Dawn and Danny Zouber, along with Dawn’s mother, Carole Davidson, to be honored with JFCS Friends of the Family Award at 32nd Annual Benefit For Dawn and Danny Zouber, supporting and volunteering with Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Minneapolis has always been a family endeavor e[...]
PJ Connectors provide connections to families with young children PJ Library Minneapolis is excited to announce the hiring of three Parent Connectors who will be engaging with parents of children ages 0-3 this year. The three positions are funded by a PJ Library Implementing Partner Engag[...]
But it’s still important – possibly even more important By Mark Kaufman, MSW, LICSW • JFCS Counselor September is National Suicide Awareness Prevention Month. One year ago, I wrote about how hard it can be to ask someone if they are thinking about suicide and called attention to the[...]
The Network of Jewish Human Service Agencies (NJHSA) is proud to have joined 33 other national non-profit organizations in drafting a Statement of Guiding Principles to Advance Racial Equity and Justice. Faced with this moment of urgency and entrusted by communities to lead in crisis, we affirm a[...]
JFCS is the place to turn to during this difficult High Holidays season Apples and honey, new “Temple” shoes and dresses, a million wishes shared with friends and family for a sweet and healthy New Year, and the incredible sounds blasting from shofars….these have always been some of th[...]
What’s your current volunteer role at JFCS and in what ways have you volunteered with JFCS in the past? I currently serve as chairperson for the takedown committee at the Annual Benefit. I recommended the creation of this committee years ago after hearing that the Benefit Committee, which I se[...]