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[...]
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[...]
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[...]
By Angela Cowan, MSW, LICSW • Counseling Manager & Therapist
Throughout the month of May, landmarks around Minnesota have displayed green lights in recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month. Duri[...]
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 [...]
By Leah Persky, PhD & CFLE • Manager of Family Life Education
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and no doubt, you have seen the news from the past months highlighting the many mental health chal[...]
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[...]
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[...]
May is Technology Workforce Month
May is Technology Workforce Month – or Tech Month for short. It is an opportunity to draw attention to the critical importance of the state's technology workforce and it[...]
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[...]