Archives for: December 1st, 2020
JFS will offer PEARLS (Program to Encourage Active and Rewarding Lives for Seniors) training January 7 and 14 to professionals including counselors, therapists, social workers, nurses and administrators. The two-day […]
Written by Molly Kitching on December 1, 2020
In the Making an Impact series, clients and services are featured to expand awareness of the wide array of help available at JFS and to ensure donors understand the lives they touch […]
Written by Molly Kitching on December 1, 2020
The Community Support Program continues to be available to everyone. During this unprecedented time of uncertainty, many people are understandably expressing increased feelings of anxiety, depression and isolation. In response to the […]
Written by Molly Kitching on December 1, 2020
In our November newsletter, “Family Matters,” we told you about our client Shawna. She fell behind with her rent when her new employer’s storefront was destroyed during protests earlier this […]
Written by Molly Kitching on December 1, 2020
JFS has been awarded a $105,000 one-year grant from Otto Bremer Trust. The grant will be used to strengthen social service programs focused on economic stability, mental health and self-reliance […]
Written by Molly Kitching on December 1, 2020
Carla Grosmann donated in honor of Chris Kellogg. Rena Glaser made a gift in honor of Diane Smookler’s birthday. Rena Glaser contributed in honor of Noam’s bar mitzvah. Rena Glaser […]
Written by Molly Kitching on November 13, 2020
Nearly 500 people “attended” the 2020 Virtual Mental Health Conference via Zoom in October. JFS mental health practitioner and PEARLS counselor Tara Burns, MA, and JFS Community Chaplain Rabbi Lynn […]
Written by Molly Kitching on October 29, 2020
In the Making an Impact series, clients and services are featured to expand awareness of the wide array of help available at JFS and to ensure donors understand the lives they touch […]
Written by Molly Kitching on October 29, 2020
JFS will offer “Impact of Trauma from Generation to Generation,” a two-part virtual free event on Thursday and Friday, December 3 and 4. This event was originally scheduled for the […]
Written by Molly Kitching on October 28, 2020
Rena Glaser donated in honor of Marshall Kaplan’s birthday. Myndal Davis Silver contributed to honor Margie Solomon’s receipt of the Susie Selcer Leadership Award. Ruth Strauss made a gift in […]
Written by Molly Kitching on October 14, 2020