Category Archives: Shabbat Inspiration from Raechel Hammer

Dear JFCS Family,  What a wonderful week it has been here at JFCS. We are abuzz with excitement and enthusiasm for our annual fundraiser, Stepping Out with JFCS, on Thursday, April [...]

Dear JFCS Family, Sometimes you need a little bit of success to end your week. We need to hear some good news that will inspire hope and rejuvenate us for [...]

Dear JFCS Family, This weekend, we celebrate the holiday of Purim – a holiday that reminds us not only to be grateful for our freedoms but also reminds us of [...]

Dear JFCS Family, Helen Keller famously said that “alone, we can do so little; together, we can do so much.” This quote has always resonated with me in ways I [...]

To my JFCS Family, This week marks the start of Social Work Month. On Wednesday, we gathered as a JFCS family as we do once a month! Even though it [...]

Dear JFCS Family, As I write to you today, I am thinking of my friends and family who struggle with drug use and addiction. I remember learning about drug use [...]

Dear JFCS Family,   “Volunteers are Love in Motion.” This time together is so very important to me. Every week, I sit, reflect, and think about the important issues within [...]

Dear JFCS Family, Inspiration comes in all different ways. Sometimes we are inspired by positive interactions and the success of our clients, and sometimes we must find inspiration through the [...]

Dear JFCS Family, “Be Yourself, Everyone Else is Already Taken.” This week, I had the pleasure of meeting with two of our Aging with Pride members, Michael* and David*. Aging [...]

Dear JFCS Family, “I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept.” This past week was exhilarating! I so appreciated the [...]