A multi-service agency that strengthens and supports individuals, children, families and communities by increasing safety and security, improving mental health and wellness and reducing the effects of poverty, within the context of Jewish values.
Jewish Family Services (JFS) supports and strengthens lives throughout Greater Kansas City.We provide essential human services for people of all faiths, ages, cultures, and identities who are facing challenges in everyday life or times of crisis. ...
Rochelle is a 65-year-old woman who has been receiving services from Alpert Jewish Family Service for nearly 15 years. She receives subsidy care management, psychiatry, counseling, friendly visitor and food pantry services, Meals on Wheels, and chore service. She has limited ... ...
Jewish Family Services decided to undergo a complete campus remodel of the interior and exteriors of their buildings. Some exterior enhancements included environmentally conscious and water-wise landscaping. The interior remodeling included a full commercial kitchen, vegetable and herb gardens, new campus ...
Jewish Family Services names Rosalyn Sperling new presidentMarcus Hanscom
on Saturday. Jews celebrate Shabbat tocommemorateGod’s rest on the seventh day of creation. Observant Jews begin the Sabbath with family and friends over a meal, abstain from work, and attend services. Many Jews avoid driving, operating electrical devices, cooking, and carrying things in public...
WESTCHESTER NEWS12 –“‘We have to tell our story.’ Holocaust survivors honored at Westchester Jewish Community Services” (July 13, 2022) NEW YORK TIMES –W. Andrew Mullane, Ph.D., Director of Innovation, Integration, and Community Partnerships is quoted in “Experts Say We Have the Tools...
At a recent Teen Leadership of Jewish Family Services meeting,people with disabilities talked about their lives.(36) ___ However,what amazed me most was the great importance of education about handicap accommodations (残疾人便利设施). One school-teacher who is blind,and a woman who has used a...
The money will go toward education, renewable energy, the establishment of a student village and a plan for absorbing new residents, says the Prime Minister’s Office. “Strengthening the Golan Heights is strengthening the State of Israel,” says Netanyahu, and it is especially important at this...
A native of Southern California, Fr. Seraphim saw nearby Disneyland as the most fitting analogy for the modern West and its leading state, America. No place better encapsulates a society of fakery, “fun,” and narcissism than the Magic Kingdom, itself the center of a media empire whose ...