Together, We Can Provide Hope
For nearly 150 years, JFS has provided hope to those who need it most. We believe that we have a shared responsibility to support impactful changes throughout our community, and together, we’re making a difference. Learn how you can help today!
Be Merry, Be Bright
The JFS Bright Holidays program began more than 20 years ago as a giving tree at Graland Country Day School. Every December since then, the holiday spirit spreads throughout the community and people’s hearts, as the program flourishes each year.
Stocking Shelves and Fighting Food Insecurity
Shelves are stocked with staples, refrigerators are filled with dairy products and meat, bins are full of fresh fruits and vegetables, and three days each week, staff and volunteers are ready to welcome shoppers at the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Food Pantry. Clients can visit the food pantry two times per month.
Holiday Gratitude
Thank you to everyone who contributed food, funds, or time to help us provide all the fixings for a festive Thanksgiving meal to 948 individuals from 330 households! And thank you to those who donated to JFS on Colorado Gives Day, helping us surpass our goal.
A Decade of Support for Mark
See how JFS has supported Mark for the last decade with care management, homemaker services, food deliveries, employment services, and more.
Thank You to Corporate Days of Service Volunteers
A big thank-you to groups from Xcel Energy and Denver Community Credit Union who recently volunteered at JFS as part of their corporate Days of Service! See what each company’s employees shared about their positive experiences giving back to the community they serve.
Keeping Karen in Her Home
Karen Friedman, 74, contacted JFS Boulder last year when she needed help with mortgage payments. She was struggling with a variety of personal issues and seeking new employment. She had received assistance from JFS in the past and hoped she could count on the organization again.
High Holiday Food Donation Drive
Please support our efforts to help the vulnerable in our community who have been impacted by the pandemic by donating to the High Holiday Food Drive. You can donate nonperishable foods or support our Donations for Dignity initiative to supply diapers and feminine hygiene products.
A Letter of Gratitude from a JFS Boulder Client
We recently received this heartfelt letter from a client for whom we provided housing assistance at the beginning of the pandemic. Read the letter now!
Lunchbox Express: Feeding Kids Throughout the Summer
Learn more about JFS’s summer lunch program, Lunchbox Express! See where you and your family can receive free breakfasts and lunches throughout the summer and check out our volunteer opportunities.
Our COVID-19 Response…One Year Later
One year ago, Jewish Family Service of Colorado adapted its programs and services to meet our community’s increasing needs in response to the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic. See what we’ve accomplished with your help and consider a donation to support more of your neighbors in need.
Aging Care & Connections: Preventing Homelessness for Cynthia
Cynthia was on the brink of homelessness three years ago when she contacted JFS for help. See how our Aging Care & Connections care manager helped prevent homelessness and improve Cynthia’s life!
A Special “House Call” for JFS Volunteers
To thank our volunteers for their remarkable support throughout 2020, the Volunteer Services team e-delivered a video message of new year cheer from Dr. Brad Nieder, the Healthy Humorist®!
Isaac Helps Make the Holidays Brighter for Local Families
Isaac Nieder, a seventh grader at Denver Jewish Day School, recently completed a mitzvah project for JFS in preparation for his upcoming bar mitzvah at Hebrew Educational Alliance in January. He chose to collect monetary donations and toys for our Bright Holidays program.
Preventing Homelessness for Wisdom
Wisdom Wormenor, father of two teenagers, owns a chauffeur company that caters to clients who travel from around the world to Colorado for business. When COVID-19 hit, Wisdom’s business experienced a dramatic decrease in clients, and he was worried about how he would pay his rent. See how JFS helped him stay in his home.
Emergency Assistance Program: Keeping Mark in his Home
When Mark lost his job earlier this year and needed assistance paying his rent, he knew exactly where to go for help. As a JFS client who had utilized the Weinberg Food Pantry and our chaplaincy services when he needed spiritual guidance, he reached out to his case manager.
Emergency Assistance Program Helps Karen Remain Housed
When the pandemic hit, Karen lost two jobs in two days and didn't know how she'd pay her rent. See how JFS Boulder's Emergency Assistance Program helped Karen remain housed.
Partner Spotlight: Prologis Foundation
Thank you to the Prologis Foundation for its longtime support of Jewish Family Service and for recent donation from its COVID-19 fund.
Helping Andrew Weather the Storm
We’ve received an increased number of Emergency Assistance Program requests for rent and utility assistance. See how we Andrew has received help to weather the storm.
500 Backpacks Provided to JFS Through 4th Annual Backpack Bonanza
For the fourth year in a row, 13-year old Hannah Kutnick organized her annual “Backpack Bonanza,” a drive to generate donations for supplies for at-risk children.