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The Jewish Board’s Child Development Center Re-Opening plan for 2020-2021 School Year
Updated September 29, 2020 Download the Plan (PDF) Download the Reopening Plan Highlights (PDF) Download the Reopening Plan Highlights (Spanish) (PDF) August 26, 2020 Update Notice (PDF) September 29, 2020 Update Notice (English and Spanish) (PDF) 11/11/2020 Update After careful deliberation, our school has made the decision to delay the start of our blended/hybrid model […]
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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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Stories of Hope and Recovery
We’re All Connected
I had my own studio where I helped other people believe they could heal. I taught them Pilates, holistic health, and biomechanics to help them recover from complex injuries and surgery. About a year ago, after having lunch with a friend, I got into a taxi to come downtown to my next client. The taxi […]
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Coffee Break with The Jewish Board
Coffee Break with The Jewish Board: Adult Recovery Programs
Join John Kastan, Interim CEO of The Jewish Board, Svetlana Gritsko, Senior Director of PROS and HCBS programs, Kenya Evans-Pinckney, Senior Director of Manhattan and Queens Adult Residential Programs, and Shellette Henry, Program Director of Anchor Community Residence for a discussion about our day and residential programs for men and women living with mental illness. […]
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Coffee Break with The Jewish Board
Coffee Break with The Jewish Board: Domestic Violence and COVID with Dadrene Hine St Hilaire, PhD
The lockdown, increased unemployment, and continued uncertainty in all aspects of life have added to a rise in domestic violence throughout the country. Join Dadrene Hine St Hilaire, Senior Director, along with frontline staff from The Jewish Board’s domestic violence shelters, for an online discussion about the effect of the pandemic on families, the increase […]
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Resources
The HereNow app empowers teens to lead the conversation
HereNow is a teen-led community for mental health and wellness. Created by teens for teens, the HereNow app is a new way for teens to connect with other teens to share their stories and find real answers to their mental health questions and concerns. The HereNow app allows teens to: Ask questions about mental health […]
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Coffee Break with The Jewish Board
Coffee Break with The Jewish Board: The Harlem 124th Street Residence
Kenya Evans-Pinckney, Senior Director of Adult and Family Residential Services, Linda Knight, Director of our Harlem 124th Street Residence, and frontline staff discuss The Harlem 124th Street Residence, which provides support and care with highly integrative, extended stay housing and on-site social services for individuals who want private living units, but also require assistance with […]
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Coffee Break with The Jewish Board
Coffee Break with The Jewish Board: The Ittleson Center
Judy Quivers, Senior Team Leader at The Jewish Board’s Ittleson Center, and frontline staff discuss the The Ittleson Center, a day-treatment program for severely emotionally disturbed children ages 5 to 13, the unique set of challenges it’s facing during the pandemic, and how those challenges were met with innovative solutions.
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Coffee Break with The Jewish Board
Coffee Break with John Kastan, Interim CEO of The Jewish Board
Interim CEO John Kastan and frontline staff discuss the challenges faced over the past months, how we are helping New Yorkers manage during the crisis, and the work ahead.
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Coffee Break with The Jewish Board
Coffee Break with The Jewish Board: The Mann and Goldsmith Centers
Karen Greenbarg, Manager of Volunteer Services, and Kim Wisniewski, Assistant Director of Therapeutic Programming, discuss how we offer young people in crisis hope, resilience, and recovery, and tour our youth residential treatment facilities.
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Resources
Responding to Change and Loss
These resources were developed as part of our Community Connection Series to help the community in response to COVID-19. Loss comes in many forms and can be difficult to name. People can experience loss when their day-to-day routines and face-to-face interactions change. Loss can also be anything from a missed celebration to the loss of […]
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Social Action & Social Justice in Your PJs
These resources were developed as part of our Community Connection Series to help the community in response to COVID-19. Do you know a teen who feels like they want to give back during these stressful and unknown times, but is unsure of how to help? Sometimes, especially in times of uncertainty, it can feel impossible […]
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Resources
How to Cope with Anxiety and Uncertainty
These resources were developed as part of our Community Connection Series to help the community in response to COVID-19. No matter our circumstances, uncertainty is a part of our lives. When society faces upheaval and our sense of security wanes, how do we stop it from controlling us or creating a sense of panic? No […]
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Dealing with Disruption: Strategies for Thriving in the New Normal
These resources were developed as part of our Community Connection Series to help the community in response to COVID-19. Recent events have left many feeling at a loss. How can you move forward? How do you feel as though you can put your life back together? Feelings of anxiety and fear for yourself, loved ones, […]
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Resources
Caring for Your Spirit in a Time of Crisis
These resources were developed as part of our Community Connection Series to help the community in response to COVID-19. Anxiety from crises takes a toll on one’s soul. Whatever stress one is feeling from within or is receiving from others combines into negative feelings that are hard to ignore. Many are now practicing self-quarantine, social […]
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Resources
Staying Connected to the Teens in your Program and Community
These resources were developed as part of our Community Connection Series to help the community in response to COVID-19. Teens, who are already dealing with the stress that comes with being a teenager, now find their lives in complete upheaval due to COVID-19. Across the nation, teens are finding these times hard and frustrating as […]
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In The Community
Innovations Update: Fall 2018
The Jewish Board Elects a New Board President We are proud to announce that David Edelson, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Loews Corporation, has been appointed the new President of the Board of Trustees. David has served as a Jewish Board Trustee since 2001. “I’m proud and humbled to become the next […]
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Stories of Hope and Recovery
I’ve Made It This Far
I’m 14 years old and very artistic. I love art. I’m really smart in school and my favorite subject in school is math. I was once sexually abused, and I’ve been in foster care ever since. I’m in this program because I run away a lot, but I’m working on it. Someday, I’m hoping to […]
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In the News
Town Hall Meeting Puts Spotlight On Harassment
A number of the stories told in the dramatic reading were about harassment at the hands of major donors, a particularly uncomfortable topic for nonprofits. (In the wake of The New York Times expose of Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein’s alleged behavior, Democratic politicians and organizations were pressured to return money donated by Weinstein, according to […]
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In the News
Managing Holiday Season Stress
“It’s Christmas, and we’re all in misery.” In National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, Ellen Griswold announces this to her daughter as they manage the scrum and excitement of holiday guests, family tensions, and the re-emergence of bad habits. And truly, the holiday season is a time of excitement, with family coming together, delicious meals, and engaging […]
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In the News
Combating Mental Health Issues in Public Schools
Yuster shared an incident involving a 15-year-old who was triggered after her classmate threw food at her in the middle of the lunch room. She said administrators called police even though they knew the student had mental health challenges,“School safety agents and police ended up restraining her, hand cuffing her in a violent manner, and […]
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In the News
When Being in Crowded Places Feels Scarier Than Ever
Fear of crowds is known as ochlophobia, a term that’s historically been more associated with a form of social anxiety, or “the perceived presence of either too many people or intrusions into one’s personal space,” as described by Chalsa Loo in The Psychological Study of Crowding. The way we fear crowds and public places today […]
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In the News
Staring Down Homelessness With Dignity and Pluck
A few months later, one of her cousins learned of the Homelessness Prevention Program at Dorot, a social services agency. In April 2016, Ms. Marcus moved into a temporary residence in Manhattan for older adults facing homelessness. In February, the agency placed her in permanent housing at an assisted-living center in Far Rockaway, not far […]