by JFRF Admin | Mar 29, 2017 | General
Please join us on Tuesday, April 11th from 1:00 – 2:00 PM for a family raising family focus group, co-hosted by NAYA and JFRF. We are very much interested in reaching grandparents and relatives of all ages and cultures who have found themselves acting as primary... by JFRF Admin | Feb 20, 2017 | General
Congratulations to the 2017 Ageless Award Honorees! JFRF is pleased to honor Senator Margaret Louise Carter, Rev. Dr. Rodney I. Page and Rabbi Joshua Stampfer. Join us in honoring these exemplary leaders on: Thursday, April 27, 2017 11:30am – 1:00pm at the... by JFRF Admin | Jan 30, 2017 | General
Click here to see the Concordia News edition with an article by JFRF President, Keren Brown Wilson (scroll to page 9). The article happily announces that JFRF will be expanding our Ties That Bind program and moving forward with the development of a website that... by JFRF Admin | Jan 23, 2017 | General
A new journal entry in Gerontology & Geriatrics Education (The official journal of the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education) was published in late November 2016, highlighting JFRF’s international service-learning program in Nicaragua and... by JFRF Admin | Jan 1, 2017 | General
The 2017 Ageless Award Luncheon will be held on April 27th at the Multnomah Athletic Club. Our committee is currently reviewing nominations and we are excited to announce the 2017 honorees in the coming months! by JFRF Admin | Dec 5, 2016 | General
JFRF is interested in partnering with social service organizations and community members that have an interest in supporting grandparents raising their grandchildren. Throughout the fall, we have been leading focus groups with and grandparents and people providing... by JFRF Admin | Dec 5, 2016 | General
In November 2016, the Nicaraguan Aging Advisory Council (NAAC) met and adopted its 2017 goals. Highlights include: increased attention to advocacy and public awareness of aging issues, increased intergenerational programming, expanded training opportunities (including... by JFRF Admin | Dec 5, 2016 | General
JFRF held administrator training programs in 2016 for professionals who oversee programs serving older adults in Nicaragua. Taking place in our National Training Center in Jinotepe, training subjects included financial and personnel management, fundraising tactics and... by JFRF Admin | Dec 5, 2016 | General
JFRF signed an agreement with the ROTARACT Club in Managua, Nicaragua in November 2016 to help strengthen activities related to our intergenerational program. The ROTARACT Club will support the foundation by improving sensory kits that intend to teach children about...
by JFRF Admin | Nov 30, 2016 | General
Portland State University proudly honored Drs. Keren Brown Wilson and Michael DeShane at the 17thAnnual Simon Benson Awards Dinner that took place on November 3, 2016, where they received the Simon Benson Award for Philanthropy. Of the many notable speakers of the...
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