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Nearly 80% of United States workers say they live paycheck to paycheck, meaning an illness, higher-than-usual utility bill, or car trouble can be enough to set a responsible person on a precarious path.

Part of Jewish Family Service’s mission is to help individuals and families meet life’s challenges.  We have been able to do so in a new and exciting way over the past year, thanks to the Back on Track Fund, which was made possible through the generosity of the Geduldig Family.

As a small agency with a big impact, JFS often has more work than it can manage. We rely heavily on volunteers to help us in accomplishing our goals. Here’s the story of two friends who are making a big impact through their work as volunteers.

There are certain types of people that are often pushed to the sidelines or even out the door. They may engage in self-harm. They might have Bipolar or other mood disorders. Maybe they are in and out of the hospital and jail. These are the people that Alyson Fogle, LPC, engages, working to help to

Our new therapist, Alyson Fogle, will be taking over as director of the Social Butterflies program at Jewish Family Service.
Although all children can benefit from Social Skills Training, the Social Butterflies is a Social Skills Training Group for kiddos ages 5-8.

We have a great deal to be proud of even though it took a while to get there.  Here are some of the highlights of 2018.