Jewish Family Services of Delaware (JFS), the state’s only refugee resettlement agency, is in close and consistent contact with state officials and national partners at HIAS regarding our state’s response to …
June 20 is World Refugee Day and JFS is grateful to share that our refugee services have not been idle during the COVID-19 pandemic. While the virus brought many things …
NPR: Given how much work is necessary to resettle a single refugee family, the prospect of vastly and suddenly increased refugee admissions is barely feasible, in large part because the …
Asia Bhatti is familiar with health crises. The Newark woman remembers the long, hard hours she worked as a nurse in Pakistan during an outbreak of dengue fever in 2011 …
Refugees and asylum-seekers are welcome in Delaware. That’s the message state leaders sent to the White House, December 18, in response to a presidential executive order
Published January 3, 2020 by Jeanne Kuong (Delaware Online) Arriving in Delaware in 2018, Pathy Mulema said he felt “like I’m in heaven.” It had been four years since he …
Stepping into the JFS file room, I curiously scanned the packed shelves, eventually discovering the old boxes marked “Archives, 1948-1951.” JFS’ 120th anniversary provided me the unique opportunity to search …
JFS’ Refugee Integration Support Effort (RISE) was featured in the July 2018 issue of the Delaware Journal of Public Health (pages 34-37). Authored by RISE Program Coordinator, Lourena Gboeah, the article …
Seeking Furniture Donations! Wilmington, DE February 26, 2018 Since its founding, JFS has been working with refugee and immigrant populations, regardless of race or religion. JFS has historical experience responding …
Movies that Matter was created to raise awareness and expand the conversations related to issues affecting humanity, social justice, tolerance, racism, and prejudice. For the inaugural event, in partnership with …