Jewish Vocational Service

JVS Young Professionals Board "Global Table To Go" at Wah Gwan
2024-09-23 16:00 - 18:00 (America/Chicago) | Wah Gwan, 6228 Troost, Kansas City, MO, 64110, United States

JVS Young Professionals Board "Global Table To Go" at Shagan's
2024-09-16 16:00 - 18:00 | Shagan’s, 14521 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park, 66223, United States

Refugee & Immigrant Lunch n' Learn
2024-08-02 12:00 - 13:00 | JVS, 4600 The Paseo, Kansas City, MO, 64110, United States

JVS Young Professionals Board HamBingo Event
2024-07-17 19:00 - 20:30 | Hamburger Mary’s, 3700 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo, 64111
Join the JVS Young Professionals Board for an evening of good food and good times, all for a great cause! Dust off your bingo skills for multiple chances to win fun game prizes as well as valuable raffle prizes. All proceeds from the purchase of bingo cards and raffle tickets support JVS.
Space is limited and will fill up fast, so call Hamburger Mary's today to reserve your seats. 816-842-1919
The first round of bingo will start at 7:00 p.m., but feel free to arrive early to enjoy dinner.

JVS Information Session
2024-06-25 16:00 - 17:30 | JVS, 4600 The Paseo, Kansas City, MO, 64110, United States
Interested in learning more about JVS' work? Eager to find ways to get involved? Join us for this informal evening to hear from JVS staff and current volunteers.
We look forward to welcoming you to JVS
4600 The Paseo
Kansas City, MO 64110
To save a seat, rsvp to volunteer@jvskc.org.

Young Professionals Board Immersive Dinner Experience
2024-06-23 18:00 - 20:00 | Billie’s Grocery, 3216 Gillham Plaza, Kansas City, MO, 64109

World Refugee Day
2024-06-22 10:00 - 14:00 | Garrison Square, 1124 East 5th Street, Kansas City, MO, 64106
Enjoy this annual community festival that celebrates the refugees and immigrants who have made KC their home!
Community resources, food, games and entertainment await you at Garrison Square!

World Refugee Day Event - What Is Refugee Resettlement?
2024-06-20 18:30 - 20:00 | Jewish Community Center, 5801 West 115th St., Overland PArk, KS, 66211
In honor of World Refugee Day, join us for an engaging and insightful conversation about the refugee resettlement experience from three unique perspectives: a newly-arrived refugee family, a volunteer, and a JVS staff member. In a conversation moderated by JVS Executive Director, Hilary Cohen Singer, the panel will provide insights into what making a new home in Kansas City looks like.
Bring an open mind, your questions and a friend!
r.s.v.p. to development@jvskc.org

JVS Young Professionals Board Music Bingo at Servaes Brewing Co.
2024-05-15 19:00 - 21:00 | Servaes Brewing Co., 10921 Johnson Drive, Shawnee, 66203, United States

Global Table 2024
2024-05-02 17:30 - 20:00 | The Abbott Kansas City, 1901 Cherry St, Kansas City, Missouri, 64108

Global Table To Go at Blue Nile Hosted by JVS Young Professionals Board
2023-09-26 16:00 - 18:00
What do you get when you combine international carry-out cuisine, cultural awareness and a great cause? Global Table To Go 2023! Join the JVS Young Professionals Board for the second “to-go” night featuring fare from refugee and immigrant owned restaurants. Back by popular demand, Blue Nile offers both meat and vegetarian options available for pre-purchase. Visit jvskc.org/GTTG2023 for more information, purchase meal packages or become a sponsor.

Global Table To Go at Sohalia's Kitchen Hosted by JVS Young Professionals Board
2023-09-18 16:00 - 18:00 | Sohalia’s Kitchen, 8750 Penrose Lane, Lenexa, KS, 66219
What do you get when you combine international carry-out cuisine, cultural awareness and a great cause? Global Table To Go 2023! Join the JVS Young Professionals Board for the first of two “to-go” nights featuring fare from refugee and immigrant owned restaurants. Back by popular demand, Sohalia's Kitchen offers both meat and vegetarian options available for pre-purchase. Visit jvskc.org/GTTG2023 for more information, purchase meal packages or become a sponsor.

Global Table 2023
2023-05-07 17:30 - 20:00 | Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center (JCAHC), 8788 Metcalf Avenue, Overland Park, KS, 66212, United States
Think Globally. Eat Locally.
JVS’s annual Global Table fundraising event is a celebration of the life-changing work JVS does for thousands of people each year. Global Table celebrates the diversity that refugees contribute to Kansas City and ensures JVS can continue to help people in our community achieve the stability and satisfaction that comes from work. Please consider investing as a sponsor for this event and supporting our work to help people along their journey to self-reliance. Our programs include:
Workforce Development, encourages prosperity and economic stability through education, employment and entrepreneurship.
Community Integration, empowers all people to contribute to their community, and encourages community accessibility and inclusivity.
Health & Wellness, engages individuals in activities that promote healthy bodies, minds and relationships.
This year, Global Table will be held on Sunday, May 7 from 5:30-8:00 p.m. at the Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center. This evening will include delicious food, cocktails, and silent auction prizes. Sponsor benefits include tickets to the celebration and acknowledgement in print and online materials.
JVS believes all people have intrinsic worth and dignity and all people can flourish with support. Local community support, from you, continues to enhance our vision of thriving communities, strengthened by diversity. We look forward to talking with you more about this important event.

