The Freedom Seder of The Jewish Recovery Network
Monday, April 25
5:30 p.m. Check-in
6-9 p.m. Seder
Beth El Synagogue
5225 Barry St. W,
St. Louis Pk
Healthy Youth-Healthy Communities & Park Nicollet present:
What Keeps You Up at Night; Making Healthy Choices in a Not-So-Healthy World
May 19
5-7:30 p.m.
Park Nicollet
3800 Park Nicollet Blvd
St Louis Park
This event is FREE and open to parents and children ages 6-12. Professionals are welcome.
SAVE THE DATE:
106th JFCS Annual Meeting and Volunteer Appreciation:
A Celebration of People and Possibilities
June 14, 2016
6:30-8:30 p.m.
Beth El Synagogue
5225 Barry St W,
St. Louis Park
NEW THIS YEAR!
Join us this year at a special celebration for the people of JFCS who serve our community with passion and generosity: our Board, staff and volunteers! Please note that the Annual Meeting will include Volunteer Appreciation.
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At JFCS, we are grateful for the ongoing support we receive from all of our sponsors.
Healthy Youth - Healthy Communities
Lead Sponsor: Toodie & Frank Trestman Special Needs and Collaborative Education Endowment Fund, a designated fund of the Jewish Community Foundation of the Minneapolis Jewish Federation.
Parent Child Home Program
Founding Sponsor: N. Bud and Beverly Grossman Foundation
Founding Sponsor: Grotto Foundation
Founding Sponsor: Susan and Hart Kuller
Founding Sponsor: Lynne and Andy Redleaf
Lead Sponsor: General Mills Foundation
This program is made possible in part with a grant from the Minnesota Department of Education.
Visit
www.jfcsmpls.org for a full list of our sponsors.
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Minnesotans are generally skeptical of warm weather in March. We generally do not accept that winter is over even when the snow melts and the grass begins to green. It's probably fair to say that rather than revel in the remembrance of spring times past, we brace ourselves for one final snowfall usually coinciding with State tournaments and Passover. Are we skeptics or realists? Are we risk-takers or more prone to think and act conservatively? Are we planners or spur-of-the-moment sorts?
Whoever you are and however you respond to those questions, JFCS has something for you!
Read about upcoming activities and events connecting you to meaningful, engaging programs including:
Whether you need some help, can offer some assistance, or can contribute, JFCS welcomes you! We're here for you when you need us.
Judy Halper
Chief Executive Officer
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A warm welcome and focus on Healthy Youth-Healthy Communities
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In February, JFCS welcomed Emily Saltzman - our new Community Services Director. After spending eight years in New York City as a social worker, E
mily has made her way back home to the
Twin Cities.
In this role, Emily manages several of our programs
that are steeped in JFCS history, including Hag Sameach, Caring Connections, Volunteer Resources, PJ Library, J-Pride, Mental Health Education Project, Caregiver's Conference, Food Security and
Healthy Youth-Healthy Communities. In May, HY-HC will partner with Park Nicollet to present What Keeps You Up at Night.
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Did you know that April 10th is International Good Deeds Day?
Good Deeds Day is an annual tradition of good deeds. All over the world, hundreds of thousands of people choose to volunteer and help others, putting into practice the simple idea that every single person can do something good, be it large or small, to improve the lives of others and positively change the world.
There are many ways you can help.
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People of all backgrounds and ages, people you care about and people like you look to JFCS as a source of help each year. For more than a century, people facing life-changing and unexpected challenges have come to expect that JFCS will respond with enriching, high-quality programs, service and assistance.
Please support JFCS to meet the needs
of thousands this year
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 Harriet Swatez is a long-time friend and supporter of JFCS. In addition to generously serving on the Board of Directors for eight years, she is a volunteer
extraordinaire! And, she is setting the example for the next generation.
Harriet and five of her seven grandchildren recently delivered their 179-pound donation of food to PRISM. The kids spent time touring and asking the staff good questions, and helped put away all the food they had purchased for their donation (using money the family collected at Chanukah time, in lieu of a gift exchange). One of the granddaughters also collected 27 boxes of Girl Scout cookies during her sales from friends and neighbors who wanted to donate!
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JFCS Staff recently attended Hunger Day on the Hill in support of MN FoodShare's March campaign. We're thankful to have the support of Senator
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