JFS Vancouver

Today we honor the millions of lives lost and the survivors who continue to share their stories. Let this painful chapter inspire action.

🕯️ Speak up against Holocaust denial.
🕯️ Challenge hate and prejudice.
🕯️ Encourage learning about the Holocaust and other genocides.

#WeRemember #HMD2026

Thank you to all who have donated in support of the Friends of the Family Campaign! Because of you, individuals and families can access vital resources and find hope and stability.

💙If you haven’t had a chance to donate yet, there’s still time: https://loom.ly/ZW6W0Tc.

#UpliftingLives #TikkunOlam

The JFS 2024–2025 Community Impact Report is available online now!

Our heartfelt gratitude to our partners, volunteers, and donors for making this work possible and shaping a more caring, resilient community.

Read the full report online at https://www.jfsvancouver.ca/annual-reports/2024-2025.

“JFS helped me bridge to the other side. They gave me hope. And now I can see myself writing again. I’m alive again.” – Don

Your generosity gives the belief that life can get better. Donate today: https://loom.ly/dODNvUg

🫶 Start the new year knowing you made hope possible.

#FriendsOfTheFamily

It’s your last chance for a 2025 tax receipt!

💖 There’s still time to make a year-end gift that will change someone’s life. Donate today: https://loom.ly/7RhJUMM.

Whether filling a fridge or providing counselling at just the right moment, your generosity transforms lives.

#FriendsOfTheFamily

Thank you to all our Hanukkah Hamper donors who shared the warmth and light of Hanukkah with JFS families this year! Your generosity truly embodies the spirit of this season 🕎

#JFSVancouver #CommunityCare #MakeADifference #Hanukkah2025 #HanukkahHampers

We are beyond grateful to @causewecarefoundation for their generous donation of care packages for single mothers and their children! Thank you for spreading kindness and making the Hanukkah season brighter for JFS Families 🫶

#CommunityCare #MakeADifference #Hanukkah2025 #HanukkahHampers

Only 3 days left to donate and receive a 2025 tax-deductible receipt! 🕒

💙 Make your Friends of the Family gift now: https://loom.ly/PDKqv9Y.

Your gift provides support to families and individuals seeking stability and hope—whether they're long-time neighbours or newcomers rebuilding their lives.

“I wasn’t going to jump up and kiss the moon. I just needed a glimmer of hope. When you don’t have any, that much is a lot.” – Don, JFS Client

Your generosity is that glimmer of hope for people rebuilding their lives.

🫶 Give today at https://loom.ly/ANVmv3Q.

#JFSVancouver #FriendsOfTheFamily

Hanukkah reminds us that even in the darkest times, a little light can make all the difference.

🕯️Celebrate the miracle of light with a Hanukkah gift today: https://loom.ly/B5boyn0.

From food security to emergency aid—your generosity brings light, warmth, and hope when someone needs it most.

“When you don’t have any hope, even a little is a lot.” – Don

Don came to JFS at one of the lowest points in his life. Through counselling, food support, and emergency financial aid, he found something else: hope.

💙 Donate now to help others like Don rebuild their lives: https://loom.ly/2A5RH8U.

Today on #GivingTuesdayCA your generosity will help someone in our community who is working hard to rebuild stability. 💖

💙 Make your #FriendsOfTheFamily gift today: https://loom.ly/9bzbbvY

For over 89 years, JFS has been a trusted place for people to turn when life falls apart—whether due to poverty, illness, mental health struggles, displacement, or unexpected crises.

Join us in continuing this legacy.

Donate today and ensure no one faces hardship alone: https://loom.ly/aQgRLOo

More people than ever are turning to JFS carrying stories of heartbreak and resilience—seeking food support, emergency financial aid, counselling, and hope. But you can help JFS say "Yes, we're here for you".

Your act of compassion will change someone’s life.
Give today: https://loom.ly/hJstNk4

THANK YOU everyone who joined us for Project Isaiah!

To our incredible partners—synagogues, schools, matching donors Sandy & Ian Penn, and sponsors Still Creek Press and Bulldog Bag Ltd—your support means everything.

Missed the campaign? There’s still time! Learn more: https://loom.ly/RXE_oCg

Join Raye Schiller and Antonia Lassar, hosts of the hit queer/Jewish podcast Yenta!, for a live comedy experience.

