Honoring Dr. Marcie Biddleman with the “Diane Granito Heart of Gold Award”

Honoring Dr. Marcie Biddleman with the “Diane Granito Heart of Gold Award”

Gulf Coast JFCS and the Heart Gallery will honor Dr. Marcie Biddleman with the “Diane Granito Heart of Gold Award” at their annual Heartstrings Luncheon on February 13, 2020 at Feather Sound Country Club. Diane Granito established the first Heart Gallery in 2001 to raise awareness about adoption and to find homes for older children and sibling groups in protective custody. She developed the idea from the photographer (and adoptive mother) Cathy Maier, to have talented photographers create inspiring portraits of children awaiting adoption. The community’s energy and generosity created an impetus which resulted in Heart Galleries opening nationwide.   Gulf Coast JFCS and the Heart Gallery to Award Dr. Biddleman with “Diane Granito Heart of Gold Award” Feb 13 PHOTO of Dr. Marcie...
Gulf Coast JFCS to Hold Run for Refugees

Gulf Coast JFCS to Hold Run for Refugees

On February 2, 2020, Gulf Coast Jewish Family & Community Services (Gulf Coast JFCS) will host its first Run for Refugees 5K to increase the visibility of and support for refugees in the Tampa Bay area. Gulf Coast JFCS proudly greets refugees arriving in the US, connecting them to housing, providing for household goods, making connections to necessary medical and other services, helping to enroll their children in school, and assisting them in accessing employers who will help them achieve self-sufficiency. Gulf Coast JFCS to Hold Run for Refugees Feb...
Gulf Coast JFCS to Hold Run for Refugees

Gulf Coast JFCS to Award Dynamic Duo with Lifetime Achievement Award

Gulf Coast Jewish Family and Community Services (Gulf Coast JFCS) will present the “Lifetime Achievement Award” to Brent and Debbie Sembler in honor of their service and philanthropy. The Award will be presented at the agency’s annual signature fundraising event, FACES, on November 5, 2019 at the Hilton St. Petersburg Carillon Park. Described by Ambassador Mel and Mrs. Betty Sembler as, “a dynamic duo that you can count on,” Brent and Debbie Sembler bring a compassionate outlook to the projects they support. Gulf Coast JFCS to Award Dynamic Duo with Lifetime Achievement Award PHOTO of Brent and Debbie...
Gulf Coast JFCS to Hold Run for Refugees

JFNA Funding Provides Local Holocaust Survivors with new CHAI Program

Nearly one in four of more than 80,000 Holocaust survivors who live in the United States is aged 85 or older and lives in poverty. Many survivors live alone and are at risk for social isolation, depression, and other physical and mental health conditions stemming from earlier periods of starvation, disease, and torture. JFNA Funding Provides Local Holocaust Survivors with new CHAI...
Gulf Coast JFCS to Hold Run for Refugees

Gulf Coast JFCS to Award Chief Anthony Holloway, St. Petersburg Police Department, with M.A. Bernstein Behavioral Health Award

Gulf Coast Jewish Family and Community Services (Gulf Coast JFCS) will present the M.A. Bernstein Behavioral Health Award to St. Petersburg Chief of Police Anthony Holloway on Thursday, May 9, 2019, 6 pm at the James Museum of Western & Wildlife Art, St. Petersburg, during their event, “The Great Gulf Coast Jewelry Heist.” Annually, Gulf Coast JFCS honors individual champions for their contributions toward advancements in behavioral health services in Florida. Gulf Coast JFCS to Award Chief Anthony Holloway, St. Petersburg Police Department, with M.A. Bernstein Behavioral Health Award PHOTOS: of Chief Holloway  Photo 1  ||  Photo 2 VIDEO:  St. Pete PD Video Highlighting Chief Holloway’s CIT...
Gulf Coast JFCS to Hold Run for Refugees

Gulf Coast JFCS Holocaust Survivors Gather to Honor and Celebrate Freedom

Local Holocaust Survivors will gather for a Passover Seder Thursday, April 11, 2019 beginning 11 am at Congregation Schaarai Zedek, 3303 West Swann Avenue Tampa Florida 33609. The Holocaust Survivors Program at Gulf Coast JFCS serves over 260 members of our community who survived the war or are direct descendants of those persecuted in the Holocaust. The program offers Survivors’ case management, socialization activities, hosts celebrations of Jewish holidays, and provides other social service assistance. Gulf Coast JFCS Holocaust Survivors Gather to Honor and Celebrate...
Gulf Coast JFCS to Hold Run for Refugees

Bill and Sally Israels’ Tzedakah Continues to Inspire (Event Flyer)

In 2015, Bill and Sally Israel met with Gulf Coast JFCS leadership to set up an endowment that would have an immediate and continuing impact. They felt inspired to advance part of a previously planned bequest to Gulf Coast JFCS to support the food pantry. Bill and Sally Israels’ Tzedakah Continues to Inspire (Event...
Gulf Coast JFCS to Hold Run for Refugees

Non-Custodial Parent Employment Program To Host Open House

NCPEP assists unemployed or underemployed non-custodial parents to establish a pattern of regular child support payments by obtaining and maintaining employment. The State of Florida has supported this program for the last twenty-two years, thus supporting alternatives to incarceration and the capability of parents to contribute meaningfully to their families and our community. Non-Custodial Parent Employment Program To Host Open House for Miami-Dade Legislative Delegation  (Event...
Gulf Coast JFCS to Hold Run for Refugees

Free Training Offered to Assist Local Holocaust Survivors (Event Flyer)

Gulf Coast JFCS and Empath Health have teamed up to provide specialized training designed for the family and caregivers of Holocaust survivors. Gulf Coast JFCS will bring their expertise in trauma-informed care to this training, assisting family members as well as caregivers, in understanding how early trauma affects an individual as they age. Free Training Offered to Assist Local Holocaust Survivors  (Event...