News & Impact

To assist the growing number of individuals and families in San Francisco struggling to make ends meet, Jewish Family and Children’s Services (JFCS) in San Francisco is offering a series of free workshops addressing financial concerns. Details about the two upcoming San Francisco workshops follow. Financial Literacy for Kids When families need to tighten their belts, how do they talk to their children about family finances? This workshop will address how—and when—parents should communicate difficult financial messages to children in age-appropriate ways. It will also offer them practical tips for teaching children about money. Please note that this workshop is… Read More

San Francisco Chronicle by Justin Berton   At a time when CEOs of nonprofits are bracing for severe funding cuts, Anita Friedman, executive director of the Jewish Family and Children’s Services, managed to collect $600,000 in private donations at an annual fund-raiser last weekend. “We’ve been preparing for this moment for 30 years,” said Friedman inside her San Francisco office before the event. “A social service agency in the 21st century needs to be more entrepreneurial. It needs to operate in a more business-like way, and it needs to generate earned income, in order to support its social goals and… Read More

Parents Place, Jewish Family and Children’s Services’ family resource center, is pleased to present a special seminar on estate planning geared toward lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender families on Wednesday, March 18, 6:00 – 7:30 pm, at its San Francisco office, 1710 Scott Street. At the seminar, “Forming and Protecting LGBT Families: Estate Planning Essentials,” attorneys Heather R. Stoneman and Susan K. Jewel will offer basic estate and family planning principles that steer clear of jargon and allow participants to gain a firmer grasp of issues that often seem shrouded in legalese. During their presentation, they will answer these… Read More

Celebrating almost 160 years of service to individuals, families, and the community, Jewish Family and Children’s Services (JFCS) of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin, and Sonoma Counties will honor its volunteers and leadership at its 25th annual FAMMY Awards on Saturday, March 7, 2009, at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in San Francisco. Dr. Anita Friedman, JFCS’ Executive Director, will receive the Board of Directors’ first Distinguished Humanitarian Service Award for her 30 years of service to the organization and the community. Jane and Michael Rice, longtime JFCS volunteers, will receive a FAMMY Award, as will attorney Charlie Spiegel, a leader in… Read More

Jewish Family and Children’s Services (JFCS) of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin, and Sonoma counties will be honored on February 26 by the Human Relations Commission of Santa Clara County for its work in the areas of human rights, civil rights, and human services. One of the oldest (founded in 1850) and largest family service institutions in the United States, JFCS serves 60,000 people annually with services designed to strengthen individuals, families, and the community. JFCS has been in the forefront of many innovative programs over the years, including successful efforts to resettle émigrés from Vietnam, Cambodia, and the former… Read More