April is Volunteer Appreciation Month, and Jewish Family Services (JFS) is blessed with wonderful volunteers, including Sophie Safter. While Shafter has lived in many cities in her adult life, she has always focused on connecting with the Jewish community no matter the place. While she moved to the Kansas City area about eight years ago, […]
Jewish Family Services (JFS) supports and strengthens lives throughout Greater Kansas City. We provide essential human services for people of all faiths, ages, cultures, and identities who are facing challenges in everyday life or times of crisis.
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Latest News
JFS Announces New CEO: Angela DeWilde
Angela DeWilde began her career as a teacher before becoming the founding Executive Director of Start at Zero, a Kansas City nonprofit dedicated to partnering with parents to foster healthy early childhood development. After leading Start at Zero for seven years, Angela served as Interim Executive Director at Show Me KC Schools during that organization’s […]
Elizabeth “Beth” Noble – Professor by Day, Promoter of JFS (by Day and) Night
Elizabeth “Beth” Noble, Ph.D. of Education, prides herself in being a devout promoter of Jewish Family Services’ (JFS) services. Beth is an advocate, a very generous donor, and client. She first learned about JFS through one of her doctorate students back in the 1980s. Since then, Beth has referred several students to JFS for various […]
