (July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024), together we made our community a better place, one act of kindness, one program, one service at a time. We did this remarkable work because of the commitment of our staff, Board, volunteers, and donors. Like us, our partners hold JFS’s and our community’s best interests at the forefront of their minds so that we can make an impact every day.
Our 2024 Annual Report celebrates the powerful work we achieved last fiscal year, and we know you’ll be as proud as we are when you read the accomplishments. With your support, JFS offered food and housing security to thousands in our community, the possibility of a brighter future for youths in our school-based mental health program, and the opportunity to acquire new skills and achieve living-wage employment through our innovative vocational training program. Our collective impact is only possible thanks to dedicated supporters like you, and we are so grateful to have you by our side.
In addition to the report’s highlights, we wanted to share a few exciting happenings from the past year:
• We hosted our first Holocaust gathering for 50 survivors and 25 second- and third-generation family members to foster community, make connections, reflect, and inspire a culture of remembrance.
• We surveyed stakeholders to identify our strategic priorities so that we can ensure that JFS remains one of our community’s premier human services organizations, and our new four-year strategic framework will focus on program and data optimization and financial sustainability.
• Acquired Altius Farms, which grows leafy greens that provide nourishment to our food pantry clients, restaurants, and the community and trains and employs JFS clients.
We are honored that you have chosen to join us in our mission of improving the lives of individuals and families throughout Colorado. Thank you for your continued partnership.
Linda P. Foster President and CEO
Aaron Hyatt Chair, Board of Directors
As an agency, our achievements over the past year have been varied and impressive. A few of our top highlights include:
Our refugee resettlement clients who are workforceeligible have found employment on average within 88 days of arriving in Denver through the assistance of our refugee career services specialists.
We launched our new Adaptive Bike program to build active, healthy lifestyles for adult residents in Douglas, Arapahoe, and Elbert counties in the intellectual and developmental disability community.
170,955 total services provided to 22,143 clients across multiple programs.
$18,083,231
Jay and Rose Phillips
Aging Care & Connections
The Jay and Rose Phillips Aging Care & Connections department provides various services and supports to help older adults live independently in their chosen environment for as long as possible.
632
older adults received care management, homemaker services, counseling, and food services to keep them connected and engaged.
107
Holocaust survivors supported with in-home care, homemaker services, and emergency assistance, such as groceries, glasses, and medical expenses.
Disability Services
Our team offers a variety of support services to help people with disabilities benefit from advocacy, social interaction, recreation, and worksite support.
82
individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities received a variety of support services and participated in inclusion activities.
25
clients supported through the JDA Haverim program and 13 inclusion partners helped raise awareness and further inclusion of people with disabilities within Jewish organizations and the broader Jewish community.
JFS Boulder
JFS Boulder helps individuals maintain a high quality of life through programs and services to keep them supported, connected, and engaged.
350
clients received services such as care management, financial assistance, food boxes, and mental health counseling.
926
registered households and individuals received mental health support through the Boulder County Crisis Counseling program.
Employment Services
Our employment services team offers a variety of virtual and in-person classes, trainings, and workshops to help individuals find new jobs or reenter the workforce.
2,062 clients received employment support through our various employment programs.
191 individuals graduated with Digital Literacy, Administrative and Customer Service, or AutoCAD certification through the Vocational Training program.
Mental Health Counseling and Services
JFS provides mental health services to help people improve their quality of life and achieve greater emotional wellness and stability.
1,263 clients received mental health therapy.
929
students at 15 public schools and 1 private school benefitted from mental health services through our school-based KidSuccess program.
Baskin Jewish Community Chaplaincy
Our chaplain and para-chaplains are here to serve you and your family whether you need a kosher meal in a hospital, a spiritual guide, or just a compassionate Jewish presence to talk to.
435
Jews received direct spiritual care, comfort, and guidance through the Baskin Community Chaplaincy program.
23
para-chaplains fostered a connection to the greater Jewish community through group activities and one-on-one visits.
Community Resources for Stability
Community Resources for Stability helps clients in need access benefits and resources and provides case management, emergency financial assistance, and food to help them identify and overcome barriers to self-sufficiency.
868,817
meals served through the Weinberg Food Pantry, Lunchbox Express, and the Mobile Food & Hygiene Pantry reaching 9,463 households.
$991,099
was provided to 163 households, impacting more than 410 people in metro Denver and surrounding counties who received emergency financial assistance to pay their rent, mortgage, utilities, and more.
Volunteer Services
Volunteers work throughout the agency and significantly extend the reach of our staff and help fulfill our mission of service to those in need throughout our community.
972
volunteers donated their time in fiscal year 2024.
