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By Justin Elvebak • Senior Employment Specialist JFCS’ Vocational Rehabilitation Services help individuals with disabilities who are seeking employment. Paul, who was diagnosed with autism at a young age, was referred to our program in March 2015. During the initial meetings with Pa[...]Posted 8 years ago
Dear AskBarbara,
My 10-year-old daughter recently told me that she was repeatedly teased and bullied during the past few weeks of school and now she is worried about going to other activities like ballet class and Hebrew school because she doesn’t want the same thing to happen to her in other p[...] Posted 8 years ago
JFCS is featured in the October issue of "Growing Minneapolis," the
e-newsletter of the city's Community Planning and Economic Development department. For over 10 years JFCS has been providing career and training services for Minneapolis Employment and Training participants.
In the l[...] Posted 8 years ago
Mental illness affects thousands of people in ways large and small – from their career and finances to relationships with family and friends. It may be so severe that the individual has trouble functioning day-to-day, or so hidden that even close family and friends don’t know about the illness[...] Posted 8 years ago
Mike Badower is a longtime supporter and volunteer of JFCS for several reasons, but one of the prominent reasons is that it simply runs in his family. When he was growing up, his mother was president of the Jewish Family and Children’s Service in Des Moines – the same agency that resettled Mike[...] Posted 8 years ago
We’ve all heard the saying, “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.” The story of Annie, a JFCS Career Services client, definitely proves that to be true.
She was out of a job when she first came to JFCS and wanted to find work quickly to support herself and her family. While she lo[...] Posted 8 years ago
The 16th Annual Twin Cities Jewish Community Conference on Mental Health, “Forecast: Resilience – Weathering Life’s Storms,” will be held 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 23, at Temple Israel (2324 Emerson Ave. S., Minneapolis).
The event, which is free and open to all, will[...] Posted 8 years ago
BOND (Branching Out in New Directions) has awarded $13,500 in scholarship funding to JFCS applicants. BOND is a group of nearly 300 women and a few men who wish to make an impact in the Twin Cities through community service. Since its inception, BOND has been deeply involved at JFCS for many years a[...] 