Our Mission + Values

 
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Our Mission

The mission of Jewish Family Services of Vancouver Island is to provide supportive services for those in need, primarily in the areas of food security and social isolation, thereby strengthening families and individuals within the context of their unique needs and traditions.

 

Our Core Values

❖ To follow the Talmud’s (a central text in Judaism) dictum: to save one person is equal to saving an entire world

❖ To fulfill the Jewish mitzvah of “Tikkun Olam” ‘repairing the world’— by helping one person at a time. We are inclusive, and focus on alleviating economic and social challenges faced by individuals in the community.

❖ In keeping with Judaism’s highest form of charity, (when the giver and recipient do not know each other), to protect the privacy of those we serve, and to protect the anonymity of individual donors.