Together, we’re helping
Join UsWe are a health and human services agency proudly providing quality mental health, housing, and social services to people of diverse religions, races, gender identities, sexual orientations, and physical and intellectual abilities across the five boroughs.
The Jewish Board Can Help
Our Impact on New Yorkers
Delivered
2,750
counseling sessions
on coping with severe medical issues
Ensured
88%
of Cedar Knolls House youth residents
met their treatment goals and returned to a stable environment in under a year
Screened
1,300
youth ages 4–21 from the Orthodox Jewish Community
for emotional wellness so that they could reach their full potential
The Jewish Board in Action
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In The Community
Junior Board Brings More Books and Creativity to Our Domestic Violence Shelters
Last year, with the support of our Junior Board, we held a fundraiser to build a library for survivors of domestic violence living at one of our shelters in Brooklyn. Through their generosity, we were able to build not one but two libraries full of imagination, creativity, and fun at sites in Brooklyn and Queens. […]
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Resources
Helping Kids Cope with COVID-19
These resources were developed as part of our Community Connection Series to help the community in response to COVID-19. During this time of extreme stress and worry, parents, guardians, and other role models are facing unique challenges in supporting children. How can we put children’s minds at ease? How can we be there for them […]
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Resources
Teens, Tweens, and Screens: How to Help Your Kids Navigate Life Online
Did you know that children, on average, get their first smartphones by age 10? Yes, kids are getting their devices earlier and using them more often than ever before. Recent research has shown that tweens spend six hours a day on entertainment, including online time. And teens spend, on average, nine hours a day on […]
