At 75, Richard has led a busy life. He was a medic in the Army, worked as a long distance truck driver and as a contractor for many years, and has quite an extended family, including 20 grand- and great grandchildren. His (third) wife is Tanzanian, and currently living there…Read More
Category: Stories of Hope
JFCS Immigration Legal Services: Ngongo and Bebe – a Love Story
Standing at a Pittsburgh airport gate, a man waits to greet his wife. He has a bouquet of flowers and his anticipation is palpable. If this sounds sweet but ho-hum, it is not. This man has not seen his wife in eight years. Such is the life of many refugees.…Read More
How I Got to the Career Development Center at JFCS
[caption id="attachment_3910" align="alignleft" width="300"] JFCS Pittsburgh[/caption] How I got to the Career Development Center (The following account is from Pam Day) While today is my only my second official week working as a Career Consultant at the JFCS Career Development Center, my journey with the center actually started long before…Read More
JFCS Squirrel Hill Food Pantry – Story of Hope
Adil, his wife and two children came to the states from Iraq just five months ago. Once a teacher of English in his homeland, Adil had become a translator for American troops in Iraq, an extremely dangerous job. Iraqi interpreters risk their lives helping U.S. soldiers, and can become targets…Read More