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JVS Virtual Trivia Benefit-Creating a Home Together!
2020-09-15 18:30 - 20:00
Join us for our JVS Young Professionals Board virtual Trivia Night!
Register for TRIVIA
All are welcome to join in this benefit event during Welcoming Week with the theme of Creating Home Together!
Participants will join or create virtual teams of 6-10 members participating in 5 rounds of varying categories ranging from pop culture, Kansas City knowledge to history and citizenship. Come be a part of this fun event with friends or meet new people from the safety of your home! Sponsorship opportunities are also available for teams.
Individual Trivia participant-$15
Trivia Sponsor (team of 6-10 people and recognition)-$250
To learn more about becoming a sponsor contact mkimmel@jvskc.org or register today. Thank you to our sponsors to-date:
Andrea and Robert Baran
Jay and Madeline Benjamin
James Ellis
Rev. Dr. Robert Lee Hill
Bill Intrater
The Kaseff Family
Prier Products, Poskin and Isenberg Family
Don Wise
You can help provide support to the thousands of JVS clients across the city by making services like counseling, workforce development and support for newly arrived refugees. During the COVID-19 outbreak, your support translates to counseling services, food insecurity support and more for people affected by job loss and more because of the pandemic.

World Refugee Day
2020-06-20 | Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences, 1730 Independence Avenue, Kansas City, MO, 64106, United States
World Refugee Day Kansas City will be June 20, 2020, at the Kansas City University for Medicine and Biosciences at 1750 Independence Avenue. Contact Martin Okpareke (mokpareke@jvskc.org) for more information.

Spring Bridging the Gap Class
2020-05-16 08:30 - 16:30, 2020-05-09 08:30 - 16:30, 2020-05-02 08:30 - 16:30, 2020-04-25 08:30 - 16:30, 2020-04-18 08:30 - 16:30, 2020-04-04 08:30 - 16:30, 2020-03-28 08:30 - 16:30
This event will be postponed until further notice. Please contact Cathy Anderson (canders@jvskc.org) with any questions.
This course is a 7 Saturday class starting March 28th from 8:30 am- 4:30 pm and goes through May 16th. To participate, you must register with Cathy Anderson, at canders@jvskc.org, (816) 629 8908.
Bridging the Gap is a forty-two-hour training course for beginning and intermediate medical/social service bilingual interpreters. Course objectives are 1) to be able to apply the Interpreter’s Code of Ethics, 2) to be able to demonstrate the appropriate roles of an interpreter; 3) to be able to demonstrate the modes of interpreting; 4) to be able to demonstrate cultural competency practices; and 5) to be able to identify medical terms. The course is presented by Jewish Vocational Service (JVS) and taught by Melanie Allmayer. Participants will take a final exam on the last day of class. A certificate of completion is awarded based on attendance and a passing score on the final exam.

Refugee Health Fair
2020-04-25 10:30 - 14:00 | Don Bosco, 309 Benton Blvd., Kansas City, MO, 64124, United States
This event will be postponed until further notice. Please contact Martin Okpareke (okpareke@jvskc.org) with any questions or for more information.
Refugee Health Fair Flyer

