New York City Schools will be honoring Respect for All Week from February 13-17, 2012. This initiative was started three years ago. Its focus is to combat bullying and harassment based on ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability, and other characteristics.
The Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services wrote in their January e-newsletter, "Why limit such an initiative to schools? What can we do as an agency to help promote these necessary values?" The New York City Council offers ideas on how to promote Respect for All in your neighborhood.
The Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services wrote in their January e-newsletter, "Why limit such an initiative to schools? What can we do as an agency to help promote these necessary values?" The New York City Council offers ideas on how to promote Respect for All in your neighborhood.
Nearly 400 of Westchester's top movers and shakers turned out for "A Tree Grows in Pleasantville," a cocktail party for Jewish Child Care Association's The Cottage Schools on Saturday, January 7th. This year marked the 100th birthday of JCCA's Pleasantville Campus, where "cottage style" residential living was pioneered in this country. The event kicked off "Paving the Way: The Cottage Schools Brick Campaign."
This year's event raised more than $353,000. Over the last seven years, the benefit has raised more than $1.8 million. "All funds go directly to providing core essentials to the vulnerable youth of The Cottage Schools," said Richard Altman, JCCA CEO.
For more information about "Paving The Way: The Cottage Schools Brick Campaign," please email jcca@jccany.org. .
The Journal News did an in-depth feature, on the front page of the January 10th, 2012 issue, on the 100th birthday of the Campus. To read the article online, click here.
This year's event raised more than $353,000. Over the last seven years, the benefit has raised more than $1.8 million. "All funds go directly to providing core essentials to the vulnerable youth of The Cottage Schools," said Richard Altman, JCCA CEO.
For more information about "Paving The Way: The Cottage Schools Brick Campaign," please email jcca@jccany.org. .
The Journal News did an in-depth feature, on the front page of the January 10th, 2012 issue, on the 100th birthday of the Campus. To read the article online, click here.
The Adoption Connection at Jewish Family Services of Greenwich in conjunction with the NJ Y Camps has opened registration for the fourth annual Forever Families Weekend, a family weekend experience for Jewish families touched by adoption. The program will run from June 8-10, 2012.
Families will have the opportunity to think consciously about their roles in both the Jewish community and the adoption community while enjoying a weekend at one of the largest Jewish summer camps in North America. njy camps
Parents will have the option to participate in workshops such as: Children's Books and Stories of Adoption, Identity Issues for Adoptees Approaching Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Acceptance of Transracial Families in the Jewish Community, and Jewish, LGBT, and Parenting by Adoption while their children participate in age-appropriate activities such as a teen-adoptee spoken word workshop or skill-building workshops aimed at teaching children them how to respond to comments and questions about adoption.
For more information about this program, or to receive Forever Families literature, please contact Debbie Schwartz at 203-622-1881. A downloadable flyer describing the program is available.
Families will have the opportunity to think consciously about their roles in both the Jewish community and the adoption community while enjoying a weekend at one of the largest Jewish summer camps in North America. njy camps
Parents will have the option to participate in workshops such as: Children's Books and Stories of Adoption, Identity Issues for Adoptees Approaching Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Acceptance of Transracial Families in the Jewish Community, and Jewish, LGBT, and Parenting by Adoption while their children participate in age-appropriate activities such as a teen-adoptee spoken word workshop or skill-building workshops aimed at teaching children them how to respond to comments and questions about adoption.
For more information about this program, or to receive Forever Families literature, please contact Debbie Schwartz at 203-622-1881. A downloadable flyer describing the program is available.
