For refugees and legal immigrants arriving in Pittsburgh and acclimating to their new communities, JF&CS provides crucial assistance ensuring that our region's newest arrivals have a successful start in Pittsburgh by providing resettlement, legal, employment and support services. This week, JF&CS's work in this area was highlighted in several articles,…Read More
Category: Immigration Services
National Volunteer Week
This week is National Volunteer Week, and although we appreciate our volunteers every day of the year, during this signature week I want to publicly thank those who personally seek out impactful ways to engage in our community for social good, and who have chosen JF&CS as a vehicle for…Read More
Tikkun olam: Helping abused immigrant women
JF&CS has a long history of advocating for immigrants and refugees. Our work with the foreign-born began in earnest after the Holocaust with the resettlement of survivors and continued through the resettlement of Jews escaping the Soviet Union. Today, in the spirit of tikkun olam ("repair the world"), we continue…Read More
Low Income Taxpayer Clinic program helps new Americans
There are 43 days until April 15, when taxes are due. This annual deadline sends many of us into a tizzy -- gathering W-2 forms and other income records, figuring deductible expenses and sitting down with our calculator, online tax software or accountant. Now imagine having to prepare your…Read More