BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//35.223.60.253//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.26.9// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-FROM-URL:https://www.jfskc.org X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Chicago BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231105T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 RDATE:20241103T020000 TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20250309T020000 TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-10795@www.jfskc.org DTSTAMP:20240328T085817Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Chaplaincy\,Counseling and Mental Health CONTACT:Annette Fish\; 913-327-8226\; afprogram@aol.com\; https://www.kcrab bi.org DESCRIPTION:This year’s Tisha B’Av observances will include a virtual discu ssion at 4 p.m.\, July 18: From Destruction to Redemption: Personal Storie s of Addiction and Recovery hosted by the Rabbinical Association and Jewis h Family Services of Greater Kansas City.\nHear from members of the commun ity who have suffered personally or have a loved one who has suffered from addiction. The program will also include reflection of the path from addi ction to recovery as a form of transition from destruction to redemption. \nParticipants will include: Rabbi David M. Glickman\, Congregation Beth S halom\, who will share the story of his brother’s struggles with addiction \; Mia Cohen\, a recording artist and social media branding specialist cur rently working for Jewish Family and Career Services in Atlanta\; a colleg e student\; an adult who has struggled with addiction\; and Marla Kauffman \, executive director and founder of Jewish Addiction Awareness Network (J AAN)\, whose son is in a long-term recovery from substance use disorder. K auffman has been active in the Seattle Jewish community since relocating t here with her husband\, Joe\, in November 2019.\nSarah Link Ferguson\, dev elopment officer at First Call and member of Congregation Koi Ami\, will m oderate the discussion. Ferguson is also a member of the recovery communit y and has written about her experience as a Jewish person in recovery for outlets such as Tablet magazine and the Temper. She is passionate about de stigmatizing issues such as mental illness and substance use disorder espe cially within the Jewish community.\n“We are excited to hold this importan t community discussion especially at this time. Talking about addiction ha s always been somewhat of a taboo subject in the Jewish community\, but th e number of individuals with substance abuse disorder has dramatically inc reased due to the pandemic\,” said Rabbi Jonathan Rudnick\, Community Chap lain at Jewish Family Services and co-organizer of the event. “We are hopi ng this will be the beginning of many more discussions and a pathway to he lp for many individuals.”\nRegister for the virtual program : https://docs .google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSer_AM1wqqIJlc75r4FTpuiercPI_eRPrjOM9rBJK28LR cDsQ/viewform.\nTisha B’Av (The nineth day of the Hebrew month of Av) is a day of national mourning. The holiday primarily commemorates the destruct ion of the 1st and 2nd Temples\, but also other tragedies of the Jewish pe ople. The community Tisha B’Av observance will be held at 9:30 p.m. July 1 7 at Beth Shalom and online.\nFor more information\, visit kcrabbi.org or contact Annette Fish\, Rabbinical Association Administrator/Program Direct or at afprogram@aol.com or 913-327-8226. DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210718T160000 LOCATION:virtual SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Personal Stories of Addiction and Recovery Focus of Tisha B’Av Obs ervance URL:https://www.jfskc.org/event/personal-stories-of-addiction-and-recovery- focus-of-tisha-bav-observance/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.jfskc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06 /Addiction-photo-300x251.jpg\;300\;251\,medium\;https://www.jfskc.org/wp-c ontent/uploads/2021/06/Addiction-photo-300x251.jpg\;300\;251\,large\;https ://www.jfskc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Addiction-photo-300x251.jpg\;3 00\;251\,full\;https://www.jfskc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Addiction- photo-300x251.jpg\;300\;251 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n
\\nThis year’s Tisha B’Av observances will include a vi
rtual discussion at 4 p.m.\, July 18: From Destruction to Redemption: Pers
onal Stories of Addiction and Recovery hosted by the Rabbinical Associatio
n and Jewish Family Services of Greater Kansas City.
\nHear from memb
ers of the community who have suffered personally or have a loved one who
has suffered from addiction. The program will also include reflection of t
he path from addiction to recovery as a form of transition from destructio
n to redemption.
