One of the largest Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) programs in the nation, Jackson County CASA is doubling in size to allow the nonprofit to add services and help more children removed from their homes because of abuse and neglect.
On Monday, November 15, Jewish Family Services is hosting a free walk-in vaccine clinic in the White Theatre at The J, 5801 W. 115th Street in Overland Park.
Kansas City is considering putting a massive 2,000-acre solar farm on city land at Kansas City International Airport, creating one of the largest solar power installations in the nation.
The Learn, Laugh and Love program will feature a one-hour online tour of the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art at 1 p.m. on November 18.
Hanukkah begins Sunday night, November 28, and Jewish Family Services will provide gift cards for essentials for 300 families in Kansas City through its annual Holiday Project.
Show off your creative and artistic abilities in the 25th annual Chanukah Art Contest. Create a piece of artwork that relates to Chanukah and Jewish Pride, then submit a one-minute video describing the materials used in the piece of artwork and how your art piece relates to Chanukah and Jewish Pride.
Two Jewish candidates came up winners following Tuesday's Johnson County elections (according to unofficial results), with Sollie Flora besting Arcie Rothrock to be the next mayor of Mission, Kansas, and Joy Koesten gaining 13.56% of the vote, enough to be elected to one of four at-large seats on the Johnson County Community College Board of Trustees.
More than 230 members of the Kansas City Jewish community — mostly teen religious school students and their families — attended the Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not far away. exhibit at Union Station last week.
Gathered together in Jewish Federation Board Member Josef Loeffler’s living room, KU Hillel students and their friends sat down to discuss what they had just seen. The Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not far away. exhibit at Union Station made a huge impression on each of them.
Medicare re-enrollment is underway, and Jewish Family Services is offering free consultations to help individuals sort through options and save money from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., now until Dec. 7.
