Jewish Board Of Family And Children’s Services Honors David B. Edelson, Paul Kronish And Susan Hecht Tofel During Spring Benefit

In existence for more than 140 years, in its earliest days, when tuberculosis plagued the city, volunteers described it as “an organized expression of neighborly feeling.” Today, that remains the underlying mission. The JBFCS is an umbrella for 175 different programs that encompass mental and physical health, family, housing, employment and education.