Goodman Jewish Family Service of Broward County

Goodman JFS is dedicated to empowering individuals, strengthening families and protecting the vulnerable by providing exceptional social services to the entire community, based on Jewish values. Goodman JFS has continued to expand and provide services to people of all ages, ethnicities and religions. The essence of our mission is to support those who face daily challenges, whether they are the normal transitions of life, new and unexpected hardships, or immediate crises. Our programs provide personal growth opportunities for people of all ages, counseling for families and individuals, support for the most vulnerable in our community and volunteer opportunities for those who want to give something back.

Goodman Jewish Family Services envisions a community where no one is in need, alone, or without hope

Goal One: To ensure that campus departmental software is up-to-date and responds to the present and future needs of users and other stakeholders.

Goal Two: Future work in development will be fully integrated into marketing, communications, and community outreach, and will align with the Strategic Plan’s social media and rebranding efforts.

Goal Three: Engage and acclimate new employees to their role and to the organization. Encourage employee commitment to overall GJFS success by providing a welcoming team environment.

Studies continue to show that ongoing staff training and development increase morale, satisfaction, motivation, and positivity. Additionally, training reduces skill gaps and improves performance which keeping the campus up to date with professional trends and industry changes. The goal is for ongoing hard and soft skills training to become a part of the GJFS culture.

It is important that the Board’s passion for GJFS and its mission is regularly rekindled This will be done by revisiting goals and outcomes regularly and by igniting skill building Board retreats that lead to major gift fundraising and non-profit development skills.

Founded in 1962, GJFS has helped thousands of residents of Broward County with life's hardest challenges. In the beginning, there was only the Behavioral Health Department which had licensed clinical social workers and one psychologist. It was then called Jewish Family Service of Broward County. As the agency grew, GJFS began to respond to other community needs by adding services. At its’ founding, GJFS served the Jewish community only; but, soon we began to respond to the needs of all Broward County residents. On March 19th, 2014, Dr. and Mrs. Stanley Goodman gifted the agency with three million dollars overall, a sum so substantial that it made it possible for GJFS to keep expanding its’ services. More recently, on August 27th, 2018 the Benjamin Genet family made an overall gift of $600,000 that again fostered continued agency growth. Regardless of religion, race, income, or other status, GJFS provides life sustaining programs that empower individuals, strengthen families, and protect the vulnerable. These services offer hope and dignity to people who need a lifeline, physically, emotionally, or financially, through eight social service programs. We accomplish this through mental health counseling, emergency financial assistance, care for seniors, clothing for children, and more, so that no one in our community feels alone or without hope.