Unless otherwise noted, all events are held at the Jewish Community Campus, 5801 W. 115th Street, Overland Park, KS. Some events require an RSVP or enrollment in our programs, so please confirm your spot in advance. Please check directly with JFS on program dates, as dates may change.
Premieres Thursday, December 3rd, 2020 at 6:30 p.m.
All are welcome.
Please RSVP via email with your name & email address to receive a link. Call 913.327.8250 for more information.
Featuring Lezlie Zucker (Music Coordinator at Congregation Beth Torah), Coleen Diecker (Jewish Community Musician), and Rabbi Jonathan Rudnick (JFS Community Chaplain)
Join this expressive and supportive gathering in preparation for the festival of Hanukkah. We will join in traditional and contemporary prayers, songs, and readings.
The service includes moments for personal reflection to guide us away from darkness and head us toward the light of the season.
GIVING HOPE & HELP FEMININE HYGIENE PERIOD PRODUCTSDRIVE THRU
DONATE Period Products/Children’s & Women’s UnderwearDecember 12, 2020, 12pm-3pm
Co-Sponsored by Councilwoman Ryana Parks-Shaw 5th DistrictPARTNERSHIP FORM
Complete and email to donate@givinghopeandhelp.com Donation-drop off Drive-Thru Location
Swope Park-Main Entrance at East Meyer Blvd and SwopeParkway Kansas City, Missouri 64132
DRIVE THRU open to the public from 12 noon to 3 pm PleaseShare the Facebook Event, Link:
https://www.facebook.com/events/2086172494847586/
COVID-19 has stopped a lot of things but not the menstrualcycle, (periods). Therefore, we are excited to move forward with our signatureevent that has impacted over 50,000 women and girls since November 30,2013, the launch of the organization. The purpose of the feminine drive is to b1ingawareness to END DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, support domestic violence survivors and theshelters in which they live, support natural disaster survivors and those inneed of feminine care locally and across the globe with period products. Periodpoverty is a world problem that we mission to solve.
· We ask that you/your organization drive-thru anddonate period products, the items of dignity listed below, and or financialcontributions.
· The domestic violence shelters and organizationswe serve will drive-thru and receive enough period products for a year or more!The organizations and shelters that we serve are excited to receive annually.
Your pa1inership will supp01i the No Female without/No onewithout PERIOD Products Movement. (We say, “No one without periodproducts” because not all that have a cycle identifies as female.) We shippe1iod products across the country and globe to end period pove1iy.
· We collect the least donated items of dignity toplaces of refuge:
· REGULAR & ORGANIC sanitary napkins,tampons-any bundle any size
· Women’s PACKAGED underwear size 5 to 4XL &Children’s PACKAGED underwear
· INDIVIDUALLY WRAPPED feminine wipes andINDIVIDUALLY WRAPPED panty liners.
· Financial donations of any amount
It is our goal to help End Domestic Violence and to ensurethat #NoFemaleWithout or #NoOneWithout period products become a reality PERIOD.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR DIFFERENCE MAKING PARTNERSHIP
Jewish Family Services & Kansas City Library offer weekly Happiness Habits
Dec. 14:Intentionality & Happiness
· Setting intentions
The JFS Health team provides needed support through its broad-reaching, holistic approach to mental health with the goal of enhancing the well-being of individuals, families, and communities. This free and ongoing program is in partnership with the Kansas City Public Library, and The 35 members of the Greater Kansas City Mental Health Coalition.
Happiness Habits is a half-hour program taking place at 3 p.m. Mondays via Zoom. The focus is on how to manage the uncertainty of our daily lives with simple habits fostering happiness regardless of our circumstances. Each half-hour interactive program has a theme.
The program is open to anyone, but registration is required through the library’s web site: https://kclibrary.org/library-locations/adults-event/happiness-habits-5?.
For more information, please email navigator@jfskc.org or call (913) 327-8250.
Meets first and third Wednesday
The ongoing support group is for individuals grieving from
the death of a loved one. The group provides an opportunity
to address issues of loss and grief within a Jewish spiritual
context in a warm and confidential environment.
The program is co-facilitated by
Lauren Glass, LCSW and Rabbi Mark Levin
To register for this Support Group contact
Molly McGurk, LCSW – JFS Director of Mental Health Services
phone: 913-327-8298 email: mmcgurk@jfskc.org
Learn Laugh & Love – Why Go It Alone?
Thursday, December 17, from 1 – 2 p.m.
Join Zoom Meeting: https://zoom.us/j/92741213860
Are you in the market for a new doctor? Wanting an impartial expert to take a look at your Medicareplan? Do you have questions about how you can modify your house so that it’smore age-friendly? Come meet some of the amazing JFS Older Adult Care Managementteam and learn about how they can help support you along your aging journey!
JFS Older Adult Care Management Team: Liz Conaway, KellyLoeb, Jana Fielder, Laura Gillman
Learn about both the virtual and in-person programs offeredby the Heritage Center and pre-empt the winter blues. Sandra Greason, HeritageCenter Director, will discuss what safety measures are in place to keep yousafe. Plus, learn ways to stay connected with other older adult members 65 andolder.
The JFS Food Pantry continues to serve more people facingfood insecurity. Since the beginning of the pandemic, the number of peoplereceiving food support through two pantry locations has more than doubled toabout 900 people monthly.
JFS needs the support of the community to keep pantryshelves stocked. The RabbinicalAssociation of Greater Kansas City will host a community food drive from 10a.m. to noon on Sunday, Dec. 20. Membersof the community are asked to drop off high need items like CANS OF SOUP,CRACKERS, and SANITIZING WIPES at The J KC. Following COVID safety protocols,JFS Food Pantry staff and volunteers will be on hand to take donations for thepantry during this drive-thru food drive
“The Rabbinical Association has been a great partner to keepCongregations engaged in supporting the JFS Food Pantry,” said Jo Hickey, JFSFood Pantry Director. “We could not serve families at the level we do withouttheir support.”
JFS encourages individuals, businesses, organizations,schools, youth groups, and neighborhoods to host a food drive for JFS. If youwould like to host a food drive, please email fooddrive@jfskc.org or call FoodPantry Director Jo Hickey at (913) 327-8257. JFS will drop off barrels or totesfor your collection and pick up the donations after your drive. Promotionalmaterials to help include posters, email templates, and social media are alsoavailable.
Jewish Family Services & Kansas City Library offer weekly Happiness Habits
Dec. 21:The Happiness in Music
· Music: non-traditional holiday music?
The JFS Health team provides needed support through its broad-reaching, holistic approach to mental health with the goal of enhancing the well-being of individuals, families, and communities. This free and ongoing program is in partnership with the Kansas City Public Library, and The 35 members of the Greater Kansas City Mental Health Coalition.
Happiness Habits is a half-hour program taking place at 3 p.m. Mondays via Zoom. The focus is on how to manage the uncertainty of our daily lives with simple habits fostering happiness regardless of our circumstances. Each half-hour interactive program has a theme.
The program is open to anyone, but registration is required through the library’s web site: https://kclibrary.org/library-locations/adults-event/happiness-habits-5?.
For more information, please email navigator@jfskc.org or call (913) 327-8250.
