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
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Staying in Touch
Hello, JCA Interages Volunteers,
The Interages staff is making arrangements with MCPS to renew and mail your MCPS Badge, needed for volunteering virtually and in-person. For badges expiring in October, Interages staff will submit a request to MCPS in September/first week of October. If all of your requirements are met, MCPS will mail the MCPS badge to JCA Interages, we will then mail the MCPS badge to you. A badge with a 10/22 expiration date means it will expire on 10/31/2022.
Please note that a valid Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse Webinar viewing is required for MCPS to release a renewed badge. Your webinar completion is valid for three academic years from the time you watched the webinar. Your webinar viewing is valid for three academic (not calendar) years from the time you last watched the webinar. If you need to watch the webinar again, CLICK HERE.
You can see when you last took the webinar by logging in as a GUEST to the website: https://classroom.mcpsmd.org/ - clicking on volunteers/contractors - on the left of the screen click on grades. If you can not remember your password, you can click on forget password and create a new password.
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JCA Interages staff have been attending back-to-school events throughout Montgomery County. Here is our set up at the Glen Haven Elementary School to meet with teachers, administrators, parents, and students. |
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NEW MONTHLY READING TUTOR TRAINING SERIES
We hope you will join us on Zoom for our new monthly Reading Tutor Training series. We are so grateful to presenter Megan Bainbridge, Reading Specialist of the Captain James E. Daly Elementary School, who is providing the sessions. Each month we will touch on different reading tutor training topics. Pre - Registration online is required.
TOPIC for September [Already recorded] - Science of Reading (Shift to Structured Literacy from Balanced Literacy). Here is a recording of the session.
Upcoming Sessions:
Monday, October 17 at 2:00pm (please note the time)
TOPIC Decoding
Register in advance for this meeting:
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Wednesday, Nov 16, 2022 01:00 PM
TOPIC TBD
Register in advance for this meeting:
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Thursday, Dec 15, 2022 01:00 PM
TOPIC TBD
Register in advance for this meeting:
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
BONUS!
“The MTSU Center for Dyslexia Expert Minute series presents an overview of Structured Literacy with Nancy Hennessy, M.Ed., LDT-C. Structured Literacy is a research-based instructional approach that is effective for all students, including students with characteristics of dyslexia.”
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Volunteers Needed
Gaithersburg Middle School is looking for someone who can:
- Explain instructions of assignments.
- Encourage students that may experience work avoidance.
- Encourage the student to use their lived experiences to apply to their learning.
- Use visual examples to support explaining.
- Provide personal experiences to support and encourage.
- Support students through the productive struggle of learning.
Many students - not all - will be non-native English speakers. As of right now, teachers in the Social Studies and English Language Development departments are looking for Interages volunteers to help support students during school hours for about 2 consecutive class periods. Spanish is NOT required. More details to come. MCPS Badge is required. If interested please contact Indira Dingledine at idingledine@accessjca.org.
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Virtual Tools Training Session
We hope you will join us via Zoom on September 29 at 3:00 pm for a Virtual Tools Training session. Online Registration is Required.
JCA Heyman Interages staff members Olga Pulgar-Vidal and Kim Grace will provide training in online tools, including:
- Reading A-Z - e-library
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Capstone - Interactive eBooks designed for the unique needs of elementary schools
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Epic - Online Storybooks, audiobooks, fairy tales, and more
Register in advance for this training session by clicking on the link below:
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
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JCA Interages will manage a new
AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparents Program!
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Foster Grandparents is a national program established in 1965 for the purpose of pairing senior citizens with at-risk children. Even though this AmeriCorps program has been around for some time, it is new to Montgomery County. It will be managed by JCA Heyman Interages.
Foster Grandparents will volunteer in the classroom with K-3 students at Montgomery County elementary schools, providing one-on-one support to at-risk children. The focused attention they provide has been shown to improve students' social, emotional, and academic development while promoting school readiness. Foster Grandparents themselves benefit from volunteer engagement and find these one-on-one connections to be particularly rewarding.
There are incentive benefits for the volunteers as well:
- Tax-free stipend - $3.15/hr
- Accident and liability insurance while volunteering
- Ride On Bus Service (free for seniors in Montgomery County)
- A meal each day spent volunteering
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Vacation, sick days, paid inclement weather days
Volunteer Eligibility
Volunteers must:
- Be a Montgomery County Maryland Resident
- Be either a U.S. citizen or green card holder
- Be 55 years of age or older
- Be at or below a prescribed income level ($51,520 per single adult)
- Pass a sex-offender and criminal background check
- Complete a pre-service physical w/TB test
- Be able to work at least 20 hours a week at their volunteer site
- Complete a compensated, 40-hour pre-service training
Please contact Aliesha Morris, Program Director, for further information and for recruiting: amorris@AccessJCA.org
301-255-4238
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New Staff Highlight
JCA Heyman Interages has a new staff member! We welcome, happily, Aliesha Morris. She has a message for you all.
Hi all,
My name is Aliesha Morris and I'm the new Program Manager for the AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program which is a part of the Heyman Interages Program. I wanted to take a moment to say an official hello to everyone!
