JFCS of Minneapolis News and Events


Enewsletter Hag Sameach Strib Article		Jewish Disability Awareness Month columns featured on TC Jewfolk Twin Cities Jewish Healing Program shares Passover holiday prayers and articles JVS Division Earns Eighth Consecutive CARF Accreditation Aurora Center Highlights JFCS Parent-Child Home Program Graduation Highlights Transportation Services Video New Publication! Jewish Spiritual Companion for Medical Treatments JFCS Great Place to Work! Adult Day Services on Capitol Hill Star Tribune article: NORCS: Making home a place you can retire
		Published article by Shelly Christensen in American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities newsletter Healthy Together: Creating Community with New Americans Article from the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation Progress Report
		Business Journal Names JFCS a Great Place to Work! Jewish Family and Children's Service of Minneapolis has been named one of the Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal's Great Places to Work for 2006. JFCS earned this distinction by being one of the top-scoring local businesses on the employee survey in the small category, according to research conducted by Quantum Market Research and the Business Journal. The Business Journal had a record number of companies (154) qualify for the project this year. JFCS and the agency's fellow 2006 Great Places to Work honorees were listed in the August 18 Business Journal special publication. JFCS received a full-page article in the issue and was recognized at a celebratory luncheon on September 21.
		"We are excited to receive this award and it is especially meaningful because it was achieved by creating a work environment that staff acknowledge as valuable, supportive and inspiring," said Judy Halper, JFCS Chief Executive Officer. "When staff feel they are valuable and well cared for, this leads to clients being well served." From Invisibility to Visibly In - An article in the Journal of Jewish Communal Services by Shelly Christensen and Margie Weil about the groundbreaking Minneapolis Jewish Inclusion Program for People with Disabilities. JVS Earns Eigth Consecutive CARF Accreditation JVS, a division of JFCS, is proud to be awarded CARF Accreditation for the eighth consecutive term of three years. CARF Accreditation ensures that JVS offers customers the highest possible standards of services, business practices and professionalism. JFCS Staff Articles Printed in the American Jewish World: Creating New Dreams; Moving Forward in the Changing Economy - By Margie Earhart Family Law Clinics Offer Legal Services to Families in Need - By Betsy Sitkoff Adult Day Care Services Provides Respite for Caregivers - By Laura Philbrook February is Jewish Disability Awareness Month - By Shelly Christensen Education for Twin Cities Youth and their Families - By Carly Stein Mental Health Care Critical to our Well Being - By Betsy Sitkoff Hag Sameach Program helps those in need during Passover and Chanukah - By JoAnne Savitt Welcoming Jews with developmental disabilities - By Carly Stein Meals on Wheels: It's more than just a meal - By Jethra Brand Helping people in these times of need - By Ruth Paley Accommodating and modifying important as we raise the next generation - By Shelly Christensen What interfaith families would like us to know - By Barbara Rudnick Giving your relationship a tune up - By Candice Nadler Domestic abuse has a devastating effect - By Betsy Sitkoff Education and support offered on Alzheimer's - By Betsy Sitkoff Eating disorders: weighing in on the facts - By Carole Cera AlterCare can help seniors who have diabetes - By Laura Philbrook Mitzvah 13: a volunteer opportunity for young teens - By Elena Cooperman Accompanied Transportion for Seniors: on the road again - By Annette Sandler How to make Chanukah a unique and joyous time - By Barbara Rudnick Back-to-school success with your children - By Cheri Brady You CAN make a difference in the life of a child - By Bobbie Goldfarb Older adults make valuable employees - By Ardis Wexler Fun books and colored wooden blocks: New tools at JFCS By Cheri Brady Understanding the angry child - By Jill M. Stiber Turn your kids onto volunteering - it's good for their hearts - By Joanne Savitt Statistics indicate that many of us will be caregivers - By Laura J. Philbrook Caregiver support at JFCS can help you and your loved one - By Annette Sandler GLBT striving to become an inclusive part of the Jewish community - By Margie Weil Helping a Grieving Friend - By Barbara Rudnick Mental health case management can benefit those in need - By Allen Shaw Acts of Kindness: Healing Training offered for visiting the sick - By Judy Marcus

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