JFS Blog

6 07, 2025

JFS 11th Annual Back-to-School Drive Benefits Students in Need

2025-07-06T11:55:09-04:00July 6th, 2025|JFS Blog|

JFS is holding its eleventh annual Back-to-School Drive from July 7 through July 25. For more information, visit bit.ly/JFSBack2School2025. West Hartford, Conn. (July 6, 2025) – Jewish Family Services of Greater Hartford (JFS) is holding its 11th Annual Back-to-School Drive to help local students in need start the school year with confidence and pride. The drive will run from Monday, July 7 through Friday, July 25, with three local drop-off locations and two online giving options. “Our goal is to fill more than 180 backpacks with basic supplies for students in grades pre-K through 12,” noted JFS CEO Katie Hanley. “It’s easy to take school supplies for granted, but for many of the [...]

2 07, 2025

Compassion in Action: Summer 2025

2025-07-06T11:29:13-04:00July 2nd, 2025|JFS Blog|

We've just published our Summer 2025 Compassion in Action community impact newsletter—and it includes an important update from our CEO, Katie Hanley. Learn more and read all the latest news and events from JFS here.

20 05, 2025

JFS named Nonprofit of the Year by West Hartford Chamber

2025-05-20T08:25:31-04:00May 20th, 2025|JFS Blog|

West Hartford, Conn. (May 19, 2025) – JFS is pleased to announce that it has been selected as Nonprofit of the Year by the West Hartford Chamber. The West Hartford–based health and human service agency also known as Jewish Family Services helped over 3,370 Greater Hartford residents build resilience and rediscover hope last year. “JFS has been a keystone in the region for over a century,” said Chamber President and Chief Executive Officer Chris Conway. “The depth and breadth of their programs and resources have positively impacted countless neighbors from all corners of Greater Hartford. The West Hartford Chamber is proud to recognize JFS with this distinction.” “We are so honored and humbled to receive [...]

24 04, 2025

Compassion in Action: Spring 2025

2025-07-06T11:31:23-04:00April 24th, 2025|JFS Blog|

Our Spring 2025 Compassion in Action newsletter has just been published! Inside you'll find a truckload of Kosher for Passover food, groups for parents of anxious children and anyone who has lost a loved one, upcoming events, and an uplifting story. Read the whole issue here.

11 10, 2024

Therapist Nancy Lichtenberg named HBJ Healthcare Hero

2025-05-20T08:19:35-04:00October 11th, 2024|JFS Blog|

West Hartford, Conn. (October 11, 2024) – Nancy Lichtenberg, LCSW, a psychotherapist with Jewish Family Services of Greater Hartford (JFS), is a recipient of Hartford Business Journal's 2024 Healthcare Heroes Award. She is among 23 healthcare professionals and organizations statewide recognized this year for their outstanding leadership and positive impact. A West Hartford resident, Lichtenberg has over 33 years of experience working in social service agencies, 22 of those as a psychotherapist with JFS. She has counseled a wide variety of individuals and couples seeking help with emotional, relationship, and family issues. Lichtenberg has special training in a clinical model called Internal Family Systems (IFS). She also counsels divorcing and divorced parents in co-parenting. “With [...]

25 10, 2023

Compassion in Action – Community Impact Report – Fall 2023

2023-10-25T12:41:18-04:00October 25th, 2023|JFS Blog|

We are pleased to share the fall 2023 edition of Compassion in Action: Your Community Impact Report. You’ll find the following content:Message about our Mental Health Response to Crisis in IsraelFive Ways to Help Feed Our Community Thank You for Supporting the Back-to-School Drive!Donor Spotlight: James Goldman, Money CoachStaff Spotlight: Alicia Walker, Client Support SpecialistLeaving a Legacy for Today and for Generations to Come  Many of us have personal connections to family, friends, and others in Israel, and we are navigating this difficult time as best we can. Jewish Family Service’s mental health team is here for you, and we are proud to offer our expertise with the support of the Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford and the Jewish Community Foundation of [...]

8 04, 2021

JFS Blog: #MyStoryIsNow

2022-10-17T09:23:16-04:00April 8th, 2021|JFS Blog|

#MyStoryIsNow - This Yom HaShoah, Let Us Focus on The Real Lives of Survivors NOW “We currently serve over 200 survivors in the state and the majority are living below the poverty line. After the horrors they endured during the Shoah, we owe it to them to do everything we can to help them live out their remaining years with dignity.”  The modern dialogue about Holocaust survivors involves asking them about their experiences in the war. “Never again,” we say.  It is to preserve their memory and their experience to ensure that such an atrocity does not ever transpire under our watch. “Never again,” we say.  But how often do we stop and think about [...]

25 02, 2021

JFS News Release – Money Coach

2023-04-14T09:38:16-04:00February 25th, 2021|JFS Blog|

Jewish Family Services Offers Free Financial Counseling to All in Tough Economy 2020 was a hard year financially for many in the Greater Hartford region when the coronavirus pandemic gripped the world, and sadly 2021 seems to be more of the same.  The continuing economic impact of the pandemic has left many in our community questioning their financial futures.  With multiple rounds of stimulus checks, inconsistent disbursement of unemployment benefits, and a fluctuating stock market, wading through one’s own individual finances can seem daunting.  Jim Goldman, Money Coach at Jewish Family Services of Greater Hartford (JFS), is here to help. Goldman is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with over 32 years of experience in the [...]

25 02, 2021

JFS News Release – KAVOD

2023-04-14T09:37:35-04:00February 25th, 2021|JFS Blog|

National Matching Initiative exponentially multiplies Emergency Services reaching Holocaust Survivors in 30 US cities and growing As the pandemic approaches its year mark, Holocaust Survivors across the United States continue to face new and renewed daily struggles. COVID-19 has only further exacerbated and enhanced the challenges that this vulnerable population faces. Health and safety protocols have heightened social isolation for Survivors. Holocaust Survivors living in poverty have been forced to choose between heat or food, medicine or rent. Many have lived in dire conditions because they did not have the funds needed to repair their homes. Over the past year, Survivors have been forced to reckon with new, difficult questions: How will I get food [...]

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