Posted 7 years ago
What do parades, food and children all remind you of? If you said to yourself “July 4,” you would be both correct and wrong all at once! Yes, it’s true that all of the above are components of a picture-perfect Independence Day. It is also true that all three of those things have something to d[...] Posted 7 years ago
It’s hard to believe how quickly three years goes by! For several years now, JFCS has been implementing three-year strategic plans intended to direct the scope of our work and create measurable outcomes demonstrating our success in meeting our mission of sustaining healthy relationships, easing su[...] Posted 7 years ago
It’s always fun to make jokes about being forgetful. We do it all the time – with good intention and certainly don’t mean to be offensive. Let’s face it, we all struggle from time to time with remembering a name, a birthday, a phone number, etc. Still, losing one’s memory is really no laug[...] Posted 7 years ago
What does the term “basic needs” mean to you? I imagine many of us would say clean air and water, access to quality healthcare, good schools, green space for recreation and affordable housing, to name a few.
One additional item to add to that list is nutritious food. March is Minnes[...] Posted 7 years ago
Many people from the Jewish and broader communities have heightened concerns for their safety due to the recent targeting of Jewish Community Centers and other Jewish institutions locally and nationwide by individuals who have called in bomb threats and conveyed other hateful messages. Jewish Family[...] Posted 7 years ago
Happy Birthday to Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Minneapolis! On Feb. 10, JFCS celebrated its 107th birthday, and we couldn’t be more proud!
As the story goes, on the evening of Feb. 10, 1910, a group of committed community members met to plan how to help the hundreds of re[...] 