The April 24 San Francisco Chronicle featured this headline: "Bullied 1st-grader ends up in hospital." The seven-year-old boy lives in Oakland and suffered a fractured skull in this most recent incident. A few months previously, he lost four teeth in a playground scuffle at his elementary school. In both cases, older boys were the culprits and there were witnesses. Not all bullying incidents end up as front-page news, but, unfortunately, the story of bullying is all too common. Now, JFCS offers education for parents, teachers and witnesses at our new Bullying Prevention Training Center. Training formats include a half-day Teacher Professional Development Program, a full-day staff training for all school personnel, and a two-hour parenting education program. For information, contact Gloria Moskowitz-Sweet at 650-688-3037 or at gloriams@jfcs.org.

Learn the fundamentals of how to start and run a small business at our second annual BIZCamp, a two-week introduction to entrepreneurship for teens ages 14 - 18. It's happening July 7 - 18 at 2001 Winward Way, Suite 200 in San Mateo; call 650-688-3056 for details. Applications are due May 15.  

In partnership with Yad Vashem, Jerusalem, we are lending our staff and volunteers to this effort to identify Holocaust victims by reaching out to their families and friends to offer pages of testimony about those who died. Call 415-449-1258 for more information.

New JFCS shelter for women in transition set to open next month.  

According to a recent SF Chronicle article, "A family of four in the Bay Area with two working adults must earn $77,069 just to pay for basic necessities" So it should come as no surprise that  

Find out how you can help JFCS support children with special needs.  

Read Building Holistic Bridges from Life to Death by JFCS Palliative Care Director Redwing Keyssar 

Read the Washington Post Article on Palliative Care: A New Focus on Easing the Pain  
To learn more, call JFCS' Palliative Care program at 415/449-3749