Mission
JFSLA'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE LIFE-IMPROVING SERVICES THAT HELP THE PEOPLE OF LOS ANGELES LIVE WITH DIGNITY AND EXERCISE SELF-DETERMINATION. WE BELIEVE IN AND STRIVE FOR A MORE COMPASSIONATE LOS ANGELES WHERE NO ONE HAS TO NAVIGATE LIFE ALONE. JFSLA'S GOALS ARE TO STRENGTHEN AND PRESERVE INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY, AND COMMUNITY LIFE BY PROVIDING A WIDE RANGE OF SOCIAL SERVICES TO PEOPLE IN NEED. FOR MORE THAN 170 YEARS, JFSLA HAS PROVIDED COMPASSIONATE SOCIAL SERVICES TO ALL IN NEED, REGARDLESS OF AGE, ETHNICITY, RELIGION, OR ABILITY TO PAY. JFSLA COUNSELS FAMILIES, SUPPORTS THE ELDERLY, FEEDS THE HUNGRY, ASSISTS THE DISABLED, AND EMPOWERS SURVIVORS OF VIOLENCE TO CREATE INDEPENDENT LIVES. JFSLA CONNECTS OLDER ADULTS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES TO VITAL RESOURCES AND HELPS RELATIVES AND FRIENDS CARE FOR LOVED ONES, YOUNG AND OLD.