As we continue to follow data related to COVID-19, we have made the decision to continue virtual only counseling, case management and career counseling until at least September 8.This will enable us to ensure we are keeping our clients, volunteers, and staff safe while we consider timing to begin a phased reopening of the building. We will continue to provide food pantry, home care and transportation as we have since the pandemic began.
Virtual services will continue even after we transition to opening the building to ensure health, safety and accessibility.
The health and safety of our staff, clients, volunteers and partners are paramount to us. As we continue to plan and prepare for a phased reopening, we will closely monitor COVID-19 data and current public health recommendations to inform our decisions, including; timing of reentry, physical modifications, social distancing, cleaning and sanitizing, personal protective equipment, and health screening for everyone who is onsite.
We will update our plans by August 1 regarding a possible September 8 phased building reopening.
- Our mailing has changed to: P.O. Box 32578, Louisville, KY 40232
- Weekly Food Pantry service is available through curbside pickup and home delivery.
- Senior Concierge Homecare and PALS Transportation are accepting new clients.
- To inquire about any JFCS service, contact services@jfcslouisville.org or 502-452-6341 x 120.
- If you are interested learning more about socially distant volunteer opportunities, contact volunteer@jfcslouisville.org.
- You can make a donation to JFCS at https://jfcslouisville.wpenginepowered.com/donate/.
JFCS holds a vision for Greater Louisville where all live with dignity and purpose. Our work is to expand possibilities so that each person and every family can meet life’s challenges with confidence. We are guided by values of kavod, respect for the undeniable humanity of each person; and, tzedek, advocacy that fosters fairness and equity.
We condemn the racism and the violence against Black people that was and is perpetrated, sanctioned and systematized. We mourn the senseless killings of George Floyd in the street, Breonna Taylor in her bed, Ahmed Aubrey out for a run, and of the countless others whose lives were taken because they were Black. We bear witness to the pain of their families, friends and the Black community.
This is a pivotal moment — to live what we say we value, to act in accordance with our words. We are needing to listen, but it must be a deeper listening than in the past. A listening that leads to hearing, a hearing that leads to action, and action that leads to change.
We commit to that listening, to the self-reflection it will demand of us and to following the lead of our Black community in fighting for just change.
By Deb Frockt
Chief Executive Officer
Jewish Family & Career Services
Adjusting to new routines isn’t easy. Let us help.
The disruption to our daily routines has challenged parents in many ways. How can you work effectively from home while ensuring that your children continue to thrive? What’s the best way to address your child’s fears, even as you try to plan for an uncertain future? When can you integrate self-care into your new routine? How can you make the best of this time together?
Join JFCS for a weekly discussion voicing the challenges parents of young children experience and presenting strategies to address them. We will provide tools to ease the burden on today’s parents, from conversation techniques to practical activities and ideas.
This is a space for parents to remind each other that by taking care of themselves, they will strengthen their families and meet the challenge of our lifetime with grace and confidence.
Facilitated by Naomi Carrico, CSW, JFCS therapist and the mother of a young child.
Virtual meetings will be held the 1st and 3rd Tuesday at 8:00 PM.
(June 2nd, June 16th and June 30th)
Please contact services@jfcslouiville.org or 502-452-6341 x 120
The unemployment rate hit nearly 15 percent today. The number is staggering but inadequate to convey the personal experience in each loss — of a job, a livelihood, a pathway to pay for education, a career, an identity, a calling, an income, a way to care for family, a sense of purpose.
Since the start of this crisis, our skilled and compassionate staff has been listening to the immediate, concrete needs of those who are the first to be impacted. With generous community support, we are responding with food and counseling, financial assistance and financial coaching.
We know from past events (like 9/11 and the Great Recession) that career direction and job search at a time of collective upheaval and uncertainty can be overwhelming, even paralyzing. Bringing together our expertise in career and personal counseling, as well as financial coaching, JFCS is offering an immediate, practical way to take your next step.
What to Do NOW: Strategies for Career, Finances & Health is a four-part series, free and open to all. Topics include career exploration; your job search toolkit; networking in the age of social distancing; and, financial planning for new realities. People are invited to attend one, several or all sessions.
Even in “normal” times, unemployment can be an isolating, lonely experience. Please know that whatever you have lost, however you feel, however uncertain the future may seem — you don’t have to go it alone.
We are here for times like these. We are here for you.
Contact us for more information about What to Do NOW: Strategies for Career, Finances & Health and other services: services@jfcslouisville.org or 502-452-6341 x 120.