About Us

Our Mission

Jewish Family Service empowers all people facing challenging times to live with dignity, hope, and strength.

Our Vision

We envision a welcoming and nurturing community in which individuals and families receive encouragement, support, and respect.

Our Values

In accordance with Jewish ethics and values, we embrace the spirit of tikkun olam (healing the world) by:

valuing diversity among our staff, volunteers, clients, and Directors,

fostering the independence and self-determination of all who seek our assistance,

supporting families, however our clients define them (e.g. inter-generational, same-sex parents), and

welcoming the entire community of Orange County to our programs.

Our Roots

In 1984, a one-quarter time director and ten volunteers took turns answering a telephone in a windowless room. They took calls from new mothers, widowers, parents of adult children with disabilities, families financially struggling to hold on to their homes and many more. They made referrals when it was possible and began to provide their own support when available resources proved insufficient. From these humble roots, Jewish Family Service grew and now employs over 15 staff, supervises over 200 volunteers, and touches the lives of hundreds of people each year through care management, at-home companionship, telephone reassurance, counseling, emergency assistance, and referrals.

We are indebted to the Jewish Federation of Greater Orange County from which Jewish Family Service originally grew its roots and which continues to support us today.

Locations

Middletown:	Newburgh:
720 Route 17M	68 Stewart Avenue
Middletown, NY 10940	Newburgh, NY 12550

845-341-1173	845-562-8372

Directions to Middletown Office: Take Route 17 West (Quickway) to Exit 119. Make a left onto Route 302 and follow to light. Make a left at the light onto Route 17M for approx. � mile.

Past Maples Farm on your left & go through the light. Office building is just past the light on your right. Sage colored office building � sign says Archibald Taylor Insurance & Jewish Family Service.

Directions to Newburgh Office:Take Route 84 East to Exit 7B for Route 300. Make a right at the end of the ramp. Take the first left onto Stewart Avenue. You will see the building (old house) on the left.

Board of Directors

Cynthia Weintraub, President
Deborah Pariser, Vice President
Betty Grossman, Secretary
William Carrick, Treasurer
Tammy Cauchard
Gilbert Goetz
Dr. Joel Hofflich
Dr. Philip Laskin
The Hon. Gertrude Mokotoff
Rabbi Joel Schwab
Ron Sherman
Dr. Ellen Solomon
Debbie Woronoff
Ruth Zaritsky

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