Starting November 1st, Stop and Shop, Ansonia (located at 100 Division Street), will donate $1 to the JFS Food Pantry for every $10.99 Bloomin’ 4 Good Bouquet (Identified with the red circle sticker) purchased. During this Thanksgiving month you can spread a little love and thanks while helping feed the hungry in our local community! The Bloomin’ 4 Good Bouquets are located in the floral section of the store or you may ask the Ansonia Stop & Shop Florist for assistance.
Category: Food Assistance
SOS Program Helps the Vulnerable
Through the Social Work Outreach Services Program, JFSGNH offers a lifeline to individuals/families in crisis who find themselves struggling to provide for their own basic needs. JFS offers assistance to vulnerable and at-risk community members in the areas of food, housing, utility, transportation and medical needs, to name a few.
Through a combination of social services and financial assistance, JFSGNH provides short-term stability to families to stem their immediate crises, and then works with them to ensure long-term well-being and self-sustainability. Our goal is to help people in economic crisis to help themselves. We do so while respecting the dignity and confidentiality of clients.
Services Available
One-time Emergency Financial Assistance
Basic Needs Assistance (utility, transportation, and/or food)
Help individuals navigate community, state and federal resources
Referral to JFS Mental Health/Counseling Services
Resources and Referrals
Find out if the Social Work Outreach Services Program (SOS) is the solution you or someone you love might need.
CALL Jessica Maselli 203-916-1680 or jmaselli@jfsnh.org
Important Coronavirus Update
Important Coronavirus Update
According to the CDC and Health officials, social distancing is seen as the most effective means of slowing the spread and reducing the impact of COVID-19 among our employees, volunteers, clients and the general community.
Due to the volume of traffic into our office, Jewish Family Service is taking the following steps in response to COVID-19 (Coronavirus) until further notice.
The JFS office is currently closed and the staff of JFS is currently working remotely. The best way to contact staff members is via email or voicemail.
JFS continues to diligently strategize how to best continue to help serve the needs of our clients and community at this time of need and yet keep all safe. We are so appreciative of your support and will keep you updated via email, Facebook and our website as we establish additional plans to serve our community. If you have any questions, please contact Amy Rashba at arashba@jfsnh.org
Help Local Families Celebrate the Holidays!
To donate to the Thanksgiving campaign, click here!
Free Summer Meals
If you have a school-aged student or know someone who does who will be in need of breakfast and lunch this summer, simply text “FOOD” to 877877 and receive a message back with a location closest to where they can get free summer meals. You can also log in to https://www.endhungerct.org/summer-meals/ and type in a zip code and it will list the locations in the immediate area. Even if you aren’t in need, someone else’s kids are. No child deserves to go hungry, ever.
Stay Home During the Food4Kids Non-Event Fundraiser
Food4Kids New Haven provides weekend supplemental food to 354 children in the New Haven school system. For as little as $211, you can sponsor one student for a full academic year. To sponsor a child or to make a donation to this program, please click here. Be sure to choose Food4Kids in the drop down menu on the donation page.
September is National Hunger Action Month – Help Us Help Others
Food Collections to Benefit JFS Food Pantry During National Hunger Action Month
September is National Hunger Action Month and Jewish Family Service of Greater New Haven, Inc. is participating by collecting non-perishable food to help stock its pantry shelves. Hunger Action Month is your opportunity to be a part of this national movement by donating non-perishable items to help feed the many local families in need of food assistance.
Some of the items most requested include:
Boxed pasta, Dried beans; Canned meats (chicken, Spam, turkey); Canned Fish (albacore tuna, salmon, chunk white tuna); Hamburger Helper; Rice mixes (Rice-a-Roni, microwave rice pouches); Grains (couscous, quinoa); Canned vegetables all varieties (beets, mushrooms, potatoes – sliced, whole or diced, corn, French style green beans, peas, lima beans); Tea and Coffee (especially Decaf); Soups of all types; and baking mixes.
On Friday, September 14th (National Hunger Action Day) the JFS Food Pantry & Nutritional Health Center will be open from 8-12 accepting donations. In addition, non-perishable food donations can be dropped off at the JFS Food Pantry (1440 Whalley Avenue) on Wednesdays or Thursdays between 8:30 – 11:45 a.m. or the JFS main office during non-pantry hours (please be aware that the Jewish High Holidays are in September so the offices will be closed on several days).
In addition, synagogues conducting food drives during the High Holidays are asked to please sort and remove any expired food before delivering. To arrange a drop off day and time, contact Mara Ginsberg at mginsberg@jfsnh.org. For additional information please contact Sandy Hagan at (203) 389-5599, ext. 121 or shagan@jfsnh.org.
Please Help Food4Kids win a $10,000 grant from Safeco Insurance
Please visit this link: http://spr.ly/6185DnxRV to LIKE, COMMENT and SHARE this Food4Kids post on the Safeco Insurance Facebook page. We need a combination of 200 likes, comments and shares by April 3rd to receive an additional $5,000 grant from Safeco Insurance which will double the $5,000 they have already donated to Food4Kids.
Help FOOD4KIDS win a $10,000 award from Safeco Insurance
Safeco will feature an original story about FOOD4KIDS New Haven which is scheduled to run on Safeco’s social media sites for one week, starting Wed. March 28. Jewish Family Service supporters need to like, comment and share the story on social media at least 200 times during the week starting this Wednesday, and FOOD4KIDS New Haven will receive a $10,000 donation. FOOD4KIDS has already won $5,000 through this Safeco award, but your likes, comments and shares will double the award to $10,000.
Stay tuned on the Jewish Family Service of Greater New Haven Facebook Page to find out how to engage with the social media post. A link to the post will be made live once it is available on Wednesday.
Thank you in advance for your likes, comments and shares of the social media story.
To learn more about the FOOD4KIDS program, please visit: https://jfsnh.org/programs-services/food-4-kids-program/
Food Pantry Provides Passover Assistance to Local Families
The JFSGNH Food Pantry and Nutritional Wellness Center provided Passover Assistance to more than 135 families in the Greater New Haven area. On Sunday, April 17th, B’nai B’rith Project H.O.P.E. volunteers and community members packed more than 380 bags, of which JFSGNH received 135 to distribute. The bags were filled with traditional Passover foods such as Gefilte fish, macaroons, matzoh, chamomile/mint herbal tea, matzo ball soup mix, pineapple tidbits, chocolate-covered marshmallows, apple sauce, borscht with beets, mayonnaise, tuna, oil, potatoes, cucumbers in brine, and grape juice, among other items. Each family also received a grocery store gift card to help offset the costs associated with their holiday shopping needs.
“It’s important to recognize those in our community who may not have the means to celebrate Passover,” commented Sandra Hagan, JFSGNH Food Pantry Director. “Many families may not attend a traditional Seder and working with Harold Miller of Project Hope is one way we help local families acknowledge the holiday and traditions.”