at PO Box 28865, Philadelphia , 19151
Uniting communities by connecting families while helping to protect our children through gun violence prevention, safety, and education.
Our Mission Uniting families by connecting communities while helping to protect our children through gun violence prevention, safety, and education.
JEVS Human Services Founded in 1941 by 25 Jewish concerned citizens, Jewish Employment and Vocational Service was established to help Jewish refugees adjust to life in Philadelphia. Today, JEVS Human Services is one of the largest, private nonprofit organizations in the Delaware Valley. We are an organization that makes hope happen for more than 27,000 individuals each year, focusing on individuals with physical, developmental, and emotional challenges, as well as those facing adverse socio-economic conditions, including unemployment and underemployment. Operating with an annual budget of nearly $52 million, JEVS Human Services and its support staff of nearly 800 employees run more than 20 successful programs that provide skills development, job readiness and career services, vocational rehabilitation, recovery services, adult and residential day services, and in-home personal assistance.
Changing lives with the Bible.
There is no greater cause than the fight for our Children’s right to grown up to be adults.