Congratulations to JFCS volunteer attorney Hilary Spatz, recipient of the Allegheny County Bar Foundation’s Jane F. Hepting Award! This annual award is given to an attorney who has shown exemplary commitment to or made substantial achievements in pro bono legal services, and dedication to public service, the legal profession, and…Read More
High Holiday Food Drives begin!
JFCS Squirrel Hill Food Pantry is kicking off its annual High Holiday Food Drive on September 1st. The Food Pantry invites you and/or your local congregation to hold a food drive through the high holidays. Non-perishable food items can be collected at your congregation and then brought to the Pantry.…Read More
AHN conference on mental health includes JFCS
Leslie Aizenman, Director of JFCS Refugee and Immigrant Services, was a featured speaker at the recent Allegheny Health Network (AHN) Immigrant and Refugee Health Conference. This year’s conference focused on mental health issues. Leslie spoke about JFCS’s community support groups, which are peer-led by members of each newcomer community. JFCS…Read More
Immigrant Services and Connections (ISAC) Annual Report
Immigrant Services and Connections (ISAC), a five-agency collaboration that refers refugees and immigrants to local services, just released its annual report for 2018-2019. As the leading community partner in ISAC. we are proud to share that during that fiscal year, ISAC completed 7,106 referrals to 1,087 different programs and providers,…Read More