Jewish Senior, Family & Social Services

10/08/2024

Tomorrow is Ageism Awareness Day! Here's a list of ways you can be a part of the change and raise awareness:

🌟 Be a role model for aging by having meaningful conversations about age to help spark change and combat age stereotypes.
💬 Share your Ageism Awareness Day activities with your network, including events you held before Ageism Awareness Day, so ASA and others can spread the news.
📲 Be active on social media and like, comment and share posts about Ageism Awareness Day.
🏷️ Make sure to tag and use the hashtags and so others can find you!
🔎 Find more resources at asaging.org/ageism-awareness

In the comments, let us know what events or activities you're participating in for Ageism Awareness Day!

03/19/2024

Today is World Social Work Day 2024, and we couldn’t be more proud of our Jewish Senior, Family & Social Services Social Workers, Stacy W. and Liz W. THANK YOU both for your invaluable contributions.

This year’s theme is “Buen Vivir: Shared Future for Transformative Change,” which is rooted in the Global Agenda and emphasizes the need for social workers to adopt innovative, community-led approaches that are grounded in indigenous wisdom and harmonious coexistence with nature.

Social workers serve many roles in our communities and are deserving of special recognition today.

03/06/2024

Thank you to our Jewish Toledo community for putting a smile on these brave soldiers’ faces - and assuring they will be the best smiles in Northern Israel as well! They were so thrilled, surprised, and gracious to receive all the letters, drawings, bracelets, dental hygiene products, and more.

JFGT wants to extend a special thanks to the following for the dental hygiene products:
- North American Dental Group - Corner Dental
- Whitaker Family Dental of Napoleon
- Dr. Russ Thaler
- Owens Community College School of Dental Hygiene
- Beth Tronolone and Susan Nichols

02/29/2024

Huge THANK YOU to Rotary Club of Toledo for their donations to the Jewish Senior, Family & Social Services (JSFSS) Food Pantry. Their generous and thoughtful contribution of gift cards, reading glasses, hygiene products, can openers, hand warmers, socks, etc. will be such a help to those in need. You are an amazing community partner!

02/19/2024

The Jewish Senior, Family & Social Services (JSFSS) Family Pantry extends major gratitude to the Meijer store #117 on Central Avenue in Toledo for its continued support of our community each year through the company's Simply Give program. Meijer's generosity is vital to JSFSS keeping its food pantry shelves and fridges stocked.

01/02/2024

If you’re a volunteer, social worker, chaplain or other professional in the field of bikur cholim (visiting the sick) -- or simply a person committed to Jewish healing – you’re invited to the virtual National Bikur Cholim Conference: https://ow.ly/nyK730syP1w

12/18/2023

Israel update from Daniel Pearlman () - 12-18-23

Click here for a written transcription of Daniel's remarks:
https://cdn.fedweb.org/fed-97/2/12.18.23%2520update.pdf

08/07/2023

You can help fight local hunger by taking part in the Meijer Simply Give campaign at the Central Avenue location through Saturday, September 30! See the attached photos for more information. If you have questions, please contact Hannah at 419-724-0401 or [email protected].

07/24/2023

07/03/2023

Burrito Blessings VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Burrito Blessings 419 is Toledo’s newest food assistance for those in need. JFGT, Memorial Lutheran and Grace Lutheran are partnering to provide warm, homemade vegetarian burritos on the last Saturday of every month, starting July 29th. We need approximately six...

06/09/2023

Did you know? The White House’s national antisemitism strategy includes a call for the to make sure that food pantries have kosher food, a major priority for which Jewish Federations have advocated:

CEO David Greenfield says group is in talks with USDA after getting kosher access added to White House’s antisemitism strategy

06/01/2023

We have different mental health needs at different ages, which is why tackle these problems in different ways. But we know one thing: Stronger bonds between grandchildren and grandparents benefit both

During this Mental Health Awareness Month, which coincides with both Older Americans Month and Jewish American Heritage Month, we need to explore ways to strengthen ties between the generations in the interest of improving mental health and wellbeing for all.