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Shalom Baby Shower
If your family welcomed a baby this year swaddle up your little one and drop in at our community baby shower. Enjoy refreshments, collect swag bags, learn some helpful tips to care for your little one (and self care for you!), and meet other families of newborns.
Sunday, Oct. 9
10-11:30 a.m.
Jewish Family & Children's Service of Minneapolis (13100 Wayzata Blvd, Minnetonka).
Forecast Resilience: Weathering Life's Storms
16th Annual Conference on Mental Health featuring Ken Barlow, KSTP-TV Meteorologist speaking on living with bipolar disorder.
Sunday, Oct. 23
9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Temple Israel, Minneapolis
Read more here.
Register here.
Look at Us Now, Mother!
Join us for a screening of the new documentary film followed by a Q&A and reception with the filmmaker, Gayle Kirschenbaum.
Sunday, Nov. 6
1:15-4:30 p.m.
St. Anthony Main Theatre,
Minneapolis.
More info here.
The JFCS 28th Annual Laugh on Their Behalf Benefit
With comedian Gary Gulman
Saturday, Nov. 19
The Minneapolis Hilton
Tickets and info here.
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At JFCS, we are grateful for the ongoing support we receive from all of our sponsors.
JFCS Senior Services sponsor:
The Oren and Sharron Steinfeldt Foundation
NextGen
Lead Sponsor: Deborah and Gary Kohler
Sponsor: Jill and Jeff Mirviss Family
Sponsor: Cindy and Perry Witkin
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PRISM Food Shelf,
JFCS' partner in food security, needs 9 volunteers to help with inventory.
Thursday, Sept. 29
for all or some of
2-6 p.m.
Sign up here.
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In case you missed it last month:
All the info you need to vote!
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JFCS L'Chaim Senior Services has changed its name
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JFCS Senior Services Staff
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In our efforts to stay at the forefront of older-adult care, we recently delved into an in-depth strategic planning process. L'Chaim Senior Services - which includes transportation, homemaking, grocery shopping, showering assistance, kosher Meals on Wheels and foot care - changed its name to JFCS Senior Services as a result.
Find out why here!
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Meet Mike: 20 years of caring for seniors with
boundless compassion
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At Deikel Family AlterCare Adult Day Program, we strive to provide caregivers with respite and the peace of mind that their loved ones are being treated with respect and boundless compassion. No one embodies that more than our longtime Supervisor, Mike McCloskey.
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Judy Halper,
JFCS CEO
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Social media sources remind us daily of noteworthy events such as "National Ice Cream Cone Day" or "International Smile Day" (both highly connected in my book)! Hopefully, through social media and other sources, our awareness is also drawn to slightly more important events such as "Recovery Month" and "Suicide Awareness Month," both occurring in September. Governor Dayton has proclaimed September to be Recovery Month to encourage greater awareness of the value of chemical and mental health treatment, and the National Association on Mental Illness (NAMI) has brought great awareness to suicide prevention by claiming September as the month we focus on this mental health issue.
Read Judy's Column here.
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The Annual Online Auction:
Shop for fabulous items and never leave the couch!
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Ready, Set, Bid on Their Behalf!
Each year, Jewish Family and Children's Service of Minneapolis serves thousands of people in our community, our neighborhoods and our families. Proceeds from the auction support the critical work of JFCS. When you bid on all the great prizes we've got, you help change lives for the better!
The JFCS Annual Online Auction
WHEN: Tuesday, Oct. 18 @8 a.m. through
Thursday, Oct. 27 @10 p.m.
The JFCS 28th Annual
Laugh on Their Behalf Benefit with comedian Gary Gulman is Saturday, Nov. 19, at the Minneapolis Hilton. Watch for your copy of JFCS
Directions magazine to read about Gary Gulman and learn why he looks forward to performing for "his people"!
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Recovery and Mental Illness:
Raising awareness and eliminating stigma
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If you or someone you care about is in need of assistance, JFCS is here to help. Please contact us at 952-546-0616.
