Reaching More People with Technology
by Avi Zadaka, Lead Counselor, Project Coordinator JFS has offered the grant-funded PEARLS (Program to Encourage Active and Rewarding Lives) program for three years to older adults facing low mood […]
Meet Ira Kipp
“When I was a kid at Mount Zion,” said JFS board member Ira Kipp, “we had a recognition tree and you could buy an engraved leaf to put on it […]
New CEO Joins JFS September 3
At the beginning of July, the board of directors of Jewish Family Service of St. Paul (JFS) announced the selection of Ruth Hampton Olkon as Chief Executive Officer effective September […]
Making an Impact – Care Planning
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 […]
Who Will Speak for Me: A Conversation about End of Life–Expected and Unexpected
By Chris Rosenthal, Aging & Disability Services Director My beloved mom passed away recently. She had been a hospice patient for over three years. She always reminded us that “no […]
June Tribute Gifts
In Honor of the marriage of Rabbi Tamar Grimm and Andrew Magill Re’ema Absey Lorin, Scott, Adam, Talia & Ella Godes Jonathan Grad Ioni & Laura Gueron Leslie Hahn Lorraine […]
Dementia Friends Helps Build Dementia-Friendly Communities
In 2010 the State of MN passed legislation requiring the state to prepare for the huge impact Alzheimer’s disease will have on our population and our resources over the next […]
Help Improve Air Travel for People with Dementia
A new online survey has been launched to collect air travel experiences of persons living with dementia and their travel companions, from booking flights to arriving at their travel destination. […]
Making an Impact – Making an Impact Improves Quality of Life
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 […]
More Americans than Ever Before are Volunteering
According to a CNN article, the latest statistics released by the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) indicate the US is riding a wave of generosity driven by millions of people […]