Congratulations to our wonderful JFCS volunteers, Megan Toomer and Jasmine Cho, who were both invited to present their research at NCUR 2019! Megan is a mentor in After School Club, her research was titled, "Women and Men of Color and Human Trafficking." Jasmine is an in home mentor for a…Read More
Category: JFCS Refugee & Immigrant Services
Our Occupational Therapy Intern, Anna Fish, won a research award of $150 from Duquesne
Our Occupational Therapy Intern, Anna Fish, won a research award of $150 from Duquesne! That money went directly to After School Club! Her poster is included below, and there's a couple photos of her with kids. Thank you so much Anna! Below is her presentation poster explaining what she does…Read More
Party with a Purpose March 20
6 months ago, Noah Jordan and four other JFCS board members got together to start a Young Adults Committee to get young adults (30-40 year olds) involved with all the great causes we are involved in at JFCS. The first event was last month at the JFCS Squirrel Hill Food…Read More
National Welcome Blanket Project
This Congolese woman is wrapped in a Welcome Blanket that was hand-knitted and distributed to JFCS through the National Welcome Blanket Project. Each blanket comes with a "welcome note" from the person who made the blanket with information about their own family's immigration journey. JFCS has received over 50 blankets…Read More