22,681 hours of service contributed by volunteers.
Yana Vishnitsky Refugee Resettlement
The Yana Vishnitsky Refugee Resettlement program helps resettle refugees with cultural orientation; support with benefits; housing, employment, and food; school enrollment; referrals to language classes; mental health counseling; and more.
171
refugees were resettled from 12 countries of origin.
JFS Altius Farms
JFS ALTIUS FARMS SUPPORTERS
Anonymous
Cushman Neal Foundation
Kenneth King Foundation
Mindy Levy Peckar and Steven Peckar Family
The Melvin and Elaine Wolf Foundation
Zellis Family Foundation
Strear Family Foundation
Leah Weinkle and John Keith
Amanda and Jonathan Alpert
B6 Fund at Rose Community Foundation
Bender West Foundation
Barbara and Karl Friedman
Julie Malek and Rick Kornfeld
Julie and David Milliken
City & County of Denver Department of Public Health and Environment
Leanna and Jamie Harris
Aaron and Niah Hyatt
100+ Jews who Care
At JFS Altius Farms, we grow more than 31,000 pounds of fresh produce each year in our 7,300 sq. ft. rooftop greenhouse, which houses 345 Tower Gardens™. Our rooftop farm provides locally and sustainably grown chemical pesticide-free produce for restaurants, local grocers, the community, and the JFS Weinberg Food Pantry for our clients.
As a nonprofit social enterprise, JFS Altius Farms trains and employs JFS clients and veterans interested in aeroponic and traditional farming and provides produce to JFS food pantries.
The farm delivers healthier food, reduces environmental impact, and elevates our local economy. We serve people and planet.
JFS Altius Farms produced and sold or donated more than 31,000 pounds of fresh produce from the greenhouse and outdoor garden.
The Weinberg Pantry received more than 420 pounds of produce from our farm in less than a year.
MINDY LEVY PECKAR AND STEVE PECKAR
Donor Spotlight
“We will continue to support JFS through our lifetime and our Legacy giving will go beyond that and help ensure that JFS continues long after we are gone.”—THE PECKARS
Partnerships play a significant role in our work and the success of the organization. Whether through grants, donations of funds, food, and supplies, or volunteering their time, partners make a lasting impact.
Mindy Levy Peckar and Steve Peckar believe in the full array of support for everyone that JFS provides, from food to mental health to job support and everything else that JFS does for children and families. And the couple’s support began years ago with Mindy and her friends.
When Mindy was in her early 20s, she and a few girls had singles parties, and they asked the attendees to bring canned goods to donate to JFS. When those parties stopped, Mindy’s connection to JFS also stopped. “I had always wanted to get more involved but didn’t pull the trigger until around 2002 when I got approved to volunteer in the Weinberg Food Pantry,” Mindy shared.
Mindy volunteered in the pantry until around 2021. Then, she got involved with what’s now the Yana Vishnitsky Refugee Resettlement program, and her sister and two friends worked with an Afghan family for about a year.
When Mindy and Steve were married in 2000, he believed in his wife’s efforts to support JFS, and over the years, the couple has donated funds to redo the lobby and made various financial contributions for events and programs, including Mindy’s most recent gift of a mushroom container for JFS Altius Farms. In addition, Mindy served on the JFS Board of Directors for nine years, and the couple is a part of the Legacy Society.
Partners like the Peckars help make JFS one of Colorado’s most impactful human service agencies. Together, we are making the greatest impact for the greater good.
