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.

Village Rides is on television!

Uncategorized / By Suzanne Pollak / October 9, 2017

JCA’s Village Rides program, which connects seniors who no longer drive with volunteer drivers in participating villages throughout the area, is featured in a public service announcement on many local stations through December. Airing on the following channels: AMC Animal Planet CNBC Comcast Sportsnet DIY ESPN 2 Fox Business Hallmark HLN MSNBC NBC Golf Channel …

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Our 44th annual meeting was a huge success

Uncategorized / By Suzanne Pollak / October 4, 2017

Staff, volunteers, board members, community members and members of County Council celebrated JCA’s 44th annual meeting Oct. 3. Former board members stepped down as a new board accepted its charge. JCA’s Advocate for the Aging Award went to Uma Ahluwalia, director of the County’s Department of Health and Human Services, and Gabe Albornoz, director of …

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You’re invited to our 44th annual meeting

Uncategorized / By Suzanne Pollak / September 26, 2017

Join us at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 3 in the Ring House Social Hall, 1801 East Jefferson Street, Rockville for our 44th annual meeting. Come hear all we accomplished last year and what we plan to do this coming year, and please help us cheer on or award winners. The event is free and …

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How to get the most from your doctor visits

Uncategorized / By Suzanne Pollak / September 20, 2017

Read the article in the Senior Resources Guide.

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Beacon Senior’s Expo coming Sept. 10 and 17

Uncategorized / By Suzanne Pollak / August 24, 2017

Seminar: Beacon 50+Expo to be held in Silver Spring and Springfield The Beacon’s free, annual 50+Expo will return to the Silver Spring Civic Center in downtown Silver Spring on Sunday, Sept. 10, featuring informative government, nonprofit and business exhibitors, health screenings, flu shots (free with Medicare card), entertainment, giveaways and door prizes. The expo also …

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Wondering about Medicare?

Uncategorized / By Suzanne Pollak / July 11, 2017

Seminar: Turning 65 and Wondering About Medicare? Tuesday, September 26, 2017 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Davis Library 6400 Democracy Blvd. Bethesda, MD 20817 Join us for a FREE seminar. You have choices and Medicare is one of them. Here are some common questions that the seminar is designed to answer: Do you need to sign up …

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View photos from JCA’s Productive Aging Dinner

Uncategorized / By Suzanne Pollak / May 30, 2017

Whether you were able to share our evening or couldn’t make it, please take a look at the great time we had at our 24th Annual Sylvia Blajwas Productive Aging Award Dinner. Our honorees were America’s bestselling investigative biographer Kitty Kelley and The Kursban Family of Family and Nursing Care. View the event photos.

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JCA honoree interviewed in Washington Jewish Week

Uncategorized / By Suzanne Pollak / May 18, 2017

‘You just don’t want to fish around with that kind of depravity.’ Q & A with Kitty Kelley By Dan Schere Bestselling Author Kitty Kelley Has Written Unauthorized Biographies of Frank Sinatra, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Oprah Winfrey. Bestselling author Kitty Kelley has written about the lives of American celebrities Frank Sinatra, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis …

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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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