Immigrant Services and Connections (ISAC), a five-agency collaboration that refers refugees and immigrants to local services, just released its annual report for 2018-2019. As the leading community partner in ISAC. we are proud to share that during that fiscal year, ISAC completed 7,106 referrals to 1,087 different programs and providers,…Read More
Category: JFCS News
Learn and Earn 2019 – another great year!
Learn and Earn 2019 has wrapped up with the annual pizza and cake celebration! Learn and Earn helps Allegheny County youth find summer jobs where they can gain work experience and responsibility, explore different career paths, and make some spending money. JFCS runs several refugee youth programs year round, among…Read More
JFCS in the News: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
‘They’re human beings’: Peduto, community leaders react to ICE’s nationwide raid by Lauren Lee, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, July 11, 2019 After the New York Times reported that the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency is to start nationwide raids on Sunday, community leaders and immigration organizations in Pittsburgh expressed their concerns and…Read More
PACDA begins in PA with JFCS Counselor as founding member
JFCS CDC Counselor Pamela Harris is a founding member and treasurer of the new NCDA State Division in Pennsylvania! The PACDA (Pennsylvania Career Development Association) was chartered on June 28, 2019 at the NCDA Global Conference! This new organization will offer opportunities for continuing education for career service providers across…Read More