Restoring Hope Across the Generations

Free Adoption Seminar

The Adoption Place at Jewish Family Service is hosting a FREE Informational Seminar:
ADOPTION: GETTING STARTED
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
6:30 - 8:30 PM
Location: Jewish Family Service
441 East Ave, Rochester, NY 14607

Our adoption professionals will speak about all aspects of adoption and you’ll meet adoptive families who will share their stories about what adoption means to them and their kids!

This event is free and open to the public.

For more information or to register call 461-0110

THANK YOU!

The entire JFS staff, board and volunteers would like to thank the generous sponsors and people who attended our recent comedy benefit with Robert Klein. Your support helps us continue our good work throughout the Rochester Community.

JFS Receives Full Hague Accreditation

Official recognition demonstrates JFS's commitment to highest ethical standards in serving children and families

JFS is pleased to announce that on May 27, 2008, we were approved for Hague Accreditation from the Council on Accreditation and have been granted status as a fully accredited international adoption service provider.

The Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Cooperation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption is a multilateral treaty signed by the US and a number of other countries. It establishes safeguards ensuring that inter-country adoptions take place in
the best interests of the child. The United States requires international adoption service providers serving Hague countries to be accredited, supported and monitored. Hague regulations establish uniform requirements and ensure sound ethical practices designed to protect children, birthparents and adoptive parents.

JFS is proud to have this acknowledgment of the agency's ethical principles and rigorous commitment to the children and families we serve.


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Jewish Family Service of Rochester
441 East Avenue
Rochester, NY 14607
585-461-0110
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The JFS Mission Statement

Jewish Family Service provides quality, accessible and affordable social services dealing with the crises, transitions and dynamics of families and individuals in the Jewish community and general population. As we strive to improve the quality of life in our community, we are guided by Jewish values, in particular Tikkun Olam, or 'Repairing the World'.

Who We Are...

By taking our communal responsibility seriously, we help countless adults, teenagers, and children through the transitions and crises of their lives. We have strengthened and educated many thousands of families over the last eight decades, and we continue to do so every single day.

First called the Jewish Welfare Council, then the Jewish Service Bureau, we are the agency that families and individuals have turned to for generations. These days, more people than ever are turning to JFS. And JFS is working harder than ever to meet all of their needs.