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By Clare Gravon • Food Security Program Coordinator In my role as Food Security Program Coordinator at Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Minneapolis, I spend most of my time in community settings talking to people about food resources – especially the Supplemental Nutrition [...]Posted 4 years ago
By Stacey Spencer • JFCS Inclusion Program Manager My friend who works in sales once told me a story. It was shortly before Black Friday and he and a few of his co-workers were gathered around the computer looking at their competitors’ websites when his co-worker blurt[...]Posted 4 years ago
By Leah Persky • JFCS Family Life Education Program Manager Monday, Jan. 21, was the MLK Day of Service. This annual event is not only an excellent opportunity to focus on the life and teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King and the many other leaders of the civil rights movement; it is a[...]Posted 4 years ago
I recently came across the following quote, “We do not see things as they are; we see things as we are.” As a psychologist, this immediately appealed to me. It offers insight regarding how each of us has a unique set of perspectives and ideas based on a complicated mix of experiences, genes, cir[...]Posted 4 years ago
By Dana Rubin • Development Director On behalf of over 13,000 clients, our staff and the community, THANK YOU for continuing to support JFCS. The end of 2018 was exciting and humbling for our fundraising efforts at JFCS. We hosted our most successful Annual Benefit, raising over $625,[...]Posted 4 years ago
Two of the largest conferences that JFCS co-sponsors are the Mental Health Education Conference (held each fall) and Conference for Caregivers (held in spring every other year). Sharon Goldetsky, who was recently hired as the JFCS Community Conference Coordinator, is in charge of organizing both the[...]Posted 4 years ago
By Annette Sandler • Aging Services Director Welcome to 2019 – the time of year when many people are making New Year’s resolutions, and doing their best to keep them. I researched the most common resolutions for seniors and they are as you would anticipate – eat healthy, exercis[...]Posted 4 years ago
Innovative Office Solutions is excited to congratulate Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Minneapolis (JFCS) on being selected as its 2018 Minnesota Vikings Field Goals for Charity recipient. In partnership with the Minnesota Vikings, each time a Vikings kicker successfully kicked a field goa[...]