A non-profit, non-sectarian agency · Since 1980
Care for every chapter of life — rooted in Jewish values, open to all.
For more than four decades, JFS has helped neighbors across Somerset, Hunterdon and Warren counties find counseling, connection and a path forward. No matter your background, you belong here.
- Confidential & sliding-scale
- Same-week appointments
- Welcoming all faiths
- Last Year
3400+
Lives touched across our three counties
I need support
Counseling, food assistance, help for an aging parent, career coaching, or someone to talk to. We meet you where you are — and we keep things confidential.
I want to help
Volunteer your time, donate to a named fund, or partner with us. Every act of giving extends our reach to a neighbor who needs it.
Mental Health Counseling
Youth & Family Support
Older Adult Support
Basic Needs Support
Community Programs
What we do
Programs that meet life's challenges
From a child’s first counseling session to companionship for a Holocaust survivor, our programs span every stage of life.
Mental Health Support
You don’t have to carry it alone. Confidential counseling for individuals, couples, and families, because everyone hits a hard season sometimes.
Youth & Family Support
Real support for real family life. From neurodivergent youth programs to family mentors to parenting groups, we’re here for the everyday moments and the hard ones.
Older Adult Support
Aging with dignity, connection, and support. Counseling, caregiver support, and community for older adults and the people who love them.
Basic Needs Support
A helping hand when things get tight. Career support, food assistance, resource navigation, and interest-free loans. Help without judgment, when you need it.
Community Programs
Community, built together. Workshops, synagogue and school partnerships, and volunteer opportunities that connect our neighbors to one another.
Looking For Guidance?
You don’t have to figure it out alone. Whether you’re unsure where to start or simply need someone to point you in the right direction, we’re here to help connect you with the support and resources you need.
What we do
Programs that meet life's challenges
From a child’s first counseling session to companionship for a Holocaust survivor, our programs span every stage of life.
Mental Health Support
You don’t have to carry it alone. Confidential counseling for individuals, couples, and families, because everyone hits a hard season sometimes.
Youth & Family Support
Real support for real family life. From neurodivergent youth programs to family mentors to parenting groups, we’re here for the everyday moments and the hard ones.
Holocaust Survivor
Assistance
Practical, emotional and reparations support for survivors and their families through Claims Conference funding.
Basic Needs Support
A helping hand when things get tight. Career support, food assistance, resource navigation, and interest-free loans. Help without judgment, when you need it.
Community Programs
Community, built together. Workshops, synagogue and school partnerships, and volunteer opportunities that connect our neighbors to one another.
Special Needs Programs
Recreational, social and life-skills programming for individuals with developmental disabilities and their families.
Ohr Tikvah Jewish Healing
Spiritual support, bikkur cholim visits and bereavement care grounded in Jewish tradition — open to all.
Emergency Assistance
Confidential financial help for rent, utilities, prescriptions and other urgent needs in moments of crisis.
Information & Referral
Not sure where to start? Talk to an intake specialist who’ll connect you to the right resource — ours or another agency’s.
Real impact, local roots.
3400+
lives touched across our three counties
5,000
hours of face-to-face therapy each year
200
active volunteers
News & happenings
What's going on at JFS
Stories from our community, upcoming workshops, and the latest from our team.
JFS in the News
Jewish Family Service to Host an Afternoon of Hope & Harmony
JFS is bringing the community together on November 15 for an afternoon of music, celebration, and giving, featuring a special performance by Six13. The event will support vital programs and services for individuals and families throughout Somerset, Hunterdon, and Warren Counties.
Upcoming events
November 2026
December 2026
No event found!
Stand with your neighbors
Your gift becomes someone's lifeline.
From a teen’s first therapy appointment to a senior’s weekly visitor, every donation is multiplied by the volunteers and clinicians who carry it forward.
JFS was there when my mom needed support at home. Their social worker and volunteer helped us through the hardest years of our lives — they were a lifeline for her and our entire family.
— Maria R., Hillsborough
Our Supporters
With Gratitude to Our Funders & Partners
