Media Corner

JFS is a comprehensive human service agency committed to strengthening lives throughout Greater Kansas City. Our programs are anchored in core Jewish values that honor community and caring for one another while serving people of all faiths – one person, one family at a time.

Below are links to JFS media sources. Please contact the Director of Marketing for additional information.

Local News Coverage:

KMBC 9 News – KC Families and food pantries fell the hunger pangs of inflation (July 13, 2022)

KCUR 89.3 – NPR in Kansas City: Russians face competing pressures to respond to conflict in Ukraine (April 28, 2022)

KMBC 9 News – Jewish Family Services collecting feminine hygiene products (March 21, 2022)

KCUR 89.3 – NPR in Kansas City: Rabbi Jonathan Rudnick talks about Inside Kansas City’s overwhelmed hospitals (January 30, 2022)

Laura Gilman, JFS’s Older Adults Services Director, spoke with ‘Great Day KC’ co-hosts Adriana Davalos & Toni Talley about the January 18, 2022 Vaccine Clinic during a segment.

WDAF 4 News – Liz Conaway Talks Seasonal Affective Disorder (December 27, 2021)

KSHB 41 News – Jewish Family Services hosts food drive for families in need (December 19, 2021)

KCTV 5 News – Jewish Family Services collects food for the holidays (November 21, 2021)

KCTV 5 News – Jewish Family Services KC wraps gifts for Hanukkah project (November 9, 2021)

In Kansas City Magazine -Mindful Mondays Help Rejuvenate Body and Mind (November 1, 2021)

WDAF 4 News – Kansas City event shines light on childhood anxiety (October 29, 2021)

KSHB 41 News – Jewish Family Services ramping up food delivery during High Holy Day season (September 2, 2021)

WDAF 4 News – You Matter special focuses on mental health and the return to school (August 6, 2021)

KSHB 41 News -Graduate recognized for years of dedication to food pantry (May 28, 2021)

JFS Publications

From our Blog

February Volunteer of the Month – Ellen Portnoy | Therapist Spotlight: Katie Dalbey, LCSW, LSCSW | January Volunteer of the Month – Robert Simmons | 2021 Volunteers of the Month Recognition | Susie Hurst retires after 35 years with Jewish Family Services | December Volunteers of the Month – Renée Polsky Silver, Larry Silver, Nathan, Lainey and Sophie Silver | Missed the JFS Virtual Speaker Series? Watch Recordings Now | February Spreads 2,982 Pounds of Love in KC | Jet-Express Celebrate 10 Years of Driving | Missouri Brookside office | Food Pantry Expansions | YouBeYou for Teens | Disability Services Program

Articles from the KC Jewish Chronicle

JFS welcomes new director of marketing & communications | Jewish Family Services hires new volunteer manager | Three local families have welcomed “Priya babies” since December | JFS client pays it forward as volunteer (Robert Simmons volunteer profile) | JFS food pantry offers more donation opportunities for January | Susie Hurst Retires After 35 Years With Jewish Family Services | Polsinelli spreads holiday cheer through JFS project | Jewish Family Services names the Polsky family its volunteers of the month | Jewish Family Services provides essential support for those facing challenges | Jewish Family Services volunteers named as 70 over 70 honorees | Jewish Family Services employee chosen as Ms. Juneteenth 2021 | Jewish Family Services enhances Help@Home program |