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By Stacey Spencer • Jewish Inclusion Program Manager JFCS Caring Connections program for Jewish adults with disabilities, along with our other JFCS programs, successfully pivoted programming from in-person events pre-pandemic to virtual events during the pandemic. In fact, I will go furthe[...]Posted 2 years ago
September is so many things—back to school, High Holidays, end of summer, and for most of us, signals transition. We seem to feel the change from summer to fall more profoundly than the transition to other seasons. Perhaps that’s because in Minnesota, we treasure our warm weather so dearly, kno[...]Posted 2 years ago
JFCS Career Services is part of statewide effort to adapt Minnesota’s workforce to fill thousands of open jobs By Sheilah Howard • JFCS Career Services Director September is Workforce Development Month, a time to honor workforce development leaders and staff across Minnesota, as well [...]Posted 2 years ago
Melanie Barry, along with her children, Michael and Etta, Ronald and Shari, and Leslie and Jerad and their families, will be presented with the Friends of the Family Award At its Annual Benefit each year, JFCS presents the Friends of the Family Award to a family that has shown exemplary serv[...]Posted 2 years ago
By Mindy Teele • Hag Sameach Coordinator The Hag Sameach program helps hundreds of individuals and families in our community celebrate the holidays. Whether you are someone in need of a confidential referral to the program, a donor, or volunteer, Hag Sameach is a great opportunity to feel[...]Posted 2 years ago
What is your background? I was born and raised in London, England. My family are Ashkenazi Jews who emigrated from Vilna, Lithuania, and Moscow, Russia, over several generations. I came to the U.S. for graduate work in sociology in 1986, living in Columbus, Ohio. I was recruited by the Minn[...]Posted 2 years ago
By Leah Persky, PhD & Certified Family Life Educator • Family Life Education Manager For many parents, the day has arrived or, it soon will. Kids will be off to school, starting off the new academic year, the third to be impacted by the pandemic. Children and parents alike are dealin[...]