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Gulf Coast JFCS Announces New Board Members and Officers
“We are pleased to have a great group of volunteer leaders who have made a commitment to support our work and drive the strategic direction of the agency and its programs which serve more than 30,000 Floridians annually,” noted Dr. Sandra Braham, President and CEO of...

Coronavirus
We understand the growing concern surrounding coronavirus (COVID-19) across our communities, and our hearts go out to all those who have been impacted. In response to the Executive Order set by Governor De Santis, Gulf Coast JFCS has activated it’s Emergency Response...

Honoring Dr. Marcie Biddleman with the “Diane Granito Heart of Gold Award”
Gulf Coast JFCS and the Heart Gallery will honor Dr. Marcie Biddleman with the “Diane Granito Heart of Gold Award” at their annual Heartstrings Luncheon on February 13, 2020 at Feather Sound Country Club. Diane Granito established the first Heart Gallery in 2001 to...

Gulf Coast JFCS to Hold Run for Refugees
On February 2, 2020, Gulf Coast Jewish Family & Community Services (Gulf Coast JFCS) will host its first Run for Refugees 5K to increase the visibility of and support for refugees in the Tampa Bay area. Gulf Coast JFCS proudly greets refugees arriving in the US,...

Gulf Coast JFCS to Award Dynamic Duo with Lifetime Achievement Award
Gulf Coast Jewish Family and Community Services (Gulf Coast JFCS) will present the “Lifetime Achievement Award” to Brent and Debbie Sembler in honor of their service and philanthropy. The Award will be presented at the agency’s annual signature fundraising event,...

JFNA Funding Provides Local Holocaust Survivors with new CHAI Program
Nearly one in four of more than 80,000 Holocaust survivors who live in the United States is aged 85 or older and lives in poverty. Many survivors live alone and are at risk for social isolation, depression, and other physical and mental health conditions stemming from...

Gulf Coast JFCS to Award Chief Anthony Holloway, St. Petersburg Police Department, with M.A. Bernstein Behavioral Health Award
Gulf Coast Jewish Family and Community Services (Gulf Coast JFCS) will present the M.A. Bernstein Behavioral Health Award to St. Petersburg Chief of Police Anthony Holloway on Thursday, May 9, 2019, 6 pm at the James Museum of Western & Wildlife Art, St....

Gulf Coast JFCS Holocaust Survivors Gather to Honor and Celebrate Freedom
Local Holocaust Survivors will gather for a Passover Seder Thursday, April 11, 2019 beginning 11 am at Congregation Schaarai Zedek, 3303 West Swann Avenue Tampa Florida 33609. The Holocaust Survivors Program at Gulf Coast JFCS serves over 260 members of our community...

Bill and Sally Israels’ Tzedakah Continues to Inspire (Event Flyer)
In 2015, Bill and Sally Israel met with Gulf Coast JFCS leadership to set up an endowment that would have an immediate and continuing impact. They felt inspired to advance part of a previously planned bequest to Gulf Coast JFCS to support the food pantry. Bill and...

Non-Custodial Parent Employment Program To Host Open House
NCPEP assists unemployed or underemployed non-custodial parents to establish a pattern of regular child support payments by obtaining and maintaining employment. The State of Florida has supported this program for the last twenty-two years, thus supporting...
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