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 "display_name": "Jewish Family Service of the Desert",
 "legal_name": "JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF THE DESERT",
 "ein": "33-0613083",
 "organization_type": "501(c)(3) nonprofit",
 "year_established": 1995,
 "year_established_source": "propublica",
 "headquarters_city": "Palm Springs",
 "headquarters_state": "CA",
 "primary_cause": "Children & Families",
 "primary_cause_source": "NTEE P20 via ProPublica (approximate)",
 "registration_status": "participant_2026",
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  2026
 ],
 "record_status": "Verified \u2014 identity and participation",
 "generated": true,
 "financials": {
  "source": "IRS Form 990 via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer",
  "year": 2024
 },
 "official_website": "https://jfsdesert.org",
 "official_website_source": "derived from the organization's contact email domain in DCF's own records (initialism match), then HTTP-verified. Never constructed.",
 "official_website_verified": "2026-08-13",
 "short_description": "JFS is a non-sectarian, non-profit organization that provides for the social service needs of the Jewish and general community.",
 "about": "About JFS\nThe mission of Jewish Family Service of the Desert (JFS) is to provide for the social service needs of the Jewish and general community throughout the greater Coachella Valley with a commitment to promote the well-being of people of all ages, incomes, and lifestyles.\nSince its inception in 1982, JFS has been providing vital and comprehensive social services in the Coachella Valley. Services are open to all and dedicated to promoting the well-being of people of all ages, incomes, and lifestyles, with the specific goals of increasing mental and financial stability, reducing senior isolation, preventing the onset of homelessness, nurturing youth mental health, and supporting local Holocaust survivors. \u00a0Services are provided year-round, in person and remotely, available in English and Spanish, with additional translation available as needed.\nCurrently, JFS offers three main programs: \u00a0mental health counseling, case management, and community outreach.\n1. Mental Health: The program provides low-or-no-cost counseling to individuals and families, including children as young as five. To ensure accessibility, JFS offers scholarships to those without a significant income. For those with insurance who cannot afford a high copay, JFS offers financial assistance to cover their insurance copay.\n2. Case Management: \u00a0 The program offers free case management services to adult residents across the Coachella Valley. The program provides personalized client advocacy and emergency financial assistance.\n3. Community Outreach: The department oversees several free programs that promote the well-being of older adults and youth in the Valley, including:\n\n\u2022 Let\u2019s Do Lunch! (LDL): a two-hour, one to two-times per-month, senior education and socialization program\n\n\u2022 Cafe Europa: provides similar programming specifically for local Holocaust survivors, and helps coordinate financial assistance for rent, utilities, dental, and in-home support services\n\n\u2022 Cafe Europa 2.0: offers children of Holocaust survivors a forum to interact and engage\n\n\u2022 Call Tree: \"wellness-check\" phone calls to isolated seniors assessing their physical and mental health and connecting them to needed services\n\n\u2022 (5) Friendly Visitors, a program that connects clients with volunteers who provide regular engagement while monitoring for concerns that may require JFS intervention.\n\n\u2022 Campership program: providing needs-based scholarships of up to $1,000 to help Valley youth (ages 5\u201317) attend a day or overnight camp of their choice focusing on science, sports, music, leadership, or religion.\n\nTestimonial\nTommy is a 12-year-old student receiving Telecare counseling support through JFS. During one of the sessions, he informed the therapist that a source of anxiety was his grandmother's ongoing financial struggles. This led to case management's outreach to the grandmother (Lydia), during which she informed us that her financial difficulties were the result of an unexpected, substantial medical bill. Her modest fixed income was generally enough to offer stability, and she's fiercely independent. But she had been struggling for months to \"catch up,\" affecting Tommy's mood. Case managers were able to offer direct and indirect financial assistance, leading to Lydia's reports of increased financial stability. And Tommy's therapist noted the \"lift\" to his demeanor.",
 "description_source": "description as provided by the organization for CV Giving Day (via its Mightycause profile)",
 "description_retrieved": "2026-08-13",
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 "primary_cause_reviewed": "Health",
 "primary_cause_reviewed_date": "2026-08-17",
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  "2025": "CV Giving Day 2025 approved-participant list, matched on EIN"
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   "addressRegion": "CA",
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 "last_verified": "2026-08-19",
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 "verified_statement": "Identity confirmed against IRS records. Participation confirmed against CV Giving Day registration. Public information compiled from the organization's own sources. Organizations that have indicated a preference against search indexing on their CV Giving Day registration are excluded from search indexing and from this site's sitemap. A cause may come from the organization's own category selection, from its IRS classification, or from CV Giving Day review; the source is always stated on the page and in this record."
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