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.
Start the new year with a weekly habit that brings happiness!
This Happiness Habits Wellness Series is a free and ongoing half-hour program in partnership between JFS, the Kansas City Public Library, and the Greater Kansas City Mental Health Coalition.
Register Here:
https://kclibrary.org/library-locations/adults-event/happiness-habits-5?
Jewish Family Services Mental Health team can provide needed support through its broad-reaching, holistic approach to mental health with the goal of enhancing the well-being of individuals, families, and communities.
JFS provides services to all regardless of faith, age, culture, or lifestyle.
One current effort is Happiness Habits Wellness Series, a free and ongoing program in partnership between JFS, the Kansas City Public Library, and The Greater Kansas City Mental Health Coalition. (Note: The coalition has more than 35 members from across the metro.)
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.
Happiness Habits Topics
March 8: Traditions that create Happiness
March 15: Media Intakes impact on Happiness
March 22: How Games can create Happiness
March 29: Finding Happiness Outside
The program is open to anyone, but registration is required through the library’s website.
In addition, JFS has a team of trained therapists and clinicians who can work with all ages and helping guide people through mental health conditions, behavioral health problems, relationship challenges, and aging issues. With the current COVID-19 situation, counselors are able to meet with clients via phone or Zoom. JFS offers a sliding scale with confidential financial assistance available. Whether it is a one-time visit or a need for ongoing support, JFS can help.
For more information, please email navigator@jfskc.org or call (913) 327-8250.
Rabbinical Association & Congregations Help Stock the JFS Food Pantry;
Curbside Food Drives March 11 & 21
Passover is just around the corner and the Jewish Family Services Food Pantry needs your support to help those facing food insecurity.
Monthly the Rabbinical Association of Greater Kansas City and area congregations host food drives to help stock the two locations of Jewish Family Services Food Pantry. With the combination of COVID-19 and the wintry weather, donations are needed more than ever.
During March, the focus of the JFS Community Food Drives is personal hygiene and Passover items. Personal hygiene items include shampoo, conditioner, lotion, body wash, bar soap. Passover items needed include grape juice, Matzo ball soup mix and Passover cake mixes.
March Community Food Drives:
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March 11, 4 – 5:30 p.m., at JFS Food Pantry in Brookside, 425 E. 63rd St. Donors are instructed to pull into a designated parking space on the west side of the building and call the number listed; a volunteer will pick up items directly from cars.
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March 21, 10 a.m. to Noon, at the Jewish Community Campus, 5801 W 115th St., Overland Park. Drop off will be in the front circle drive where JFS volunteers and staff will take items directly from cars
The JFS Food Pantry is monthly serving more than 900 families and their pets from its two locations, and the numbers continue to grow. For Passover, JFS will provide150 families with appropriate items to enjoy a traditional holiday meal. JFS relies on food drives and donations for 50 percent of the products it distributes. One in four individuals receiving assistance from the JFS Food Pantry also benefit from one or more additional services the agency provides.
If you miss the opportunity to donate during the Community Food Drives, donations can be delivered. at the JFS barrel in the lobby of the Jewish Community Campus during business hours. Donors can also make a financial contribution to purchase items for the pantry at jfskc.org.
In addition to its Food Pantry, JFS provides other essential human services for people facing challenges in everyday life or times of crisis-regardless of faith, age, culture or lifestyle. For more information, visit jfskc.org.
CUTLINE: Volunteer Jacob Hickey holds some of the items sought for the upcoming contactless food drives this month including matzah and matzah ball soup mix.
Monthly the Rabbinical Association of Greater Kansas City and area congregations host food drives to help stock the two locations of Jewish Family Services Food Pantry. With the combination of COVID-19 and the wintry weather, donations are needed more than ever.
During March, the focus of the JFS Community Food Drives is personal hygiene and Passover items. Personal hygiene items include shampoo, conditioner, lotion, body wash, bar soap. Passover items needed include grape juice, Matzo ball soup mix, and Passover cake mixes.
Drop off will be in the front circle drive where JFS volunteers and staff will take items directly from cars
The JFS Food Pantry is monthly serving more than 900 families and their pets from its two locations, and the numbers continue to grow. For Passover, JFS will provide150 families with appropriate items to enjoy a traditional holiday meal. JFS relies on food drives and donations for 50 percent of the products it distributes. One in four individuals receiving assistance from the JFS Food Pantry also benefits from one or more additional services the agency provides.
If you miss the opportunity to donate during the Community Food Drives, donations can be delivered. at the JFS barrel in the lobby of the Jewish Community Campus during business hours. Donors can also make a financial contribution to purchase items for the pantry at jfskc.org
Learn, Laugh, & Love: Marlene Katz Presents Lucille Ball & Desi Arnaz
Listen to the delightful presentation of America’s most beloved couple, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. The Lucille Ball show captivated millions of viewers as a husband and wife team. Marlene Katz will present their life stories. Many people called her the Queen of Comedy. It was the opinion of many that Lucille spent her entire life trying to figure out a way to make Desi do what she wanted him to—she was a ball of fire.
Cost: Free
Virtual-zoom Registration required:
https://zoom.us/j/96223777817
Marlene Katz is a professional educator who shares her love of history with audiences of all ages. She taught at schools in the KC area and is a professional storyteller specializing in famous women’s biographical depictions in history. She especially enjoys presenting the topic of kindness in older adult living communities.
Join us on Sunday, March 20 for this expressive and supportive gathering in preparation for Passover, when we are reminded of the Exodus, being led out of the confines of Egypt and toward a future filled with hope. We will share in traditional and contemporary prayers, songs, and readings.
All are welcome.
Masks are required
Please RSVP to chaplaincy@jfskc.org. Include your name, number in your party & email address. Afterwards, a recording of the service will be posted at jfskc.org. For more information, call (913) 327-8250.