Congratulaitons to Kelly G. Loeb, Older Adult Care Manager, this year’s Ms. JuneteenthKC! Kelly was honored during the JuneteenthKC Parade June 12 and will be formally introduced to the city at the JuneteenthKC Awards Ceremony during the Heritage Festival.
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JFS is here to ensure individuals and families can safely access resources and services needed during time of crisis and to help meet the challenges of daily life. We assist people from all walks of life, regardless of religion.
If you need assistance, call JFS Navigator at 913-327-8250 or email navigator@jfskc.org. All services are by appointment.
News & Events
Learn Laugh & Love: Tips to Create Fabulous Container Gardens
Join artist and gardener, Karen Lyman as she shares the latest tips and techniques to create fabulous containers beyond red geraniums and spikes during a free virtual presentation from 1 to 2 p.m., June 17.
May Volunteer of the Month: Susanna King
For Barstow High School senior Susanna King, making a difference in the world is part of her DNA – literally. Susanna remembers volunteering at Jewish Family Services Food Pantry as a young child when she would come with her mother, Amanda Morgan, to lend a hand.
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June Volunteer of the Month: Melanie Allmayer
For a decade, Melanie Allmayer has served as a spiritual care volunteer through the Chaplaincy program. Whether visiting a patient in the hospital or making a call to an older adult living in a long-term care facility, Melanie continues providing caring conversation, a listening ear and a hand to hold.
Cosentino’s Price Chopper Continues to Match Donations with “Buy One, Give One” Card
Twenty-three locations of Price Chopper’s Cosentino have stepped up to help the food pantry.
It’s Time to Expand Medicaid in Kansas and Missouri
For an agency like JFS working to support and strengthen lives in Kansas City, the choice is clear: Kansas legislators must once and for all pass Medicaid expansion, and Missouri legislators must honor the will of the voters by including it in the budget being debated. And you can make a difference.
