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Why Does Balance Decline with Age?

January 6, 2020 By Morgan Goad Leave a Comment

Most adults don’t think about their balance until they fall. The fact is, balance declines begin somewhere between 40 to 50 years of age. The National Institute of Health reports that one in three people over 65 will experience a fall each year. Combined with the projection that in Richmond alone by 2030, there will […]

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Life & Legacy Spotlight: Jessica Samet

December 23, 2019 By Morgan Goad Leave a Comment

As the Life & Legacy program enters its fourth and final year, JFS staff interviewed Life & Legacy and JFS Board member Jessica Samet to hear her perspective on the program and her own legacy. How did you first get involved with JFS? Jessica Samet: I first came to JFS as an intern Masters of […]

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14 Graduated from JFS’ First East End PCA Class

September 3, 2019 By Morgan Goad Leave a Comment

  Long before Felicia took JFS’ inaugural East End Personal Care Aide (PCA) training course, she helped care for her great-grandmother Maxine. “She lived to be 104,” Felicia said. “I always enjoy being with seniors. They have so much knowledge, and their stories are so good.” Felicia signed up for JFS’ East End PCA course […]

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Three Strategies to Reduce Dementia Symptoms

July 31, 2019 By Morgan Goad 1 Comment

The number of individuals suffering from dementia is expected to more than triple by the year 2040, according to a recent study published in Frontiers in Neuroscience. One of the most effective ways to prevent or reduce dementia symptoms is to increase brain activity. “Working out” the brain can help reduce the severity of dementia […]

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JFS’ 2019 Annual Meeting

July 23, 2019 By Morgan Goad Leave a Comment

JFS 170th birthday invitation

Jewish Family Services held our Annual Meeting on Monday, June 17th at Maymont Nature Center to celebrate the 170th year of transforming lives and strengthening our community. This year in particular, we understand our work is achieved through a persistent focus on the JFS mission, dedication to working with partners, and the commitment of outstanding […]

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From Caregiver to Family

May 30, 2019 By Maya Barnett Leave a Comment

In 1984, Retta Leigh’s father passed away and her mother, Ruth Perl, was in need of evening companionship. For the next 16 years, Retta Leigh and her family bounced from family member to professional caregiver in search for someone to help care for her mother’s needs. In 2000, Retta Leigh contacted JFS for a professional […]

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Celebrating 170 years of caring

March 18, 2019 By Maya Barnett Leave a Comment

Every day, the telephone rings at the home of Richard, a Richmond widower (who asked that his real name not be used). Since his wife’s death several years ago, he’s had trouble coping, he said, and the daily call makes his day. “Every morning I get to talk to people who actually care about how […]

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Richmond Jewish Care Line: Help is One Phone Call Away

January 9, 2019 By Maya Barnett Leave a Comment

Richmond’s Jewish Care Line, Responding with Care to those in Need. In 2017, all Richmond’s Jewish organizations, Rabbis, and Synagogues, and committed individuals came together to understand and respond to the number of Jewish individuals and families in crisis.  What they learned is that across the U.S., many Jewish families or individuals live in or […]

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JFS Establishes the Care Closet

October 2, 2018 By Maya Barnett Leave a Comment

Physical presentation is more than how an outside person perceives another person; it can shape how we see ourselves. Mrs. B was brought under the care of JFS Public Guardianship program a year ago – she had previously been under the care of a different public guardian. When she arrived to JFS, she was reserved […]

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JFS Presents “Edith+Eddie” Screening and Discussion

May 30, 2018 By Maya Barnett Leave a Comment

2018 Academy Award Nominee for Best Documentary Short, Edith+Eddie, started as a documentary of true love, the love story to end all love stories. Edith and Eddie, ages 95 and 96, are Virginia’s oldest newlywed couple.  Since their wedding day, they have found a new reason to live each day to the fullest. Each morning, […]

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