Thank you for your interest in giving to JFSA and supporting our work to strengthen and enhance the quality of life of individuals and families in the Jewish and wider community.
For almost 75 years, Jewish Family Service Agency has been providing a comprehensive continuum of services to enhance the quality of life for individuals and families in Greater Vancouver. Through the compassion and generosity of our donors, we are able to assist our clients to: meet their basic needs of food, shelter and clothing; resettle and build a new life in Canada; find employment; meet medical, dental and emergency expenses; and, for seniors, allow them to remain living independently for as long as they possibly can.
We invite you to join us in empowering individuals to self-advocate while providing a support system to families throughout the Lower Mainland. Each contribution, in any amount, helps make a significant difference in the lives of those we serve. Your gift helps us save a life as if we have saved the world — one client at a time.
Ways to Give
Jewish Family Service Agency protects the privacy of every donor. We do not share you personal information with any individual or organization, nor do we sell our rent our mailing list.
Online
JFSA’s online donation system is secure and easy to use. You will be directed to a secure form where you can enter your information. An official tax receipt for your gift will be sent to you via email in minutes.
to Make a One-Time Donation
to Make a Monthly Donation
By Mail
Please make cheques payable to Jewish Family Service Agency and mail to:
305–1985 West Broadway
Vancouver, BC
V6J 4Y3
By Phone
Please call Angel at 604.637.3315 and have your credit card information ready (Visa, Mastercard or Amex).
Providing for JFSA as a part of your overall financial plan enables you to support those programs that are most important to you. For information about planned giving opportunities, please call Jacqueline Doering at 604.637.3306 or send an email to jdoering@jfsa.ca.
JFSA Annual Fundraising Campaigns
- Bubbe — Search for the Next Great Bubbe!
- Friends
- Maot Chittim (Passover Meals)
- Innovators Lunch
How Your Gift Helps
Every gift you make to JFSA makes a difference…
- $5,000 – you provide 1 family of 4 rental assistance, food vouchers, and assistance with basic bill payments, transportation and some clothing for 1 month.
- $3,600 – you provide food vouchers for 15 families for 1 month.
- $1,800 – you provide 1.5 hours of weekly home support for 1 senior for 1 year.
- $1,000 – you assist 1 individual in crisis with shelter for 1 month
- $720 – your provide a rental damage deposit for 1 couple
- $360 – you provide employment coaching and job search assistance for 13 individuals
- $180 – you provide 1 individual the opportunity to go for a dental exam and cleaning
- $100 – you give 1 mother access to counselling
- $54 – you provide 1 senior with 2.5 hours of home support
- $36 – you provide 1 single person food for 2 days.
Designating Your Gifts to JFSA
JFSA is happy allocate your gift to the following program or service areas:
- Jewish Food Bank
- Emergency Medical and Dental Care
- Food Voucher Program
- Seniors Home Support
- Seniors Meals Program
- Youth Outreach Programs
- Mental Health Outreach
- Counselling Subsidies
- Housing Subsidies
- Employment and Resettlement
- JFSA World in a Garden
- JFSA Emergency and Poverty Relief Fund
- Prison hampers outreach project
For more information about JFSA Menu of Needs and/or designating your gifts, please contact Jacqueline Doering at 604.637.3306 or at jdoering@jfsa.ca
For more information about donating gifts-in-kind to JFSA, please contact Kelly Nichol at 604.637.3312 or at knichol@jfsa.ca.
What Our Clients have said about Our Services at JFSA
Daniel
“I kept on pushing but it wasn’t very positive thanks to the economic crisis, but JFSA was the push that I was looking for.” — Daniel
Daniel decided to move to Canada leaving his job in Spain as a mining engineer. At first he saw this as an adventure, but soon realized that his limited English was a significant barrier. Although he had been applying for positions, he was unable to find work. Through JFSA’s Employment Services Department, Dan met with a caseworker who found him a job in his field within weeks.
“When I got the call that I start next week, I was so happy, I was so emotional.”
Michael
“I was basically alone. The JFSA supplied me with support and gave me direction of where to go, and what to do.” — Michael
Michael initially came to know JFSA as a food bank volunteer, but during his fight with cancer and after the passing of his mother, he looked to JFSA for support. Your contributions helped JFSA assist Michael in finding subsidized housing and start his new life physically, emotionally and mentally healthy.
“I am capable of helping and because I received, I figured I can help in any way.”
Let us continue to work together to strengthen and enhance the quality of life of individuals and families in our community.
Thanks to the extraordinary support of our Friends and Visionaries, we can continue to work together and make a significant impact on people’s lives — one client at a time.
