JFS therapist Kerry Scott is certified in Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), a proven family therapy that coaches parents on ways to use positive reinforcement to manage children’s behaviors and emotions.
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Laura Gilman Votes YES on 2
To ensure that 230,000 Missourians gain access to a healthcare system that is more equitable for more of us in a time when healthcare is more essential than ever, VOTE YES on AMENDMENT 2.
Teens & Social Distancing, The New Peer Pressure!
Acknowledge your teen’s difficulties, listen without lecturing, and encourage them to come to you with their concerns. Take advantage of this time together and use it to strengthen and grow your relationship.
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
Virtual Grief & Loss Support Group
An ongoing support group for individuals grieving the death of a loved one continues to meet virtually. More information here.
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.
Counseling & Mental Health
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy
JFS therapist Kerry Scott is certified in Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), a proven family therapy that coaches parents on ways to use positive reinforcement to manage children’s behaviors and emotions.
A Mindful Moment with therapist John Pryor
While creating a better sense of awareness of the impacts for each person, mindfulness creates spaces of wellness, allowing us to get past bad habits that may have formed.
Priya – July Virtual Support Group
Bloom where hope, information, and friendships flower – July 9, for anyone touched by infertility or adoption. People of all spiritual backgrounds are welcome. Read More
Family Life Education
Teens & Social Distancing, The New Peer Pressure!
Acknowledge your teen’s difficulties, listen without lecturing, and encourage them to come to you with their concerns. Take advantage of this time together and use it to strengthen and grow your relationship.
Navigating Aging
How does Trauma-Informed Care help Older Adults with: living independently, transportation, health, mobility, grief, isolation, emotional concerns. Join the zoom event on Thursday, July 16, at
1:00 pm. Read more.
College Student Zoom Event
Join a Zoom workshop on July 14 for insights and helpful tips on how you can best strengthen and reflect your skills and accomplishments from this challenging summer. 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
JFS Snapshots – Calling Connections
Spend two minutes with Taly Friedman, Director of Volunteer Engagement, and volunteer Pati Chasnoff to learn about the impact of this program.
Relaxation Techniques for Mind, Body, and Spirit
It’s important to practice self-care as we are confronted by these trying times. Join Kelly as she leads you through a simple series to help you relax.
Virtual Yoga for Healthy Aging!
By using yoga as a tool to tap into the unlimited power of now through breath and movement, let go of the nagging feeling that time is slipping away. Learn more.
Volunteer Spotlight Stories
JFS Snapshots – Calling Connections
Spend two minutes with Taly Friedman, Director of Volunteer Engagement, and volunteer Pati Chasnoff to learn about the impact of this program.
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.”