Participants will include: Rabbi David M. Glickma n\, Congregation Beth Shalom\, who will share the story of his brother’s s truggles with addiction\; Mia Cohen\, a recording artist and social media branding specialist currently working for Jewish Family and Career Service s in Atlanta\; a college student\; an adult who has struggled with addicti on\; and Marla Kauffman\, executive director and founder of Jewish Addicti on Awareness Network (JAAN)\, whose son is in a long-term recovery from su bstance use disorder. Kauffman has been active in the Seattle Jewish commu nity since relocating there with her husband\, Joe\, in November 2019.
\nSarah Link Ferguson\, development officer at First Call and member of Congregation Koi Ami\, will moderate the discussion. Ferguson is also a m ember of the recovery community and has written about her experience as a Jewish person in recovery for outlets such as Tablet magazine and the Temp er. She is passionate about destigmatizing issues such as mental illness a nd substance use disorder especially within the Jewish community.
\n“We are excited to hold this important community discussion especially at this time. Talking about addiction has always been somewhat of a taboo sub ject in the Jewish community\, but the number of individuals with substanc e abuse disorder has dramatically increased due to the pandemic\,” said Ra bbi Jonathan Rudnick\, Community Chaplain at Jewish Family Services and co -organizer of the event. “We are hoping this will be the beginning of many more discussions and a pathway to help for many individuals.”
\nReg ister for the virtual program : https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQL Ser_AM1wqqIJlc75r4FTpuiercPI_eRPrjOM9rBJK28LRcDsQ/viewform. p>\n
Tisha B’Av (The nineth day of the Hebrew month of Av) is a day of n ational mourning. The holiday primarily commemorates the destruction of th e 1st and 2nd Temples\, but also other tragedies of the Jewish people. The community Tisha B’Av observance will be held at 9:30 p.m. July 17 at Beth Shalom and online.
\nFor more information\, visit kcrabbi.org or contact Annette Fish\, Rabbinical Association Administrator/Prog ram Director at afprogram@aol.com or 913-327-8226.
\n X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:personal stories\,addiction\,recover\,Tisha B'Av\,Rab bi Jonathan Rudnick\,recovery\,Jewish\,free\,kansas city\,JFSKC X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-11191@www.jfskc.org DTSTAMP:20240328T085817Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Counseling and Mental Health\,Family Life and Edu cation\,Older Adult Services CONTACT:Sondra Wallace\; swallace@jfskc.org\; www.jfskc.org DESCRIPTION:We live in a hectic\, fast-paced world now made more challengin g by the ongoing pandemic. More people are experiencing stress and anxiety and are reaching out for tools to help them cope with our complex reality . \nTo address the rising need\, Jewish Family Services is offering Mindfu l Mondays\, a free\, virtual mindful training program offered every Monday from 11:30 a.m. to noon through Dec. 13.\nUsing the Zoom platform\, the s essions are free\, but registration is required at Mindful Mondays registr ation link. Once registered\, participants will receive a link to join ea ch session. Participants may attend one or all virtual sessions. \nMindfu lness is a practice anchored in science and focused on being intensely awa re of what an individual is sensing and feeling in the moment without inte rpretation of judgement. \nLed by Sondra Wallace\, MSED\, JFS YouBeYou and Mental Health Coalition Coordinator and Julia Grimm\, LMLP\, JFS therapis t.\nWeekly themes: \nSept. 27: Self-Compassion\nOct. 4: Generosity\nOct. 1 1: Non-Judging\nOct. 18: Body Scan\nOct. 25: Letting Go\nNov. 1: Sitting w ith Emotions\nNov. 8: Trust\nNov. 15: Values\nNov. 29: Generosity\nDec. 6: Acceptance\nDec. 13: Patience\nFor more information\, contact Sondra Wall ace at swallace@jfskc.org. DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210927T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211213T120000 LOCATION:Virtual @ https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMsf-uvrDMsGN0 sUcsJpj9wIEIIZKF0aKnU SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Mindful Mondays URL:https://www.jfskc.org/event/mindful-mondays/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.jfskc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09 /2021-Mindful-Mondays-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.jfskc. org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/2021-Mindful-Mondays-300x180.jpg\;300\;180\ ;1\,large\;https://www.jfskc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/2021-Mindful-M ondays-1024x614.jpg\;1024\;614\;1\,full\;https://www.jfskc.org/wp-content/ uploads/2021/09/2021-Mindful-Mondays.jpg\;1500\;900\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nWe live in a hectic\ , fast-paced world now made more challenging by the ongoing pandemic. More people are experiencing stress and anxiety and are reaching out for tools to help them cope with our complex reality.