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$100,000+
American Red Cross
Anonymous
The Anschutz Foundation
Elaine and Max z”l Appel
Boulder County Housing and Human Services
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP
Caring for Denver Foundation
Denver Department of Housing Stability (HOST)
Denver Human Services (DHS)
Denver Economic Development & Opportunity (DEDO)
The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany
Colorado Access
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US Department of Labor
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Daniels Fund
Denver Regional Council of Governments
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HIAS
JEWISHcolorado
Kenneth King Foundation
Carol Koscove Charitable Fund at Rose Community Foundation
Mindy Levy Peckar and Steven Peckar
The Jay and Rose Phillips
Family Foundation of Colorado
Dr. Nancy Reichman and Charlie Gwirtsman
Rose Community Foundation
Colorado Refugee Services Program/Rose Community Foundation Refugee Integration Fund
Jane E Rosenbaum
Singer Family Foundation
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Joyce and Kal Zeff z”l
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Barbara and Karl Friedman
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Network of Jewish Human Service Agencies (NJHSA)
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National Council for Mental Wellbeing
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Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing Office of eHealth Innovation
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Helene and Marshall Abrahams
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Ascent Community Church
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Energy Outreach Colorado
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FirstBank
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Denise and Scott Hasday
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Huntington National Bank
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Mile High United Way
Julie and David Milliken
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Sulzer
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Neff + Ragonetti PC
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Westword Publications
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Mary Zinn
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100+ Jews who Care
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Titens Family Philanthropic Fund of the Dallas Jewish Community Foundation
Tito’s Vodka
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Jan Wolf
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Dr. Phillip Wolf
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Top Event Sponsors
JFS Family Concert
$15,000
Elaine and Max z”l Appel
David and Jordan Feiner & The Feiner Family Foundation
Julie and Brent Morse
Dr. Nancy Reichman and Charlie Gwirtsman
Jane E Rosenbaum
$10,000
Amanda and Jonathan Alpert
Marsha and Ted Alpert
Denver7
Friedman Family Foundation
Leanna and Jamie Harris
Niah and Aaron Hyatt
Andrea and Scott Stillman
JFS Executive Luncheon
$25,000
Anonymous
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP
Elaine and Max z”l Appel
Sunny and Norm Brownstein
David and Jordan Feiner & The Feiner Family Foundation
The Stuart and Janet Kritzer Family Foundation
Julie and Brent Morse
Dr. Nancy Reichman and Charlie Gwirtsman
$15,000
Leanna and Jamie Harris
Niah and Aaron Hyatt
Michael Staenberg
Legacy Society
Anonymous (14)
Lani Kae Abbott z”l
Gloria Abrams z”l
Sanford Alpert z”l
Judy Altenberg
Joy Anderson-Jones z”l
Alan Boxer
Elaine and Max z”l Appel
Dr. Hilary and Rabbi Eliot Baskin
Callyn and Michael Baum
Samantha and Robert Baumgarten
Jennifer and Bruce Bendell
Benjamin and Lillian Ginsberg z”l
Gerald M. Berenstein
Steve z”l and Sandy Berkowitz
Jack Bernstone z”l
Joscelyn Blumenthal
Mel Brody
William Bromberg z”l
Abe and Janice Burnstein z”l
Bobbie and Jerry z”l Carr
Barbara and Jay Chapman
Alissa and James Cohen
Allan Cohen
Tamra and Rabbi Bruce Dollin
Jana Eisinger and Scott Bergstrom
Eileen Eller z”l
Alida Anisman Stein z”l
Rosemary M. and Robert F. Metzler
Robin Evans and Lawrence Cohn
Erica and Elliott Farber
Sheryl and Ken Feiler
Gloria Fine z”l
Terry Fisher z”l
The Honorable Joyce and Rabbi Steven Foster
Linda and Bill Foster
Melanie Foster
Max Frankel z”l
Laurie and Brad Friedman
Dyana and Dr. Bert Furmansky
Nicolette Gagliano
Lynn and Bill Geller
Robert Gettinger
Annie Sarah Gilbert z”l
Richard Gilbert z”l
Melvin Goldberg z”l
Lewis Goldsmith z”l
Richard C. Goldstein z”l
Sheryl and Jon Goodman
Ann and Sidney Grazi z”l
Cindy Gross
Melanie and Rabbi Salomon Gruenwald
Louise Guggenheim z”l
Zelda and Jerry Gutman z”l
Betty Ann Halperin z”l
Leanna and Jamie Harris
Denise and Scott Hasday
Dr. Linda Heller
Isaac Heller z”l
Peggy Hermann
Lisa Herschli
Betsy Mordecai Heyman and Gareth Heyman
Jacquie and Irwin z”l Hoffman
Alan Hurst
Leland Huttner z”l
Eleanore z”l and E. James Judd
Barbara Kabakoff
Gale and Ron Kahn
Ruth and Sterling Kahn z”l
Melinda Kassen
Margit Katz z”l
John Kayser z”l
Linda Kernis
Lottie and Rafael Klebe z”l
Roberta and Mel Klein
Joan and Albert Klinger
Elizabeth Krash z”l
Elizabeth and Steven Kris
Shelley and Robert Krovitz
Alan Laff z”l
Marilyn and Harold z”l Lande
Mary Latanik z”l
Blanca T. and Howard R.
Lerman
The JFS Legacy Society is comprised of donors who have confirmed that we are listed as a beneficiary in their estate plans through bequests in a will or by listing the agency as a beneficiary of an insurance policy or trust. Members through June 30, 2024.
