We're Here to Help: COVID-19 Update
as of January 20, 2021
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2021 might be a new year, but the social and financial effects of the COVID-19 pandemic continue. Each of the programs and services at JFS Orlando targets a different need of the community, before and especially during the pandemic.
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 and to apply.
•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.
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Our Central Florida community’s needs have grown tremendously this 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
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JFS Orlando offers Centerpieces for Tzedakah. Whether you're planning a Bar/Bat Mitzvah or any special event, our bimah trunks and table centerpieces would make perfect additions.
Tzedakah means "justice, fairness, righteousness; the obligation to do what is right and just."
Not only will our centerpieces decorate your special occasion and be environmentally friendly compared to traditional flower arrangements, but they will represent your act of tzedakah and its impact on our community.
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The Power of Giving: Chaplaincy Program
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"A chaplain--a rabbi, in this case--is an outlet to give expression to any concern, any question, any fear. They may be wondering, 'Why is this happening to me?' And I hope to give them some insight from our Jewish traditions."
–Rabbi E. Arnold (Arny) Siegel, JFS Community Rabbi
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JFS Orlando's Rabbi Arny provides a much needed Chaplaincy program to the unaffiliated Jewish community. This pastoral outreach service provides end of life services, burial or memorial services, and other visits, such as hospice, hospital or home visits. Rabbi Arny provides a listening presence and a voice of hope and healing.
This program operates in partnership with the Greater Orlando Board of Rabbis and the Jewish Federation of Greater Orlando.
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In 2020, our Community Rabbi served more than 660 individuals through chaplaincy services.
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Help the JFS Chaplaincy program continue its spiritual support of the community!
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Volunteer Spotlight:
The Gift of Time
"Staying at Home" Edition
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Joanie Mayer and Mona Bachove
“For us, working at the Pantry is performing a mitzvah. It is a way to reach out to the community and be a very small part of providing assistance for those who are in crisis and struggling to put food on the table.” Joanie and Mona volunteer together in JFS Orlando’s Pearlman Emergency Food Pantry once a month. Two friends with the most generous and determined hearts, they each came to know JFS through differing experiences.
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Beyond the
Counseling Couch
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5 Tips for Your 2021 Goals
By Ashlyn Douglass-Barnes, LCSW, JFS Clinical Director
New Year, New You, right? If there is something 2020 taught us all, it is that we are resilient. Have to switch overnight from in-person to virtual school, work, place of worship, meals, meets up, and holidays? No problem, we handled it. No vacations, traveling, or social meetups? No problem, we adapted. But throughout all of that, we likely didn’t realize the emotional and physical exhaustion that came with it.
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Grant Funder's Corner: Thank you!
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Thank you to the following grant funders for supporting
JFS Orlando in December:
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Joe and Sarah Galloway Foundation
Family Stabilization Program
TD Charitable Foundation
Family Stabilization Program
VNA Foundation
Reliable Independent Drivers for the Elderly (RIDE) Program
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