JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES

Jewish Family Services' "Walk a Mile in My Shoes" fundraiser returns for its second year.

University of Michigan will present a concert in partnership with local organizations to raise funds for Ukraine this weekend.

Founded by Sylvia Nolasco-Rivers, Pilar’s Foundation has been quietly giving back to the Washtenaw County and global community for years.

A grant will pay for an unlimited amount of hours for DoorDash personnel, called “Dashers,” to deliver orders from food pantries at Jewish Family Services and Hope Clinic.

Two separate United Way grants have gone to Jewish Family Services and Samaritas.

EMU is opening student apartments to Afghan families in partnership with Jewish Family Services of Washtenaw County.

Registration for Sunday's "Walk a Mile in My Shoes" fundraiser is free.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. Blue LLama Jazz Club in downtown Ann Arbor is celebrating the rich immigrant history of the U.S. with trumpeter Charlie Porter and Jewish Family Services of Washtenaw County. On Saturday, Sept. 5, the jazz club will offer a free music improvisation workshop with Porter and an afternoon of talks and speeches from community leaders. Ticketed shows by the Charlie Porter Quintet, at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m., will round out the evening. Donations will benefit Jewish Family Services of Washtenaw County, a private nonprofit social services agency that has served the Ann Arbor community since 1993. A Grammy Award-winning trumpeter and composer, Porter combined his Lebanese, Greek and Italian heritage with global and jazz influences for his latest album, Immigration Nation.The Blue LLama Jazz Club is located at 314 S. Main Street.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. Jewish Family Services of Washtenaw County is looking for community members to volunteer for weekly food deliveries to clients. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the organization has asked volunteers to take food from its JFS Specialty Food Pantry to clients in need. The food pantry provides non-perishable foods, fresh produce, and a variety of specialty foods for those with medical conditions or dietary restrictions. Volunteers will help deliver prepared meals to 200 households and groceries to 600 households. For the deliveries, volunteers need to use their own vehicles and call clients once the food has been dropped off.