The Heyman Interages®Center is a program
of JCA® - Jewish Council for the Aging of Greater Washington.
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THE INTERAGES CONNECTOR
STAYING CONNECTED WHILE STAYING HOME
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Staying in Touch
Hello JCA Interages Volunteers,
We hope this finds you in good spirits, enjoying the start of fall. In this issue, we bring you news of new MCPS volunteering requirements, as the school district manages COVID-19 mitigation efforts and the return of thousands of people into the schools. We at Interages are here to help with new processes and procedures.
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We would love to learn about you and your volunteer experience, as well as your ideas for programming and partnering with other organizations. To share your thoughts, please contact Indira Dingledine at idingledine@accessjca.org or (301) 255 - 4239. |
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NEW!! UPDATE: MCPS Volunteering Requirements
(Photo by Chris Lawton)
According to the MCPS website, volunteers will need to meet MCPS requirements.
- Each volunteer will need to go through the MCPS fingerprinting and badging process. An online appointment is necessary and JCA Heyman Interages must have a record of the appointment. Many of our volunteers have done so. MCPS badges are valid for one year. If you already have gone through fingerprinting, you do not have to be fingerprinted again.
- Additionally, volunteers must watch an online MCPS webinar, “Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse.” Certification from viewing the webinar is valid for three years.
- There are also new MCPS forms; one for in-person volunteering and another for virtual volunteering.
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Lastly, MCPS is requiring proof of vaccination for both in-person and virtual volunteering. This process involves downloading a Certification of Vaccination from the State Department of Health or a letter from a doctor attesting that the volunteer was vaccinated. The document is then uploaded to https://classroom.mcpsmd.org/ as a guest. CDC Vaccination cards will not be accepted by MCPS. For more explicit instructions, please contact Indira Dingledine, Volunteer Manager, at idingledine@accessjca.org, or call (202) 441-0357.
- The JCA Heyman Interages Center noted the vaccination of volunteers who emailed a copy of the CDC vaccination card, but as a policy, we did not keep the copy of the card. MCPS's requirement that volunteers show proof of vaccination is a separate process.
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If you have met all of the requirements, and your badge is expiring, you will need to go to the MCPS office during the month of expiration. No appointment is necessary.
Location
Emory Grove Center
18100 Washington Grove Lane
Gaithersburg, MD 20877
Hours of Operation
Tuesday or Thursday, 9am – 1pm; 2 – 3:30pm
Please note this office is moving to a different location, date TBD.
Things are in flux at this time. We are available to help you through the process and monitoring the changing policies as the school year unfolds. Contact Indira Dingledine, Volunteer Manager email at idingledine@accessjca.org or call (301) 255-4239.
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Interages Interview
We bring you this month's intergenerational interview project. The students earn Service Learning hours for their time preparing and interviewing. Previous interviews are available on our website, including the very first interview with Interages Founder Austin Heyman.
In this issue, we present an interview between 9th-grade volunteer Jimmy Liu and retired Judge Paul Weinstein. Click here for the interview.
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SHARE From A Distance
SHARE From A Distance provides meaningful connections
between young people and older adults.
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JOIN SHARE FROM A DISTANCE AND BECOME A PEN PAL
Are you or someone you know interested in being matched with a young person to exchange letters back and forth? Build a relationship with a young person during this difficult time when people of ALL ages are feeling isolated and eager to make connections. Only partial names are given and all correspondence is filtered through JCA staff.
You can choose to write to a student via email or postal mail. For more information or to sign up, please email sharefromadistance@accessjca.org. Thanks for your help and support!
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Interesting find
65 Million Years Ago Penguins the
Size of Humans Roamed the Earth.
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Pumpkin Availability
Looking for your holiday pumpkin? Check out this article with the local online news service The Patch.
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“Just because something doesn’t do what you planned it to do doesn’t mean it’s useless.”
– Thomas A. Edison
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For your convenience, past issues of the JCA Interages Connector are available on the JCA Interages website.
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Jewish Council for the Aging of Greater Washington
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