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JFS Mosaic of community members 2026

We Are Here for You

Standing with Our Neighbors This World Refugee Day

For decades, Jewish Family Services has welcomed refugees seeking safety. Today, that promise faces its greatest test. With legal status threatened and safety nets shrinking, local families are fighting for survival. JFS is on the front lines providing emergency aid, employment support, and vital legal resources.

Stand firmly with our neighbors when they need it most. Your gift today is a vital lifeline.

Jewish Family Services helps individuals and families achieve economic self-sufficiency and emotional stability.

 

Supporting the Central Ohio Community since 1908, Jewish Family Services helps people find good jobs and companies find the right talent; supports older adults and caregivers in navigating the challenges of aging; provides critical services for refugees entering the U.S.; connects people to community resources; empowers family self-sufficiency through financial counseling; and engages volunteers in giving back.

We welcome individuals of all backgrounds – Jewish and non-Jewish – from every zip code in Central Ohio. We’re here for everyone.

 

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Turn Life’s Meaningful Milestones into Community Impact.
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Households benefited from JFS programs

Clients Engaged in Multiple Services

Individuals improved their stability through case management and basic needs supports

Rabbi Tali Zelkowicz introduces the work of Jewish Family Services.

 

If you could help someone change their life for the better, would you? Jewish Family Services of Columbus does it every single day, one family and one person at a time.

Jewish Family Services creates a critical and lasting impact across a wide range of communities – both Jewish and non-Jewish – bringing the dignity of self-reliance, of independence, of financial stability and of mind and spirit to everyone they encounter.

In short, Jewish Family Services is building a world filled with acts of compassion that strengthen our whole community.

Our Funders

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German Federal Ministry of Finance
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Franklin Country Board of Commissoners logo for child support enforcement
Franklin Country Board of Commissoners logo for job and family services
Franklin Country Board of Commissoners logo for office on aging
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The Jewish Foundation logo
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Workforce Development Board of Central Ohio logo
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Siemer Family Foundation
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Telhio Credit Union logo
United Way of Central Ohio logo
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The Walter Foundation logo
Worthington Community Relations logo

Contact Us

Call Us: (614) 231-1890

Ebner Building
1070 College Avenue
Columbus, OH 43209

Connect With Services

By phone at  614-237-9675

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Jewish Family Services is a proud member of the Human Service Chamber of Franklin County and the Network of Jewish Human Service Agencies

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