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Since 1875, JFSA Cleveland has provided progressive solutions to individuals and families to help them face life’s challenges with confidence. We work together with families to find the right solution, whether dealing with issues surrounding mental illness, developmental disabilities, aging, domestic violence, homelessness, financial distress and many others.

JFSA’s impact in Northeast Ohio is inspiring. Whether through JFSA Cleveland, JFS Akron, Hebrew Shelter Home or the Cleveland Chesed Center, individuals and families find solutions to face life’s challenges with confidence.

24,954

kosher meals were delivered to older adults by volunteers.

1,541

nights of temporary emergency shelter provided through the Hebrew Shelter Home.

479

Holocaust Survivors received assistance with reparations, personal care, case management, and help obtaining food, clothing and medical care.

620

individuals with serious mental illness received mental health services.

704

households made over 7,463 visits to the Cleveland Chesed Center’s kosher food pantry.

760

families received Kosher for Passover groceries easing their financial burden at Passover time.

478

individuals and families received help from the Alzheimer’s & Dementia program.

645

medical appointments in podiatry, ophthalmology, dentistry, and geriatrics were provided through Alyson’s Place Medical Clinic.

43

residential sites throughout Northeast Ohio provided housing for adults with developmental disabilities and adults with mental illness.

273

domestic violence survivors were helped with services throughout the community.

355

students received $1, 846,140 in grants, loans and scholarship for the 2023-2024 school year through the College Financial Aid program.

Your support helps ensure that JFSA Cleveland will continue to help individuals and families face life’s challenges far into the future.

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Holocaust Survivor Legacy Project

Jewish Family Service Association of Cleveland with support from the Jewish Federation of Cleveland created the Holocaust Survivor Legacy Project, a series of individual books containing first-hand accounts from Holocaust survivors of their childhood, Holocaust experience and their lives after World War II. It is the objective of the Holocaust Legacy Project to highlight the […]

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MAY 6: Spice it up! CHIVES Part 1

Older Adult Online Activities Favored by Marco Polo over 4,000 years ago, chives push many ordinary, mundane foods to a different culinary level. This simple herb, when blanched, are featured in street stalls and trains in China as a quick snack. Join us as we learn about this versatile herb. Receive three recipes to try […]

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MAY 13: Author! Author!

A Live Conversation with Award-Winning Historian Scott D. Seligman Join us for a fascinating and engaging conversation as acclaimed author Scott D. Seligman brings to life:– The dramatic events of The Great Kosher Meat War of 1902– The untold story of immigrant women discovering their collective power. A pivotal moment in early American Jewish activism– […]

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