The LJD Jewish Family & Community Services

Founded in 1917, The LJD Jewish Family & Community Services is a charity based in Jacksonville, United States working on community development, poverty & hunger, children & youth +4 more.

The LJD Jewish Family & Community Services is a non-profit social and community services agency in Jacksonville, Florida, serving the Northeast Florida community. It was founded in 1917 as United Jewish Charities and has long assisted people in need with food and emergency shelter. Its services span the life course and include emergency financial assistance for rent, utilities and food, mental health counselling, foster care and adoption, child protection support, senior services through Aging in Place, case management through Achievers for Life, and Holocaust survivor support. The agency also runs the Max Block Food Pantry and the Chartrand Tolerance Education Center, with a Holocaust Memorial Gallery. Services are open to everyone in the community, regardless of religion, and are guided by Jewish values. The agency is accredited by the Council on Accreditation and is a charter member of United Way. It was renamed in honour of a gift from the DuBow family, whose initials form the 'LJD' in its name.