By Kim Kupfer
My name is Jack, and I am nine-years old. I used to live with my birth mother, but she was unable to take care of me. I moved in with my birth father in 2019, and it was difficult for me to adjust. You see, I used to live in another state, and did not always feel safe. In firs…
From JFS Adoption Newsletter
The Adoption Program at Jewish Family Service publishes a monthly Newsletter. In honor of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder awareness month, we share this excerpt. If you would like more information, please contact JFS at 717-233-1681.
Dear Director,
We welcomed…
By Steven Schauder, Executive Director, Jewish Family Service of Greater Harrisburg
The Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, invites us to reflect on the year that was and on the year that lies ahead. While so many of us desire to put the past year behind us and never look back, I’m reminded o…
By Steven Schauder, MSW, CFRE | Executive Director, Jewish Family Service
We wanted to thank more than 700 community members who came out in full force on July 16th, to support JFS, our community’s Covid heroes, and the National Israeli baseball team. This was a once-in-a-lifetime event t…
By Julia Chlaifer
I'm Julia Chlaifer and I'm currently a student at Penn State Harrisburg working towards a bachelor’s degree in Human Development and Family Studies with a minor in Psychology. I've been working in childcare for the past six years, but I wanted to see what other fields I …
