Posted 4 months 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. I had a pretty normal childhood – average student and I graduated from St. Louis Park[...] Posted 6 months 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 events. Who wouldn’t? After all, having a designated time to hang out and do cool thi[...] Posted 2 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 excited for our annual NextGen shopping trip for the JFCS Hag Sameach program. Hag Sam[...] Posted 3 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 been one of the Delivery Co-Chairs for the Hag Sameach program. It’s been great gettin[...] Posted 4 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!
How long have you
worked with the Hag Sameach Program?
Five years.
How many peopl[...] Posted 6 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 initiatives such as the Mental Health Education Conference and others, we aim to be a va[...] Posted 7 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 were facing chronic homelessness due to their ongoing challenges in maintaining steady[...] Posted 7 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 worry) about the details, the goal of what we are trying to accomplish, and the permutati[...] Posted 7 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 the past 24 years. This is an incredible operation—really a community event—and we [...] 
