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Powerful Tools for Caregivers
2025-04-23 10:00 - 11:30, 2025-04-30 10:00 - 11:30, 2025-05-07 10:00 - 11:30, 2025-05-14 10:00 - 11:30, 2025-05-21 10:00 - 11:30, 2025-05-28 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Chicago) | MN JCC- Sabes Center Mpls, 4330 S. Cedar Lake Road, Saint Louis Park, 55416
JFCS hosts six-week classes, “Powerful Tools for Caregivers.” If you have picked up a prescription, brought over dinner, given a ride to the doctor, taken care of an errand or made decisions big or small on behalf of a senior, you are a caregiver. The class is designed to provide you with a wealth of self-care tools that will help you take care of yourself while taking care of others. You will learn to reduce stress, improve your self-confidence, bring more balance to your life, better communicate your feelings, and increase your ability to make tough decisions. The class is open to people from the Jewish and broader community.

Shaping Your Tomorrow: Dementia & MCI
2025-04-24 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-05-01 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-05-08 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-05-15 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-05-22 10:00 - 12:00 | FamilyMeans, 1875 Northwestern Avenue S, Stillwater, MN, 55082, United States
Shaping Your Tomorrow is designed to meet the needs of both the person with memory loss and a family member or friend. Each week introduces specific topic for education, planning for the future, and learning from others on a similar journey. Rich discussions with the full group are followed by separate peer conversations: one for people with memory loss and one for their partners. This is a 10 week session hosted at FamilyMeans in Stillwater. Funded under award with Trellis as part of Older Americans Act.
Interview and pre-registration required.
Shaping Your Tomorrow provides:
• An understanding place to gather and know you are not alone
• A supportive learning environment to gain knowledge and ask questions
• A chance to talk with others about the dementia experience
• Detailed information to help plan and build confidence
• An opportunity to shape your tomorrow

For more information please contact FamilyMeans Caregiving & Aging at 651-489-4840 or by emailing familymeans@familymeans.org.

Second Saturday for Caregivers
2025-05-10 09:00 - 12:00, 2025-06-14 09:00 - 12:00, 2025-07-12 09:00 - 12:00, 2025-08-09 09:00 - 12:00, 2025-09-13 09:00 - 12:00, 2025-10-11 09:00 - 12:00, 2025-11-08 09:00 - 12:00 | Normandale Center for Healing & Wholeness, 6100 Normandale Road, 2nd Floor, Edina, Minnesota, 55436, United States
Join Normandale Center for Healing & Wholeness for their free Second Saturday program each month which includes a 90 minute education session beginning at 9:00 am and a support group meeting directly afterwards at 10:30 am. The morning education session provides powerful tools and coping skills for you the caregiver.
Respite is available for your loved one from 9 am – 12pm with advanced registration.

Second Saturday for Caregivers
2025-05-10 09:00 - 12:00, 2025-06-14 09:00 - 12:00, 2025-07-12 09:00 - 12:00, 2025-08-09 09:00 - 12:00, 2025-09-13 09:00 - 12:00, 2025-10-11 09:00 - 12:00, 2025-11-08 09:00 - 12:00 | Normandale Center for Healing & Wholeness, 6100 Normandale Road, 2nd Floor, Edina, Minnesota, 55436, United States
Join Normandale Center for free caregiver education programming every month. A 90 minute education session begins at 9 am and a support group meets directly afterwards at 10:30 am. Come for one or both sessions. The morning program provides powerful tools and coping skills for caregivers. Respite is available for your loved one from 9 am – 12pm.

Powerful Tools for Caregivers
2025-07-09 10:00 - 11:30 | Lenox Community Center, 6715 Minnetonka Blvd., Saint Louis Park, 55426
JFCS hosts six-week classes, “Powerful Tools for Caregivers.” If you have picked up a prescription, brought over dinner, given a ride to the doctor, taken care of an errand or made decisions big or small on behalf of a senior, you are a caregiver. The class is designed to provide you with a wealth of self-care tools that will help you take care of yourself while taking care of others. You will learn to reduce stress, improve your self-confidence, bring more balance to your life, better communicate your feelings, and increase your ability to make tough decisions. The class is open to people from the Jewish and broader community.
Call Jennifer Koontz at 952-542-4819 to register

Normandale Center for Healing & Wholeness 25th Anniversary Event
2025-09-13 11:30 - 14:00 | Edina Country Club, 5100 Wooddale Ave, Edina, 55424
The Normandale Center for Healing & Wholeness is celebrating 25 years of serving seniors and their caregivers in the southwest metro and we invite you to celebrate with us!
Join us for a gathering hosted by KARE11’s Emmy award-winning journalist and caregiver advocate Karla Hult [PDF], featuring lunch, a keynote presentation by Nick Buettner [PDF], VP of Community Engagement at the Blue Zones organization, friends and founders from the past, and more!

Second Saturday for Caregivers
2025-10-11 09:00 - 12:00 | Normandale Center for Healing & Wholeness, 6100 Normandale Road, 2nd Floor, Edina, Minnesota, 55436, United States
Join Normandale Center for Healing & Wholeness for their free Second Saturday program each month which includes a 90-minute education session beginning at 9:00 am and support group meetings directly afterwards at 10:30 am. The morning education session provides powerful tools and coping skills for you the caregiver.
Respite is available for your loved one from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm with advanced registration.

Powerful Tools for Caregivers
2025-10-20 10:00 - 11:30 | Plymouth Community Center, 14800 34th Ave. N, Plymouth, MN, 55447-5290, United States
JFCS, will host a six-week class (Mondays 10/20-Nov 24), “Powerful Tools for Caregivers”. If you have picked up a prescription, brought over dinner, given a ride to the doctor, taken care of an errand or made decisions big or small on
behalf of a senior, you are a caregiver. The class is designed to provide
you with a wealth of self-care tools that will help you take care of yourself
while taking care of others. You will learn to reduce stress, improve your
self-confidence, bring more balance to your life, better communicate your
feelings, and increase your ability to make tough decisions. The class is
open to people from the Jewish and broader community. Facilitated by Lindsay Kant, LICSW and Irina Yakusheva. Register now at jfcsmpls.org/events or call 952-417-2116.

Finding Peace in the Caregiving Journey: A Conversation with Minnesota Author Linda Knebel Pruden
2025-11-08 10:00 - 11:30 | Lyngblomsten at Lino Lakes, 6070 Blanchard Blvd., Lino Lakes, 55014
In honor of National Family Caregivers Month this November, Lyngblomsten Community Services invites you to meet Minnesota author and family caregiver Linda Knebel Pruden. Experience how her story of caring for her husband with dementia provides a witness to the rewards and challenges of caregiving.

Linda’s recently released book, From Fear to Peace, shares her journey and explores the struggles, triumphs, and profound impact of love and faith in the face of adversity. Through her story, Linda offers messages of hope and peace for caregivers and those who support them.

Light refreshments will be served, and limited onsite respite care will be available (spots must be reserved ahead of time). Following her presentation, Linda will be available to answer questions and sign copies of her book.

We greatly appreciate your registering in advance by November 3rd, but walk-ins are welcome. To register, visit www.lyngblomsten.org/findingpeace. The first 25 participants will receive a complimentary copy of Linda’s book!
