With thousands of individuals unemployed in the Kansas City area, Jewish Family Services (JFS) and Jewish Vocational Services (JVS) have enhanced Career Skills and Connections, a program offering executive coaching and employment assistance for individuals from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds with a variety of work histories and experiences.

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“Many of us are able to be parents, because we can afford to be.”

Rabbi Idit Solomon, CEO of Hasidah, a Jewish fertility organization, told me this and it floored me. I had never thought of building a family in this way. She wasn’t talking about the cost of the cute onesie, or of the matching nursery set, or even the average cost to see your women’s health care provider.

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COVID vaccines have become available in Kansas City, but there is a lot of confusing information. Jewish Family Services is working closely with Jackson (Missouri) and Johnson (Kansas) counties to provide up-to-date information about where to obtain your COVID-19 vaccine. Information is available at this link: jfskc.org/covid-19-vaccine-information/.

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Thanks to the generosity of the Romotsky-Price-Cortes Genetic Testing Fund, Priya is able to offer a discounted price for the genetic testing. This allows for more growing families in Kansas City to be better informed when beginning their family planning journeys.

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Enjoy a relaxing Passover Seder and a delicious catered Passover seder meal to go. Convenient curbside meal pickup takes place between noon and 1 p.m. March 26 at the Jewish Community Campus theater circle drive. Choose from a list of a full meal and/or a la carte items and order for yourself and/or for neighbors and relatives — you can drop it on their doorstep to practice good social distancing. Or buy a little extra and freeze the leftovers so that you can enjoy prepared meals throughout the week of Passover.

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