Dear Pittsburgh, Just 6 short months ago, our community was shattered by the shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue. Now, with the wounds of October 27th still fresh on our hearts, JFCS knows that the tragic shooting at the Chabad of Poway in San Diego County may hurt deeply.…Read More
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
After School Club is blossoming in every way
by AJ Arnett, Immigrant Youth Career Counselor, JFCS Career Development Center The newly-formed After School Club at Duquesne University has been up and running now for more than three months. the vision of ARYSE, JFCS, and the club’s students is becoming reality more and more every week. Each month we…Read More
JFCS volunteers, Megan Toomer and Jasmine Cho, Congratulations!
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