February 26 - JFS Weekly Insider

WEEKLY Insider

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Go Paperless on ADP

Sick of receiving paper pay statements?

You can log into your ADP profiles and update your status to go paperless for employee pay statements

Click on “Myself”

FEBRUARY

DO YOUR CYBER SECURITY TRAINING

The 2024 Cyber Security Training is available on the PHI portal There are two training classes, Cyber Security Training & HIPPA Security and Privacy (managers, get 3 trainings, yahoo!).

Each training is under 30 minutes. Please watch the videos and take the quizzes. The training must be completed by March 6. The trainings are mandatory, so be sure to make time to complete them.

After logging into PHI, tap on MY PORTAL, then tap on TRAINING (1) in the dashboard On the PHI dashboard you will also find the Micro Training tab (2), ESS score (3) (Employee Secure Score-keep it above 500!) and your To-Dos (4) to improve your score. Remember, it is our job to keep all Protected Health Information safe. The higher your ESS score the closer you are to winning our contest! Winners announced in April.

If you have trouble logging into the PHI portal, please contact Patty Hoyt.

1. Select “Pay and Statements”

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Scroll to the bottom and select “Go Paperless.”

EMERGENCY TEXTING

Thank you for submitting your cell numbers for the Agency Texting Program.

On Thursday, March 29 at 11am, you will receive a test text. Please follow the instructions in the text. If you do not receive a text from JFS on 3/29, please reach out to Patty Hoyt or Sydney Schmidt.

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Weekly Insider!

26TH 2024 ISSUE

By: Bijoux Bahati, TST-R Manager

TST-R team, Hannah, Maryam, and Courtney, joined PFC staff, farmers, volunteers and community members at West Side Community Services for their first workshop on Food Sovereignty. The workshop enriched our understanding of food insecurity and power of collaboration in addressing barriers.

Skill-based groups are up and running from January to May 2024 for Afghan, DRC and our Spanish populations Current groups sites include Lafayette High School and Willow Ridge Elementary School in Sweet Home School District.

A Big shout out to our Mental Health Clinicians, Hannah and Courtney, who work tirelessly and graciously juggle schedules with our cultural brokering team to accommodate the demand of school/community and office-based services. Shout out to the entire TST-R team and our MSW interns Kristin, Kathleen and Ajaylah for your collaboration in serving the community.

Stay tuned for more TST-R updates!

ROOTS/SHORASHIM/JUDUR

Join two unlikely partners for peace, as they share personal stories of transformation and insights born of meeting one another.

Roots, (Shorashim in Hebrew and Judur in Arabic) is an IsraeliPalestinian grassroots initiative that fosters understanding, respect, nonviolence and appreciation between national identities. This is part of their national month-long tour.

Register required for this in-person event: www bit ly/2024RootsEvent

Please contact mara@buffalojewishfederation.org for questions.

TST-R

MAKING STRIDES!

Hannah, Bijoux, and Maryam with PFC Staff

HAPPY EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION DAY!

This Friday, March 1st is Employee Appreciation Day!

In celebration, JFS will be hosting a half day retreat on April 8th from 9AM-12PM. The retreat will be mandatory and the focus will be on self-care and burnout. A breakfast buffet will be provided. The retreat will take place at Eastern Hills Church in Williamsville Click here for directions

If you would like to offer a ride to fellow staff or need a ride, please complete this form.

The second half of the day will be free for staff to enjoy at their leisure. We will be issuing solar eclipse glasses to all staff to enjoy the eclipse as Buffalo is in the line of totality.

Let’s hope for good weather!

MATI LORENZO’S GOODBYE RECEPTION

Mati Lorenzo’s last day at JFS will be Friday, March 22nd.

For those who would like to attend, a Goodbye Reception will be held at Resurgence Brewery at 2PM on March 22nd.

The restaurant and bar will be available to order food and drinks. Come say goodbye to Mati and wish her a Happy Retirement!

JFS VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION EVENT

Our Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon was a blast! Last year we had 250 Volunteers, 12,000 hours of service, and the value of those service hours was $359,400.

We cannot stress enough the importance that each of our volunteers have in changing and strengthening our community! Thank you to everyone who stopped by today, and those who couldn't make it, we missed you!