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MHEP 16th Annual Mental Health Conference:
Free and open to all
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This year marks the Twin Cities Jewish Community 16th Annual Conference on Mental Health. The day will include 21 workshop topics to choose from, including dementia, mindfulness, eating disorders, anxiety and depression, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, feelings of guilt, first-episode psychosis and many more.
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Ken Barlow
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KSTP-TV meteorologist Ken Barlow
will give the keynote address talking about living with bipolar disord
er.
Sunday, Oct. 23
9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
at Temple Israel (2324 Emerson Ave. S., Minneapolis)
Register here by Oct. 7
Read MinnPost's feature here
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Recently JFCS applied to participate in It's Your Legacy, a newly launched program in partnership with LIFE & LEGACY™ of the Harold Grinspoon Foundation (HGF). JFCS will be focusing on having conversations with donors and long-time volunteers and friends about considering a legacy gift to JFCS and other Jewish organizations.
JFCS currently has over 50 donors we are aware of that have either left a legacy gift or have signed an intent to do so as well as nearly 280 Endowment Funds that have been established to support JFCS now and for years to come. This program will allow us to continue having these conversations with people and ensure that JFCS is here for you, whenever you need us. It's Your Legacy is a collaboration of HGF, the Jewish Federation of Greater St. Paul and Minneapolis Jewish Federation.
Please join JFCS and demonstrate your commitment to the well-being of our community by making a legacy commitment for future generations. For further information or to have a conversation about a legacy gift, please contact Dana Rubin, Development Director, at 952-542-4803.
The Minneapolis Jewish Federation and Jewish Federation of Greater St. Paul's legacy initiative, created in partnership with the Harold Grinspoon Foundation's LIFE & LEGACY™ program.
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Come sing, dance and celebrate at AlterCare!
Deikel Family AlterCare, our adult day program located in St. Louis Park, needs energetic volunteers; here's how you can help--
- Do you sing, dance or play a musical instrument? Share your talents and musical gifts with our AlterCare program participants and bring joy to their day. Flexible timing between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., M-F. This is a great way to share your love of music with older adults. Good for individuals or small groups.
- Who doesn't love a good party? Be a birthday party host for our program participants once or twice each month! Birthday parties are a great way to recognize the uniqueness of our participants. Bring a birthday treat, lead a game of Bingo and celebrate the day! Appropriate for a group of 2-6 individuals.
To volunteer contact Mike McCloskey, Volunteer Coordinator, at
[email protected]
or 952-939-1511
Make someone's day, change the world, do good - and bring your friends!
JFCS has many needs for short-term, one-time and on-call volunteers! Often we have tasks, chores or good deeds that need doing, but we need someone to call...Do you have a book club, maj group, bowling league or other social network that would like to give back outside of your usual activity? Let's talk.
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Millennials want to serve. Jewish tradition tells them how. By David Eisner
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Repair the World Fellows marching against climate change in New York City. (Courtesy of Repair the World)
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Michael Eisner wrote an article earlier this month for JTA outlining four foundational lessons, grounded in Jewish principles, that provide best practices for service engagement - that is, inspiring individuals
and organizations, especially millennials, to serve their communities, society and the world.
The column identifies why volunteer events and service projects offered by JFCS' NextGen program have been so popular. Many NextGen participants feel that volunteering and social service are the main way they connect with Jewish values, and NextGen provides great opportunities for them to do this. Whether it be leading activities at the annual Jewish Big Brother/Big Sister Chanukah party, assembling emergency food bags at PRISM, or supporting a JFCS program directly by attending a NextGen social event - all of these experiences allow young adults to participate in Tikkun Olam (repairing the world) in their own way.
Read Eisner's article here.
Join the JFCS NextGen Volunteer Corps Facebook group to learn about upcoming volunteer opportunities! And don't forget to register for the NextGen Fall Party, coming up on Sept. 27. Your $10 registration is a direct donation to JFCS Emergency Financial Assistance."
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From the Board and Staff of JFCS:
Wishing you a happy, healthy New Year
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