Senior Services programs work to alleviate crisis of loneliness, isolation

Young volunteer with senior By Roni Falck • JFCS Senior Services Program Manager In May, the U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy released an advisory calling attention to the public health crisis of loneliness, isolation, and lack of connection in our country. The advisory notes that loneliness, isolation and disconnec[...]

JFCS is now a Naloxone Access Point

Naloxone Access point JFCS is excited to announce that we recently became a Naloxone Access Point (NAP), providing free life-saving overdose reversal medication, naloxone, and fentanyl test strip (FTS) kits. We have partnered with the Steve Rummler HOPE Network to help improve community access to these critical tools. T[...]

From the Desk of CEO Judy Halper: May 2023

Judy Desk blog - laptop with plant and coffee cup May is such a special month, and not just because Hallmark tells us to appreciate our mothers….though that is a very special part of the month! May represents true springtime in Minnesota. It is also the month we celebrate graduates and graduations, and in many respects, it feels like a month of [...]

113th Annual Meeting Volunteer Honorees: Senior Companions

Senior Companions group photo JFCS will host its 113th Annual Meeting from noon to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 14, at JFCS (5905 Golden Valley Rd, Golden Valley). At the event we will acknowledge the contributions of longtime, dedicated volunteers Kori Savitt and Senior Companions Elizabeth Balaeva, Lyudmila Baltyukova, Barys Bre[...]

113th Annual Meeting Volunteer Honoree: Kori Savitt

Kori Savitt holding dogs JFCS will host its 113th Annual Meeting from noon to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 14, at JFCS (5905 Golden Valley Rd, Golden Valley). At the event, we will acknowledge the contributions of longtime, dedicated volunteers Kori Savitt and Senior Companions Elizabeth Balaeva, Lyudmila Baltyukova, Barys Br[...]