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Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Minneapolis

Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Minneapolis. Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Minneapolis. Annette Sandler , MA in Gerontology Supervisor for L’Chaim Senior Services Program Coordinator for Nurturing Our Retired Citizens (NORC) project

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Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Minneapolis

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  1. Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Minneapolis Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Minneapolis

  2. Annette Sandler, MA in Gerontology • Supervisor for L’Chaim Senior Services • Program Coordinator for Nurturing Our Retired Citizens (NORC) project • Member of the Board of Directors of the Faith Community Nurse Network of the Twin Cities (FCNN) • Member of the Leadership Group of the Vital Aging Network (VAN) Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Minneapolis

  3. NORC: Nurturing Our Retired Citizens • Mission: To Enable Older Adults to remain in their homes and in their community for as long as they can with the support they need to be healthy, safe and engaged citizens. • Vision: To create an environment that nurtures healthy aging and inspires residents of all ages to work toward that goal. Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Minneapolis

  4. Assess the needs and services • Outcome of the assessment • Gaps in service • Biggest gap is in knowledge • Outreach to isolated seniors • Police and fire as first responders • Hairdresser • Faith communities Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Minneapolis

  5. Addressing the Knowledge Gap Resource Directory Health and Wellness Lectures Newsletter Faith Communities Network Congregational Nursing Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Minneapolis

  6. Why Faith Communities? • Hennepin county shape Study: 85% of people remain connected to a faith community. • Congregations: • Already know who is isolated • Built in volunteers to serve that population. • Being part of a community they trust. Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Minneapolis

  7. Congregational Nurse • Faith Community Nurse • Parish Nurse • Trust • Spiritual needs • Expertise of a nurse Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Minneapolis

  8. What does the nurse do? • Blood pressure screening • Flu shots • Teach exercise class • Fill out medical forms • Attend doctor visits and translate information • Help with housing issues • Teach health prevention • Support and grief groups • Transportation • Organize volunteers • The nurse does NOT do any hands on nursing. Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Minneapolis

  9. Jewish Congregational Nurses • Shema: Listen • Mi she-Berakh: prayer of healing • Arvot: Community Responsibility • Tefelah: Prayer • Bree’oot: Health • Bikur Cholim: Visit the Sick • Faith Community Nursing: Developing a Quality Practice • By Carol J. Smucker, PHD, RN and Linda Weinberg, PHD, RN Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Minneapolis

  10. Who needs a nurse? • Nurse will serve congregants from birth to death • People with no family in town • People needing spiritual connection • Families needing respite Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Minneapolis

  11. Importance of Faith Communities • They are Cultural Sensitivity • Meet the expectations of congregants • Nurse is part of a community they trust. • Budget Cuts • Heath care industry • Government services • Social service agencies Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Minneapolis

  12. NORC Congregational Nurse Programs • Jewish Congregations • Bais Yesroel • Keneseth Israel • Beth El Synagogue • Adath Jeshurun Congregation • Temple Israel • Bet Shalom • Bnai Emet Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Minneapolis

  13. NORC Congregational Nurse Programs • Additional Faith Communities • Holy Family Catholic Church • Adlersgate Methodist Church • UCC, United Church of Christ • Sviet Miur, Light of the Word Church • Masjid El Nur, Mosque • Friendship Baptist Church • He Is Risen Church of God in Christ Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Minneapolis

  14. Sustainability Plans • What is the Mission of the project and the objectives that will be used to achieve this? • What is the program history? • Description of the current and past funding. • Long term sustainability goals. • Three year budgets. Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Minneapolis

  15. Budgets • Estimated expenses inflated by 3% per year • Salary, mileage, printing, postage, occupancy, liability insurance for the nurse, continuing education • Estimated Income • Individual donors, endowments, grants, operational budget, in-kind Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Minneapolis

  16. Why JFCS? • Serve people of all backgrounds • Our tradition of Tikun Olam • 100 year history of social service • Strong infrastructure to create these programs Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Minneapolis

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