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“$200,000 for Jewish Family and Children's Service of Minneapolis, Minnetonka, MI for a naturally occurring retirement community demonstration project”
13100 Wayzata Blvd. Suite 400
Minnetonka,
MN
55305
Recipient address as provided by Sponsor(s): (courtesy of Taxpayers for Common Sense)
Minneapolis, MN
Short Description of Recipient Organization:
Mission statement: "Jewish Family and Children's Service is a social service and vocational agency dedicated to enhancing the well-being and self-sufficiency of individuals and families by assisting them to meet the unique challenges of daily life."
Are Top Personnel Listed on the Site?
No
Is the Project Mentioned on the Site?
No
Does the Recipient have Federal Contracts?
Yes
Link to the Recipient's Federal Contracts (Fedspending.org):
Have employees of the recipient collectively contributed more than $20,000 to candidates for federal office during the current and last election cycle?:
A quick search on Google provides the following information about Jewish Family and Children's Services (JFCS) and the following link you can read a Strib article on the naturally occuring retirement community demo project frequently referred to as "NORC." http://www.jfcsmpls.org/A%20New%20Site/news/news.htm
NORCs are a considered a low-cost approach to facilititating healthy aging. There are many studies on the success of NORCs, one that can be found in the July 2006 issue of American Journal of Public Health, vol. 96(7).
