JFCS senior outreach visitor volunteer Ester cherishes memories from her time with Elisabeth After a 43-year career teaching high school, Ester decided she wanted to do “something useful” in retirement, so she called JFCS and asked to see what volunteer opportunities were available. S[...]
Pay attention to the less observed side of summer It’s finally beginning to genuinely feel like summer around here. When I drive to work in the morning, I’m dodging kids on bicycles instead of orange school buses. The chatter around the water cooler is baseball, instead of teeth-chatt[...]
New name, same great program The Parent-Child Home Program (PCHP), a leading early childhood, school readiness program working in 116 communities across 15 states and five countries, is proud to announce the launch of its new name and brand identity – ParentChild+ (pronounced Parent-Chi[...]
Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Minneapolis is Here for All. Always. In support of this, we are seeking opportunities to engage with the broader community by providing unique corporate giving opportunities. JFCS is currently introducing a model of giving choices for companies that share ou[...]
Registered Dietician Andrea Potashnick will lead educational and fun evening for moms on diet/nutrition on June 13 By Carrie Fink • PJ Library Coordinator As summer break begins, with longer days, more social gatherings, and lots of time outside, you may find your child[...]
Couple supports NextGen's mission to get young adults involved with volunteering and service Allie and Mark Divine recently created an endowment fund at JFCS to support its NextGen program. The two have been involved with the program for many years and Allie is the former NextGen Board pr[...]