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Small Business Spotlight on JFSNEPA

Scranton Chamber of Commerce Member since 2014 Jewish Family Service (JFS) of NEPA was founded with one thing in mind: […]

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Car Donations Are An Ideal Way of Contributing…

This is the time of year where people are giving back to the communities they live in. Whether they donate […]

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Community Organization of the Game with the Railriders!

On August 19, 2015 Jewish Family Service was the Scranton Wilkes Barre Railriders Community Organization of the Game.  Although the […]

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Don’t Be Rude! Or How Not to Use…

I only travel by train; where as the rest of my family prefers planes.  I find the pace of riding […]

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IS IT REAL OR IS IT…. the story…

The musical The Music Man tells the story of Henry Hill and how he manipulates a whole town into believing […]

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Thoughts from the Heart by Susan Blum Connors

When I accepted the role of President of the Board of JFS two years ago, the majority of my family […]

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JFSNEPA Executive Director Receives Service Award

The Association of Jewish Family & Children’s Agencies (AJFCA) honored JFS NEPA Executive Director Sheila Abdo at this year’s annual […]

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Addressing Mental Health Before Stage 4 (#B4Stage4)

When we think about cancer, heart disease, or diabetes, we don’t wait years to treat them. We start before Stage […]

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Survivors tell students the horrors of the Holocaust.

The 27th Annual Teen Symposium on the Holocaust was held at the Hilton Scranton & Conference Center on May 5th […]

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