Signature Events

JFS signature events bring our community together to celebrate, give back, and make a meaningful impact.

SIGNATURE EVENTS

From sponsorship opportunities like the Event to Combat Hunger to hands-on volunteer efforts such as our Thanksgiving Drive, these events offer powerful ways to support our neighbors and strengthen well-being across Greater Hartford.

  • Thanksgiving & Turkey Drives

    Mid-November

    At JFS, we believe everyone in our community should have the opportunity to give thanks. We hold a number of special activities leading up to Thanksgiving to ensure that our clients and their families have what they need. ...

  • Event to Combat Hunger

    Each November, prior to Thanksgiving, JFS holds its annual Responding to Hunger Event. This celebration and educational program sheds light on the topic of hunger in Greater Hartford and raises funds to support critical JFS safety net programs,...

  • Passover Food Drive + Distribution

    Spring

    Each spring, Elayne and James Schoke Jewish Family Service of Fairfield County and the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty invite JFS of Greater Hartford to participate in a massive kosher-for-Passover bulk food distribution.  Our JFS staff drive a...

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