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UC Berkeley psychologist and philosopher Alison Gopnik, whose research focuses on the active emotional and intellectual lives of newborns and young children, will discuss her latest book, The Philosophical Baby: What Children’s Minds Tell Us About Truth, Love, and the Meaning of Life, at Jewish Family and Children’s Services in San Francisco, at 2150 Post St., on Thursday, October 7. The 6:30 talk is co-presented by JFCS’ family resource center—Parents Place—along with the Friends of the San Francisco Public Library and Golden Gate Mothers Group. Tickets are $15 for the general public and free for the Friends and the GGMG.… Read More

Compassionate Companions are a part of the Palliative and End of Life Care program at Seniors At Home. Our comprehensive 25-hour training program prepares volunteers to support the care of clients who are in declining health, undergoing challenging treatments, or nearing the end of life. The next training begins October 12. The volunteer training program is led by an interdisciplinary team that works closely with clients with chronic or terminal illnesses to develop a plan to address their medical, psychosocial, and spiritual needs. Playing a vital role in carrying out this plan, volunteers provide practical, emotional, and spiritual support… Read More

Jewish Family and Children’s Services of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin, and Sonoma Counties will hold its Ninth Annual Émigré Community Gala Saturday evening, February 6, at San Francisco’s historic Palace Hotel, a fitting location as JFCS is celebrating its 160th anniversary of serving the community. Co-chaired by JFCS supporters Alla and Boris Lipkin of the Peninsula, the event features an hors d’oeuvres and wine reception, a dinner program, and dancing to live music. The Gala, hosted by leaders of the Bay Area’s Russian-speaking émigré community, was created to support people in need in the Bay Area and Israel. Proceeds… Read More

Parents Place, a leading family resource center in the Bay Area, is pleased to present March 22 – 25, 2010, Mary Sheedy Kurcinka, a nationally renowned parent educator, sought-after speaker, and author, in three evening presentations open to the public and in two half-day workshops for parents, teachers, and child development professionals. Kurcinka is the author of Raising Your Spirited Child; Kids, Parents, and Power Struggles; andSleepless in America: Is Your Child Misbehaving or Missing Sleep? . The presentations and workshops are as follows:   PRESENTATION in Santa Rosa, March 22, 6:30 – 8:30 pm. “Discovering Who Has Come to… Read More

Long a leader in serving refugees and immigrants, Jewish Family and Children’s Services (JFCS) of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin, and Sonoma counties was recently selected to receive a highly competitive grant from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services’ (USCIS) Office of Citizenship. Approximately 290 agencies nationwide applied for the grant. Of the 13 grant recipients, JFCS was the sole Bay Area awardee. The grant will help JFCS expand its model Citizenship Services program, which provides legal permanent residents with the educational and legal services they need to secure U.S. citizenship successfully. In the past decade alone, JFCS has… Read More

Experts in programs for young children with special needs will be convening a forum on Thursday, October 22, at Jewish Family and Children’s Services (JFCS) in Palo Alto to discuss how best to provide for these vulnerable clients in lean times and under a fragmented system. The forum, “Crisis and Opportunity: A Policy Forum About Early Intervention Services for Children with Special Needs,” is cosponsored by JFCS’ Center for Special Needs and its Public Issues Committee of the Peninsula, Abilities United of Palo Alto, the Stanford University Center for Autism and Related Disorders, and Community Gatepath of Burlingame. The forum… Read More