\nT o address the rising need\, Jewish Family Services is offering Mindful Mon days\, a free\, virtual mindful training program offered every Monday from 11:30 a.m. to noon through Dec. 13.
\nUsing the Zoom platform\, the sessions are f ree\, but registration is required at Mindful Monday s registration link. Once registered\, participants will rec eive a link to join each session. Participants may attend one or all virtu al sessions.
\nMindfulness is a practice an chored in science and focused on being intensely aware of what an individu al is sensing and feeling in the moment without interpretation of judgemen t.
\nLed by Sondra Wallace\, MSED\, JFS YouBeYou and Mental Health Coalition Coordinator and Julia Grimm\, LMLP\, JFS therapist.
\nS
ept. 27: Self-Compassion
\nOct. 4: Generosity
\nOct. 11: Non-Jud
ging
\nOct. 18: Body Scan
\nOct. 25: Letting Go
\nNov. 1: S
itting with Emotions
\nNov. 8: Trust
\nNov. 15: Values
\nNo
v. 29: Generosity
\nDec. 6: Acceptance
\nDec. 13: Patience
For more information\, contact Sondra Wallace at swallace@jfskc.org.
\n X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:sondra wallace\,julia grimm\,wellbeing\,free event\,M indful Mondays\,kc\,mindfulness\,mental health\,kansas city\,JFSKC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-11228@www.jfskc.org DTSTAMP:20240328T085817Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Counseling and Mental Health\,Emergency Assistanc e\,Family Life and Education\,Food Pantry\,Older Adult Services CONTACT:JFS Navigator\; (913) 327-8250 \; navigator@jfskc.org\; https://www .jfskc.org/brookside/ DESCRIPTION:We are hosting a free community Health Fair at our Brookside Ea st office and food pantry from 1-3 p.m.\, Oct 1\, 425 East 63rd St.\nParti cipants will have the opportunity to receive free services provided by JFS and several of its community partners including:\n\nMedicaid or Medicare counseling\nCOVID-19 vaccine shots\nHIV testing\nMedical assistance\nFood and household items\nInformation about JFS’ Counseling and Wellness progra ms.\n\n“Taking care of your mental and physical health often takes a back a seat when you are struggling financially and facing food and housing ins ecurities. We see this everyday among our clients\,” said Maggie Haghirian \, LMSW\,director of KesherKC\, JFS’ social service and food pantry progra m.\n“Neglecting your health can obviously lead to other ongoing challenges for you and your family\,” she said. “We are excited to offer and provide access to many free healthcare services along with our other community pa rtners.\nThe October 1 Health Fair is open to the public – no registration is required. Participating community partners are KC CARE Health Center\, Kansas City’s Medicine Cabinet and Samuel U. Rodgers Health Center. JFS p rovides human services for people facing challenges in everyday life or ti mes of crisis — regardless of faith\, age\, culture or lifestyle. DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211001T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211001T150000 LOCATION:Jewish Family Services- Brookside @ 425 E 63rd St\, Kansas City\, MO 64110 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:October Health Fair in Brookside- October 1 URL:https://www.jfskc.org/event/october-health-fair-in-brookside-october-1/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.jfskc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09 /Heart--150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.jfskc.org/wp-content /uploads/2021/09/Heart--300x268.jpg\;300\;268\;1\,large\;https://www.jfskc .org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Heart--1024x914.jpg\;1024\;914\;1\,full\;h ttps://www.jfskc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Heart-.jpg\;1043\;931\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nPartici pants will have the opportunity to receive free services provided by JFS a nd several of its community partners including:
\n“Taking care of your mental and physical health often takes a back a seat when you are struggling financially and facing food and housing insecurit ies. We see this everyday among our clients\,” said Maggie Haghirian\, LMS W\,director of KesherKC\, JFS’ social service and food pantry program.
