Help shape the future of JFS

Three generations

Thanks to the vision and substantial commitment of those who came before us, JFS has evolved to meet the needs of those who rely on us most for 150 years. Without their support and generosity, JFS would not be the vital resource it is today. Now, we hope it’s time for you to consider your legacy.  

When you include JFS in your will or long-term financial plans, you help ensure we can remain committed to:

  • Helping sustain the programs and services our clients rely on to succeed.

  • Allowing us to invest in new responsive, impactful, and innovative programming for future generations.

  • Enabling us to be more flexible and responsive to crises of every size and scope.

And so much more.

Legacy Society members help shape JFS’s future, build a stronger connection to our mission, and help ensure we continue to deliver the values that are important to them for generations to come.  To honor and show our appreciation, Legacy Society members receive recognition at major events, in publications, and on our donor wall located in our Tamarac office and celebrate with other members at an annual event.

When you secure your legacy by donating to JFS, you help ensure that the life-transforming work of JFS will endure for generations to come. 

We hope you will become a Legacy Society member by naming JFS as a beneficiary in your will,  trust, life insurance policy, or retirement plant. Learn more or call us at 720.248.4630.

From a Legacy Society community member . . .

Many years ago, when I was on the Alliance Committee of the Allied Jewish Federation (now JEWISHcolorado), I was asked to meet with JFS, learn more about the agency, which I was not familiar with, and share my opinion with the Allocations Committee around whether JFS’s request was appropriate. I spent the morning with various JFS department heads and was impressed. After lunch, I went to the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Food Pantry and watched the operation awhile and was again impressed at what I observed.

While watching the work being done in the Pantry, a young woman came in with baby twins in her arms. Her husband had lost his job, and the family was destitute. I helped a JFS employee put together diapers and formula for the babies and food for the parents. I then carried out everything to her car, and the woman promised me she would come back to JFS for help with rent and helping her husband get a job.

As the woman headed to the driver’s side of the car to leave, I saw tears running down her cheeks. She came up, kissed me on the check, and thanked me for what I had done.

I knew then that the Allocation was appropriate. I have been a supporter of JFS and the Weinberg Pantry ever since.

–Alan Boxer, Legacy Society member

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