Rona and Guscile Levin z”l
Jill Levy
Myra B. and J. Leonard Levy z”l
Edith Lewitt z”l
Sylvia and Leonard z”l Litvak
Robyn and Robert z”l Loup
The Malman-Opatowski Family
Rima Manas
Irene Mayer z”l
Barbara Altenberg McDonald
Bonnie Merenstein
Estelle R. Meskin
Edith Schwartz Meyer z”l
Walter Mielziner z”l
Lois and Jay Miller
Ruth Milzer z”l
Jay Morse
Susie and Perry Moss
The Novins-Montague Family
Nancy Cohen Nowak z”l
Gail Nussbaum
Joseph Steven Oliner z”l
Laura Michaels
Mindy Levy Peckar and Steven Peckar
Gail Pennington
Essie and Jordon z”l Perlmutter
The Pollock Family
Dean Prina, M.D.
Gerald Quiat z”l
R & A Raabe
Irene Rantz z”l
Henry Rasof z”l
Alexander Rezmovits z”l
Dawn Richard
Tedrah and Duncan Robertson
Jane E and Stanton z”l
Rosenbaum
Lore and John Roth z”l
Minnie Rothchild z”l
Robert Rottman
Corinne Rottman z”l
Ruth and Merle z”l Sachnoff
Richard and Evelyn Saliman z”l
Gregory A. Sanchez z”l
Dr. Richard and Jo Sanders
Alec Sarché
Jamie and Jon Sarché
Louise and Chester Schwartz
Jean Seeman z”l
Marian and Dan Seff
Pearl Shames z”l
Evelyn Shamon
Amy Shapiro in Honor Of Esther Shapiro z”l
Helen Shapiro z”l
Melanie and Lee Siegel
Debra and Donald Silversmith
Regina and Barry Silvestain
Teena and Walter Slatkin
Adele Sollender z”l
Sally Steele Metzger z”l
Elsie Stein z”l
Lillian Stein z”l
Samuel Sterling z”l
Susie Strait z”l
Cathy Summer and Steve Ellis
Lisa and Lynn Taussig
Francine and Jorge z”l
Topelson
Barbara and Thomas Trager z”l
Marvin Tyor z”l
Irma and Walter Vasen z”l
Ann and Dan Veenstra
Yana Vishnitsky and Jim Wolfe z”l
Alan Irwin Wandel z”l
John Keith
Lori and Lary Weintraub
Sandor Weisz z”l
Rhonda and Bruce Wildman
Mary Ann Wilner
Nick Wilson in honor of Nick Maloof
Elle and Phil Winn z”l
The Winters Creasey Family
Lenore Wolpa z”l
Joyce and Kal Zeff z”l
Debra Zimmerman and Chuck Van Gundy
Shira and Marty Zimmerman
z”l—May their memory be a blessing.
JFS Board of Directors and Staff
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Aaron Hyatt
Chair
Linda P. Foster
President & CEO
Leanna Harris Governance Committee Chair
Scott Stillman
Treasurer
David Feiner Development Committee Chair
Gilad Gordon
Secretary
DIRECTORS
Jonathan Alpert
Michael S. Asarch
Elise A. Barish
Derek Conn
Jason Cooper
Stacey Aviva Flint
Amanda Greenberg
Steve Gross
Charlie Gwirtsman
Rabbi Rachel Kobrin
Nneka McPhee
Mindy Levy Peckar
Marty Rosenbaum
Carl Rossow
Fran Simon
Victor “Vic” Sulzer
Heidi Wald
Sam Zaitz
EXECUTIVE STAFF
July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024
Linda P. Foster President & CEO
Martha Fitzgerald Chief Strategy Officer
Jean Marshall, SPHR, CCP Chief Human Resources Officer
Angela Perea Chief Financial Officer
Jessica Zeidman Chief Advancement Officer
Troy Cox Director of Refugee Resettlement
Sally Herbert Director of JFS Altius Farms
Jenny Herren Director of Marketing and Communications
Kaitlyn Jones Director of Accounting
Elizabeth Lawrence Director of Community Resources for Stability
Timothy Luth Director of Information Technology
Melissa Mascareñas, BSW Director of JFS Boulder
Todd Merendino, LCSW Director of Mental Health Services
Roxane Miller-Freutel, MS Director of Disability
Renee Newhouse Director of Volunteer Services
Rachel Pryor-Lease Director of Development
Rachel Rotach Director of Aging Care and Connections
Kate Shephard Director of Special Events
Peggy Vold Director of Grant Accounting
Leah Wing Director of Employment Services
Jewish Family Service of Colorado 3201 South Tamarac Drive
Denver, CO 80231
P: 303.597.5000 jewishfamilyservice.org
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P: 720.248.4686 jewishfamilyservice.org/boulder
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P: 303.961.2022 jfsaltiusfarms.org
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