By Jill Kozberg • JFCS Mental Health and Senior Services Director March is National Social Work Month, in which we have the opportunity to honor and celebrate the social workers who impact our lives every day. JFCS is proud to have so many social workers on our staff. Our organization[...]
Annual conference was held in-person for first time since 2019 JFCS was honored to serve as the host agency for this year’s Network for Jewish Human Service Agencies’ (NJHSA) annual conference, “PowerNet 2022: Realizing Global Impact Through Collaboration,” which was held May 15-17 a[...]
JFCS will host its 112th Annual Meeting from noon to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 8, at JFCS (5905 Golden Valley Rd, Golden Valley). At the event we will acknowledge the contributions of dedicated volunteers Elizabeth Lewis and Gloria Murman. To RSVP for the Annual Meeting, click here! Elizabeth Le[...]
JFCS will host its 112th Annual Meeting from noon to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 8, at JFCS (5905 Golden Valley Rd, Golden Valley). At the event we will acknowledge the contributions of dedicated volunteers Elizabeth Lewis and Gloria Murman. To RSVP for the Annual Meeting, click here! Gloria Murma[...]
JFCS will host its 111th Annual Meeting from noon to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 9, on Zoom. At the event we will acknowledge the contributions of dedicated volunteers Jory Herman and Alan Ingber and generous business partner Affiance Financial. To RSVP for the Annual Meeting, click here! [...]
In the past year, there has been a significant rise in anti-Asian racism and violence in the United States, including the tragedy this week in North Georgia where eight people were killed at three separate spas. Six of the people killed were Asian and all but one were women. At Jewish Family and Ch[...]
By Clare Gravon • JFCS Food Security Program Coordinator While many of us enjoy the ritual of voting with others in our community on Election Day, this year is different. If you want to avoid the crowds at your polling place on Nov. 3, here’s what you need to know: Absentee/Early In[...]
The Network of Jewish Human Service Agencies applauds today's landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States affirming that sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination are prohibited under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. Today's 6-3 decision is a clear victory for LG[...]
The Network of Jewish Human Service Agencies (NJHSA) stands in strong opposition to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service (HHS) recent decision to eliminate critical anti-discrimination protections in the Affordable Care Act (ACA). HHS, following guidance from the Administration, ha[...]
It is with profound sadness that Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Minneapolis acknowledges the horrific event this week in our community resulting in the brutal death of George Floyd. We offer our sympathies to his family and friends. Mr. Floyd’s death was both tragic and senseless, and [...]