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Aquila Cedar Manor Together (ACT) Cheri Brady, LICSW, Program Supervisor Aquila Cedar Manor Together (ACT) is a school-based program that empowers parents to help children succeed in school. Working with Aquila and Cedar Manor schools in St. Louis Park, this program promotes academic and social success by increasing parent involvement, enhancing family stability, teaching self-regulation skills to children and providing them with academic and emotional support.
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Need a quick, confidential answer or insight into relationships? AskBarbara is a free email question-and-answer service that takes you from diapers to dating to college and beyond. Simply email AskBarbara@jfcsmpls.org and you’ll receive a prompt response from an experienced professional.
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952-546-0616 Sometimes situations arise in daily life where you may want to seek advice from a JFCS professional. JFCS is available for consultations when you would like to speak to a counselor but don't necessarily need long-term assistance. You will meet with a staff member to clarify issues, identify resources and develop a plan. Follow-up sessions are available if needed.
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952-546-0616 The JFCS counseling staff strives to maximize each person’s strengths and skills. Each counselor works to educate and empower people by developing an individualized treatment plan using a variety of therapeutic methods. JFCS maintains the highest ethical and clinical standards of professional practice.
PREPARE/ENRICH is a dynamic program designed to enhance marital growth and revitalize relationships. The JFCS Counseling Department program assists couples of all types - those considering marriage, newly engaged couples, gay/lesbian couples, and those married for years. Through PREPARE/ENRICH, couples can assess their compatibility, learn to resolve differences, handle financial decisions and increase their communication skills. JFCS counselors are skilled in working with diverse couples.
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Deikel Family AlterCare Program Laura Philbrook This adult day service program is a wonderful environment for people who otherwise might be alone and isolated during the day. Adults with memory and/or physical impairments, dementia and developmental disabilities will enjoy a safe, stimulating and supportive environment at the Deikel Family AlterCare Program. It offers respite for the at-home caregiver during the day. Located on the Ackerberg Community Campus in St. Louis Park. Learn more about Sholom Community Alliance. All AlterCare staff have undergone extensive training on Alzheimer's disease and dementia-related topics to meet licensure requirements mandated by the State of Minnesota.
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Barbara Rudnick JFCS works throughout the community to educate, train and provide community forums to create healthier individuals, families and communities. Learning sessions take place at synagogues, schools, businesses and other organizations. JFCS offers customized programming, training and consultation on a variety of topics, including parenting and promoting healthy families, life challenges, interfaith relationships, personal growth, special needs, teacher workshops, career development and workplace issues.
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Barb Goldman The Family and Parenting Center provides a welcoming environment where families with children up to age 5, engage in Jewish learning, fun, and friendship. Programs facilitate personal growth and learning, while connecting young families with one another. JFCS and the Minneapolis Jewish Federation sponsor the Family and Parenting Center. Go to the Family and Parenting Center Web site for information about the PJ Library or go directly to sign-up by clicking here. |
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Grief Support, Information and Referral Barbara Rudnick JFCS offers personalized grief support…because every loss is unique.
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Immigrant and Refugee Services 952-546-0616 More than 12 percent of the local Jewish community comes from the former Soviet Union. Whether someone is new to the U.S. or has been living here for several years, JFCS provides services for all ages and stages of life, from young adults making career and college choices, to parenting years, to older adults thinking about retirement and health concerns. JFCS offers culturally and linguistically appropriate information, referral and services, along with strategies for positively approaching life's transitions.
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Advocating for Families
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Nanci Fine Many disabilities are invisible, but they still present tremendous challenges to families who cope with them. We can help. With specialized training and experience, the JFCS Inclusion Specialist can partner with you and advocate for:
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Intake and Resource Connection Phone - 952-546-0616 When people don’t know where to turn for help, they can call JFCS. The Information and Resource Connection staff has a thorough knowledge of resources in the Jewish and general communities. Information and Resources Connection staff can help you connect with our services and manage much of the emergency financial assistance available through JFCS. Due to the overwhelming number of requests in our community that JFCS has responded to, we are not able to accept financial assistance applications at this time.
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Barbara Rudnick JFCS is a welcoming place that offers a broad range of programming and services addressing both interfaith family and community issues. For synagogues, Jewish agencies and organizations, JFCS provides speakers, facilitators and consultants. Services are customized to provide guidance and information to effectively deal with interfaith issues that are most relevant to each institution. Offerings include multi-session workshops, single-session programs, personalized educational sessions and counseling. Information and support are designed to help build and maintain healthy relationships. Individuals, couples, parents, grandparents, adult children raised in interfaith families, and extended family members gain tools and understanding that are valuable when dealing with complicated, sensitive and often challenging interfaith issues.
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Jewish Big Brother / Big Sister Program Bobbie Goldfarb Volunteers in the Jewish Big Brother/Big Sister Program (BB/BS) provide acceptance, friendship, support and caring for children who need nurturing relationships in their lives. BB/BS supports Jewish children and their families by offering positive Jewish role models. The program goal is to empower a child through a fun, unconditional friendship. Celebrating Jewish holidays together is just one way BB/BS share experiences and fun. For many, the relationship has been life-altering, leading to life-long friendships. In addition to the traditional pairings between an adult "big" and a "little", we now offer new creative match opportunities including: peer to peer, parent to parent, bigs and littles in training to become bigs and adults to adults. We have found that mentorships can occur at any age, and with this flexibility we can support more people than ever before!
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| Jewish Community Health Awareness Initiative (J-CHAI)
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Minneapolis Jewish Community Inclusion Program Shelly Christensen
The Jewish Community Inclusion Program for People with Disabilities is the clearinghouse for information and resources to support Jews with disabilities and their families. The Inclusion Program coordinates community-wide efforts to raise awareness, provide consultation and help Jewish organizations understand how to overcome barriers to facilitate their meaningful participation and involvement for all people.
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Mental Health Support Services (MHSS) 952-546-0616 Mental Health Support Services works with people who live with serious and persistent mental illness. The program helps people improve connections with family, work and community, while achieving and maintaining health, stability and independence.
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Parent-Child Home Program (PCHP) Cheri Brady, LICSW, Program Supervisor This proven innovative childhood literacy and school readiness program strengthens families and prepares children for academic success through intensive home visits. Trained staff help families challenged by poverty, language barriers, limited exposure to educational opportunities and other obstacles to educational success create language-rich home environments. This promotes the cognitive, social and emotional development that children need to enter school ready to learn and succeed.
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Twin Cities Jewish Healing Program Judy Marcus At JFCS we believe that no one should face illness or loss alone. The Twin Cities Jewish Healing Program offers prayers, and shared wisdom, to help those in need of healing. With trained volunteers and access to information and referral, this unique program answers the call for many individuals and their families encountering life-altering situations.
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| Volunteer Resources Debra Savitt, Supervisor of Volunteer Resources Each year, more than 900 JFCS volunteers provide services to those in need in both the Jewish and general communities. JFCS provides short-and long-term, flexible, volunteer opportunities in a variety of programs. Each month a volunteer opportunity is featured in our e-directions newsletter, and the Mitzvah Madness volunteer opportunities web page is continuously updated with the most current volunteer opportunities available. Please download and print out the JFCS Volunteer Application Form.
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