October is Disability Employment Awareness Month national disability employment awareness month JFCS' Vocational Rehabilitation program goes back to 1958 By Sheilah Howard • JFCS Career Services Director More than half a million Minnesotans report having one or more disabilities and the unemploy[...]
From the Desk of CEO Judy Halper: October 2022 From the Desk of CEO Judy Halper Speaking as a tried and true Minnesotan, I am feeling so grateful for the magnificent fall weather and beautiful foliage we have been treated to these past few weeks. Getting outdoors for walks, Sukkah visits, ap[...]
JFCS NextGen upcoming events: Fall 2022 Mark your calendars – here are NextGen’s upcoming events and volunteer opportunities: Hag Sameach Shopping Event 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27 @ Target Knollwood (8900 Highway 7, St. Louis Park) We are[...]
988 is the nation’s new Suicide & Crisis Lifeline 988 - Holding phone The future of crisis response By Samantha Shepherd, MSW, LICSW • JFCS Therapist According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), in 2020, someone in this country died of suicide every 11 minute[...]