PRIDE Parade: Aug 1st

This Sunday, Aug 1st is the Vancouver Pride Parade! Parade continues along Robson, Denman, Beach and Pacific. Show your support this weekend!

Employment at JFSA

Check out our job postings: JFSA is looking for a Special Needs Coordintor!

Get Involved!

Just a reminder that this coming Thursday, July 29th, The World In A Garden will be hosting all new volunteers for an orientation and tour of the garden. We welcome past and present volunteers to join us in giving new comers an idea of what volunteering at TWIAG is like. Please meet at The World In A Garden, W. 57th Ave. & E. Blvd., at 6pm and plan on staying until 7pm.

Winter Gardening Workshop

Gain a solid understanding of winter gardening from the Environmental Youth Alliance. Presented by The World in a Garden July 25, from 11 am to 1 pm. For more details, please visit The World in a Garden's blog.

Jewish Food Bank Summer Project Series

JFSA's Jewish Food Bank is looking to meet client's immediate needs through their Summer Project Series. Projects include:

Backpacks for Children
This Fall children in our community are
in need of backpacks filled with school supplies.
The children in need are of Pre-School,
Middle School and High School age.

Honey for High Holidays
The Jewish Food Bank is looking for honey
for Rosh Hashanah NOW.
Rosh Hashanah does fall early this year.

Centre Pieces
Please remember the Jewish Food Bank
for your next Bar or Bat Mitzvah!
To help us fill this basket please contact us.

For more information on these campaigns please contact
Shelley Ail at 604.272.7252.

For more information about JFSA please contact
Annica Carlsson at 604.257.5151 ext 230 or acarlsson@jfsa.ca .

For more information about JWI-BC, please contact
Sara Ciacci at 604.325.4810.

Rocky Mountain Flatbread at TWIAG This Sunday!

Great News from The World In A Garden!

Arts & Seed Starts: A Kid's Workshop is coming up and we're expanding our plans for Wednesday. In addition to getting in the garden to plant seeds and make garden art, we'll be working with Rocky Mountain Flatbread Co. to enjoy a delicious garden feast! We'll enjoy healthy, organic pizzas plus fruits and veggies we pick from our own garden. Yum - fresh picked salad greens and raspberries for desert!

Don't miss this great opportunity to engage your children, or those you care about, with outdoor learning and fun. Appropriate for ages 4 - 14. Spots are filling up, so call The World In A Garden today [604.257.5151] to sign up!

$20/child. This Wednesday July 14th from 12:30 to 3:30 at The World In A Garden: W. 57th & E. Blvd, Vancouver.

Happy Gardening!

JFSA Employment Program

The Employment program at JFSA strives to facilitate the integration of skilled professionals into the workforce.

These services include career counseling, job placement, job development, employer awareness and up to date labor market information.

Our pre- screened and job ready participants are from highly skilled areas that include:
Engineering, legal, Information Technology, Administration, Customer Service, Sales, Health Care, Skilled and General Labor,

Additionally we are working in partnership with Mosaic/Skills Connect program – a provincially funded government initiative that provides financial assistance to international professionals for skills upgrading and credential evaluation.

We look forward to speaking with you to further discuss on how our program can address the employment needs of your company.

For employment opportunities please contact: klipton@jfsa.ca or mtal@jfsa.ca

Arts & Seed Starts: A Kid's Workshop!

July 14th The World in a Garden is holding their Arts and Seed Starts workshop for youth to learn outdoors about working together in the garden! For more details visit The World in a Garden Blog!

Native Edible Plants

July 11 The World in a Garden will be holding their Native Edible Plants workshop. Visit The World in a Garden Blog for more details!

Bubbe's Virtual Dinner is Here!

Be sure to visit www.jfsa.ca and join Bubbe's Virtual Dinner Party today!