Out and About in Denver

During the past few months, JFS staff attended many community events ranging from Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure to the South Metro Chamber of Commerce Fall Expo.

Click here to see more photos of JFS staff out in the community.

The main goal of attending these events is to broaden the awareness of the programs and services that we offer while reiterating that we provide help to all, regardless of race, religious affiliation, gender, age, income, or sexual orientation.

We often find that people in the general community have misconceptions about who we serve. I don't know if you can read our shirts in this picture, but they say, "You don't have to be Jewish to access our services." We decided to wear these shirts to all our community events in an attempt to educate the public in a light-hearted manner.

Since we have such diverse programs and we are growing so quickly, I think there are several things that people do not know about JFS. For example, did you know that annually:

• 50% of the people we serve are not Jewish
• We touch the lives of over 20,000 clients and familes in metro Denver
• The Weinberg Food Pantry helps feed over 2,300 households in our community
• JFS provides counseling to public and Jewish schools, positively impacting over 2,400 students and their families, faculties, and staff
• Over 500 volunteers provide more than 16,000 hours of service to JFS
• SHALOM Denver processes nearly 1.8 million pieces of mail and packaged 450,000 products for nearly 200 business customers
• Our seniors services staff assists over 1,200 aged and chronically ill clients and their families

With your help, we can continue to improve lives and rebuild hope in our community by providing a single point of entry to a wide array of human services.

--Alaina Green and Kari Alpen, JFS Marketing Department