JFS News Archive

Interested in Submitting Artwork for Connection? Jewish Family Services and Buttonwood are looking for artists like you! Buttonwood Art Space is a great opportunity to display and sell your artwork! During these unique times, we tend to crave connections. Whether that means connections to other people, nature, creativity, animals, color or anything else, we all have a basic need of ... read more

Join Us For a Virtual Wellness Discussion Being a teen is hard enough and coping with this new reality adds another layer to teenage angst. Join other parents for a virtual panel discussion on how to take care of your family's mental, physical, and social wellness. Date: May 21, 2020 Time: 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Click to Join ZOOM Meeting Moderated by: Susie Hurst, M.A. Director of Family ... read more

Join JFS counseling professionals for a new virtual group! Let’s shift our thoughts from isolation and distancing to CONNECTIONS & CONVERSATIONS. Connect with other parents for support, encouragement and hope during this time. Alternating Mondays, 1:00 - 2:00 pm May 4: Focus is parents of Pre-k through Elementary ages May 11: Focus is parents of Middle & High School students Please ... read more

bloom - where hope, information and friendships flower Quarterly Meeting on Wednesday, May 6 starting at 7:00 p.m. To sign up and get the Zoom link, e-mail priya@jfskc.org The Priya Fund, in partnership with Jewish Family Services, is held at the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Kansas City and is generously supported by The Jewish Federation of Kansas City, The Community Legacy Fund ... read more

Parenting Support for Healthy Relationships & Healthy Children Developed by the Raised with Love and Limits Foundation, Behavior Checker® is an online tool for positive parenting support. Behavior Checker helps parents feel confident and supported in their parenting, ultimately leading to healthier relationships and enhancing the lifelong mental, physical and emotional health of children. ... read more

This ongoing support group is for individuals grieving the death of a loved one. The group provides an opportunity to address issues of loss and grief within a Jewish spiritual context, and in a warm and confidential environment. Meets the first and third Wednesday each month. 11:30 am – 1:00 pm During the current COVID-19 health crisis and adhering to stay-at-home orders, this group meets ... read more

A Virtual Class for Learn, Laugh, and Love Facilitated by Lauren Glass, LCSW, Licensed Therapist with JFS and The Heritage Center at The J KC. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvBO3xFl9KE&feature=youtu.be Yoga has been known to stimulate anti-aging hormones in our brain, help us have more flexible and limber bodies and retain muscle mass. We can also learn lessons in yoga that ... read more

Let's add a little sunshine to the JFS Passover deliveries this year. JFS is getting packages ready to go to 115 families this year 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. Instructions: Use a 9” by 12” piece of construction paper and fold in half. The card ... read more

"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." This Leo Buscaglia quote encapsulates our February when the Kansas City community gallantly gathered to SPREAD their effort, funds, and THE LOVE to feed their neighbors in need. Per Jo Hickey, JFS ... read more