\n“Neglecting your health can obviously lead to other ongoing challenge s for you and your family\,” she said. “We are excited to offer and provid e access to many free healthcare services along with our other community p artners.
\nThe October 1 Health Fair is open to the public – no regi stration is required. Participating community partners are KC CARE Health Center\, Kansas City’s Medicine Cabinet and Samuel U. Rodgers Health Cente r. JFS provides human services for people facing challenges in everyday li fe or times of crisis — regardless of faith\, age\, culture or lifestyle.< /p>\n X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:mental health services\,counseling\,Samuel Rodgers He alth Center\,Kansas City Medicine Cabinet\,COVID-19 vaccine\,HIV Testing\, KC Care Health Center\,JFS\,kansas city\,food pantry\,Brookside East\,JFSK C END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-11233@www.jfskc.org DTSTAMP:20240328T085817Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Counseling and Mental Health\,Emergency Assistanc e\,Food Pantry\,Older Adult Services CONTACT:JFS Navigator\; (913) 327-8250\; navigator@jfskc.org\; https://www. jfskc.org/brookside/ DESCRIPTION:Jewish Family Services (JFS) is a hosting a free community Heal th Fair at its Brookside East office at 425 East 63rd St. in Kansas City o n October 12 from 3 to 5 p.m.. Participants will have the opportunity to r eceive free services provided by JFS and several of its community partners including:\n\nMedicaid or Medicare counseling\nCOVID-19 vaccine shots\nMe dical assistance\nFood and household items.\nInformation about JFS’ Counse ling and Wellness programs.\n\n“Taking care of your mental and physical he alth often takes a back a seat when you are struggling financially and fac ing food and housing insecurities. We see this everyday among our clients\ ,” said Maggie Haghirian\, LMSW\, director of KesherKC\, JFS’ social servi ce and food pantry program.\n“Neglecting your health can obviously lead to other ongoing challenges for you and your family\,” she said. “We are exc ited to offer and provide access to many free healthcare services along wi th our other community partners.”\nThe October 12 Health Fair is open to t he public – no registration is required. Participating community partners are KC CARE Health Center\, Kansas City’s Medicine Cabinet and Samuel U. R odgers Health Center. JFS provides human services for people facing challe nges in everyday life or times of crisis — regardless of faith\, age\, cul ture or lifestyle. DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211012T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211012T170000 LOCATION:Jewish Family Services - Brookside @ 425 E 63rd St Kansas City MO 64110 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:October Health Fair in Brookside – October 12 URL:https://www.jfskc.org/event/october-health-fair-in-brookside-october-12 / X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.jfskc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09 /Heart--150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.jfskc.org/wp-content /uploads/2021/09/Heart--300x268.jpg\;300\;268\;1\,large\;https://www.jfskc .org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Heart--1024x914.jpg\;1024\;914\;1\,full\;h ttps://www.jfskc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Heart-.jpg\;1043\;931\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n
\\n“Taking care of your mental and physical health often takes a bac k a seat when you are struggling financially and facing food and housing i nsecurities. We see this everyday among our clients\,” said Maggie Haghiri an\, LMSW\, director of KesherKC\, JFS’ social service and food pantry pro gram.
\n“Neglecting your health can obviously lead to other ongoing challenges for you and your family\,” she said. “We are excited to offer a nd provide access to many free healthcare services along with our other co mmunity partners.”
