Making an Impact
LEAP has impacted hundreds of seniors. Here are just a few of their stories.
JFNA Announces New Grants to Offer Critical Support for Holocaust Survivors and Additional Funding for Innovative Service Models
JFS has received a grant from The Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) to develop a new federally-funded program aimed at aiding Holocaust survivors.
JFS Making an Impact Series
In the Making an Impact series, clients and services are featured to expand awareness of the wide array of help available at JFS and to ensure donors understand the lives they touch […]
Community Chaplaincy Program Expands
As part of JFS’s commitment to mental health and well-being, the Community Chaplaincy program has been expanded. JFS Community Chaplain Rabbi Lynn Liberman will now serve in a full-time capacity at JFS.
Giving Circle Funds Mental Health Program
Several members of Jewish Federation of Greater St. Paul’s Giving Circle attended the JFS Board of Directors meeting on February 25 with Federation President Mark Adelman to present a $1,000 check to support a new Mental Health Film Series initiative that will be offered later this year.
Training Designed to Create Dementia-Friendly Communities
In 2010 the State of Minnesota passed legislation requiring the state to prepare for the huge impact Alzheimer’s disease will have on our population and our resources over the next […]
Seeking Volunteer Energy and Compassion
You can make a BIG impact by contributing a small amount of time through these new volunteer opportunities.
Family Commitment to Giving Firmly Established in Next Generation
Maya Levine established her Gesher l’Kesher fund at her bat mitzvah, a long-standing tradition in her family. A Gesher l’Kesher Fund is an endowment fund established with the Jewish Federation of Greater St. Paul.
In Honor of Caregivers
PEARLS for Caregivers is a short-term counseling and life coaching program specifically designed for caregivers dealing with their own depression.
2018 a Very Good Year for Mental Health in MN
In October of 2018, a report that ranks the mental health and access to care of all states in the US was released by the MHA, Mental Health America.