Jewish Family Service

An Agency Meeting the Needs of Longtime and New Community Members

By Steven Schauder, Executive Director, Jewish Family Service

 

I want to share a story with you---three weeks ago, we received an email to our general email mailbox from a community member asking for our help.

He had spent more than thirty years working for the US government, with nume…

Mensch - A Person of Integrity and Honor: The Brenner Family Legacy

By Kim Kupfer

Sam F. Brenner, of The Brenner Family Of Dealerships, grew up with a Mensch of a father.

Sam’s dad, Michael A. Brenner, led by example. He was selflessly generous with other’s needs, his time, thoughts, and all conversations. Besides being a successful leader and business…

Now is the Time to Rise and Help our Afghan Neighbors

By Kim Kupfer

JFS will be resettling between 25-50 refugees in our community in the coming weeks and we wanted to share information on the project and ways YOU can HELP to welcome our new neighbors. The first wave of refugees will be arriving in Harrisburg between December 24, 2021, and Feb…

Jewish Family Service to Lead Afghan Resettlement Effort in Harrisburg

By Adam Grobman

Following the collapse of the Afghan government, the United States is poised to begin the largest resettlement on American soil in history – and Jewish Harrisburg is a part of it.

Beginning next month, Jewish Family Service of Greater Harrisburg will be welcoming refugee …

JFS Teams with Silver Academy to Provide Socio-Emotional Learning

By Kim Kupfer

At one time, it was called “soft skills;” at other times, it was called “people skills.” But today, we refer to the skills children and adults learn to be successful at school, life, and work as social-emotional skills - and these skills can be taught!

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