My guess is whether or not you and your partner are the same religion, the holidays present certain challenges. Your family had their way of doing things, your significant other’s had theirs. And this only becomes more complex when there are different religions thrown into the mix. To help navigate this potentially sensitive season, we’ve…
Opening the Door to Opportunity: Part 2
Tana Senn & Kevin Flaherty are JFS supporters. When they connected with Barry Goren at the College Success Foundation, they decided to direct a scholarship donation to a beneficiary of JFS services. Barry reached out to JFS Director of Emergency Services Carol Mullin and JFS Director of Refugee & Immigrant Service Centers Margaret Hinson, and…
Opening the Door to Opportunity: Part 1
When classes started at the University of Washington yesterday, Thadah Hser was among the approximately 1,500 transfer students who matriculated. Thadah and her family received services from the JFS Refugee & Immigrant Service Center (RISC), including support to gain citizenship. And now, Thadah works as a JFS translator, helping refugees from Burma as they acclimate…
Explaining Hunger to Children
In our work at JFS, we often think about how to explain the issues our clients face to children. With the Food Drive and Food Sort quickly approaching, this question came up again. How can we help our young volunteers understand concepts like hunger and food insecurity? They proudly come to the Food Sort, drop…
3 Ways to Ease Your Family Back Into School
Transitions can be stressful, and one of the major transitions families face is when kids head back to school. Families tend to face many of the same difficulties when it comes to keeping a schedule on track. Here are three of them, with some tips that can help return order and efficiency to your family’s…
Journeying Towards Character
Character is one’s only real possession. Rabbi Israel Salanter In my work, there is a lot of conversation about goals in raising children and what people want their family to be like. Most of us want children who are happy, successful, and good people…but what does this mean? Each person and family defines it differently,…
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