\nThe October 12 Health Fair is open to the publi c – no registration is required. Participating community partners are KC C ARE Health Center\, Kansas City’s Medicine Cabinet and Samuel U. Rodgers H ealth Center. JFS provides human services for people facing challenges in everyday life or times of crisis — regardless of faith\, age\, culture or lifestyle.
\n X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:Medicaid counseling\,Medicare counseling\,Kesher KC\, mental health services\,Kansas City Medicine Cabinet\,COVID-19 vaccine\,KC Care Health Center\,JFS\,kansas city\,Brookside\,Brookside East END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-11267@www.jfskc.org DTSTAMP:20240328T085817Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Counseling and Mental Health\,Family Life and Edu cation\,Food Pantry CONTACT:Susie Hurst\; 913-327-8250\; susieh@jfskc.org DESCRIPTION:Learn how to bring mindfulness into your home when JFS presents “Get Calm and Connected: Mindful Parenting\,” a free\, virtual workshop a t 7 p.m.\, Tuesday\, Oct. 12\, via Zoom.\nDuring the interactive workshop\ , parents and caregivers will learn practices to help with the challenges of parenting and valuable techniques to implement into their family’s dail y life.\nMindful Parenting can help parents manage stress\, better care fo r their own well-being\, and nurture the parent-child connection. The work shop will be facilitated by Wendy Anderson and Lauren Glass\, both license d clinical social workers with JFS.\nRegistration is required: Meeting Re gistration – Zoom\nConfirmation and a final Zoom link will be sent after r egistration is received.\n“Get Calm and Connected: Mindful Parenting” conv ening organizations are Congregation Beth Shalom\, Congregation Beth Torah \, The Temple\, Congregation B’nai Jehudah\, Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy\, The J\, and the Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City.\nFor more infor mation\, contact Susie Hurst\, JFS Director of Family Life Education/CHAI Program at susieh@jfskc.org or (913) 327-8259. DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211012T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211012T200000 LOCATION:Virtual SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Mindful Parenting Workshop: Get Calm and Connected URL:https://www.jfskc.org/event/mindful-parenting-workshop-get-calm-and-con nected/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nLearn how to bring mindfulness into your home when JFS presents “Get Calm and Connected : Mindful Parenting\,” a free\, virtual workshop at 7 p.m.\, Tuesday\, Oct . 12\, via Zoom.
\nDuring the interactive workshop\, parents and car egivers will learn practices to help with the challenges of parenting and valuable techniques to implement into their family’s daily life.
\nM indful Parenting can help parents manage stress\, better care for their ow n well-being\, and nurture the parent-child connection. The workshop will be facilitated by Wendy Anderson and Lauren Glass\, both licensed clinical social workers with JFS.
\nRegistration is required: Meeting Reg istration – Zoom
\nConfirmation and a final Zoom link will be se nt after registration is received.
\n“Get Calm and Connected: Mindfu l Parenting” convening organizations are Congregation Beth Shalom\, Congre gation Beth Torah\, The Temple\, Congregation B’nai Jehudah\, Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy\, The J\, and the Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City .
\nFor more information\, contact Susie Hurst\, JFS Director of Fam ily Life Education/CHAI Program at susieh@jfskc.org or (913) 327-8259.
