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JFCS' Vocational Rehabilitation program, which provides personalized services to individuals with disabilities who are seeking to improve their work lives or find employment, is excited to begin a new partnership with Project SEARCH! The partnership is part of JFCS Career Services’ efforts to expa[...]Posted 4 years ago
By David Lauer • Development NextGen Coordinator I started working with NextGen in November 2018, and it has been a wonderful time of growth and discovery. I was intrigued to start learning about the history of the program. Founded in 2012, NextGen set out to provide volunteer and lea[...]Posted 4 years ago
By Becky Lyle Sulkin, MSW, LGSW • Jewish Community Addiction Services Coordinator JFCS is excited to announce the launch of Jewish Community Addiction Services. In developing these initiatives, we have been guided by a community survey and the Jewish Community Addiction Services Advis[...]Posted 4 years ago
“Understanding and love requires a wisdom that comes only with age.” These are the words of the famous poet, Anne Sexton. With every passing day, I acknowledge their truth more and more. That’s a reflection of my own aging, as well as insight stemming from my role as caregiver to an aging pare[...]Posted 4 years ago
By Karin Onarheim, LGSW • Senior Services Intake & Care Coordinator I recently received an intake call from “Sam,” a caregiver who had many questions and areas where she needed assistance. Like most caregivers, Sam was focused on her loved one and her needs. Her mother, “Ab[...]Posted 4 years ago
One month after Dr. Vic Sandler’s mother died of lung cancer, his father was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Sandler understood the disease; he had cared for hundreds of patients with dementia during his over 20 years of geriatric medical practice. But in caring for his beloved father, he en[...]Posted 4 years ago
By Natalie Oleson, MSW, LICSW • JFCS Counselor Are you totally sick of winter? If you’re anything like me, you’re getting tired of the sun going down by dinnertime, driving on slippery roads, and bundling up like Maggie from The Simpsons. Many people notice a difference in their[...]