Jewish Family Service Nashville helps Jewish Ukrainian refugees build a new life in Nashville after fleeing the war.
Finding Home in a Foreign Land: Jewish Ukrainian Refugees Build New Life in Nashville After Fleeing War
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Pam Kelner Honored with Nashville Pride’s 2022 Ally Award
JFS’s Executive Director, Pam Kelner, is honored with the 2022 Nashville Pride Ally Award.
JFS 2022 Chesed Dinner Honors Howard Safer and Nancy Flexer
Nancy Flexer and Howard Safer receive the JFS 2022 Chesed Award, acknowledging their contributions to the Jewish and Nashville communities.
Adoption Lawsuit Raises Questions of Government Funded Discrimination
A Jewish Knoxville couple’s dream to build their family through adoption is being deferred by a discriminatory state law that allows taxpayer-funded child welfare organizations to deny services, like adoptions, to prospective families who, “violate the agency’s written religious or moral convictions.”
Local Author to Share His Story of Struggle and Triumph
Local author, David Wyley Long, shares his story of struggle and triumph and speaks about his book as part of JFS’s Mental Health Matters program.
New JFS Adoption Fund to Expand Aid for Families
JFS announces a new adoption loan fund, the Abe and Renette Corenswet Adoption Loan Fund, that will provide adoption assistance–expanding the scope of adoption funding to those who are not currently clients.
Nashville’s Jewish Community to Help Provide Aid to Afghan Allies
The United States is currently seeing tens of thousands of Afghans pour into the country as Humanitarian Parolees. After spending weeks or months on military bases while awaiting processing, they are now in need of assistance, and Nashville’s Jewish community is coordinating efforts to do just that.
Jewish Family Service Working to Make Mental Health Matter
A recent report by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found over 100,000 people died from drug overdoses between May 2020 and April 2021. The finding highlights not only the growing opioid crisis, but also a crisis in mental health. And while the Biden administration is getting involved in the fight against opioid addiction, locally the Jewish Family Service of Middle Tennessee is working on the mental health front.
Pandemic Pen Pals Help Each Other Cope
In today’s screen centered world, many people consider letter writing to be merely a quaint throwback to B’nai Mitzvah and wedding and baby shower “thank you,” notes. But during the past year and a half, a revival of the handwritten letter has taken place between local seniors and Jewish Family Service volunteers.
Changing the Conversation Around Mental Health
The Covid19 pandemic has both triggered and highlighted the need to change the conversation around mental health issues. According to a recent survey of adults by the Centers for Disease Control, more than one-third of those responding reported symptoms of anxiety or depression, over 10 percent reported having started or increased substance use, more than one quarter reported stress-related symptoms, and over 10 percent reported having serious thoughts of suicide in the past 30 days.