JFS is getting packages ready to go to 115 families next week for Passover. Share your good wishes by including a personal note of goodwill. This is a great opportunity to get the kids involved in a volunteer project. Please get cards in by Monday, April 6.
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Resources for Parents During Coronavirus
Once you and your child are in a calm state, you can help your child label those emotions and problem-solve better ways to handle them.
Social Distancing vs. Social Isolation
While reducing the number of contacts you have per day will impact the spread of the virus, it’s important to note that social distancing does not mean social isolation.
Career Skills and Connections
Workplace Culture
Make a culture fit assessment by clarifying your purpose & principles, understand the core culture of each prospective workplace, then, decide whether the workplace is right for you.
CSC Job Search Strategies
In this class, along with many of the other classes offered weekly at CSC, you can learn valuable skills to help you find the job of your dreams.
Top 10 People to Include in Your Network
Take some time analyzing who and what ways your network could be helpful.
Chaplaincy
Stay Connected to Prevent Isolation
As each of the local institutions finds ways to connect, tackle the isolation by taking advantage of the multiple resources of content available online.
Bikur Cholim Going Virtual!
ONLINE LEARNING! An opportunity to learn the roots of this mitzvah from the Torah and rabbinic literature, as well as practical guidance for supporting and being there for someone in need. Read more.
Community-wide Service for Spiritual Renewal – March 19
This event has been CANCELLED. Facilitated by Rabbi Jonathan Rudnick, Lezlie Zucker, music coordinator for Congregation Beth Torah and Rabbi Monica Kleinman, Director of Lifelong Learning at Congregation Beth Torah.
Counseling & Mental Health
Resources for Parents During Coronavirus
Once you and your child are in a calm state, you can help your child label those emotions and problem-solve better ways to handle them.
Priya’s Quarterly Bloom Support Group
Priya welcomes guest speaker Dr. Evelina Swartzman, a local obstetrician/gynecologist, to the Bloom quarterly support meeting on March 10. Read more.
Family to Family Education for Spring
Free NAMI course for families of people with mental illnesses. Begins March 4. Read more.
Family Life Education
Social Distancing vs. Social Isolation
While reducing the number of contacts you have per day will impact the spread of the virus, it’s important to note that social distancing does not mean social isolation.
Talking to Kids About the Coronavirus
If you need help dealing with the uncertainty and anxiety, counseling staff are available – call 913-327-8250 to speak to a JFS Navigator about services.
NAMI Peer-to-Peer Education
NAMI Peer-to-Peer is an 8-session recovery-focused course for adults with mental health conditions. Read More.
Food, Shelter, and Employment
Community-wide Mitzvah at Passover
This Passover, help 115 families that might not otherwise enjoy a Seder due to food insecurity. Donate online to help purchase fresh foods or participate in the food drive through March 30. Donation dropoff info here.
February Spreads 2,982 Pounds of Love in KC
“Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.”
Staff Field Trip to Access+Ability
One out of every four individuals has some type of disability. The exhibit highlights include innovative tools that allow people to connect with each other and the world around them.
Older Adult Services
Senior Expo March 2020
This program IS POSTPONED. The Golden Circle Senior Resource Group is a consortium of organizations and businesses serving our senior community. www.goldencircleresources.com
It is Medicare Enrollment Time!
There is potential to save thousands of dollars on prescription medications and other healthcare costs. Read more.
Support for the Aging Journey
Learn about Older Adult Services on July 18. Programs address aging-related issues such as support to maintain a home, transportation, mobility, grief, isolation, and emotional concerns. Read more.
Volunteer Spotlight Stories
Whole Foods Donations and Weekly Volunteers
The pantry relies on our community to keep the shelves stocked. Thanks to Whole Foods Market, and to our dedicated volunteers, the pantry gets much needed produce each week.
JET Express Celebrates 10 Years of Driving!
“I can’t change the world, but I can help someone get to their medical appointment or out to lunch with a friend, and that makes my job wonderful.”
AmeriCorps Vista
Having a dedicated AmeriCorps Vista volunteer means that we are able to make a bigger impact for the community.