I'm excited to work alongside our amazing administrative team to uphold our mission of helping Montgomery County's older adults and their families build bridges across generations. I'm excited to speak and work closely with most of you over the coming months. I have a number of years working in gerontology and mental health which involved service coordination and supervision of staff which uniquely connected me to this position. Outside of my professional experience, I enjoy traveling, spending time with my friends, and finding new plants for my garden.
Should you have any questions or concerns, don't hesitate to reach out to me directly at amorris@AccessJCA.org.
Looking forward to working with you all.
Thank you,
Aliesha Morris
Aliesha and Foster Grandparent Program
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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 first names are given and all correspondence is filtered through JCA staff. Even as more and more activities open up and students return to in-person classes in the fall, it is rewarding to make these "old-fashioned" connections with a young person and share perspectives as we move into post-pandemic life.
You can choose to write to a student via email or postal mail. We need more older adults to match with the many interested students. For more info or to sign up, please email sharefromadistance@accessjca.org. Thanks for your help and support!
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SEEKING VOLUNTEERS TO HELP WITH THE JCA SUKKAH |
Here is a chance to do a mitzvah! A mitzvah is a good deed. The Jewish holiday Sukkot (“Huts” or “Booths”), is an autumn harvest festival in which an outdoor hut is built and decorated with natural items such as branches, leaves, gourds, and more.
JCA is seeking volunteers to help put up the JCA's first Sukkah! We would like to have it put together on October 6th or 7th and to have help taking it down on October 20th or 21st. The JCA has an easy Sukkah kit. If you are interested, please contact Indira Dingledine at idingledine@accessjca.org.
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Unique Opportunity: Volunteers Needed. Registration Required
Age 50+ Adult volunteers needed. MCPS is proud to announce the return of a unique, in-person learning experience for 7th graders this year: Junior Achievement Finance Park. Each year, 7th-grade students around MCPS learn about financial literacy through a series of lessons to help better prepare them for adulthood. Their learning concludes with a simulation to experience what it’s like to be an adult in the real world! This wonderful experience has been virtual for the last couple of years, but we’re excited to be able to go back to the actual center this year. Redland is scheduled for this experience on October 25th and 26th.
When: October 25th and 26th, 2022, 8:30 am-1:45 pm
Who: Any person 18 years of age or older that has ever paid a bill (any type of bill)
Where: Edison High School of Technology (12501 Dalewood Dr, Silver Spring, MD 20906)
If you are interested, please contact Indira Dingledine at idingledine@accessjca.org. Background check required and pre- registration is required.
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Interages Volunteers Read
with Children of a Refugee Family
Thanks to Zoom technology, Interages now has an intergenerational connection across the globe. Three of our volunteers are reading with three children, ages 14, 12, and 8, from a refugee family living in Greece. The family is from Afghanistan. A silver lining to our online shift during Covid!
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ARE YOU INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING
WITH ESL STUDENTS? SOME RESOURCES
Here are some websites recommended to us by ESL specialists.
The goal of the English as a Second Language program is to develop English language proficiency using second language methodology through explicit instruction in listening, speaking, reading, and writing in all academic areas. Here are some websites recommended to us by ESL specialists.
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PRN (Substitute/On Call) Social Model Adult Day Program Activity Leader
JCA Gorlitz Kensington Clubs,
Social Model Adult Day Program for Early-Stage Memory Loss
Rockville and Silver Spring
HOURS: On-call for 5-hour shifts (8:30-1:30 or 1-6)
Salary: $18/hr
GENERAL FUNCTION: Is responsible for co-leading therapeutic activities at a social day club that offers stimulation, camaraderie, and coping skills for adults in the early stages of diagnosed memory loss. Under the supervision of the Director or Manager, Gorlitz Social Adult Day Programs. Implements programs to help club members maintain their independence and quality of life. Shares responsibility with staff and volunteers to assist club members as needed. Promotes the mission and values of the Jewish Council for the Aging services.
EXPERIENCE, SKILLS, AND EDUCATION:
Bachelor’s degree or Associate degree in the human services field.
And at least four years of experience in assisting and/or leading leisure and recreation activities for older adults. Basic knowledge about dementia and its stages.
Excellent computer skills using G-Suite, Outlook, Word, and Excel.
Outstanding oral and written skills. Basic computer skills needed.
Any equivalent mix of skills, abilities or experiences and education that would render a candidate suitable for this position
Send a cover letter and resume to Director of Gorlitz Social Adult Day Programs, Jewish Council for the Aging 12320 Parklawn Dr. Rockville, MD 20852
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METRO CHANGES STATION NAMES |
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The metro is changing five station names
- White Flint will become North Bethesda
- Largo Town Center will become Downtown Largo
- Tysons Corner will become Tysons
- Prince George’s Plaza will become Hyattsville Crossing
- VT/UVA will become VT only
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Make a gift to support the good work that we do.
You can designate your gift to intergenerational programs on the donation form.
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“Adventure is worthwhile in itself.”
– Amelia Earhart
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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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