News & Events


Welcome to the JCA News and Events page. Here you will find all news updates as well as post from the general blog and the KC (Kensington Clubs) Blog. Use the search function on the right side of the page to find news and posts about any particular category or key term that interests you.

JCA’s Interages program recognized

Uncategorized / By Suzanne Pollak / May 9, 2017

Montgomery County Council President Roger Berliner recognized the 30 year anniversary of JCA’s Heyman Interages Center on May 9. Founder Austin Heyman was the featured speaker. Interages’ intergenerational programs bring children and older adults together. Since 1986, thousands of children from hundreds of schools and hundreds of isolated older adults from senior facilities have benefited from participation …

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Have dinner out and support JCA

Uncategorized / By Suzanne Pollak / April 24, 2017

Here’s a way to have a great meal out and support JCA’s work to Help All Seniors Thrive. Every Tuesday in May, Not Your Average Joe’s in Bethesda and Gaithersburg will donate 15 percent of your bill to JCA so we can keep our buses running and offer our programs to as many seniors as …

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Yom Ha’Shoah community commemorations

Uncategorized / By Suzanne Pollak / April 19, 2017

Please join the Jewish community as it honors the survivors, victims and heroes of the Holocaust on Sunday, April 23. Get details on the Northern Virginia commemoration. Get details on the suburban Maryland event. JCA is proud to support these Yom Ha’Shoah community commemoration events, which are made possible by the the Jewish Community Relations …

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Don’t miss our Senior Prom

Uncategorized / By Suzanne Pollak / March 23, 2017

Put on your dancing shoes and come on out to JCA and Charles E. Smith Life Communities’ Senior Prom on Sunday, April 2 from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Misler Center, 1801 E. Jefferson Street, Rockville (in the back of the Ring House on the Terrace Level). A DJ will provide the music …

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Author Kitty Kelley to headline JCA dinner

Uncategorized / By Suzanne Pollak / March 22, 2017

 Kitty Kelley, who has written about Ronald Reagan, the Bushes, the Royal Family, Frank Sinatra, Oprah Winfrey and Elizabeth Taylor, is this year’s JCA honoree at its 24th annual Sylvia Blajwas Productive Aging Award Dinner, which will be held Sunday, May 21 at the North Bethesda Marriott Hotel and Conference Center. There will be cocktails, …

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Learn to ride smart

Uncategorized / By Suzanne Pollak / March 6, 2017

Offered periodically, JCA’s RideSmart Workshops help small groups of older adults learn to use public transportation options and otherwise navigate the National Capital Region. Our next RideSmart workshop is March 29 & 30, 2017 at Mary’s Center, at the Bernice Fonteneau Senior Wellness Center, 3532 Georgia Avenue NW. The first day of classroom training will …

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JCA announces 2017 Humanitarian awardees

Uncategorized / By Suzanne Pollak / March 1, 2017

The Kursban family – Mindy Kursban, Sandy Kursban, Julie Black, Steve Sawmelle and Neal Kursban – are JCA’s 2017 Humanitarian Awardees. Sandy Kursban founded the family-owned Family & Nursing Care in Silver Spring in 1968. The company provides in-house nursing care. Three generations of the Kursban family are involved in the company, which has 335 employees. According to …

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Join us to learn about your Medicare Choices

News / By Suzanne Pollak / February 6, 2017

JCA’s SHIP, State Health Insurance Assistance Program, is having its next information session Thursday, March 23 at Twinbrook Library, 202 Meadow Hill Dr., Rockville, from 7 to 9 p.m.If you are turning 65. You have choices. Come learn what’s best for you at this no-cost information meeting. Registration is not required.

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JCA Receives $714K Grant

Uncategorized / By Suzanne Pollak / January 17, 2017

The Jewish Council for the Aging of Greater Washington was awarded a grant of $714,063 from Senior Service America, Inc. to continue its work in providing temporary employment to low-income older adults living in Montgomery and Frederick counties. The money, originally from the U.S. Department of Labor, was awarded to JCA’s Senior Community Service Employment …

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JCA’s latest senior resources guide is out!

Uncategorized / By Suzanne Pollak / January 11, 2017

Looking to get back into the workforce? You are not alone. Check out JCA’s Senior Resources Guide, “Older Workers are here to stay,” for help, encouragement and answers. Click here to view the guide.  

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