Posts Tagged ‘Michael Klahr Jewish Family Services’
Our New Volunteer Platform is LIVE!
The JCA is thrilled to announce our new Volunteer platform through BetterImpact! This exciting new system enables current and prospective volunteers to easily complete an application, discover diverse opportunities, track and manage their hours, and sign up directly for the role that most interests them. With a wide range of new volunteer opportunities available, there…
Read MoreJoe Bornstein Winter Warmth Drive 2021 Results Are In
The 2nd annual Joe Bornstein Winter Warmth Drive wrapped up earlier this week and we are so proud to announce that we have met our goal of purchasing 750 pairs of winter boots for Maine kids! The boots are being distributed to 14 Portland-area schools and are going directly to students identified as being in need of…
Read MoreJoe Bornstein Winter Warmth Drive
For the last seven years, the JCA’s Michael Klahr Jewish Family Services (KJFS) has worked with local families to make sure children who visit our pantry receive support for weather-appropriate clothing as we head into a cold Maine winter. This program has grown from serving a small group of 25 children, to reaching over 200…
Read MoreKJFS Diaper Distribution Effort Featured on WCSH6
Last Thursday, the JCA’s Michael Klahr Jewish Family Services welcomed the arrival of a Tractor Trailer Truck containing a donation of 267,958 diapers (enough to provide diapers to 4,000+ babies over the course of the next two months). The effort was highlighted this morning on WCSH6 – News Center Maine: Before this pandemic…
Read MoreKJFS – Volunteer Appreciation Week
This week, April 19 – 25, is National Volunteer Week. Since we can’t thank our volunteers in person while we are sheltering in place, we wanted to thank them virtually and to recognize their incredible efforts today! Thanks to our many volunteers, in 2019 Michael Klahr Jewish Family Services: · Provided assistance to almost 200 families…
Read More#GivingTuesday Recap and Photos
Thank you so much to each and every one of you who participated in #GivingTuesday in support of the JCA’s Annual Campaign yesterday! We were fortunate to receive over $5,000 in online donations throughout the day – a really special feat considering that most of us were homebound due to the first major snowfall of…
Read More100 Women Who Care
KJFS receives award from Southern Maine Giving Group Feb. 5th, 2019 Last night at their Annual Auction & Meeting, Southern Maine group 100 Women Who Care voted to award Michael Klahr Jewish Family Services approx. $13,000! The group of 100+ women (actually closer to 250 women at this point) meets four times per year, and members…
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