Kavod v’Nichum and Neshama: The Association of Jewish Chaplains, in conjunction with other sponsoring organizations, including Jewish Family Services of Greater Kansas City, are presenting an innovative program — “Renewing Bikur Cholim in the Time of COVID-19 North American Conference.”
Local retirement planning firm seeks to assist local community in need
The team at Retirement Solutions Group of Overland Park is determined to help those in need and ensure that no one in the KC metropolitan area goes hungry. Over the next six weeks the organization will collect all types of:
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.
