JFS has served our greater Kansas City community for 120 years, but we haven’t done it alone! We are excited to celebrate on August 24th with so many of our friends and family who have made JFS the life-changing human service agency it is today. We are also honored to recognize two individuals at our […]
Help@Home Provides Peace of Mind
Help@Home is a membership-based home maintenance program available to adults ages 60 and older or adults with disabilities who live in portions of Jackson County, MO and Johnson County, KS. View service area map.
Help@Home also makes a great gift for loved ones! Learn more about how you can gift the peace of mind that comes from knowing that the older adults in your life have will have high quality work is performed by skilled, reliable, and trained professionals.
JFS 120TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
Thank you to everyone who celebrated, participated, volunteered, and supported our 120th Celebration! We appreciate your dedication and commitment to JFS and could not do our work without you.
You can view our photo album from the event on our Facebook page.
Learn more about our 120 years of serving our Kansas City Community here!
We're Here to Help
JFS provides essential human services for people facing challenges in everyday life or times of crisis — regardless of faith, age, culture, or lifestyle. If you need assistance, call 913-730-1433 or email navigator@jfskc.org. All services are by appointment.
Events & Acknowledgments

Thank You Jim Kanally for your $900,000 legacy gift!
Recently, Jim Kanally designated a $900,000 gift from the John Joseph Kanally Trust to Jewish Family Services (JFS) through the Jewish Community Foundation. Seventy-two-year-old Jim Kanally didn’t know about Jewish Family Services’ programs until his conversation with a neighbor. That neighbor happens to be JFS Chief Program Officer Maggie Haghirian, who spends much of her […]

Susan Lebovitz is Our JFS Volunteer of the Month for June!
Anyone who has visited Jewish Family Services Food Pantry KesherKC Mobile effort has encountered the friendly smile and warm greeting from Susan Lebovitz. “People sincerely appreciate JFS’s generosity,” said Lebovitz, who started volunteering with the agency in 2019. She’s always willing to pitch in where help is needed. To honor her efforts, Lebovitz has […]
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One Really Good Reason for Emerging Leaders to Celebrate JFS: Kids Like Me
Jewish Family Services invites its Emerging Leaders – and those interested in joining this new professional development group – to learn more about our 120 years of service to our greater Kansas City Community at its 120th Anniversary Celebration on August 24th. In this personal column, Andi Kahclamat shares why she’s attending this community celebration. […]

Join JFS for an Emerging Leaders Happy Hour
Join us for the JFS Emerging Leaders Happy Hour on Thursday, July 20th from 6-8pm at the J. Rieger Distillery Electric Park! Come find out about upcoming events and volunteer opportunities, have a cocktail, and meet other young professionals who support JFS’s work in the community. This is a free event, but you can support […]

Susan Lebovitz is Our JFS Volunteer of the Month for June!
Anyone who has visited Jewish Family Services Food Pantry KesherKC Mobile effort has encountered the friendly smile and warm greeting from Susan Lebovitz. “People sincerely appreciate JFS’s generosity,” said Lebovitz, who started volunteering with the agency in 2019. She’s always willing to pitch in where help is needed. To honor her efforts, Lebovitz has […]