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April 2012

 

Volunteers deliver Passover food & smiles
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Volunteers from ages 3 to 84 collected, sorted, stacked and delivered Passover food to 270 households, feeding about 450 individuals on April 1, 2012. This was the 14th Annual Dr. Samuel S. Rockwern Passover Delivery of Jewish Family Service project. Learn more and see more pictures.

Reaching hearts by touching hands
 

During a Pastoral Care visit (a collaboration of Jewish Family Service and HUC), Shellie Shapiro told rabbinic intern Stephanie Covitz that she would like to have a manicure. This idea led to Jewish Family Service organizing a Spa Day for  residents at her assisted living community. Learn more.

 

Sign up today for the Hunger Walk 2012 

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Freestore Foodbank 2012 Hunger Walk & 5K Run
Monday, May 28, 2012
 
 

 

Join the Jewish Family Service Team and help win the fight against hunger. When you run, walk or just donate as part of our team, it directly benefits

Jewish Family Service Food Pantry

 

Learn more or Sign up now.

 

 Give a DAY
 
Sunday, April 29, 2012

 

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Join Jewish Family Service 1-3 pm, Sunday April 29 during Give a DAY to help clean and stock Jewish Family Service Food Pantry so the pantry is welcoming to our clients who rely on it to feed their families.

 

Give a Day, which is a community-wide day of service presented by the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati, offers 35 projects across the city.

 

Sign up today:
513-985-1513    Learn more  

Relax...Let JFS help
your Aging Parent
senior paying bills 

Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, insurance claims, paying bills....UGH!  

 

Jewish Family Service can help manage the maze of aging. 
 
Our experienced care managers are Your Experts in Aging.  

 

Call Jewish Family Service today so you can relax tomorrow.

513-469-1188.  Learn more

Free books for 
 
Kids 6 mos - 5 yrs.
 
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Do you have a child or grandchild between 6 months and 5 years old?

 

Sign him or her up for PJ Library, an international program which supports families in their Jewish journey by sending Jewish-content books and music on a monthly basis at no cost.  Learn more 

 

Sign your child up online now

 

To receive monthly parenting
PJ Library emails contact Linda at [email protected] or 513-766-3318.

 

Concert Benefit

Sunday, May 13, 2012 

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Music by Beethoven and Boccherini will fill the air when the Samadhi Piano Trio performs 3 pm Sunday, May 13, 2012 at B'nai Tzedek, 6280 Kugler Mill Road, 45236. 

 

In honor of Mother's Day, some  proceeds from donations collected at the door will benefit the Jewish Family Service Adoption Connection program.

 

 

Panel Discussion on Child Poverty
 
Cincinnati-Third in the Nation in Child Poverty:  A Report Card for Change
 
Monday, May 14, 2012
7 pm
Wise Center 8329 Ridge Rd 45236

 

With nearly half of its children living in poverty, Cincinnati ranks 3rd in the nation in its percentage of impoverished children.  How did Cincinnati get there and what is being done?

 

Jewish Family Service is proud to be a co-sponor of this panel discussion.  Download the flyer. Information: [email protected]

 

 200 attend 2012 Annual
Educational Series
 MOSES audience  

Over 200 professionals learned how to help their clients bounce back after a traumatic experience when Jewish Family Service presented Ways to Bolster Resilience in Children and Adults with Dr. Donald Meichenbaum March 20, 2012.

 

This was sponsored by Verizon Wireless and was the 8th Annual Miriam O. Smith Educational Series.   Learn more  

Donations matched through May 19, 2012

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Meijer is matching every $10 donation to Jewish Family Service Food Pantry given through its Simply Give Food Pantry drive at the Marburg Avenue location now through May 19, 2012. 

 

Give a donation card to the cashier when you check out, and your $10 donation will be added to your grocery purchase - and Meijer will send a $20 gift card to Jewish Family Service Food Pantry. 

 

Adoption Orientations

May 16 & June 20

 

 

Adoption Connection Cincinnati
 

Join the adoption program of Jewish Family Service for free adoption orientations.  We will answer your questions and help you start along your domestic or international adoption journey. Learn more

 

6:30 pm

Wed May 16 & June 20

FREE
Register 513-489-1616 
 

Rent Centerpieces to Help Feed Families
Centerpiece for Tzedakah  

Planning a Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Rehearsal Dinner, or any party?

 

Help families in need by decorating your celebration with these beautiful custom-decorated baskets. Your tax-deductible rental fees support Jewish Family Service Food Pantry so you can celebrate with a mitzvah.
 

Learn more  513-766-3352

You can help Jewish Family Service Strengthen Lives in times of need 

  
Donate to Strengthen Lives

 

Do you have a special occasion that you need a gift for? Trying to buy something for the person who has everything?

 

Make a tribute donation to Jewish Family Service!  Learn more about all online donation opportunities 

 

 

 

 

 
 Donate a Car for JFS

  

Kroger for JFS

  

Shop as usual at Kroger with a JFS Gift Card and 4% of all money paid will come back to Jewish Family Service. Learn more.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Fulfill the promise so future generations will say of us, "The world is a better place because, for a brief time, they lived in it."

Create a Legacy or contact Beth Schwartz at 513-469-1188 or [email protected].

 

 

 

 

  

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Jewish Federation of Cincinnati    United Way of Greater Cincinnati    Council on Aging    Claims Conference  AJFCA logo

 

Older Adult Services receives funds administered by Council on Aging of Southwestern Ohio

 

Social services for Nazi victims have been supported by a grant from the

Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany

 

   
8487 Ridge Rd Cincinnati OH 45236    513-469-1188   www.jfscinti.org    [email protected]