📆 Saturday, Oct 25, 2025
🕧 7:30pm - 9pm
📍 St. Andrew's-Wesley United Church
🎟️ $18

Learn more or register at https://loom.ly/--zDZXs

#JQTVancouver #JQTMentalHealthSeries

Come lift your voice in community at a special evening of group singing led by songleader Antonia Lassar. No experience necessary!

📆 Friday, Oct 24, 2025
🕧 6pm - 9pm
📍 Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture
💲 A potluck dish OR $18 per adult.

Learn more: https://loom.ly/WM4mTKk

#JQTVancouver

Food is our future.

#WorldFoodDay 2025 calls for global collaboration to build a peaceful, sustainable and food-secure world.

Let’s continue to act Hand in Hand for better foods and a better future.

https://www.fao.org/world-food-day/en

#FAO80 #HandInHand #BetterTogether

Join Raye Schiller and Antonia Lassar, hosts of the hit queer/Jewish podcast Yenta!, for a live comedy experience.

📆 Saturday, Oct 25, 2025
🕧 7:30pm - 9pm
📍 St. Andrew's-Wesley United Church
🎟️ $18

Learn more or register at https://loom.ly/--zDZXs

#JQTVancouver #JQTMentalHealthSeries

Come lift your voice in community at a special evening of group singing led by songleader Antonia Lassar. No experience necessary!

📆 Friday, Oct 24, 2025
🕧 6pm - 9pm
📍 Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture
💲 A potluck dish OR $18 per adult.

Learn more: https://loom.ly/WM4mTKk

#JQTVancouver

Have you filled your Project Isaiah bag with nourishing pantry essentials?

Tomorrow is the last day to drop-off you filled bag at one of our community partners!

Find drop-off locations or participate in the Virtual Food Drive at https://loom.ly/8V1m70Q.

#NourishingLives #ProjectIsaiah2025

As Project Isaiah nears its end, the need has never been greater—1/4 people in BC are struggling to put food on the table.

But you can be part of the solution.

Act today to ensure our community has the food it needs to thrive: https://loom.ly/4ZnZ1MQ

#NourishingLives #ProjectIsaiah2025

Are you passionate about giving back? Want to gain hands-on donor relations, marketing, or event planning experience?

Join the JFS team as Volunteer Philanthropy & Community Engagement Assistant!

Learn more or apply at: https://loom.ly/iL_dfgc.

#MakeADifference #Mitzvah

Today, 1 in 4 British Columbians are food insecure. This isn’t just a statistic—it’s families, elders, and neighbours.

Join us for this year’s Project Isaiah and help fight food insecurity in our community!

Learn more or participate at https://loom.ly/LG-Zjqg.

#ProjectIsaiah2025

Want your Project Isaiah gift to go further?

With the Virtual Food Drive, JFS can buy 3x more food with wholesale partnerships! PLUS all gifts are matched up to $11,800—doubling your impact.

Let JFS do the shopping. Together, no one is left behind.

Give today: https://loom.ly/JbSCP50

Project Isaiah Starts Today!

Every item. Every dollar. Every act of care—it helps.

Together, we’re building a community where no one chooses between food and rent, or between feeding themselves or their children.

Be part of the difference. Learn more: https://loom.ly/j128M7A.

Stitch & Sip: Tea Towels & High Tea

Join us for a fun afternoon of sewing custom tea towels and enjoying high tea!

🗓 Sept 25 | 🕓 4 PM –6 PM | 📍 JFS Kitchen
🎟 Free | Limited to 10 guests

✉️ RSVP by Sept 22: vbernard@jfsvancouver.ca

All materials provided!

Are you passionate about giving back? Want to gain hands-on donor relations, marketing, or event planning experience?

Join the JFS team as Volunteer Philanthropy & Community Engagement Assistant!

Learn more or apply at: https://loom.ly/iL_dfgc.

#MakeADifference #Mitzvah

Stitch & Sip: Tea Towels & High Tea

Join us for a fun afternoon of sewing custom tea towels and enjoying high tea!

🗓 Sept 25 | 🕓 4 PM –6 PM | 📍 JFS Kitchen
🎟 Free | Limited to 10 guests

✉️ RSVP by Sept 22: vbernard@jfsvancouver.ca

All materials provided!

From Sept 22–Oct 6, take one simple action that makes a big difference.

Drop off filled Project Isaiah bags at participating locations and help stock JFS Food Security programs for the year ahead.

Your donations = nourishment, dignity, and hope.

Learn more: https://loom.ly/9ZeKAIs