What is Jewelers For Children?
JFC has been raising awareness and funds for children whose lives have been devastated by catastrophic illness or life-threatening abuse and neglect since 1999. Please join with the “Industry with a Heart” in support of the work being done by JFC’s charity partners. Since 1999, more than $18 million has been invested in various programs to help this cause. Jewelers For Children (JFC), formerly known as the Jewelers Charity Fund for Children, was founded in 1999 by the U.S. jewelry industry with the mission of helping children in need. Since its inception, JFC has donated over $28 million to US and international programs benefiting children whose lives have been affected by illness, abuse, or neglect. This nationwide success is due to the continuing generosity of jewelry trade organizations, jewelry and watch manufacturing companies, jewelry retail stores, individual jewelry professionals, and jewelry consumers. In 2006, JFC provided more than $ 4.5 million in funding to charity partner