Special Events

Stepping Out With JFCS

Over 500 guests, attired in their finest tie-dyed threads, enjoyed a groovy sixties-themed dance party at the annual Stepping Out With JFCS fundraiser on April 24, 2010, hosted by JFCS at the Katz Jewish Community Center in Cherry Hill.  Read more...

2nd Annual Walk 4 Family & Friends With Cancer

The Financial Assistance for Cancer Patients Program was made possible in part by the 2nd Annual Walk 4 Family & Friends With Cancer, which took place on April 17, 2010, at Connolly Park in Voorhees.  Several hundred community members participated to raise funds to help those who are experiencing financial difficulties as a result of their cancer diagnosis.  An anonymous donor matched the proceeds that were raised.  The program will distribute money to help those touched by cancer with non-medical related expenses such as rent, transportation, babysitting, and utilities.   Click here to view photos.

ChangeMakers Luncheon

At our First Annual ChangeMakers Luncheon, we honored three individuals whose outstanding contributions have made a significant impact on the lives of individuals with special needs in the community, and raised funds for our SAIL Program.  Read more...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service

JFCS staff sorted kosher food and stocked shelves at the Food Bank of South Jersey, as part of the agency's Annual Day of Service in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.  Founded in 1985, the Food Bank of South Jersey is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to help eliminate hunger and malnutrition in Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, and Salem Counties.  JFCS works in collaboration with the Food Bank, donating non-kosher food that we cannot use to them, as well as purchasing some of their kosher food for our own food pantry.  The goal is to increase the amount of kosher food available to families in need in the community.

National Disability Mentoring Day

The Special Needs Department helped 91 special needs students from nine area high schools visit local businesses as part of National Disability Mentoring Day (DMD) on October 21, 2009.  Students heard presentations, took tours, and shadowed employee hosts to see how they performed their jobs.  Read more...