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,
In February we honor African American contributions to our society during Black History Month. There is a wealth of information and biographies provided by numerous organizations, including the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. In addition, the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH®) hosts a month-long virtual Black History Month festival. FOR FESTIVAL INFORMATION CLICK HERE
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WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU
Coffee Clubs [held once a month]
Meet with Interages staff members via Zoom. We would love to talk with you and learn about your volunteer experience, your ideas for programming, and ideas about partnering with other organizations.
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JCA LEADERSHIP TRANSITION |
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JCA is grateful for the steady leadership of David Gamse, CEO Emeritus who retired at the end of 2020 after 30 years of dedicated service that has benefited the senior community throughout the Greater Washington area. To view comments by Montgomery County’s County Executive, Marc Elrich and County Council President Tom Hucker, and US Representative for District 7, Congressman Jamie Raskin, about Gamse’s legacy on the quality of life among seniors, view here.
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Also JCA will miss the creativity, fundraising, and management contributions of Micki Gordon, JCA's co-CEO & Senior Director of Development who retired January 29th after 29 years of serving the agency. |
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On January 1, 2021 JCA welcomed the leadership and tremendous nonprofit and management talent of CEO Shane Rock, his broad experience can be viewed in his profile:
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Howard Gleckman, JCA’s new Board President is a well-known author and tax and aging policy expert. In his role as Senior Fellow for the Urban Institute, he has many insights on possible proposals for the new Biden Administration's Aging Policy.
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SHARE From A Distance program.
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 relationships with a young person during this difficult time when people of ALL ages are feeling isolated and eager to make connections. Only first names are given and all correspondence is filtered through JCA staff. You can choose to write to a student via email or postal mail.
Thanks for your help and support!
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Interages Interview Program
As we mentioned in a past newsletter, Interages had such success having a young person conduct a Zoom interview of the Interages Founder, Austin Heyman, that we started an interviewing program. At this time, five students, grades 7-12, have been recruited to conduct interviews. The students earn Service Learning hours for their time preparing and interviewing. Thanks go to Kay Klass, Interages volunteer, who trained the youth on how to conduct interviews.
In this issue, we highlight Hannah, a lively volunteer and 7th-grade student who interviewed Max Levitt, Founder- Leveling the Playing Field. Leveling the Playing Field gives underprivileged children the opportunity to enjoy the physical and emotional benefits of youth sports participation. They do this by giving completely free used and excess sporting equipment to community groups, youth leagues, and schools serving low-income communities. Those donations allow programs to reallocate funds, lower registration fees, expand their scholarship offerings, enhance their existing athletic program, or develop new ones. To view the interview click here.
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ASSISTANCE NAVIGATING THE VACCINE SYSTEM
JEWISH COUNCIL FOR THE AGING®
Dana Hirsch, MSW can help older adults pre-register for the vaccine and/or give them the links to the various websites on which they can register. Please let her know if you need information or have any questions.
Contact :
Dana Hirsch, MSW
Program Manager
JEWISH COUNCIL FOR THE AGING®
Headquarters/Ann L. Bronfman Center
12320 Parklawn Drive, Rockville, MD 20852
Direct: 301-255-4205 ~ Escorted Transportation: 240-395-0915 ~ Senior Helpline: 240-290-3311
Also available:
JEWISH COUNCIL FOR THE AGING®
Senior Helpline number -- 240-290-3311 and email SeniorHelpline@AccessJCA.org.
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The Edlavitch Jewish Community Center of Washington, DC
The Edlavitch Jewish Community Center of Washington, DC is matching volunteers with seniors who need assistance. The volunteers are George Washington University Students.
The Edlavitch Center has launched a partnership with the wonderful students at George Washington University Hillel to help older adults in our DC, Virginia and Maryland) communities get enrolled for vaccinations. The process of getting registered can feel cumbersome and they are here to help.
If you or someone in your family or network of friends is 65+ and would like The Edlavitch Center to match you with a lovely, tech-savvy GW student all you need to do is click here.
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New Interages staff, Dana Adams Tate, leads a Book Club
We would like to welcome Dana Adams Tate to the Heyman Interages team. Dana, who has been with Jewish Council for the Aging’s Kensington Club for 7 years, joined Interages last December. She is a former literature teacher and will be using her experience to help coordinate JCA/MCPL book clubs and various intergenerational programs. She and her husband have four children (two in high school and two in college), and during leisure and vacation time, Dana enjoys reading, hiking the trails and mountains in her home state of Maine, and facilitating poetry and creative writing classes for older adults in the metro DC area.
Among other programming, Dana will be leading the A Good Kind of Trouble Intergenerational Book Club.
This program brings together staff and volunteers (age 50+) from the Jewish Council for the Aging Heyman Interages® Center, Montgomery County Public Library staff, and 7th and 8th-grade students.
The Intergenerational Book Club has several goals, some of which follow:
· to connect all participants to meaningful reading materials;
· to create meaningful, stimulating conversations; and
· to provide opportunities for young people and older adults to connect with a diverse group so that each participant can learn from each other.
Students will be asked to write a short essay, create a poster or flyer from what they learned from the book. Six SSL hours will be awarded to each student if he/she participates in all four meetings and present their projects on time.
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Celebrate Read Across America Day in Montgomery County on Tuesday, March 2, 2021
You're invited to join on March 2 at 11:30 a.m. ET for Read Across American Day in Montgomery County to celebrate the role that schools, the community, and families play in building a village that promotes the joy of reading. REGISTER HERE. The Children’s Opportunity Fund will host a virtual panel to discuss system, local, and individual approaches to reading that will support our youngest learners to achieve their full potential. The Children's Opportunity Fund is an impact initiative of the Greater Washington Community Foundation which brings together top government leadership and community partners to plan, advocate for, and fund strategic investments that improve the lives of children and families in Montgomery County.
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“Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes.”
– Oscar Wilde
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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
"Jewish Council for the Aging", "JCA", "Helping All Seniors Thrive" and "Interages" are registered trademarks of the Jewish Council for the Aging of Greater Washington, Inc. Visit us at AccessJCA.org.© 2020 Jewish Council for the Aging® All rights reserved.
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