Support Stories

Join the Atlanta Jewish community and donate food items to the JF&CS Food Pantry. Let’s fill the shelves with mitzvot! Please bring food donations to your synagogue, school, or to JF&CS and help us fill the Kosher Food Pantry. Read More

In August, when reviewing the Kosher Food Pantry's increasing needs and current food supply, JF&CS planned a food drive for the High Holidays with hope that the community would support us. We are so thankful to our incredible community and more… Read More

For 27 years, volunteer Jody Reichel has spearheaded the Holiday Gift Fund to help brighten the holiday season for Atlanta families who cannot afford gifts for their children. The program has helped hundreds of families through the years. Read More

"The gratitude I feel for the opportunities this journey is affording me is huge. I tell this story not only in tribute to my therapist, psychiatrist, the Kosher Food Pantry and JFCS but most importantly in tribute to all those suffering with… Read More

Start the Jewish New Year off with a mitzvah and donate food to the JF&CS Kosher Food Pantry. Read More

Rabbi Judith Beiner, Community Chaplain, and Brennen Joseph, JF&CS Clinician, walk us through the best ways to support parents grieving a loss. They also offer resources and support for those doing their best to manage the loss themselves. Read More

When the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the country in March 2021, many in metro Atlanta found themselves losing careers they had spent years building in just the blink of an eye. Others had to try and make the best of the usual life challenges in… Read More

This year, our food pantry has been able to provide food to more families in the Latinx community than ever before thanks to the efforts of taxi driver and food pantry volunteer, Luz Sepulveda. Read More

Mrs. Rebecca Greene* is a 90 year old Jewish older adult. She called Federation, looking for help for assistance paying her rent. She was referred to JF&CS where she received help with more than just rent assistance. Read More

Rebecca Grapevine is a Congregation Bet Haverim volunteer food delivery coordinator who offered to help deliver food to Southwest Ecumenical Emergency Assistance Center (SWEEAC) clients. She shares some words about her experience while delivering… Read More

Sunday, March 7, 2021, volunteers gathered in the parking lot at Jewish Family & Career Services Atlanta to help the constantly growing Kosher Food Pantry move to its new home. Read More

It can be difficult to ask for help, especially if you’ve never had to ask for it before. There is a stigma that surrounds asking for help which causes many people to struggle with knowing when they should reach out for a lifeline. One JF&CS client… Read More