Khalil Barkzai: December Employee of the Month
What a wonderful staff we have here at JFS! I just received this from our Human Resources Department:
Congratulations to Khalil Barkzai the December Employee of the Month! We would like to recognize and honor the commitment, hard work, and professionalism that Khalil Barkzai has brought to JFS over the last three years through the Refugee Resettlement Department and Hand Up Youth Food Pantry.
Khalil has been an essential part of the Refugee Resettlement Department’s growth and development. He is absolutely great at everything he does, and he does everything. When he is picking up donations he is efficient and professional. He puts a lot of care and effort when he is furnishing apartments for newly arriving refugees to make them feel warm and welcoming. He is the first to greet new refugee families when he picks them up at the airport with a huge smile on his face. Khalil has helped more than 20 refugee clients find jobs using his own personal contacts, and is continuously driving around the county giving rides to clients for different appointments and interviews.
Khalil also drives across the entire county for the Hand Up Youth Food Pantry to drop-off and pick-up food bins for food drives. Khalil has made friends with synagogue and school employees across the county with his charm and smile, and calls everyone “friend” to build relationships. When Khalil has a full truck he offers “free exercise” to anyone willing to help; he reminds us that we pay hundreds of dollars in gym memberships each year, when we can just exercise at work for free.
Khalil is also in charge of making sure food bag deliveries are made on time to 8 of Hand Up’s distribution locations across the county. He is an intricate part of making sure the food pantry is stocked and able to serve those who are hungry.
We would like to thank Khalil for his dedication, hard work and commitment for his years of service at JFS. Congratulations Khalil!
