Three 9-year-old girls in Pittsburgh saw the opportunity to give back to the JFCS Squirrel Hill Food Pantry by hosting a big cereal donation party. “Imagine if you didn't have a lot of money and you didn't have enough to buy what you need,” said Sophie, one of the girls…Read More
Category: Stories of Hope
EmployAble Helps Neurodivergent College Students Succeed
Essential Help During COVID Changes The pandemic has caused unique challenges for college students and graduates both in receiving their education and in life after college. For students living with invisible disabilities and mental health concerns, these changes made navigating an already difficult transition period in life even more challenging.…Read More
JFCS Pro Bono Attorney Helps Siblings Stay in the US
Kristen Bojarski has been practicing family and estate law for 11 years. But one of her most challenging cases came through a pro bono opportunity with JFCS in the summer of 2021. Kristen was introduced to JFCS Immigration Legal Services through a Continuing Legal Education course that was presented by JFCS…Read More
JFCS Immigration Legal Services Reunites a Family from Indonesia
Rose first came to Pittsburgh from Indonesia in 1990 while her husband was studying at Carnegie Mellon University. After her husband graduated, she moved back to Indonesia in 1992. Several years later, in 2010, Rose came back to Pittsburgh with her oldest son who had been born in the US.…Read More