Bring your Bubbe to Books and Brunch with JFS and PJ Library!
Sunday, October 2 from Noon - 2 p.m.
at the Greensboro Jewish Library
in the Federation Building 5509-C West Friendly Avenue
Join us i...
SUPPORT, COMPASSION AND SOLUTIONS
Jewish Family Services of Greensboro (JFS) provides a range of supportive, mental health, and volunteer services and programs that are dedicated to the well-being of the Jewish community and contribute to the vibrancy of the greater Greensboro community. JFS works to build a community where every individual and family receive the support and assistance they need to thrive.
UPCOMING EVENTS
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Violins of Hope Story Session
Wednesday, November 2 at 2 p.m.
Join us for a virtual event to hear the stories of the violins that survived the Holocaust. Avshi Weinstein shares the stories of the ...
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Greensboro Jewish Community Blood Drive
Sunday, November 6, 2022
9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Greensboro Jewish Federation
5509-C West Friendly Avenue, Greensboro
To register, please visit www.RedCrossB...
SERVICES AND PROGRAMS
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AFGHAN REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT UPDATE
AUGUST 2022
At the end of July, the family that the JFS Community Sponsorship Team worked with moved to Sacramento where there is a very large Afghan community and they have family. We learned that this happens sometimes, especially since Afghans had little say about where they were sent when they were discharged from the army bases at the end of last year. In fact, our family was joined by additional family members who moved from Florida to be with them in Greensboro.
The team, which had ended being an official team as per the guidelines of Church World Services (CWS) in May, nonetheless had continued as volunteers. A family here in GSO who helped them in their early days when they had first arrived assisted them financially and made the move possible. CWS’s housing manager took care of their rental home and utilities here. We remained responsible for their costs through July.
We all had goodbye visits with them and provided them with luggage and some final dollars to assist them in their travel plans. Over the months we worked with them, and despite the lack of language, our team felt close to them and very sad to see them leave. I think we were all surprised but understood that they are on a long journey to find where they belong at this point. We were all enriched by their warmth and their many expressions of appreciation—we were often referred to us as their “brothers” or “sisters” and thanked with the Afghan tradition of touching one’s hand to one’s heart. We hope Sacramento will be the place where they find community, family, happiness and prosperity. It was a great pleasure for us to have participated in this stage of their journey.
Betsy Gamburg
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Shalom Greensboro Magazine
In 2019, the Greensboro Jewish Federation introduced Shalom Greensboro magazine. The bi-monthly publication features articles from the Greensboro Jewish community, updates on Federation events and programs, plus an in-depth feature article. We invite you to sign up for your free subscription to Shalom Greensboro magazine.
WAYS TO GIVE
CARS: A Vehicle Donation Program
Help support the programs, services, and the JFS emergency assistance fund with a vehicle donation. JFS has partnered with CARS, an experienced national vehicle donation program, and will receive 80% of the profits from your donation. The process is simple — CARS will pick up your donation, handle all paperwork, and will send you a tax receipt. Call JFS (336) 852-4829 and say you want to donate your car, truck, boat or airplane! You may also visit CARS online and begin the process through our JFS portal.
Did you know one aspect of the recently passed CARES Act includes new charitable giving incentives? To bolster charitable giving in a time of economic downturn, a $300 above-the-line tax deduction for charitable giving, will be eligible to both itemizers and non-itemizers alike. The CARES Act also raises itemized charitable contribution deduction limits for individuals who itemize their deductions and claim the charitable contribution deduction.
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The David D. Frazier Food Pantry
The David D. Frazier Food Pantry at Jewish Family Services provides to more than 130 local families who are struggling to put food on the table. In 2020, 18,336 pounds were distributed, and 511 volunteer hours were logged in by community members.
You can help fill the Food Pantry by ordering from our Amazon Wish List. Just address deliveries to Jewish Family Services at 5509-C W. Friendly Ave, Greensboro, NC 27410. Food may also be dropped of in the front foyer at the same address.
THANK YOU to our Sponsors:
VISION
A Jewish community where every individual and family receive the support and assistance they need to thrive.
MISSION
Guided by our values, Jewish Family Services provides a range of supportive, mental health, and volunteer services and programs that are dedicated to the well-being of the Jewish community and contribute to the vibrancy of the greater Greensboro community.
CORE VALUES
B’Tzelem Elohim: We are all created in the divine image. Every individual has dignity and worth.
Gemilut Hasadim: We engage in acts of loving kindness treating people with care and acting in a way to relieve suffering and assist those who are vulnerable.
Kol Arevim Zeh Ba Zeh: All Jews are responsible one for the other and for building a strong community.
Tikkun Olam: We are responsible to act to repair the world and to make it a better place for all.
Tzedakah: We promote fairness and justice and care for others through assisting those in need of resources.
Greensboro Jewish Federation
Jewish Family Services of Greensboro
Jewish Foundation of Greensboro