Volunteers Deliver Chanukah Meals In North Jersey

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The following news release comes courtesy of Jewish Family Service of MetroWest NJ. Find out how to post announcements or events to your local Patch site.

As we celebrate Chanukah, Jewish Family Service of MetroWest NJ (JFS) is proud to provide services to address the ongoing mental health needs of our community as well as those that have arisen due to the war in Israel. Recently, JFS provided professional training for clinicians on Attachment Based Family Therapy and celebrated the graduation of the current class of Rachel Coalition 40-hour volunteer training participants.

JFS Maxine Myers Volunteer Services kicked off the season of giving with Thanksgiving meal deliveries to 155+ homebound older adults and Holocaust survivors. An additional 153 deliveries were made for Chanukah including a brisket dinner, sides, dessert, challah, jelly donuts, candles, a dreidel, and gelt. During Café Europa, the socialization program for Holocaust survivors, JFS will be hosting a special Chanukah celebration.

To participate in JFS holiday happenings, you can send a JFS eCard or order Krispy Kreme doughnuts. JFS Chanukah and Holiday eCards are available to send to friends, family, colleagues, or teachers via this link: www.jfsmetrowest.org/ecards. Doughnuts are available for purchase through Krispy Kreme’s Digital Dozen program. Order a dozen (or more!) doughnuts via this link and 50% of the proceeds will be donated to Jewish Family Service of MetroWest NJ: www.groupraise.com/offer-campaigns/16296-jfs-of-metrowest-krispy-kreme-digital-dozens.

Social services for Jewish Nazi victims have been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany. JFS has received funds from the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Holocaust Survivor Emergency Assistance Fund, administered by the Claims Conference for the benefit of Jewish Nazi victims. Holocaust services are made possible by a grant from The JFNA Center on Holocaust Survivor Care and Institute on Aging and Trauma, Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ, Jewish Community Foundation of Greater MetroWest NJ, KAVOD SHEF in partnership with Seed the Dream Foundation, The Sephardic Foundation on Aging, the State of New Jersey, the Wilf Family Foundation, and other generous donors.

Café Europa is made possible by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany. Café Europa is also supported with generous funding from the Wilf Family Foundations, the JFS Ellin Cohen Memorial Fund, and the Jennie (Blinderman), Morris and Harry Slipock Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater MetroWest NJ.

Jewish Family Service of MetroWest is a comprehensive social service agency providing mental health counseling and support services on a non-discriminatory basis. With a presence in the community since 1861, JFS today delivers an expanding number of programs to increasing numbers of people. For children and families, JFS provides individual, couple, child, and family counseling, play therapy, support groups, school and synagogue based social work services, and other assistance needed to support healthy families. Rachel Coalition, a division of JFS, provides domestic violence services for all members of the family affected by domestic violence. JFS also offers a wide range of services for older adults and their families including case management services, counseling, caregiver education, volunteer friendly visitors and specialized programs for Holocaust survivors. For more information, please call (973) 765-9050 or visit www.jfsmetrowest.org.

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