Time, access, cost and confidence are some of the big concerns clients face when trying to cook on a limited budget. JFS offers monthly, hands-on cooking classes in the Polack Food Bank to help people manage these challenges. Past classes have focused on topics like spices, proteins, canning and sugars. Many clients face health challenges…
I Pledge Allegiance
“I am thankful to the USA who took us into this country and gave us the possibility to live a peaceful life.” – Anna Voskanova Could you pass the test to become a United States citizen? You’d have to correctly answer 6 out of 10 questions like these: The House of Representatives has how many…
A Letter to My American Son
Dear Lavrushenka, This may or may not come as a shock to you, but I am an American just like you. And at the same time – I am not! What makes me different? Russia does, son. While we’re both “from here,” I’m also “from there.” Let me explain. You’re seven and a half now…
Fighting Summer Hunger
ith the abundance of summer fruit and vegetables right around the corner, it’s hard to imagine anyone going hungry at this time of year. But as the school year wraps up for thousands of children and teenagers, the question of where they will get their next meal quickly becomes a challenge. In King County, 100,000…
Surviving an Alcoholic
In my work as an addiction counselor, many of the people I counsel are not themselves addicted to substances, but are instead a parent, spouse, or adult child of someone who is. They come to me incredibly torn about what to do, having been encouraged by many well-meaning people to cut off the relationship completely…
A Day in the Life Of…
…Marla Jones-Price, JFS Ken Weinberg Employment Specialist 9:00 a.m. I check messages and return a potential new client’s phone call. We set up a meeting for later that week. I email some tips for a successful interview to a current client who has an interview the following day. I want to be sure she has…
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