Suzanne Pollak, Author at Jewish Council for the Aging of Greater Washington, Inc

JCA Receives Comcast NBC Grant to Shatter Stereotypes Through Music, Art

Interages / By Suzanne Pollak / June 28, 2021June 28, 2021

We are proud and excited to to announce that JCA’s Heyman Interages Center and the JCA Gorlitz Kensington Clubs are winners of The Comcast NBC Universal Foundation’s 2021 Project Innovation Grant Challenge. The Comcast NBC Universal Foundation awarded the funds to non-profits that are strengthening communities through innovative solutions. With this new $13,000 grant, Jewish

JCA Honors its Awesome Volunteers

Community Events / By Suzanne Pollak / April 21, 2021April 21, 2021

Tuesday night April 20, the Jewish Council for the Aging virtually honored the hundreds of volunteers who are the soul of the agency. Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School eleventh grader Julia Peppe received the Exceptional Youth Volunteer Service Award for her efforts supporting members of our Gorlitz Kensington Clubs. Receiving the

CEO Gamse Honored For His 30 Years at JCA

Community Events / By Suzanne Pollak / January 19, 2021January 19, 2021

CEO David Gamse was honored for his 30 years leading the Jewish Council for the Aging and received a proclamation from the Montgomery County Council at its Jan. 19 meeting. Gamse retired at the end of 2020. Council President Tom Hucker called Gamse, “truly a pillar of our community and a force for good for

JCA Welcomes Shane Rock As Its New CEO

News / By Suzanne Pollak / January 5, 2021January 5, 2021

Shane Rock, the former CEO of Interfaith Works in Rockville, is the new Chief Executive Officer at the Jewish Council for the Aging. He succeeds CEO-emeritus David Gamse, who retired after three decades. Shane brings to JCA many years of experience at social service non-profit organizations. Besides Interfaith Works, he managed senior services programs at

50+ Employment Expos Go Virtual

Community Events / By Suzanne Pollak / December 6, 2020April 20, 2021

Retool, Recharge, and Reinvent Yourself at JCA’S VIRTUAL 50+ EMPLOYMENT EXPOS. Attend as many or as few workshops as you’d like. Network with local employers, training institutions and more. Learn new job-search skills. Our next Montgomery County, MD Virtual Employment Expo for Job-seekers Age 50+ will be held on May 19. Our next Fairfax County, VA Virtual

JCA’s VillageRides Features New Ad

JCA Events / By Suzanne Pollak / November 16, 2020December 7, 2020

JCA launched a VillageRides video ad campaign on Thanksgiving to highlight our community organizations who are providing volunteer rides for seniors. The goal of the ad is to recruit new volunteers. This summer, in response to the pandemic, JCA provided customized face masks for more than 300 volunteer drivers so that they could safely hep

SHIP Has Gone Virtual

Uncategorized / By Suzanne Pollak / July 2, 2020July 2, 2020

Many JCA programs have adapted to stay-at-home and social distancing guidelines by going virtual and the Montgomery County State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) is no exception. Our free monthly Medicare presentations previously held at County libraries have moved online! If you are about to enroll in Medicare and need more information, SHIP will help

JCA 50+ Employment Expos are coming

Uncategorized / By Suzanne Pollak / January 15, 2020February 3, 2020

For information and to register to be an exhibitor, click here for our Bethesda expo or here for our Fairfax expo. JCA is gearing up for its annual 50+ Employment Expos. Our first one is set for Monday, May 4 from 10 .m. to 2 a.p. at the Marriott North Bethesda Conference Center, 5701 Martinelli Road,

Our first Walk for the Ages was a success

Community Events / By Suzanne Pollak / September 11, 2019September 17, 2019

Walk for the Ages was a huge success Thank you to everyone who helped make our first-ever Walk for the Ages a success. Our walkers, both two-legged and four-legged, also enjoyed making new friends, dancing, doing crafts, playing games and taking selfies at Glen Echo Park on Sept.

Time to change the conversation

Uncategorized / By Suzanne Pollak / July 10, 2019July 10, 2019

Perhaps it’s time to sit down with your grandparents, aunts and uncles and other loved ones who aren’t quite as spry as they used to be. You may think you know what they are thinking about growing older, but then again, you just might be wrong. If you want to know what some people from