KidSuccess: Making a difference at Thomas Jefferson High School
JFS is celebrating the 30th anniversary of our school-based mental health program, KidSuccess, throughout the year. Samanda Davis, a social worker at Thomas Jefferson High School, believes KidSuccess has been at her school for 10 years, and she shares her thoughts about the program and its impact on their school.
Meet JFS Boulder’s new development and community engagement manager
Our efforts to strengthen our outreach throughout the Boulder community have expanded with the addition of Miche Bacher to the JFS Boulder team as development and community engagement manager. Miche will primarily focus on creating relationships with potential, current, and past donors and partners within the Jewish community.
April Volunteer of the Month
We are excited to introduce Michelle C., our April Volunteer of the Month!
A Living ~ Dying Duet: My Story of Dementia
A Living ~ Dying Duet: My Story of Dementia. A four-part series with Wally Klatch 6:00 p.m.- 7:00 p.m. MT on Zoom
Five tips to develop resilience
Resilience is a valuable skill to learn and practice every day. It helps us manage challenges, adapt to struggles, recover, and grow, ultimately improving our lives. Paula Stephens, Abby's Impact: Realizing Resilience Program Coordinator, shares five tips to help increase your resiliency.
May Volunteers of the Month
We are excited to introduce Charlie W. and Scott A., our May Volunteers of the Month. They volunteer with our Mobile Food and Hygiene Pantry, helping ensure all members of our community have access to culturally relevant and nutritious food.
KidSuccess: Making kids feel respected and safe at school
The JFS KidSuccess program places trained JFS therapists in schools, providing youth with access to free, quality mental health counseling services so they can succeed academically and emotionally. Samuels Elementary School’s Music Teacher, Janie Darone, shares her experience with the program and its impact on their school.
In-home support for Boulder older adults
Some older adults want to live in their homes as long as possible, and that’s when in-home care is sometimes necessary to meet to make this a viable option. JFS provides responsible and compassionate homemakers to assist older adults with a variety of tasks to help them remain independent.
Celebrate Pride Month with us
June is LGBTQ+ Pride Month and is dedicated to uniting our community, honoring diversity, and sparking awareness as we generate conversations around the issues our neighbors face and strengthen our community. At JFS, we believe it is everyone’s responsibility to make the world a better place regardless of a person’s circumstances, age, ethnicity, race, faith, income, ability, gender identity, and sexual orientation. Celebrate Pride and join us during the month’s festivities!
JFS adaptive cycling: enjoy the ride
Bicycle riding is a shared experience, and we’re excited to begin our second season of offering an adaptive bike program for Douglas, Arapahoe, and Elbert County residents in the intellectual/developmental disability community over the age of 18. The program helps break barriers to explore local recreation spots, get exercise, and discover new things on bicycles.
Supporting Older Adults in Arapahoe County: The Impact of Aid to Agencies Grant Funding
Thanks to the Aid to Agencies grant, JFS has been able to address critical, unmet needs for older adults in Arapahoe County, especially those living with chronic medical conditions who don’t qualify for other programs.
A seat at the table: enjoying inclusion at our Passover seder
In partnership with Repair the World, Ohr HaOlam, Temple Emanuel, and Hebrew Educational Alliance, JFS Jewish Disabilities Advocates (JDA) was thrilled to bring to the community the second annual Disability Justice Passover Seder on April 18.
The JFS Executive Luncheon: Successes, Challenges, and Lively Conversations
On Tuesday, April 22, nearly 1,000 members of the Denver philanthropic community gathered to learn more about JFS, enjoy lunch, and celebrate the Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck Community Leadership Award presentation to our longstanding partners at the Vera and Joseph Dresner Foundation. Guests then listened to a thought-provoking conversation between 9NEWS anchor Kyle Clark and Emmy Award-winning journalist Chuck Todd.
JFS Altius Farms Expands Production with Gourmet Mushroom Containers
JFS Altius Farms, a local leader in sustainable urban farming, is excited to bring fresh, gourmet mushrooms to restaurants, grocers, and the community JFS serves through its food pantry.
JFS Graland Country Day School Partnership
For the past two years, JFS has proudly partnered with Graland Country Day School as part of its Grade 6 service-learning program. Through this innovative interdisciplinary curriculum, the sixth-grade students explore and learn about poverty, homelessness, and food insecurity in their math, English, science and history and art classes.
Strengthen Jewish life in Colorado
Now is your opportunity to practice Tzedakah and have a positive impact on Jewish life right here in our community! Join the statewide movement from May 19 – 21 and participate in the 2nd annual Jewish Days of Giving and help JFS make the greatest impact for the greater good!
Thriving in a changing world: JFS and the NHSA PowerNET conference
JFS was excited to welcome human service professionals, agency leaders, and partner organizations during the Network of Jewish Human Service Agencies (NJHSA) PowerNET conference in Denver last month. The event drives impactful change across the Jewish human service sectors, and we were thrilled to host several site visits and presentations.
In the garden with JFS Altius Farms
So much is happening at JFS Altius Farms, and we’re excited to share more about how (and what) we’re growing. From lettuces, arugula, and basil to blue oyster, enoki, black pearl, and lion’s mane mushrooms, our team is busy this spring!
KidSuccess: Making healthy changes for 30 years
The JFS KidSuccess program places trained JFS therapists in schools, providing youth with access to free, quality mental health counseling services so they can succeed academically and emotionally. One of the team members who plays an instrumental role in supporting students is Lead Bilingual School-based Case Manager Ruby Chavez. Ruby works in all of our KidSuccess schools and is on the front lines, making a difference helping youth cope and heal.