JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF COLORADO INC

COMMUNITY RESOURCES FOR STABILITY (CRS) PROVIDES INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN CRISIS WITH FOOD, LIMITED EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, CARE MANAGEMENT, AND INFORMATION AND REFERRALS. JFS OFFERS ROBUST AND COMPREHENSIVE ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN CRISIS WHILE PROMOTING LONGTERM SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND PREVENTING HOMELESSNESS. BY PROVIDING SUPPORTIVE SERVICES SUCH AS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, CASE MANAGEMENT, AND JOB PREPARATION/EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, JFS IS HELPING THE MOST AT-RISK PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY STABILIZE THEIR LIVES AND IMPROVE THEIR ECONOMIC SECURITY. IN ADDITION, JFS INCREASES ACCESS TO FRESH, HEALTHY, AND NUTRITIOUS FOODS AND MEALS AT THE WEINBERG FOOD PANTRY, SERVING 557,640 POUNDS OF FOOD TO 4,140 HOUSEHOLDS.THE JFS MOBILE FOOD & HYGIENE PANTRY PROVIDES FOOD ASSISTANCE IN AREAS OF NEED FOR THOSE FACING FOOD INSECURITY. THE MOBILE PANTRY TRAVELS TO DENVER NEIGHBORHOODS AND HOUSING COMPLEXES WITH HIGH PERCENTAGES OF FOOD INSECURITY AND TO COMMUNITY AND RECREATION CENTERS TO REACH THOSE WITH TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS. REMOVING TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS ENSURES FAMILIES EXPERIENCING FOOD INSECURITY WILL HAVE CONTINUED ACCESS TO HEALTHY, FRESH, AND CULTURALLY RELEVANT FOODS, SUCH AS PRODUCE, MEATS, AND DRIED GOODS, AS WELL AS INFORMATION ON HOW TO ACCESS THE MORE THAN 30 PROGRAMS AND SERVICES OFFERED BY JFS. THE MOBILE FOOD PANTRY SERVED MORE THAN 191,632 MEALS IN 2024.THROUGH ITS EMERGENCY HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, JFS PROVIDES EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROTECTING FAMILIES FACING EVICTION, ENSURING THEIR ABILITY TO PAY THEIR RENT, MORTGAGE, OR BILLS, AND INCREASING THEIR LONG-TERM FINANCIAL STABILITY. A TOTAL OF 236 INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED IN FY24.

AGING CARE & CONNECTIONS (ACC) PROVIDES CONSISTENT CARE, EASES TRANSITIONS, AND CREATES A VIBRANT SUPPORT TEAM FOR OLDER ADULTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE JAY AND ROSE PHILLIPS AGING CARE & CONNECTIONS DEPARTMENT HELPS 632 OLDER ADULTS LIVE SAFELY AND INDEPENDENTLY IN THE SETTING OF THEIR CHOICE BY PROVIDING 16,312 SERVICES RANGING FROM CARE MANAGEMENT, COUNSELING, AND HOMEMAKER SERVICES. THE AGING CARE & CONNECTIONS PROGRAM REDUCES SOCIAL ISOLATION AND BARRIERS TO CARE FOR OLDER ADULTS IN AGING-FRIENDLY COMMUNITIES BY OFFERING INCLUSIVE PROGRAMS AND SUPPORT SERVICES SUCH AS KOSHER MEALS ON WHEELS, COMMUNITY TABLE LUNCH PROGRAM AT THE JCC, AND FRIENDLY VISITORS. ADDITIONALLY, JFS PROVIDES VITAL SERVICES TO 107 HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS IN NEED OF CARE AND SUPPORT, ALLOWING THEM TO REMAIN SAFELY IN THEIR OWN HOMES AND MAINTAIN A GOOD QUALITY OF LIFE. JFS DELIVERED ESSENTIAL FOOD AND SUPPLIES TO HOMEBOUND OLDER ADULTS EACH WEEK AND PROVIDED 18,958 MEALS DURING THE YEAR.