JFS Executive Luncheon

The JFS Executive Luncheon has a well-earned reputation for its high caliber, thought-provoking, and entertaining speakers. This year's keynote speaker is Elizabeth Banks, a renowned actress, director, writer, entrepreneur and producer. Attendees of the event support one of Colorado's largest and most impactful human services agencies. Support provides: • Provide housing stability and food security to hundreds of families in crisis. • Provide mental health services to children, their teachers, and parents in public schools. • Keeps older adults supported, connected, and engaged as they age while maintaining a high quality of life, including Holocaust survivors. • Provide job training and employment placement to people with disabilities and others with significant barriers to employment. At this year's JFS Executive Luncheon we are excited to honor the State of Colorado with the Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck Community Leadership Award. Since Colorado became a state in 1876, four years after JFS began, we have shared a belief in building community partnerships to address human service issues and expand opportunities for all Coloradans. We have had the privilege of working with leaders at all levels and across departments who understand the importance of community members having access to services that improve their lives and who are committed to advocating on behalf of those in need. JFS has demonstrated its ability to leverage our resources when the unexpected happens and to meet changing and increasing needs, thanks to the support of Colorado's leadership, which has provided millions of dollars in funding for our housing, food, resettlement, aging, and mental health programs. In fact, while records do not go back to the beginning, we believe it's likely that all of our JFS programs have benefited from the State's financial support at one point. JFS is grateful and proud to partner with the State of Colorado.