Posted 1 year ago
Can you tell us about yourselves and your background?
I was born in St. Paul in 1948 and my parents moved to Minneapolis when I was 3. We lived in North Minneapolis until 1954 when we moved to St. Louis Park. [...] Posted 2 years ago
By Stacey Spencer • JFCS Disability Services Manager
Caring Connections members – Jewish adults with disabilities – love to get together for events! I mean, they really like attending Caring Connections [...] Posted 3 years ago
Mark your calendars – here are NextGen’s upcoming events and volunteer opportunities:
Hag Sameach Shopping Event
6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27 @ Target Knollwood (8900 Highway 7, St. Louis Park)
We are[...] Posted 4 years ago
Sara Reininger, pictured with her son, who volunteers with her at JFCS
What’s your current volunteer role at JFCS? In what ways have you volunteered with JFCS in the past?
For the last two years, I have b[...] Posted 5 years ago
Learn how hundreds of volunteers contributed their time and talents to help make the holiday season brighter for the 706 individuals from 342 families in our community. That's 173 more people than last year!
H[...] Posted 7 years ago
With its Community Services programs, JFCS looks for opportunities that help build and sustain well-being and meaningful connections, creating a stronger community. Through partnerships with PRISM Food Shelf and i[...] Posted 8 years ago
By Angie Podvin • Donor Services & Annual Campaign Manager
David and Esther’s (pseudonyms) story begins nearly 30 years ago, when they first turned to JFCS for help. They and their three children[...] Posted 8 years ago
By Deb Savitt • Community Involvement Manager
Sometimes doing my job as the volunteer manager at JFCS feels like having a fourth child: I plan. I arrange. I execute and troubleshoot. I worry (and wo[...] Posted 8 years ago
By Deb Savitt • Community Involvement Manager
Hag Sameach means happy holidays, and the JFCS Hag Sameach program has been synonymous with providing overflowing bags of Chanukah or holiday gifts for [...] 
