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By Natalie Oleson • JFCS Counselor It has been a tough couple of months. Like many of you, I was left reeling after video footage surfaced of a police officer killing George Floyd by kneeling on his neck. I was especially struck by the calm and relaxed demeanor the officer had, as if he was co[...]Posted 2 weeks ago
Beth, a single mother of four young children, had just moved into an apartment after experiencing homelessness and a recent divorce. She was referred to our ACT Program by a social worker at her oldest child’s elementary school, who requested help accessing free or low-cost furniture and househol[...]Posted 4 months ago
Stella enjoys theater, camp activities, bowling, rollerblading, "The Avengers" and more! After our success with finding a match for our first Featured Mentee, we are eager to do the same for Stella! Stella is a brand new participant in the Jewish Youth Mentoring Program. She is eager to c[...]Posted 6 months ago
In honor of MLK Day of Service and National Mentoring Month, JFCS recognizes volunteers in our Jewish Youth Mentoring Program By Becky Sulkin • Jewish Youth Mentoring Program Manager Monday, Jan. 20, 2020, marks the 25th annual MLK Day of Service. At JFCS, we believe in Dr. King’s vision [...]Posted 8 months ago
Meet Miles – a 7-year-old participant in the Jewish Youth Mentoring Program, who is waiting for his perfect mentoring match. Maybe it could be you! Miles lives in Woodbury with his mom, older brother, and twin sister. He is in second grade at Heilicher Minneapolis Jewish Day School and his fami[...]Posted 9 months ago
JFCS programs and services designed to address development needs for youth of all ages It’s hard to believe that a new school year has been in session for already two months. In fact, the unofficial fall break, better known as MEA (Minnesota Education Association) weekend has come and gone, [...]Posted 11 months ago
Mentoring program's new name reflects unique service it offers community By Becky Lyle Sulkin, MSW, LGSW • Jewish Youth Mentoring Program Coordinator JFCS is excited to announce that the Jewish Big Brother/Big Sister Program (BB/BS) is now the Jewish Youth Mentoring Program[...]Posted 2 years ago
Becky Lyle Sulkin became JFCS’ new Jewish Big Brother/Big Sister Program (BB/BS) Coordinator this summer. After a few months in the position, she recently spoke about her own experiences in youth programming, what makes for a successful match between a Big and a Little, and her goals for the progr[...]Posted 2 years ago
By Natalie Oleson, MSW, LICSW, JFCS Counselor, and Leah Persky, Ph.D, JFCS Family Life Education Program Manager October is National Bullying Prevention Month, which is timely, since kids are typically just getting settled into school. Bullying can be categorized in a number of ways, i[...]Posted 2 years ago
Bobbie matched “bigs” and “littles” for the Jewish Big Brother/Big Sister Program Making matches is simply in Bobbie Goldfarb’s DNA. For almost 30 years, she matched “bigs” and “littles” in mentorship relationships as the Program Coordinator for JFCS’ Jewish Big Brothe[...]