About

Jewish Family Service of Central New Jersey

The Halpern Building

The Mitzi & Warren Eisenberg Multipurpose Center
The Harvitt Family Homecare Program
The JFS Charlotte Shak Food Pantry
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Center
The Wilf Center for Children and Families

Who We Are

Throughout our hundred year plus history of providing emergency services to people in crisis, through economic depressions, world wars, immigrants resettling here to avoid persecution, 9/11, hurricanes, COVID-19, other natural disasters, we are here to help.

The mission of Jewish Family Service of Central NJ (JFSCNJ), a non-sectarian health and social service agency, is to strengthen family life and encourages personal growth by providing specialized quality services to individuals and families in need in Union County, NJ. The Agency is a licensed mental health outpatient agency and a licensed and accredited homecare agency.

A grateful beneficiary of the Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ, we have a diversified funding stream that includes federal, state and county funds, grants, individuals, major planned gifts, and special events. A leading non-profit agency for Union County’s Division on Aging, we have been providing quality health and social services to the Union and parts of Somerset County, NJ communities for over 112 years.

A diverse staff, who speak 17 languages, provides a full range of services from mental health counseling, to Kosher Meals On Wheels, an active Food Pantry and Urban Community Garden, to over 13,000 individuals, families and the elderly a year.


Community
Impact

Presented at the 2024 JFS Gala Dinner

A Community Comes Together To Fight a Pandemic

JFS Virtual Gala Dinner 2021


Financial Information

Jewish Family Service of Central New Jersey believes in transparency of its financial health.

Please see our most recent Audited Financial Statement with prior year comparison, and our most recent Form 990.

JFS empowers individuals and strengthens families by providing compassionate, high-quality support and tailored services that promote personal growth and well-being.– Rabbi Russ Shulkes, Executive Director