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At JFS SV there are a broad range of volunteer opportunities, with every hour of time translating into direct service to our community of family, friends and neighbors who struggle with issues related to aging, parenting, disability, poverty, job loss, and more.
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Jewish Family Services of Silicon Valley provides our local community with comprehensive quality services and programs: counseling and parenting support, career counseling and employment services, senior services, emergency food assistance, Holocaust survivor support, and refugee support.
Hear Mindy on NPR interview on Trump administration denying Iranian Christians asylum.
Ruth Perkins Emergency Fund for Refugee Services
Donations are urgently needed.
HuffPost: War Tore This Family Apart For A Decade. Now Trump Won’t Let Them Reunite.
Read and hear about it, including JFS Executive Director Mindy Berkowitz's Comments!
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Refugee Crisis
Come see Jewish Family Services in action! Learn more!
- JFS President Reflects on his time with JFS SV.
Read his "Confessions of a Lucky Guy".
Over 330 guests joined us at breakfast to hear JFS stories, and came away with so much more.
Read more and plan to join us in 2019.
- JFS Annual Meeting - Save the Date! June 13, 2018, 7-8:30 PM. Learn More!
Judge Rules Against Trump on JFS Suit against refugee restrictions
On Dec. 23rd, U.S. District Judge James Robart issued a ruling largely blocking implementation of the Trump administration’s most recent refugee restrictions, which included stopping the follow-to-join process, reuniting family members with refugees already in the U.S.
For Full Details on the lawsuit, including the press releases, JFS SV's statement, and FAQs.
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Watch this video to learn about JFS SV.