JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF COLORADO INC
Programs
Community Resources for Stability
COMMUNITY RESOURCES FOR STABILITY (CRS) PROVIDES INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN CRISIS WITH FOOD, LIMITED EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, CARE MANAGEMENT, AND INFORMATION AND REFERRALS. JFS OFFERS ROBUST AND COMPREHENSIVE ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN CRISIS WHILE PROMOTING LONG-TERM SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND PREVENTING HOMELESSNESS. BY PROVIDING SUPPORTIVE SERVICES SUCH AS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, CASE MANAGEMENT, JOB PREPARATION EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, JFS IS HELPING THE MOST AT-RISK PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY STABILIZE THEIR LIVES AND IMPROVE THEIR ECONOMIC SECURITY. IN ADDITION, JFS INCREASES ACCESS TO FRESH, HEALTHY, AND NUTRITIOUS FOODS AND MEALS AT THE WEINBERG FOOD PANTRY SERVING 860,000 POUNDS OF FOOD TO 28,000 HOUSEHOLDS COMPRISED OF NEARLY 69,000 INDIVIDUALS ANNUALLY. MOREOVER, WE DELIVERED ESSENTIAL FOOD AND SUPPLIES TO HOMEBOUND OLDER ADULTS EACH WEEK AND PROVIDED OVER 26,000 MEALS IN FY23. THE LUNCHBOX EXPRESS PROGRAM PROVIDED 10,843 FREE, HEALTHY LUNCHES TO CHILDREN LIVING IN NEIGHBORHOODS WITH HIGH RATES OF POVERTY TO COMBAT CHILDHOOD HUNGER.IN FY23, WE LAUNCHED JFS MOBILE FOOD & HYGIENE PANTRY WHICH PROVIDES FOOD ASSISTANCE IN AREAS OF NEED FOR THOSE FACING FOOD INSECURITY. THE MOBILE PANTRY TRAVELS TO DENVER NEIGHBORHOODS AND HOUSING COMPLEXES WITH HIGH PERCENTAGES OF FOOD INSECURITY AND TO COMMUNITY AND RECREATION CENTERS TO REACH THOSE WITH TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS, AND LOCATIONS WE SERVE DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS THROUGH OUR LUNCHBOX EXPRESS PROGRAM. REMOVING TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS ENSURES FAMILIES EXPERIENCING FOOD INSECURITY WILL HAVE CONTINUED ACCESS TO HEALTHY, FRESH, AND CULTURALLY RELEVANT FOODS SUCH AS PRODUCE, MEATS, AND DRIED GOODS, AS WELL AS INFORMATION ON HOW TO ACCESS THE MORE THAN 30 PROGRAMS AND SERVICES OFFERED BY JFS. THE MOBILE FOOD PANTRY SERVED MORE THAN 190,000 MEALS IN FY23.THROUGH ITS EMERGENCY HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, JFS PROVIDES EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROTECTING FAMILIES FACING EVICTION, ENSURING THEIR ABILITY TO PAY THEIR RENT, MORTGAGE, OR BILLS, AND INCREASING THEIR LONG-TERM FINANCIAL STABILITY. 654 HOUSEHOLDS WERE SERVED IN FY23.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$4.6MAging Care & Connections
AGING CARE & CONNECTIONS (ACC) PROVIDES CONSISTENT CARE, EASES TRANSITIONS, AND CREATES A VIBRANT SUPPORT TEAM FOR OLDER ADULTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE JAY AND ROSE PHILLIPS AGING CARE & CONNECTIONS DEPARTMENT HELPS 605 OLDER ADULTS LIVE SAFELY AND INDEPENDENTLY IN THE SETTING OF THEIR CHOICE BY PROVIDING 11,083 SERVICES RANGING FROM CARE MANAGEMENT, COUNSELING, AND HOMEMAKER SERVICES. THIS PROGRAM REDUCES SOCIAL ISOLATION AND BARRIERS TO CARE FOR OLDER ADULTS IN AGING-FRIENDLY COMMUNITIES BY OFFERING INCLUSIVE PROGRAMS AND SUPPORT SERVICES SUCH AS KOSHER MEALS ON WHEELS, MEALS AT THE JCC, AND FRIENDLY VISITORS. ADDITIONALLY, JFS PROVIDES VITAL SERVICES TO 105 HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS IN NEED OF CARE AND SUPPORT THAT ALLOW THEM TO REMAIN SAFELY IN THEIR OWN HOMES AND MAINTAIN A GOOD QUALITY OF LIFE.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$2.9MMental Health Counseling & Services
MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING & SERVICES PARTNERS WITH CLIENTS, FAMILIES, AND THE COMMUNITY TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES TO ACHIEVE EMOTIONAL WELLNESS AND STABILITY. OUR TEAM OF SKILLED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IS COMMITTED TO HELPING, IMPROVING, AND MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF THOSE STRUGGLING WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. JFS PROVIDES QUALITY TRAUMA-INFORMED THERAPY IN PERSON OR THROUGH HIPAA-APPROVED TELETHERAPY FOR MORE THAN 1,220 INDIVIDUALS, COUPLES, AND FAMILIES THROUGH 12,581 SESSIONS TO SUPPORT NEIGHBORS DEALING WITH A VARIETY OF ISSUES, INCLUDING DEPRESSION, GRIEF, TRAUMA, RELATIONSHIP ISSUES, ANXIETY, AND FAMILY CRISES. OUR BILINGUAL RUSSIAN-SPEAKING THERAPIST OFFERS COUNSELING AND SUPPORT TO DENVER'S UNDERSERVED RUSSIAN POPULATION. THROUGH THE REFUGEE MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM, JFS PROVIDES COMPETENT, TRAUMA-INFORMED THERAPY ON AN OUTPATIENT BASIS TO REFUGEE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO ARE ADJUSTING TO LIFE IN COLORADO FOR MORE THAN 211 REFUGEES FROM 10 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. KIDSUCCESS PROVIDES FREE SCHOOL-BASED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO 534 STUDENTS AT 15 DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND ONE PRIVATE SCHOOL.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$2.4M
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