Abby’s Impact: Realizing Resilience

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In this learner-centered mental health education program, you can…

  • Build your mental health toolbox with practical skills and techniques for managing stress and responding to negative emotions.

  • Explore resources in the community and make personal connections with your peers.

Introduction to Abby’s Impact: The What, Why, and How of Building Your Resiliency Toolbox

In this virtual session, we will discuss stress, including the science behind when it’s helpful and when it becomes a problem, as well as how learning and practicing resilience skills can help our overall wellbeing, and details of what you can learn through the Abby’s Impact program.

Sessions - virtual via Zoom

Micro-Wellness for Overwhelming Times

It’s a practical, science-informed session focused on helping people regulate stress and stay emotionally resourced during a particularly heavy news cycle and work climate. The focus is on using sleep, humor and nature/awe to support shifting into our 'feel good' chemicals.

Please choose only one meeting to attend.

February 17, March 3, March 17
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
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February 10, February 24, March 10
5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
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Spring Into Resilience

You will learn easy to apply skills that will support your well being. These classes are informed by the best practices that support resilience.

5-Week Series: March 9 - April 6
5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
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If you have any questions or would like more information about Abby’s Impact, please contact Paula Stephens, Abby’s Impact Resilience Instructor at 720.248.4599.

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    Abby’s Impact: Build Your Resiliency Toolbox

    Once you’ve completed the Introduction to Abby’s Impact course, continue to build your skills in our additional Resiliency Courses.

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  • Virtual 6 week course

    Abby's Impact: 6-week Resilience Course

    This is your chance to dive deeper and build real, lasting resilience skills with a supportive group.

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  • Abby's Impact: 4-week Mindfulness Course

    This beginner-friendly, four-week course combines practical mindfulness tools with insightful learning. Discover how mindfulness can help you navigate stress, strengthen resilience, and help you live with more ease.

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JFS has been named a 2025 Innovation Exchange Winner by The Network of Jewish Human Service Agencies for the Abby’s Impact: Realizing Resilience program. The Innovation Exchange recognizes proven, results-centered practices with strong outcomes and clear potential for replication across the field. As part of the cohort, JFS will share tools and lessons learned with peer agencies to accelerate adoption and impact.

Though Abby’s Impact explores mental health topics and evidence-based practices, it is an education program and should not be considered an alternative to counseling, therapy, or other mental health services. For more information about mental health services available through JFS, contact us at epytlinski@jewishfamilyservice.org or call 720.722.4496. If you are having a life-threatening emergency, or you need immediate assistance, please call 911 or 844.493.TALK (8255).

To support Abby’s Impact: Realizing Resilience, please contact Jessica Zeidman, Chief Advancement Officer, at 720.248.4663.