February 2021
We're Here to Help: COVID-19 Update
as of February 16, 2021
If you or someone you know could benefit from our services, please don't hesitate to reach out. Our services are available to ALL in need:

•Need food assistance? Call 407-644-7593 or complete an online request form to make a safe, food pick-up appointment from the Pearlman Emergency Food Pantry, M-Th 9am-4pm.

•Don't forget to care for your mental health! Call 407-644-7671 or complete our new online form to request a telehealth counseling appointment with one of our many therapists.

•Struggling to make ends meet? Our Family Stabilization Program caseworkers advise and refer necessary resources to help individuals and families achieve stability. Call 407-644-7593 to apply for the program.

•Need rental assistance? Our new JFS Orlando CARES program offers rental assistance for Orange County residents financially impacted by COVID-19 and behind on their rent. Visit www.jfscares.smapply.io
for more details.

•Need a ride to your medical appointments? The Reliable Independent Drivers for the Elderly (RIDE) program arranges rides to medical appointments for qualifying seniors and disabled adults. Call 407-644-7593 to apply.

•Need some spiritual guidance? Call 407-644-7593 ext. 233 to connect with Rabbi Siegel for end of life services, burials or memorials, or just counseling over the phone.

ICYMI: Rabbi Arny's New Video Series
Have you watched Rabbi Arny's new video series yet?

Every month, JFS Orlando's very own Community Rabbi, Rabbi E. Arnold (Arny) Siegel discusses a different relevant theme that touches on Jewish culture and traditions, hoping to provide advice and guidance through a spiritual lens.


(Or catch them featured in JFS Executive Director, Phil Flynn's Sunday emails!)
We're Hiring!
Our Central Florida community’s needs have grown tremendously in the past year, and we’re committed to continue meeting those needs.
 
If you or someone you know would be a good fit for one of our new job openings, please apply today!

•Director of Development

•Emergency Services Case Manager

•Bookkeeper

•Pantry Assistant

2021 Kobrin Family Scholarship
Applications for the 2021 Kobrin Family Scholarship are now available!
 
This college scholarship is to be awarded to a qualified, full-time student of the Jewish faith from Orange, Osceola or Seminole County who will be attending the University of Central Florida. The scholarship is available in the amount of $2,500 per year for a maximum of four (4) years.
Deadline: April 29, 2021
The Power of Giving: JFS Orlando CARES
UPDATE:
The first round of Jewish Family Services of Greater Orlando’s new rental assistance program, called “JFS Orlando CARES”, has CLOSED. The next round of applications will tentatively reopen on March 1, 2021.
Since the program started in October 2020, it has received hundreds of applications and distributed $500,000 to more than 200 households!
Dedicated to providing relief to those severely impacted financially during the COVID-19 pandemic, JFS Orlando CARES is open to qualified Orange County residents. The program has been made possible through support from Orange County Government, the TOP Jewish Foundation, and the Jewish Capital Alliance.
Visit the JFS Orlando CARES webpage for complete eligibility requirements and more information.
Volunteer Spotlight:
The Gift of Time
Dolores Indek

Dolores Indek misses volunteering at JFS Orlando. “It’s one of my favorite volunteer jobs!” A 7+ year volunteer, before the pandemic, Dolores used to volunteer in the Pearlman Emergency Food Pantry a couple times a month and help with babysitting for the Family Stabilization Program once a month. “I miss seeing all those people in need come and leave with a smile...”
Beyond the
Counseling Couch
How to Find Hope in the Era of COVID

By Dr. Eloise Stiglitz, PhD,
JFS Licensed Psychologist 

We have been living with COVID-19 for a year now. Can you remember back when we thought everything would close down for a couple of weeks and then we would be back to normal? After that, we thought it would last a couple of months, and, for sure, in the fall, all would be back to “normal”….

Grant Funder's Corner: Thank you!
Thank you to the following grant funders for supporting
JFS Orlando in January:
Emergency Food and Shelter Program
Pearlman Emergency Food Pantry
JFS Orlando
The George & Madeline Wolly Center
2100 Lee Road
Winter Park, FL 32789
407-644-7593
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