Category: JFCS News

JFCS Squirrel Hill Food Pantry participated in a virtual advocacy meeting with US Senator Bob Casey and representatives from Congressman Mike Doyle. Senator Casey sat in to listen about the importance of strengthening Federal Nutrition programs and the needs that our pantry is seeing each day. We learned about Senator…Read More

On Saturday, February 26, over 30 students that are part of JFCS Career Development Center's 412 Futures program took a trip to the Carnegie Science Center and Highmark Sportsworks to learn and explore. 412 Futures helps refugee and immigrant high school students in Allegheny County navigate and plan for life…Read More

Earlier this week, members of Oakmont Presbyterian Church stood waiting in the airport baggage claim with a sign that read “Karibu” which is “Welcome” in Swahili. Their smiling faces waited to greet a family of four from Democratic Republic of Congo who had just stepped off the plane to their…Read More

JFCS Career Development Center is expanding services outside of Allegheny County to reach job seekers across the region. Through a new initiative of the Network of Jewish Human Service Agencies (NJHSA) and in partnership with the Jewish Federations of North America, JFCS will be one of 19 organizations across the…Read More