JAFCO News

2026 – JAFCO Miami Chapter’s “Live Love Lunch” Honors Judith Katzen, Raises Support for Children and Families in Need

citybiz

2026 – Funny Girl: An Homage to Barbra Streisand

Boca Magazine

2026 – This Passover, we ask: Who else in South Florida needs a place to belong?

Miami Herald

2025 – Snow, Songs, and Smiles at JAFCO

Stroll Hawks Landing

2025 - Foster Children Celebrate Chanukah with Snow, Music at JAFCO Children’s Village

Sunrise Talk

2025 – How providing care, safety and support to South Florida’s children became my calling. By Sarah Franco

Miami Herald

2025 - ‘We can’t carry anger.’ Parkland families let doves fly on 7th anniversary of shooting

Miami Herald

2025 - Seven years after Parkland shooting, South Florida keeps promise to 'never forget'

WLRN Public Media

2025 - ‘We feel the love from the community’: A day of remembrance 7 years after Parkland shooting

Sun Sentinel

2024 – JAFCO CEO, Eagles’ Haven Founder Sarah Franco Retires After Years of Healing Parkland Community

Parkland Talk

2024 – JAFCO Hosts Annual Poker Tournament, Raising Vital Funds for Children’s Ability Center

Citybiz

2024 - JAFCO’s Ability@Work Program Empowers Young Adults, Teaching Essential Life Skills

Citybiz

2024 – JAFCO Miami Chapter Hosts Annual Fundraiser

Stroll Hawks Landing

2024 – JAFCO CEO Sarah Franco Announces Plans for Retirement

JAFCO News

2024 – JAFCO Opens 2 New Respite Homes

CityBiz

2023 – Broward County Family Resource Magazine

Broward County Family Resource Magazine

2023 – President of BoardroomPR Julie Talenfeld shares good news about a new event space with a great mission!

Lifestyle Advice

2023 – JAFCO connects to charitable and empowering efforts across South Florida

Lifestyle Advice

2023 – JAFCO Children’s Ability Center hosts Mom’s Wellness Retreat

Stroll Hawks Landing

2023 – South Florida nonprofit employs young adults with developmental disabilities to learn life skills at a popular event venue

Stroll Hawks Landing

2023 – JAFCO gives foster children a second chance at life

Jewish Journal Palm South

2023 – Man Reveals Why He Adopted His Dying Ex-Girlfriend’s Son After She Left Him

Newsweek

2023 – JAFCO’S 30TH Anniversary Gala raises more than $800,000

Sun Sentinel Jewish Journal

2023 – The Gala Culminates the Agency’s Milestone Anniversary Celebration

CityBiz

2022 – Every child deserves the gift of a loving, stable home 365 days of the year by Katie Ginsberg

Sun Sentinel

2022 – JAFCO – An Organization Giving Every Child a Place to Belong

Simply The Best Magazine

2021 – Jacob’s Ladder Award Gala, “Better Together,” at The Polo Club of Boca Raton, raising funds for abused and neglected children and those with developmental disabilities in South Florida

The Boca Raton Observer

2021 – Bark mitzvah raises funds for school shooting victims’ families

Sun Sentinel

2021 – JAFCO Mother’s Day Luncheon benefits children

Sun Sentinel

2021- Boca Raton 10-year-old creates a song for community wellness charity

Boca Raton Tribune

2021 – From foster child to IDF service

Sun Sentinel

2020 – Meet Rebecca Jarquin of Eagles’ Haven in Parkland

VoyageMIA

2020 – JAFCO resumes respite services following death of autistic child

Sun Sentinel

2019 – Hanukkah party is all about the children

Sun Sentinel

2019 – JAFCO creates loving homes for children who don’t have one

The Miami Herald

2019 – Eagles’ Haven offers free help to Stoneman Douglas community

Sun Sentinel

2019 – Broward Federation awards JAFCO, other organizations with grants

Sun Sentinel

2019 – Jewish Women as Agents of Change

Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey

2018 – Child Services Agency Plans Ninth Annual Fundraiser At Glen Head Country Club

Long Island Weekly

2017 – JAFCO hosts a night worthy of the Great Gatsby

Atlantic City Weekly

2016 – Research on the road

Sun Sentinel

2016 – JAFCO 6th Annual Chanukah Miracles Luncheon Fulfills Children’s Wishes

Aventura Community News