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Elena* visited the JFCS Squirrel Hill Food Pantry in the early spring, expecting to get her usual food items for the month. She was surprised when Pantry Coordinator Stacie Dow handed her a packet of powdered eggs. “We received eggs like this from the US after World War II. ...Egg…Read More
Baldwin RYEP (Refugee Youth Employment Program) Graduation 21 seniors who are a part of the JFCS after-school program, RYEP, attended their commencement ceremony at Baldwin High school on July 1, 2020. Suffice to say, this was a very different ceremony than those held in previous years. The school district divided the ceremony into…Read More
Nearly everyone struggles with isolation at some point in their lives. But in the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic, more people than ever struggled to find ways to connect with one another. For many immigrant job seekers who are alone in a new country without a support network or…Read More
JFCS Statement Supporting Supreme Court Ruling on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program In a 5-4 vote on June 18, 2020, the Supreme Court of the United States rejected President Trump and the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) decision to end the DACA program, which provides legal protections and…Read More
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