On Feb. 10, Jewish Family and Children's Service of Minneapolis turned 106 years old!
After over a century of serving our community, we think we just keep getting better with age.
To all of our staff, volunteers and donors, we couldn't do it without you. Here's to the next 106 years!
Read about our history here.
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PJ Library families had a blast making challah, crafts and playing together at our Challah Day event
And PJ Moms enjoyed each other's company and learned about healthy eating habits for kids at Mom's Night Out!
(see more pics here)
Guests were amazed and delighted by the
Amazing Jeffo
- America's only blind magician - as he helped kick off JDAIM (Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month) with a community celebration.
(See more pics here)
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NextGen at PRISM
Thursday, March 17
6-8 p.m.
NextGen-ers will meet at PRISM for an evening of fun and giving; we will be helping in the food shelf and/or the thrift shop.
For more information, or to volunteer contact Erica Solomon at
952-417-2124 or
[email protected]
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Big Brother/Big Sister Passover Seder
Sunday, April 3
1:30-3 p.m.
Got a guitar? Love a good Seder? We are looking for an energetic and vibrant volunteer to facilitate the Jewish Big Brother/Big Sister Seder.
Share your story telling talent through leading songs (guitar is a plus) and creatively engaging children through the story of Passover.
To volunteer contact Stacey Spencer, Inclusion Coordinator, at
952-542-4845 or [email protected]
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Passover Hag Sameach
Delivery Date
Sunday, April 10
Believe it or not, spring (and Passover) is just around the corner! Mark your calendars for our Passover delivery date. Volunteers will be needed this winter and early spring to decorate and assemble bags, and deliver bags on delivery day.
For more information about Passover Hag Sameach or to volunteer contact Mindy Teele, Hag Sameach Coordinator, at
952-542-4870 or [email protected]
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Each year during the month of March, Minnesotans participate in Minnesota FoodShare, an effort to end hunger and food insecurity.
Did you know that one in five residents of Hennepin County go hungry each day? Many of those with food insecurity are children and older adults. At JFCS, many of the individuals and families we serve worry where their next meals will come from or if they'll have adequate resources to cover their food costs for the month. We recognize that perhaps the greatest barrier to food security is access. Not having the ability to get to grocery stores and markets, or not having sufficient funds to cover rent, food, medicine, and transportation, or lacking a support system to help manage these obstacles can make the difference between hunger and food self- sufficiency.
Donations of food at this time of year will help to stock shelves at organizations that serve those with insufficient food. In partnership with PRISM food shelf in Golden Valley, JFCS will do its part in helping to alleviate hunger from our community. JFCS staff will donate food in March and our volunteers will provide assistance. We ask our community to be aware of all the ways you and your family can help ensure that all our neighbors have access to adequate and nutritious food.
There are many ways to help. To volunteer, please contact Deb Savitt, JFCS Community Involvement Manager, at [email protected]. To make a cash donation, please contact Development Director Dana Rubin at
[email protected].
Or, read below in
Mitzvah Madness to learn the many fun and easy ways that you, your friends and family can get involved and make a difference.
No one should ever go hungry. Children learn better when their stomachs don't rumble. Seniors do better when they have enough money to purchase food and medicine. Two-income families shouldn't go without food in order to pay for rent, heating, electricity and fuel for their cars. Let's all chip in and do what we can to alleviate hunger from our community. To quote that famous Minnesotan, Senator Paul Wellstone, "We all do better when we all do better!"
Judy Halper
Chief Executive Officer
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March is Minnesota FoodShare Month-
this is one food fight you won't want to miss!
Did you know that PRISM food shelf needs 50,000 pounds of food each month in order to stock a food shelf for those who require access?
You can join the fight to help end food insecurity with JFCS and PRISM.
Commit to donating 1,000 pounds in March!
It's not as hard as you might think - here's what 1000 pounds of food looks like...
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L'Chaim Senior Services Opportunities
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A little bit of time makes a big difference to seniors who want to continue to live independently.
Here a two ways....
Love to Organize? Love spring cleaning?
Do you LOVE to organize? Clean up the clutter, organize paperwork and bills, and put everything in its place? Then we need you to help some of our L'Chaim Senior Services program participants get ready for spring. Many opportunities are available to help with cleaning, de-cluttering and household organization.
Russian speakers needed
Many of our clients would love to have Russian speakers in their lives to visit and provide socialization in their native language. If you can speak Russian and have a few hours each week or every other week to spare, join our L'Chaim Senior Services volunteer team and share your skills.
Scheduling is flexible and based on your personal schedule. For more information or to volunteer contact Deb Savitt, Community Involvement Manager, [email protected] or 952-542-4859
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DID YOU KNOW: A remarkably unconventional approach to the job search
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As a Training Coordinator for JFCS Career S
ervice
s, would it be easier for me to just teach classes on jo
b search skills that focus on getting a job,
quickly? Yes, absolutely. Would it be easier to just encourage our participants to focus on nothing more than a paycheck? I think so.
But I'm not interested in easy. I'm
interest
ed in igniting passion, purpose, and empowering people to feel truly alive.
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WITH GRATITUDE: Thank you NextGen-ers!
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Thank you to all who attended the NextGen Winter Party. Together they raised over $1,000 for three great JFCS programs: the Parent-Child Home Program, The ACT Program, and Camp Scholarships. What a great way to celebrate NextGen's 4th birthday! See more pics here!
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At JFCS, we are grateful for the ongoing support we receive from all of our sponsors.
Inclusion
Founding Sponsor: Lynne & Andy Redleaf
Sponsor:Toodie & Frank Trestman Special Needs and Collaborative Education Endowment Fund, a designated fund of the Jewish Community Foundation of the Minneapolis Jewish Federation.
Hag Sameach
Lead Sponsor: Clara Ruth Kaner Children's Fund, a designated fund of the Minneapolis Jewish
Federation's Jewish Community Foundation
PJ Library
Founding Sponsor:Harold Grinspoon Foundation
Founding Sponsor: Richard & Beverly Fink Family Foundation
Founding Sponsor:
The Louis Herman Memorial Fund, a designated fund of the Jewish Community Foundation of the Minneapolis Jewish Federation
Founding Sponsor: Harry & Sandy Lerner
NextGen
Lead Sponsor: Deborah & Gary Kohler
Sponsor: Jill & Jeff Mirviss Family
Sponsor:Cindy and Perry Witkin
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