JFS is a forward-thinking health and social service agency dedicated to helping people achieve their full potential, regardless of age, race, religion or circumstances.

Founded in 1849, JFS is the oldest, continuously operating human services agency in Richmond. JFS is also the only full-service agency in Richmond that is nationally accredited by COA (Council on Accreditation of Children and Family Agencies) and CHAP (Community Health Accreditation Program). This means you and your loved ones are assured the highest quality, compassionate, professional care.

JFS programs include Home Health Care, Counseling, Care Management,

Adoption, Special Needs Collaborative and Intern Training Program.

Your donation to JFS does a world of good every day!

Because he was homeless, Mr. J. lost his Social Security disability benefits (no address means nowhere to send the checks).
Thanks to his JFS Care Manager, JFS is now his representative payee, Mr. J's benefits were reinstated, he moved into an apartment, and he is getting his life in order. The first question he asked his care Manager when he got his apartment? "Miss Cathy, ask me what my address is!"

Mr. G. is a singe dad who adopted two special-needs boys considered unplaceable due to multiple health issues.
Because of your dollars, JFS was with him every step of the way, helping him navigate the social services, legal, medical, and educational systems. The outcome? Two kids are now in apermanent, loving home!

Miss P is 71 years old- she's intellectually disabled and has lived the last 30 years in a state institution.
Your dollars helped JFS move her to a small family-style group home. Although Miss P cannot speak, she made it clear she was thrilled with her new home by sitting next to the administrator and squeezing her hand.

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JFS is now a member of the
Alzheimer's Foundation of America

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Health Care Reform Law is good news for adoptive families! Click to learn more.

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Have you seen the new JFS television ads?

Follow these links for your own screening:

                            Counseling by JFS

Adoption with Love by JFS

Bill Paying by JFS

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Recent Updates:

Woody Funeral Home Awards a Grant

At Marywood Senior Apartments, BINGO is the favored weekly game. The prizes are welcome, of course, as is the chance to socialize with other residents.

BINGO brings together Marywood's Russian and English speakers - the language of BINGO is universal! Many Marywood seniors are Jewish refugees from the former Soviet Union, whom JFS helped to resettle in the 1990s. These elders live with low incomes- one woman has only $18 left at the end of the month after she pays her bills!

Thanks to the generosity of the Woody Funeral Home, a grant now provides Marywood residents with social services and recreational activities. Through the grant, a JFS Care Manager helps residents with paperwork, accompanies them to doctors' appointments, and drives them to the grocery store and to visit friends. Grant funds also buy BINGO prizes, mostly necessities like food, dish-washing and laundry detergent, and tissues. Crossword puzzle books are a big hit too.

Bernie Henderson, director for Family and Community Relations for Woody Funeral Home and Cremation Services, said: "Woody Funeral Home is honored to support the IFS program at Marywood and we look forward to supporting this and other JFS programs in the future. We know the high quality of leadership and staff of JFS and that they are uniquely qualified and committed to making every dollar count in meaningful service to our community."

Welcome new JFS Counselor

Deborah J. Mazzarella, Psy.D., CPRP

I am a licensed clinical psychologist with specialized experience in chronic and severe mental illness, critical incident stress debriefing, recovery education and training, HIV/AIDS counseling, PTSD, and forensic psychology. I gained experience related to military issues while serving in the U.S. Navy. In a therapeutic setting, I employ a person-centered approach based on trust and respect, and guided by the client. I practice the principles of hope, empowerment, and self-determination and will assist my clients at any stage in their recovery.

JFS on the Radio!

Jania Bognar, Care Management by JFS coordinator and Cathy Thomas, Bill Paying by JFS coordinator are interviewed as part of a radio series called "Aging in America." To listen to their interview, click here.

Bill Paying by JFS Reports Another Success!

Cathy Thomas, Bill Paying by JFS Coordinator recently met a homeless man without income on the streets of Richmond, and took him on as a client. First, Bill Paying by JFS helped to get his Social Security benefits back. Now JFS will serve as his Representative Payee to help manage those funds. Today, Bill Paying by JFS reached a new milestone with this client. As of Tuesday May 25th, he began renting a room and will no longer have to sleep in the back of Uhaul Trucks (this is where he last slept while on the streets)!

Interested in helping? You can, by donating to JFS, you will help Cathy help this man reach his full potential. By donating to JFS, you can help countless other Richmonders do the same. Thanks for anything that you can do!!!!!!

JFS introduces SAFE (Supports and Family
Enhancement) for parents of intellectually disabled adult children. Click to learn more.

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Counseling by JFS Internship program

joins AAPIC

Counseling by JFS was informed by the APPIC Board of Directors that they had approved the internship program’s application for membership in the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers. 

The AAPIC is an educational, non-profit organization with the mission of enhancing internship and postdoctoral training programs in professional psychology. Members are independent agencies conducting or sponsoring internship or postdoctoral training programs, with over 700 programs represented.

For more information on the internship program, please click HERE

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INTEREST-FREE LOANS AVAILABLE

TO JEWISH STUDENTS

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