Posted 1 year ago
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[...] Posted 3 years ago
JFCS Career Services is part of statewide effort to adapt Minnesota’s workforce to fill thousands of open jobs
By Sheilah Howard • JFCS Career Services Director
September is Workforce Development Mo[...] Posted 3 years ago
By Leah Persky, PhD & Certified Family Life Educator • Family Life Education Manager
The moments that many of us of been waiting months for are here; summer-like weather and significantly redu[...] Posted 4 years ago
By Miriam Graham • J-Pride Coordinator
Here we sit at the precipice of a new year. Its beginnings are subtle, but bodily felt; a shift in the weather, the edge of Pesach (Passover), the flowing of maple sap,[...] Posted 4 years ago
It’s been said that change is inevitable; growth is optional. So many of us feel that time has stood still these past 12 months, as we have endured the effect of the pandemic on our daily lives. Simultaneous wi[...] Posted 4 years ago
By Leah Persky, PhD & Certified Family Life Educator • Family Life Education Manager
I don’t think I have ever spent so much time in my house, and I know this is true for so many of us. The cleaning,[...] Posted 4 years ago
With food insecurity at record-high levels in the Twin Cities, JFCS has added to its food security services by fighting hunger in new ways this fall. These efforts include securing food donations, emergency food [...] Posted 4 years ago
Embracing winter sports, indoor hobbies and hygge
By Natalie Quiring-Oleson, MSW, LICSW • JFCS Counselor
It seems fall is coming closer to an end, with patches of snow remaining in yards reminding us [...] Posted 4 years ago
One of the wonderful things about living in Minnesota is that we can always divert our attention to the weather! That’s always a safe topic of conversation, right? Meterological conversations seems necess[...] Posted 4 years ago
By Leah Persky, PhD & Certified Family Life Educator • Family Life Education Manager
As I look back to March, at the beginning of the pandemic, it really hits me just how many challenging and different [...] 