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Minnesota invests in several services as shown below. 1. JFCS: provides essential services to people of all ages and backgrounds to sustain healthy relationships, ease suffering and offer support in times of need. This includes: ◦ Community Services & Engagement - Hag Sameach (Happy Holidays) Program - The JFCS Hag Sameach (“Happy Holidays”) program is a great opportunity to feel connected to the Jewish community, whether you are a recipient, donor or volunteer. ◦ J-Pride: creates community through queer-focused Jewish programming for LGBTQ+ Jews and their allies throughout the Twin Cities. ◦ PJ Library: it helps families connect to Jewish values, traditions, and culture, while building vibrant Jewish communities ◦ Shalom Baby: Families with newborns are invited to a community baby shower to meet other families and receive swag bags with free goodies and discounts from community partners. ◦ Counseling Services: Our licensed therapists help clients identify goals and potential solutions to problems that cause emotional turmoil, improve communication and coping skills and symptom management, strengthen self- esteem, promote behavior change, feel better and function at their best. ◦ Mental Health Services: Individually tailored to help promote and maintain independence, stability and health. We encourage and promote maintaining healthy relationships with family, friends and community. ◦ Food Security Initiatives: JFCS provides emergency and long-term food assistance including emergency food boxes, assistance applying for SNAP and connecting individuals and families with community food resources. ◦ Senior Services - Dementia Friends: JFCS provides Dementia Friends training sessions to the broad community, including clergy, local businesses, police and fire departments. - Kosher Meals on Wheels: JFCS provides Kosher Meals on Wheels to clients within our service area. Frozen meals are delivered once a week directly to the client’s home. 2. JFS: Services is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs and activities this includes: ◦ Emergency Financial Assistance: JFS offers emergency financial assistance to help individuals or families stabilize their current living situations ◦ Jewish Free Loan Program (JFLP): Provides interest-free loans of up to $7,500 for Jewish residents of the greater Twin Cities area.. ◦ Counseling & Chaplaincy: The Counseling & Chaplaincy Programs at JFS assist adults, children, adolescents, couples and families lead more fulfilling, meaningful and rewarding lives. ◦ JFS Community Engagement Services: Cover the life span, from welcoming and socializing babies and toddlers to people navigating mid-life challenges and volunteers of all ages and interest. ◦ Aging & Disability Services: ensure clients and their caregivers have the support, information and services they need to remain living successfully and safely in their own homes.
• 31% of Jewish households in the Twin Cities did not have enough savings to cover three months of expenses • 7% of Jewish households reported that they were unable to participate fully in Jewish life because of financial concerns.