\n X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:mindful parenting\,calm\,connected\,lauren glass\,wen dy anderson\,family support\,wellbeing\,JFS\,kc\,kansas city END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-11314@www.jfskc.org DTSTAMP:20240328T085817Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Counseling and Mental Health\,Family Life and Edu cation CONTACT:info@jfskc.org\; 19133278250\; info@jfskc.org DESCRIPTION:Learn more about the critical challenges facing Kansas Citians and how JFS is responding during our virtual speaker series.\nIn our secon d session\, Kerry Scott\, LCSW\, Child and Family Therapist\, will share s tories of the increased anxiety facing children and parents today due to t he pandemic\, the effective strategies for tackling current challenges\, a nd the hope JFS provides. Register here.\n“Working with more than 10\,000 individuals a year\, our team has a unique lens into the complicated probl ems facing Kansas Citians. This series is an opportunity for the public to learn more about the critical social issues we’re collectively tackling\, ” said Don Goldman\, Executive Director and CEO of JFS. “It’s also an oppo rtunity to have a dialog with us about the evolving challenges due to the pandemic.”\n DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211029T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211029T124500 LOCATION:Virtual SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:JFS Virtual Speakers Series-Children and Parents Experiencing Incre ased Anxiety Retuning to School and Group Settings URL:https://www.jfskc.org/event/jfs-virtual-speakers-series-children-and-pa rents-experiencing-increased-anxiety-retuning-to-school-and-group-settings / X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.jfskc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09 /Childrens-Therapy-photo-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.jfs kc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Childrens-Therapy-photo-300x200.jpg\;300 \;200\;1\,large\;https://www.jfskc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Children s-Therapy-photo-1024x683.jpg\;1024\;683\;1\,full\;https://www.jfskc.org/wp -content/uploads/2021/09/Childrens-Therapy-photo.jpg\;1833\;1222\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nLearn more about the critical challenges facing Kansas Citians and how JFS is responding during our virtual speaker series .
\nIn our second session\, Kerry Scott\, LCSW\, Child and Family Th erapist\, will share stories of the increased anxiety facing children and parents today due to the pandemic\, the effective strategies for tackling current challenges\, and the hope JFS provides. Register here.
\n“Working wi th more than 10\,000 individuals a year\, our team has a unique lens into the complicated problems facing Kansas Citians. This series is an opportun ity for the public to learn more about the critical social issues we’re co llectively tackling\,” said Don Goldman\, Executive Director and CEO of JF S. “It’s also an opportunity to have a dialog with us about the evolving c hallenges due to the pandemic.”
\n\n X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:Don Goldman\,Virtual Speakers Series\,Kerry Scott\,ch ildren\,family support\,kansas city\,JFSKC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-11239@www.jfskc.org DTSTAMP:20240328T085817Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Counseling and Mental Health\,Emergency Assistanc e\,Family Life and Education\,Food Pantry\,Older Adult Services CONTACT:JFS Navigator\; 9133278250\; navigator@jfskc.org\; https://www.jfsk c.org/brookside/ DESCRIPTION:Jewish Family Services (JFS) is a hosting a free community Heal th Fair at its Brookside East office and food pantry – 425 East 63rd Stree t in Kansas City on October 29 from 1 to 3 p.m. Participants will have the opportunity to receive free services provided by JFS and several of its c ommunity partners including:\n\nMedicaid or Medicare counseling.\nCOVID-19 vaccine shots.\nHIV testing.\nMedical assistance.\nFood and household ite ms.\nInformation about JFS’ Counseling and Wellness programs.\n\n“Taking c are of your mental and physical health often takes a back a seat when you are struggling financially and facing food and housing insecurities. We se e this everyday among our clients\,” said Maggie Haghirian\, LMSW\, direct or of KesherKC\, JFS’ social service and food pantry program.\n“Neglecting your health can obviously lead to other ongoing challenges for you and yo ur family\,” she said. “We are excited to offer and provide access to many free healthcare services along with our other community partners.”\nThe O ctober 29 Health Fair is open to the public – no registration is required. Participating community partners are KC CARE Health Center\, Kansas City’ s Medicine Cabinet and Samuel U. Rodgers Health Center. JFS provides human services for people facing challenges in everyday life or times of crisis — regardless of faith\, age\, culture or lifestyle. DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211029T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211029T150000 LOCATION:Jewish Family Services - Brookside @ 425 E. 63rd Street\, KCMO\, 6 4110 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:October Health Fair in Brookside – October 29 URL:https://www.jfskc.org/event/october-health-fair-in-brookside-october-29 / X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.jfskc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09 /Heart--150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.jfskc.org/wp-content /uploads/2021/09/Heart--300x268.jpg\;300\;268\;1\,large\;https://www.jfskc .org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Heart--1024x914.jpg\;1024\;914\;1\,full\;h ttps://www.jfskc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Heart-.jpg\;1043\;931\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n
“Taking care of your m ental and physical health often takes a back a seat when you are strugglin g financially and facing food and housing insecurities. We see this everyd ay among our clients\,” said Maggie Haghirian\, LMSW\, director of KesherK C\, JFS’ social service and food pantry program.
