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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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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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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.
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 …
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.
Uncategorized / By Suzanne Pollak / January 4, 2017
JCA’s Connect-A-Ride, Escorted Transportation and 50+Employment Expos were chosen by AARP as three reasons why Montgomery County is such a great age-friendly place. According to AARP, more than one-quarter of the county’s residents will be at least 60 years age by the year 2030. Between 2010 and 2040, the county’s senior population is expected to grow by …
Uncategorized / By Suzanne Pollak / December 14, 2016
40Plus of Greater Washington, which partners with JCA, now is located in the Foundation Center, at 1627 K Street, NW, Suite 300. Since 1953, the nonprofit 40Plus has helped thousands of accomplished professionals navigate career transitions, through an all-volunteer, peer-to-peer approach to sharing and teaching best practices for developing and executing a career transition strategy. “This …
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