Board Member, David Schlein, meeting with volunteers. Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon

In celebration of Black History Month, enjoy this list of blackowned restaurants in Buffalo:

Brothers Takeout Cafe & Catering – Website

Buffalo Soul – Website, Facebook

Cake Crazy Bakery – Website, Facebook

Caribbean Flava – Facebook

Carribean Experience – Link

Cataract House Restaurant – 310 Rainbow Blvd

Niagara Falls

Cater 2U Kitchen – Website

Chef Alexa Joan – Website

Chef Darian Bryan / The Plating Society (Private

Chef & Pop ups) – Website, Instagram

Crenshaw’s Chicken And Waffles – Website

Core Cuisine Meal Solutions (Meal Prep) – Website

Dirty Bird Chicken N’ Waffles – Facebook

Doctor Bird’s Rasta-Rant – Facebook

Em Tea Coffee – Website, Facebook

F BITES Cantina – Website, Facebook

F BITES Coffee & Kitchen – Website, Facebook

Fast N’ Tasty – Website

Fat Lady’s Cakes and Pies – Website, Facebook

Flaming Fish Restaurant & Food Truck – Website

Freddy J’s BBQ – Facebook

G&B Fish, Shrimp and Chicken – Website

Glory Market – Website

Golden Cup Coffee Roastery – Website

Guud & Evul Vegan Eats – Website

Hyman Lee BBQ (Food truck)

Ikes & BG’s Restaurant – Website, Facebook

Island Mix Restaurant – Facebook

Je Ne Sais Quoi – Website, Facebook

Jeoni’s Wingstop – Website

Kalypso Restaurant – Facebook

La Verdad Cafe – Facebook

Lee’s Barbecue – Facebook

Libbys Lemonade Stand – Facebook

121 Seasonings – Website, Facebook

2801SweetStreet – Website

350 Sweets & Treats – Facebook

A Taste of Soul – Website, Facebook

Abyssinia Ethiopian Cuisine @ West Side Bazaar –Website, Facebook

At Eleven Wings & Cuisines – Website, Facebook

Big Mama’s Hustle & Soul – 934 Niagara Falls Blvd

Bolt’s Jerk – Facebook

Lloyal’s Famous Lasagna with a touch of soul –Facebook

Luxor Steak & Lobster – Website

Manna @Northland – Facebook

Mad Sauces (food truck) – Website, Facebook

Margie’s Soul Food (Broadway Market) – 999

Broadway Buffalo

Mike’s Steakhouse – GrubHub

Ms. Goodies – Facebook, Instagram

Munchie Manz – Website, Facebook

Myracle’s Restaurant – Facebook

Nikki’s Chocolates – Website

Nile River @ West Side Bazaar – 25 Grant Street Buffalo

Oakk Room – Website

Park Vue Soul Food Bar and Restaurant – Website

Pattaya Street Food in the West Side Bazaar –Website, Facebook

PhatCatz of WNY, Inc – Facebook

Pine Hill Halal Market – Link

Poize – Facebook

Ravelle Culinary Creations, LLC – Website, Facebook

Saibo African Imports – 81 Allen St, Buffalo

Shy’s Original Steak House – Facebook

Solo Eats – Facebook , Grubhub

Sunshine Vegan Eats – Website, Facebook

Sweets Lounge and Restaurant – Website, Facebook

Swings Specialty Wings – Website, Facebook

SZN BFLO – Website

The Groove Lounge and Cafe – Website, Facebook

The Hoagie Stop – Website

The Rose Bar & Grille – Website

The Traphaus – Facebook

Trice’s Tasty Treats – Facebook, Instagram

Unapologetic Coffee – Website, Facebook

Uplift Nutrition – Facebook

Wing Kings – Facebook

WRA Buffalo Wing Spot – Website, Facebook

Yalleys African Restaurant – Facebook

MAPLE WEST DONATION DRIVE

Third-grade students at Maple West Elementary School recently held a donation drive of personal hygiene and cleaning supplies for Jewish Family Services as part of their monthly wellness theme, Acts of Service.

Shout out to the Maple West Students for coming together to help change lives and strengthen our community!