Hanukkah begins tonight at sundown. As our Jewish community prepares to celebrate, JFCS wishes to share a special message, because we all need a little more light and warmth this year. Happy Hanukkah!
#MondayMindfulness In an average year, the upcoming holidays and winter ahead can cause extra stress, anxiety, or depression. We'll be bringing you mindfulness tips to help you start the week off in a calm and focused head space. This week, one of our therapists, Mara, leads us in a guided visualization meditation.
#mindfulness #selfcare #mentalhealth #JFCSMercer
JFCS Mobile Food Pantry Official Launch!
Last night, JFCS held a launch celebration for our Mobile Food Pantry and we are incredibly proud of bringing this new resource to Mercer County! This project could not have happened without the support of our generous sponsors & donors, community partners, volunteers and staff. Together, we are going to be nourishing more of our neighbors in need. Together, we are making an impact.
Our most sincere thanks to our Founding Sponsors:
Ruth & Martin Clayman
The JFCS Women’s Alliance
The Fran & Larry Sucharow Philanthropic Fund at the Jewish Community Foundation
The Corella & Bertram F. Bonner Foundation
Pat & Ray Schlaefer
Firmenich
Abrams Foundation
Bcreative Digital Media
Church & Dwight
Kaia, Owen & Avery Janofsky
Mercer County, New Jersey
The Wawa Foundation
The Bank of Princeton
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Bobbi & Barry Freedman
Danielle & Jeremy Perlman Family Fund
Joel, Jacqueline, Lauren & Rachel Goldfinger
Richard Goldfinger
Lennar
Jill & Gregg Jaclin
Nexus Properties
NJM Insurance Group
Novo Nordisk
NRG Energy
The JFCS Mobile Food Pantry is Ready to Roll!
A project 7 months in the making, JFCS is proud to debut our Mobile Food Pantry...JFCS - Nourishing our Neighbors
How to Claim Tax Deductions for Charitable Giving with Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
During December, your home and email inboxes overflow with donation requests and JFCS, along with all charity organizations, understand how each ask is carefully considered. In recent years, changes to tax laws have made donors even more thoughtful in their giving decisions. We asked our partners at Lear & Pannepacker, LLP to help explain what those changes really mean for charitable donations AND alternative ways to make a meaningful gift. #endofyear #charitabledonations #stockdonations
Today at Cafe Europa, a special monthly program for Holocaust Survivors, guests went for a spin on the impromptu dance floor proving you're never too old for a dance!
30% of the way to $36K!
Only a few days left! Thank you to those donors who have contributed, with your support we have raised OVER 30% of our goal! Help us reach the finish with $36,000. Donate today: www.jfcsonline.org/donate
Michelle Napell is the October Champion for Business
Proud to announce that our Executive Director Michelle Plotkin Napell will be recognized as the Princeton Mercer Regional Chamber October Champion for Business at their upcoming monthly luncheon: https://bit.ly/2m0iNA8
We are proud to have Michelle lead our agency and congratulate her on this honor!
We are ready for the #BacktoSchool Backpack Stuffing Bonanza tonight! Volunteers will be here soon to pack up these generously donated supplies to help our clients start their #schoolyear off right! 🎒📚📏✏️📒✂️🗂️
The #JFCS staff braved the rain for a competitive, team-building Shop & Stock for our pantry! Looking for a fun way to give back with a group of friends, family or co-workers? You can organize your own Shop & Stock too! Call 609-987-8100 to learn more.
Cafe Europa live Klezmer Music
Our Café Europa attendees enjoyed the live Klezmer music performed by Cantor Jeff Warschauer and wife, Deborah Strauss. #JFCS #FunFriday
Koleinu at Cafe Europa 11-18-18
Koleinu a cappella group of Center for Jewish Life - Hillel at Princeton University shares their incredible talent with Holocaust Survivors at Cafe Europa hosted by #JFCS
JFCS is excited to welcome Sassy Reuven to Cobblestone Creek Country Club to share his first hand account of the Raid on Entebbe
During #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth we are sharing our client's stories to show the many faces of mental health challenges...faces like Gerry who needed a little help to get through a big step. Counseling with JFCS is not only for those who struggle with ongoing concerns; our professionals are here to help you work through the emotional and mental changes that come from both planned & unplanned changes in life.
JFCS provides compassionate and supportive care to our counseling clients. During #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth we are sharing our client's stories to show the many faces of mental health challenges...This is Marion's journey.
JFCS is proud to offer professional, individualized counseling to those facing mental health crises. During #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth we are sharing our client's stories to show the many faces of mental health challenges...This is Jared's story.
Thank you to the 42 kids who came out to Beth Chaim for Mini Mitzvah Day! We proudly welcomed members of the new Princeton area "Boys Charity Group" organized by Kathy Kane, Jill Jaclin, & Missy Pirrera.
Attendees created 70 candy giftbags for pantry clients; 1200 stickered granola bars, 1400 utensils were wrapped and tied, 50 dream catchers were made for Greenwood House, and 30 thanksgiving poems were created for our Meals on Wheels clients. WOW! Now those are alot of good deeds! #ThankfulThursday
Another successful Backpack & School Supply Drive in the books! ☑️ Thank you to all who donated, special thanks to Hill Wallack LLP for their generous contribution of a dozen backpacks and our Teen Mitzvah Brigade for their awesome work in packing! #BacktoSchool
More than 70 older adults attended an Illustrated lecture on Jewish New York at Beth El Synagogue at East Windsor. Thank you to Marty Schneit, New York City tour guide and historian, for his amazing presentation.
Successful visit from MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger This is Hunger truck at Adath Israel Congregation! 413 individuals ages 11 to 90 experienced the transformative exhibit on hunger in America. Thanks to Marni Gittleman, Creative Director for enhancing the experience. #Thisishunger
It's #FlashbackFriday and JFCS is still blissful from the Gala last week. If you see yourself, please tag yourself and share what a great time we all had! Michelle Plotkin Napell, Barbara Majeski, Joyce Kalstein, @haroldheft, The Peacock Inn, Audrey Levin Wisotsky, Danna Muchnick Weiss
2017 JFCS Gala Highlights
The 2017 JFCS Gala was truly A Bubbly Evening! Thank you to our guests, sponsors and those who wished us well! Please share the video with your friends so they will come with you next year!
Cocktail hour! #partyjfcs2017 #cheers
JFCS is so pleased at the number of programs and services we provide to Greater Mercer County. But we want to do more!
Join Us today with a tax deductible donation: http://www.jfcsonline.org/donate/
JFCS Barnes & Noble’s Day was a success! Thank you to all our volunteer gift wrappers, Andrea Genek and Michele Napell for their fabulous story reading, Hazzan Joanna Dulkin for music and PJ Library for great children’s programming.
Thank you to TJC’s Mini Mitzvah Corps and Princeton Playspace for Hosting a wonderful afternoon of social action and fun! We made over 39 breakfast bags for seniors for JFCS’s Kosher Café and Kosher Meals on Wheels.
