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About JFS
Jewish Family Services of Greenwich responds to existing and emerging needs of individuals and families of all backgrounds, by providing accessible, expert social services to promote self-sufficiency and resilience, and to enhance quality of life in our surrounding community.
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JFS is guided by the principles of Tikkun Olam, repairing the world, and Hachnassat Orchim, welcoming the stranger with kindness.
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JFS serves all ages and stages in need of empathic care. Our six pillar programs – spanning a broad human service spectrum – allow us to help the community’s most vulnerable populations find safety, comfort, and a path toward a more fulfilling life.
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Behavioral Health
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Food Insecurity
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Immigration Legal Services
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Jewish Health and Healing
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Refugee Resettlement
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Senior Services
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Volunteer Program
Guided by the principles of compassion and justice, we protect the vulnerable, empower individuals, and strengthen families.
Our Mission
Jewish Family Services of Greenwich is a non-profit social services agency serving the greater Greenwich community. We provide behavioral health counseling, Jewish-themed programming, senior assistance, food resources, and immigration/legal services. JFS of Greenwich is a refugee resettlement agency through HIAS (Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society) and actively partners with local social services agencies to help families with economic challenges.
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Our History
Jewish Family Services of Greenwich was founded in 1983 when Greenwich Jewish Federation (now known as UJA-JCC), identified a need for social services especially in the areas of counseling as well as for elder care and services. In 1989, with seed-funding support from Federation, JFS of Greenwich started providing resettlement and social services to assist Russian Jewish families who began immigrating to our community in the early 1990s.
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Over the past years, JFS of Greenwich has greatly expanded its services in the areas of counseling, group therapy, Jewish programming, friendly visits to senior citizens, food insecurity, and immigration/legal services for people of all backgrounds.