Syracuse Jewish Family Service

Wishing everyone in the community a joyous Chanukah, filled with love, light and wellbeing!

Know an older adult who is feeling isolated these days? (Who doesn't?!) SJFS has openings in our new Stay Connected program. This phone-based service includes support and evidence-based strategies to help older adults experiencing stress, anxiety or mild depression symptoms due to isolation in the COVID-19 pandemic. Call us at 315-446-9111, ext. 234, or email [email protected], to find out more!

SJFS leading major Caregiver Support initiative with 2-year, $200,000 grant from Health Foundation for Western & Central NY https://hfwcny.org/national-family-caregivers-month-suppor/

SJFS is proud to be a Participating Partner in the CNY 21-Day Racial Equity Habit Building Challenge. United Way of Central New York, in partnership with the YWCA, is launching the challenge community wide on October 1st. We’re encouraging our employees to take this personal journey, and we hope you’ll join us. For more information, and to register, please visit cnyequity.org/signup.

SJFS and The Jewish Home of CNY Announce Region's First Elder Shelter on World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: It's World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. SJFS and the Jewish Home are announcing our pilot of the region's first Elder Shelter, launching next month. Thank you to our regional coalition partners and to the Mother Cabrini Foundation, generous funder of Dementia Friendly CNY!

Wishing our community a meaningful Passover... and a collective Exodus from the fear and suffering we are currently experiencing. As we celebrate the holiday, thank you for your care of each other and your dedication to our community!

Please join our new group: Syracuse Jewish Family Service Covid-19 Community Response: a safe community for members to share requests and offers, circulate ideas and resources for wellbeing, and keep each other company through the isolation imposed by Covid-19. It's a closed group -- just ask for an invitation! https://www.facebook.com/groups/707213823151901/?source_id=235775763218194

Covid-19 Jewish Community Resource Introducing: Mutual Aid Clearinghouse for Onondaga County Spread the word!

SJFS is here to help! We may have woken up this week to a new normal in terms of how we operate, but we at Syracuse Jewish Family Service are moving forward with the same mission: strengthening lives in our community. Please let us know if you could use help with food, counseling, information about COVID-19 practices and resources, or you could just use a friendly phone call. We are here to help. If you or a loved one needs help now, please contact SJFS at [email protected], or call 315-446-9111, x226.

Make healthy aging a New Year's resolution! See 10 tips from the Alzheimer's Foundation of America that will help...

Early memory loss? SJFS brings programs and expertise to region!

Screening now for a new section of M-Power U: A Learning Community for Early Memory Loss, tailored to serve the needs of individuals with Parkinson’s disease. Thank you, Health Foundation of WCNY for generous seed funding for this third section of our unique weekly 4-hour social and learning program empowering individuals to take charge of their emotional, cognitive, and physical health to mitigate the impact of early cognitive changes and improve overall wellness. Call today!

Thank you, Alzheimer's Foundation of America, for your $5,000 grant to help us expand Arts and Minds!

Spreading the word about SJFS services across the county...

You're invited! To the opening reception for SJFS's first Art Show, featuring works by the artists of Opening Minds Through Art and the M-Power U Arts and Minds Community. Friday, September 27, 4pm - 5:30 pm.

Join in the fun for the summer's last movie/discussion with Mike Mills's "20th Century Women" -- and check out the Fall line-up for Views on Aging: Through the Movie Lens!