On Sunday, August 28th, Jewish Family Service sponsored a thank you picnic for volunteers and Mentor Connection mentors at Springdale Park in Birmingham.  Read more (PDF).

This morning I had the honor and pleasure of being the only man sitting in a group of caring and compassionate women attending a joint meeting of the Jewish Women’s Foundation of Metropolitan Detroit and the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit’s Women’s Department. Jewish Family Service Board members Wendy Eisenshtadt and Karen Schoenberg eloquently presented ...Read More

As much as we’d love to delay its arrival, (and enjoy a few more weeks of warm temperatures and barbeques)…Fall is here!   While we will miss the Summer season, Autumn certainly brings its own charm to theDetroitarea. Who can resist the beauty of the changing leaves or fun with family and friends at the cider ...Read More

JFS is promoting Family Day, a day to have dinner with your family. We are celebrating Family Day on Sunday, September 25, 2011. There are many studies that reveal the importance of regularly scheduled family meals to reduce risk factors for things like eating disorders and substance abuse, but also to increase protective factors for ...Read More

The Importance of the Family Meal

Family Day: A Day to Eat Dinner with Your Children

Jewish Family Service is having our first annual celebration of Family Day on Sunday, September 25, 2011! Have a meal with your family on that day and help support JFS programming!

Family Day was created by The National Center on Addiction and ...Read More