My Mitzvah Project

As I prepare for my Bar Mitzvah, I am grateful for the community that has helped me get to this point. I had help from speech therapists and physical therapists, many who worked at Jewish Child and Family Services. JCFS serves both Jewish kids and families and non-Jewish kids and families alike. The organization works to enrich the social-emotional well-being of people of all ages and abilities.

In honor of Jewish Child and Family Services help and support, I am collecting like new and new backpacks for school age children across Chicago. Every child who receives a backpack filled with school supplies through this program is served by one or more of the programs at JCFS such as foster care, counseling, and the therapeutic day school. The children and families served by these programs are from a multitude of racial, ethnic, and religious backgrounds. JCFS uses donations and drives to supply and fill hundreds of backpacks annually.