Unless otherwise noted, all events are virtual. 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.
Did you know that each month, Jewish Family Services provides more than 800 families with food and non-perishable items through the two locations of its food pantry? Food drives help ensure our guests have a wide variety of items to select from and keep expenses down.
While JFS is happy to accept any shelf-stable food or personal care items, the most needed things for August are canned veggies, canned and dry fruit, canned chicken, and baby wipes. On Sunday, August 21, 2022, from 10 a.m. to Noon, JFS will hold its monthly community-wide food drive at the Jewish Community Center campus. Please drop off donations with volunteers who will be located in the front circle drive.
Donations can also be dropped off in the JFS barrel in the Jewish Community Campus lobby during business hours or at the Brookside office with an appointment by calling 913-327-8250. Donors may also purchase items for the food pantry directly through the JFS Pantry Wish List on Amazon.
Join this expressive and supportive gathering as we share traditional and contemporary prayers, songs, and readings in preparation for the upcoming High Holidays. The service includes moments for personal reflection and meaningful closure of the current year, combined with words of hope for the year ahead.
Please RSVP to chaplaincy@jfskc.org. Include your name, number in your party & email address.
JFSKC’s Mental Health Programs Team is pleased to announce that it will continue to offer the free virtual Mindful Mondays program from 11:30 AM to Noon.
Julia Billquist, LMLP, JFS Therapist will lead our Mindful Mondays sessions. Mindfulness is an evidence-based practice and focused on being aware of what an individual is sensing and feeling in the moment without interpretation of judgment.
Mindful Mondays are free, but registration is required. Once registered, participants will receive a confirmation email containing a link to join each session. Participants may attend one or all virtual sessions. This is a new registration link starting in January, 2024. If you were previously registered, you will need to register again to be able to participate.
For more information, please contact Julia Billquist, LMLP at jbillquist@jfskc.org.
“A mindfulness practice means that we commit fully in each moment to be present; inviting ourselves to interface with this moment in full awareness, with the intention to embody as best we can an orientation of calmness, mindfulness, and equanimity right here and right now.” – Jon Kabat-Zinn
JFSKC’s Mental Health Programs Team is pleased to announce that it will continue to offer the free virtual Mindful Mondays program from 11:30 AM to Noon.
Julia Billquist, LMLP, JFS Therapist will lead our Mindful Mondays sessions. Mindfulness is an evidence-based practice and focused on being aware of what an individual is sensing and feeling in the moment without interpretation of judgment.
Mindful Mondays are free, but registration is required. Once registered, participants will receive a confirmation email containing a link to join each session. Participants may attend one or all virtual sessions. This is a new registration link starting in January, 2024. If you were previously registered, you will need to register again to be able to participate.
For more information, please contact Julia Billquist, LMLP at jbillquist@jfskc.org.
“A mindfulness practice means that we commit fully in each moment to be present; inviting ourselves to interface with this moment in full awareness, with the intention to embody as best we can an orientation of calmness, mindfulness, and equanimity right here and right now.” – Jon Kabat-Zinn
JFSKC’s Mental Health Programs Team is pleased to announce that it will continue to offer the free virtual Mindful Mondays program from 11:30 AM to Noon.
Julia Billquist, LMLP, JFS Therapist will lead our Mindful Mondays sessions. Mindfulness is an evidence-based practice and focused on being aware of what an individual is sensing and feeling in the moment without interpretation of judgment.
Mindful Mondays are free, but registration is required. Once registered, participants will receive a confirmation email containing a link to join each session. Participants may attend one or all virtual sessions. This is a new registration link starting in January, 2024. If you were previously registered, you will need to register again to be able to participate.
For more information, please contact Julia Billquist, LMLP at jbillquist@jfskc.org.
“A mindfulness practice means that we commit fully in each moment to be present; inviting ourselves to interface with this moment in full awareness, with the intention to embody as best we can an orientation of calmness, mindfulness, and equanimity right here and right now.” – Jon Kabat-Zinn
JFS is excited to partner with both the Kansas City Public Library and PJ Library to present Caring Through Play, a Parenting Skills Workshop. Kerry Scott, JFS Clinical Therapist, will teach attendees about Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT). PCIT is a skill-based perspective that allows parents to enter a child’s world to explore ways to connect.
This program is designed for adult education and children ages three and under are welcome. Childcare will not be provided. For more information, please email Jodi Perelmuter, JFS’s Family Life Educator at jperelmuter@jfskc.org.