February is Family Life Education Month By Leah Persky, PhD & CFLE • Parent Coach and Manager of Professional and Community Education While you may have heard the name before, you may have wondered what Family Life Education is. It is the evi[...]
January 2025 Quarterly Volunteer Newsletter By Dana Shapiro • Community and Volunteer Engagement Manager Thank you to our volunteer community for your continued support of JFCS and our volunteer services. We hope you are hanging in there with everythi[...]
From the Desk of CEO Judy Halper: January 2025 Judy Desk blog - laptop with plant and coffee cup Tragedies from New Orleans to Las Vegas and Los Angeles are sadly the tale that begins this new year. We even lost our one and only centenarian former president. It’s a lot in a short amount of time. Proximity [...]
Volunteer Spotlight January 2025: Sonia Ungerman Can you tell us about yourself and your background?  I am in my early 60s, but still think I am 40-something! Passionate about life, my family, friends and giving back to the community as much as possible[...]
From the Desk of CEO Judy Halper: December 2024 Judy Desk blog - laptop with plant and coffee cup Lighting the Chanukah menorah one candle and one night at a time is typically a joyous experience for children. After all, each candle lit may represent another opportunity to open a gift, eat sugar cookies and j[...]
The productivity trap By Samantha Shepherd, MSW, LICSW • JFCS Therapist “There’s not enough time in the day…” “I’m so tired after work…” “I wish I had time for that…” So many folks have internalized messa[...]
Supporting a loved one in recovery during the holidays  By Jennifer Fukuda • Addiction and Recovery Services Program Coordinator  The holidays are fast approaching, and they bring a mix of joy, anticipation, fun, stress, and overwhelm. The American Psychological[...]