KC club, News / By Suzanne Pollak / November 18, 2022
Book Details His Mother’s Alzheimer’s Diagnosis and Decline *In memory of Susan Hoffman, Wayne Hoffman’s mother, we are reposting this story. Susan Hoffman passed away on November 17, 2022. Tablet Magazine Executive Editor Wayne Hoffman, whose mother participated in both Jewish Council for the Aging’s Kensington Clubs and Misler adult day care centers, gave an …
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Employment / By Suzanne Pollak / October 19, 2022
TD Bank’s Ready Commitment $5,000 contribution to JCA’s Senior Community Services Employment Program (SCSEP) will go a long way to cover the seemingly small, but still significant, barriers participants face regularly. “These funds will give my team the flexibility to help our participants when they face obstacles that jeopardize their ability to stay enrolled in …
JCA Programs, News / By Suzanne Pollak / June 15, 2022
The Jewish Council for the Aging is excited to announce that Montgomery County’s Free COVID Taxi Rides Program which enables seniors and adults with disabilities obtain free rides for COVID-19 testing, vaccinations, and booster shots and pick up free masks and test kits won a national award. Our Connect-A-Ride program is a critical part of …
JCA Events, JCA Programs, News / By Suzanne Pollak / April 13, 2022
Jewish Council for the Aging of Greater Washington is so proud of all our awesome volunteers. On April 5, we took time to virtually recognize some of the many people who enable JCA to leave a positive effect on so many seniors. During National Volunteer Month, we recognized: Marianne Miller, (pictured) a certified Medicare counselor …
JCA Events, KC Blog, KC club, News / By Suzanne Pollak / March 17, 2022
Plates full of poppy seed, apricot and cherry hamantashen and green and white cupcakes were the treats March 17 as the Jewish Council for the Aging celebrated Purim and St. Patrick’s Day. Kensington Clubs members in both the morning and afternoon programs worked on the jigs thanks to the assistance of SCSEP’s Elaine Looney and …
JCA Programs, KC Blog, KC club, News / By Suzanne Pollak / March 2, 2022
Allison Ciborowski, president and founder of LeadingAge Maryland, visited the Jewish Council for the Aging on Wednesday. That organization chose JCA’s Kensington Clubs Manager Colleen Kemp to receive their Excellence in Innovation award for the way KC staff continued to serve its members during the pandemic, through Zoom classes and programs. She got to see …
News / By Suzanne Pollak / December 29, 2021
Twelve-year-old Kate Waldstreicher, the daughter of Maryland Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher (D-18), filled her Student Service Opportunity hours by painting scenes that now brighten the residences of home-bound seniors and nursing home residents. Kate, a sixth grader at North Bethesda Middle School, delivered her artwork to the Student Global Ambassador Program, which in turn distributed them …
Community Events, News / By Suzanne Pollak / July 27, 2021
The Jewish Council for the Aging is holding nine virtual 50+ Employment Expos during 2021-2022. The first one will be on Tuesday, Sept. 14 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. That will be following by another one on Tuesday, Oct. 18 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Montgomery. The third 2021 expo will be …
Interages, KC club, News / By Suzanne Pollak / June 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 …
Community Events, News / By Suzanne Pollak / April 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 …
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