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Each week, dozens of refugee kids in the Crafton Heights neighborhood meet at the playground to play games, learn about themselves, and have fun. JFCS Refugee and Immigrant Services started Newcomers Crew as a way to help newer refugee kids adjust to life in the US and have some support…Read More
Art Therapists Angelica Joy Miskanin and Kelly Moore have run community support groups (Art and Contemplation and Mindfulness and Meditation) over the course of the past year during the pandemic. The groups have had dozens of individuals join as they need. While the groups are literally open to anyone (worldwide)…Read More
Career Accelerator, a partnership program between Literacy Pittsburgh and Jewish Family and Community Services, offers a 12-week fast track GED course for individuals looking to increase their employment opportunities. For Teedra, a 37-year-old mom of two, this program was life changing. Teedra's Story Teedra wanted to get her GED but…Read More
Congrats to one of our JFCS Career Development Center 412 Futures students, Roshna Bhatterai, who was awarded the James E. Lewis Science Scholarship! Here's what Roshna (pictured playing soccer, in the middle) had to say about participating in 412 Futures, receiving this award, and looking to the future: "With 412…Read More