In partnership with Jewish Family Services, Kerrisdale Oakridge Marpole Better at Home, the Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver, Seniors First BC and the Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver, the World Elder Abuse Awaerness Day event brought the community together to raise awareness on the pressing issue of elder abuse. We were privileged to witness […]
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MindsEye Photography by Tybie; Nucleus Photography by Efrat Gal-Or On a sunny Sunday afternoon, the community came together to mark the grand opening of the long-awaited Vancouver Jewish Community Garden (VJCG). The event was filled with excitement and a strong sense of unity as community members, volunteers, and founding organizations gathered to witness the transformation of
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How do service providers such as JFS create a welcoming environment for LGBTQ2S+ clients? It’s an important question as the LGBTQ2S+ community has and continues to experience condemnation, discrimination, and hate crimes. For many decades, counselling services have played a part in addressing the social injustices that members of the LGBTQ2S+ community have experienced. Language,
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Together, we raised over $442,000 to support more than 3,000 people through JFS’ critical programs and services, including food assistance, mental health and counselling, and advocacy and care management. [Photography by Ana Kliri, Josh Bowie & Maryna Kozar. Full photo gallery below.] The JFS Innovators luncheon was a remarkable event. With an impressive attendance of 550
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Once a week, Melissa spends time at The Kitchen assisting with food prep and packaging for the Meal Delivery program. These ‘home-cooked” dishes are hand-made and delivered weekly to provide seniors and individuals with limited physical abilities with healthy, nutritious meals. Melissa enjoys helping at The Kitchen, and is no stranger when it comes to
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As a UBC undergrad student originally from Kamloops, Malcolm wanted to give back to his new community and make connections outside of school. So he responded to an online volunteer ad for The Kitchen, not realizing how expansive JFS’ network is. “I was surprised by how big the network of volunteers is. There are grocery
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The Community Kitchen series bring individuals together to learn new skills, and to connect with the community through the common language of food.
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City Beet Farm is a small-scale, multi-site urban farm based in Riley Park – Little Mountain Neighbourhood in Vancouver.
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JFS’ Thriving Seniors held its first Intergenerational Dialogue program last month which brought together twelve seniors and a group of high school students.
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We are proud of the several new initiatives introduced this past year that align with one of those values – Diversity & Inclusion.
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