Staff Q&A: New MFIP Program Manager Sharicka Kennedy

Sharicka Kennedy MFIP program helps remove barriers to employment, addressing childcare, food security, education and more JFCS Career Services empower people to explore and identify their visions of career success, includ[...]

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[...]

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 [...]

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 volunte[...]

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 volunt[...]

Walk and Talk Therapy: Moving the body, quieting the mind

nature path By Samantha Shepherd, LICSW • JFCS Therapist Part of my clinical practice as a psychotherapist at Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Minneapolis focuses on supporting the mind-body connection. The bio[...]