Congratulations to our wonderful volunteers, Megan Toomer and Jasmine Cho, who were both invited to present their research at NCUR 2019! Megan is a mentor in After School Club, her research was titled, "Women and Men of Color and Human Trafficking." Jasmine is an in home mentor for a Syrian family,…Read More
Parkland to Pittsburgh: Stronger Together
On Friday, April 5, a group of students, teachers and parents from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, where 17 students and teachers were killed in a mass shooting in February of last year, came to Pittsburgh for the weekend. They came to Pittsburgh to show solidarity and a very personal…Read More
After trauma, a year of “firsts”
by Stefanie Small, Director, JFCS Counseling Services and JFCS Senior Services The first year after a loss is referred to by many bereaved as “The Year of Firsts.” The first Thanksgiving without him. The first Chanukah without her. As each First comes, it causes a new sharp pain of grief,…Read More
Caregiving a spouse with dementia – Millie’s story
Family caregivers have a hard job. Nobody knows that better than Millie*, who took care of her husband with dementia for 16 years. “We were married 56 years,” she says. “What else do you do?” Millie’s story is one of highs and lows. She watched her husband grow weaker; he…Read More