\n“Neglecting your health can obviously lead to other ongoing challenges for you and your fam ily\,” she said. “We are excited to offer and provide access to many free healthcare services along with our other community partners.”
\nThe October 29 Health Fair is open to the public – no registration is required . Participating community partners are KC CARE Health Center\, Kansas City ’s Medicine Cabinet and Samuel U. Rodgers Health Center. JFS provides huma n services for people facing challenges in everyday life or times of crisi s — regardless of faith\, age\, culture or lifestyle.
\n X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:October Health Fair\,Medicaid counseling\,Medicare co unseling\,Samuel Rodgers Health Center\,Kansas City Medicine Cabinet\,COVI D-19 vaccine\,HIV Testing\,KC Care Health Center\,JFS\,kansas city\,food p antry END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-11317@www.jfskc.org DTSTAMP:20240328T085817Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Counseling and Mental Health\,Family Life and Edu cation CONTACT:info@jfskc.org\; 19133278250\; info@jfskc.org DESCRIPTION:Learn more about the critical challenges facing Kansas Citians and how JFS is responding during our virtual speaker series.\nFor our last session\, Sondra Wallace\, YouBeYou and Mental Health Coalition Coordinat or and chair of the Johnson County Suicide Prevention Coalition will share how our youth\, schools\, and adults are using the YouBeYou resources\, S ources of Strength model\, and JFS services to build communities of streng th anchored in caring\, connected\, positive relationships and social netw orks. Register here.\n“Working with more than 10\,000 individuals a year\, our team has a unique lens into the complicated problems facing Kansas Ci tians. This series is an opportunity for the public to learn more about th e critical social issues we’re collectively tackling\,” said Don Goldman\, Executive Director and CEO of JFS. “It’s also an opportunity to have a di alog with us about the evolving challenges due to the pandemic.”\n DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211206T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211206T124500 LOCATION:Virtual SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:JFS Virtual Speakers Series-Building a Community of Strength: Empow ering Youth through Hope\, Help & Strength URL:https://www.jfskc.org/event/jfs-virtual-speakers-series-building-a-comm unity-of-strength-empowering-youth-through-hope-help-strength/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.jfskc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10 /Fort-Osage-Group-1-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.jfskc.or g/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Fort-Osage-Group-1-300x225.jpg\;300\;225\;1\, large\;https://www.jfskc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Fort-Osage-Group-1 -1024x768.jpg\;1024\;768\;1\,full\;https://www.jfskc.org/wp-content/upload s/2021/10/Fort-Osage-Group-1-scaled.jpg\;2560\;1920\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nLearn more about the critical challenges fac ing Kansas Citians and how JFS is responding during our virtual speaker se ries.
\nFor our last session\, Sondra Wallace\, YouBeYou and Mental Health Coalition Coordinator and chair of the Johnson County Suicide Preve ntion Coalition will share how our youth\, schools\, and adults are using the YouBeYou resour ces\, Sources of Stren gth model\, and JFS services to build communitie s of strength anchored in caring\, connected\, positive relationships and social networks. Regi ster here.
\n“Working with more than 10\,000 individual s a year\, our team has a unique lens into the complicated problems facing Kansas Citians. This series is an opportunity for the public to learn mor e about the critical social issues we’re collectively tackling\,” said Don Goldman\, Executive Director and CEO of JFS. “It’s also an opportunity to have a dialog with us about the evolving challenges due to the pandemic.”
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