Global Table 2020: Jewish Vocational Service Celebrating 70 Years
2020-04-19 17:30 - 20:00 | The Abbott Kansas City, 1901 Cherry St, Kansas City, Missouri, 64108
Join JVS in celebration of our 70 years helping Kansas City be a place where all are welcomed, included and valued.
Support JVS' 70th Anniversary
Thank you for your support of Global Table and our celebration of 70 years of JVS helping Kansas City be a place where all are welcomed, included and valued. Due to the current situation regarding COVID-19 we are seeking adjusted ways to best celebrate the 70 years of JVS, and have postponed our Global Table fundraiser event for April 19th. Those communities we serve are the hardest hit and we appreciate your support for this continued work. We are working with our team to best determine ways to celebrate this JVS milestone.
Global Table Co-Chairs
Elizabeth Glynn
Juan Rangel
Committee Members
Hubert Benitez
Jenna Brofsky
Julie Doane
Danielle Giarla
Sara Gonsher
Deth Im
Leslie D. Mark
Fatima Mohammed
Elizabeth MacLeod Walls
Thank you to our 2020 Global Table Current Sponsors:
For additional information or sponsorship opportunities, contact Malinda Kimmel (816-629-8935).
Lead Sponsors $10,000+
Anonymous
Stan Bushman
Devinki, Stahl and Fink Families
Host Sponsors $5,000+
Paula and Cliff Cohen
Saul and Irene Ellis & Jim Ellis and Shelley Collins
Eric and Sara Gonsher
St. Luke's College of Health Sciences
Travois
Advocate Sponsors $2,500+
Edelman, Liesen and Myers
Husch Blackwell
Lynn and Bill Intrater
Prier Products
Gregory Woodhams and Julia Gargallo
Community Sponsors $1,000+
Assured Partners
Leonard and Irene Bettinger Philanthropic Fund
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
Colliers International
Community America Credit Union
Rita Cortes and Mary McLean
Julie and Michael Doane
Downtown COR
Alex Edelman
Debbie Sosland-Edelman and Alan Edelman
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Susan and Bob Galamba
Rev. Dr. Robert Lee Hill
Kansas City Public Schools
Keller Consulting
Rachel Krantz and Edward Goldstein
Krigel & Krigel
Lewis Rice
Polsinelli
Brady Poskin and Kate McCaslin
Lynn and Joe Poskin
Denise and Juan Rangel
Rubenstein Real Estate Co.
Samuel U. Rodgers Health Center
Hilary Cohen Singer and Jeremy Singer
Shari Stimetz
VanTrust Real Estate
William Jewell College
Friend Sponsors $500+
Michael and Renana Abrams
Martha and Jerry Baird
Barkley
Sarah and Jon Baum
Valerie Bordy
Jenna Brofsky and Ethan Corson
Burkhart Law
JJ Burns and Andrea Boswell-Burns
Cal and Marilyn Cohen
Donna Gould Cohen
Crystal Home Care
Dunn Family Foundation
Ed and Sandi Fried
Kristen and Dan Fromm
Carolyn and Kent Gillespie
Gail and Allen Gutovitz
Shirley and Barnett Helzberg
Cheryl Hightower and Mike Shopmaker
Malinda and Jordan Kimmel
Lead Bank
Manning Family Foundation
Janet Mark and Frank Lipsman
Leslie Mark and Mark Eisemann
Lynne Melcher
Mercy Without Limits
New Reform Temple
North Kansas City YMCA
David Oliver
Kelly and Dan Somberg
Ken and Sheila Sonnenschein
University of Kansas Health System
Tom and Lisa Vansaghi

Winter Bridging the Gap Thursday Class
2020-04-02 08:30 - 16:30, 2020-03-26 08:30 - 16:30, 2020-03-19 08:30 - 16:30
This event will be postponed until further notice. Please contact Cathy Anderson (canders@jvskc.org) with any questions.
This course is a 6 Thursday class starting January 25th from 8:30 am- 4:30 pm and goes through March 14th. To participate, you must register with Cathy Anderson, at canders@jvskc.org, (816)-629-8908.
Bridging the Gap is a forty-two-hour training course for beginning and intermediate medical/social service bilingual interpreters. Course objectives are 1) to be able to apply the Interpreter’s Code of Ethics, 2) to be able to demonstrate the appropriate roles of an interpreter; 3) to be able to demonstrate the modes of interpreting; 4) to be able to demonstrate cultural competency practices; and 5) to be able to identify medical terms. The course is presented by Jewish Vocational Service (JVS) and taught by Melanie Allmayer. Participants will take a final exam on the last day of class. A certificate of completion is awarded based on attendance and a passing score on the final exam.

Winter Bridging the Gap Class
2020-03-14 08:30 - 16:30, 2020-03-07 08:30 - 16:30
This course is a 7 Saturday class starting January 25th from 8:30 am- 4:30 pm and goes through March 14th. To participate, you must register with Cathy Anderson, at canders@jvskc.org, (816) 629 8908.
Bridging the Gap is a forty-two-hour training course for beginning and intermediate medical/social service bilingual interpreters. Course objectives are 1) to be able to apply the Interpreter’s Code of Ethics, 2) to be able to demonstrate the appropriate roles of an interpreter; 3) to be able to demonstrate the modes of interpreting; 4) to be able to demonstrate cultural competency practices; and 5) to be able to identify medical terms. The course is presented by Jewish Vocational Service (JVS) and taught by Melanie Allmayer. Participants will take a final exam on the last day of class. A certificate of completion is awarded based on attendance and a passing score on the final exam.

Winter Bridging the Gap Thursday Class
2020-03-12 08:30 - 16:30
This course is a 6 Thursday class starting January 25th from 8:30 am- 4:30 pm and goes through March 14th. To participate, you must register with Cathy Anderson, at canders@jvskc.org, (816)-629-8908.
Bridging the Gap is a forty-two-hour training course for beginning and intermediate medical/social service bilingual interpreters. Course objectives are 1) to be able to apply the Interpreter’s Code of Ethics, 2) to be able to demonstrate the appropriate roles of an interpreter; 3) to be able to demonstrate the modes of interpreting; 4) to be able to demonstrate cultural competency practices; and 5) to be able to identify medical terms. The course is presented by Jewish Vocational Service (JVS) and taught by Melanie Allmayer. Participants will take a final exam on the last day of class. A certificate of completion is awarded based on attendance and a passing score on the final exam.
