Susan Kivett and her family regularly volunteer for JFS, shown here with her son Gabe during a pre-COVID delivery.
Jewish Family Services is blessed to have dedicated and passionate volunteers. Among its volunteer heroes are Susan Kivett and her 18-year-old son, Gabe. A longtime JFS Food Pantry volunteer, Kivett and Gabe have both spent volunteer time with JFS’ various holiday projects including making Hanukkah Project deliveries.
For her Eagle Scout project, Nina Baran gathered medical items and assembled 30 first aids kits, which she donation to Jewish Vocational Service.
By Lacey Storer Contributing Writer
Nina Baran, a senior at Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy, made history this year. Last month she became one of the first females in the country to achieve the rank of Eagle Scout in Scouts BSA (formerly Boys Scouts of America). Not only that, she reached this achievement – which some Scouts work towards throughout their grade school and high school years – in just 18 months.
Place shredded brisket in between two latkes for a Latke Sandwich. (Courtesy)
By Barbara Bayer Guest Columnist
I’ve been known to spend a lot of time on Facebook, and I’ve learned valuable pieces of information … announcements of new babies and grandbabies, the news of heartbreaking illnesses as well as humorous ditties to keep up our spirits.
Members of the Kansas City Junior League handed off a bag of ingredients to a JFS client before last month’s virtual cooking class.
Members of the Junior League of Kansas City, Missouri, have embraced Jewish Family Services. Its members have helped with holiday projects as well as with JFS’ Food Pantry, which monthly serves more than 800 families.
Hadassah Greater Kansas City recently honored its affiliated attorneys and judges at its third annual Touch of Red Gala, in memory of Hadassah life member Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Attorneys who attended the Gala had the opportunity to be introduced and to share their individual areas of legal practice.
Starting this month, KU Hillel is partnering with JCRB|AJC in Kansas City and the American Jewish Committee (AJC) to create a one-of-a-kind fellowship.
