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The JFS Fund for the Future is the organization’s endowment fund, designed to ensure that JFS will be able to continue serving people in need in our community for another 100+ years.

If you wish to make a gift for the JFS Fund for the Future, please contact Don Goldman, Executive Director and CEO, at dgoldman@jfskc.org or 913-327-8262. Both current and deferred gifts are accepted. Pledges may be paid over multiple years, if desired.

Leadership $1,000,000+

Gail and Richard Lozoff

Visionary $750,000+

Bonnie and Herb Buchbinder
Louis Family Memorial Fund

Benefactor $500,000+

Carol and Arnold Caviar and Family

Sustainer $250,000+

Donna Gould Cohen
Sandi and Ed Fried and Family

Chai $180,000+

Martha Gershun and Don Goldman

Family $100,000+

Dr. Phyliss and Robert Bernstein
Dreiseszun Family Foundation
Gloria Gershun*
Dr. Joy and Stewart Koesten
William L. Lee*
Sosland Foundation

Partner $50,000+

Judy and Rich Hastings
Rachel Krantz and Edward J. Goldstein
Ann B. Stern

Friend $1,000+

Alice Jacks Achtenberg and David Achtenberg
Janet and Allen Agron
Diane and Steve Azorsky
Ann Morse Cohen*
Beatrice and Steven Fine
Arlene and David Kaseff
Leibert Kaufman*
Aaron G. March
Kim and Adam Matsil
Shanny and Eric Morgenstern
Shelah and Jim Mueth
Alana Muller and Marc Hammer
Aaron Rabinovitz*
Denise and Scott Slabotsky
Kelly and Dan Somberg
Anonymous (2)

*Of blessed memory

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Upcoming Events

Mar
1
Mon
3:00 pm JFS Virtual Happiness Habits @ virtual
JFS Virtual Happiness Habits @ virtual
Mar 1 @ 3:00 pm – Mar 29 @ 3:30 pm
Enjoy a weekly habit to foster happiness! Happiness Habits is a free, half-hour program at 3 p.m. Mondays via Zoom. The focus is how to manage the uncertainty of our daily lives with simple habits[...]
Mar
3
Wed
11:30 am JFS Grief and Loss Group
JFS Grief and Loss Group
Mar 3 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Meets first and third WednesdayThe ongoing support group is for individuals grieving fromthe death of a loved one. The group provides an opportunityto address issues of loss and grief within a Jewish spiritualcontext in a[...]
7:00 pm JFS Grandparenting Virtual Event
JFS Grandparenting Virtual Event
Mar 3 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Grandparenting: Expectations vs RealityJoin The J Kc on March 3, from 7 – 8:00 p.m. for a virtual workshop featuring Keynote Speaker: Barbara Unell Journalist, Author, EducatorCost: FREEPre-registration requiredPresented by: Beth Torah, Beth Shalom, HBHA, Jewish Family[...]
Mar
8
Mon
3:00 pm JFS Virtual Happiness Habits @ virtual
JFS Virtual Happiness Habits @ virtual
Mar 8 @ 3:00 pm – Apr 5 @ 4:30 pm
Enjoy a weekly habit to foster happiness! Happiness Habits is a free, half-hour program at 3 p.m. Mondays via Zoom. The focus is how to manage the uncertainty of our daily lives with simple habits[...]
Mar
11
Thu
4:00 pm JFS Community Food Drive March 11 @ JFS Brookside
JFS Community Food Drive March 11 @ JFS Brookside
Mar 11 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
  Community Curbside Food Drive  –  March 11   4 – 5:30 p.m. JFS Brookside, 25 E. 63rd St., Kansas City As food insecurity continues to grow in Kansas City, our Food Pantry is on the front[...]
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