Date: Now until January 3, 2021. Many families receiving services from JCS will struggle to afford toys for their children this holiday. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation. Your generosity will be a gift that brightens a child’s holiday.
Date: 3rd Wednesday each month, 3:00-4:00 pm beginning December 16. A monthly group for caregivers who can’t be with their loved ones in person because of the pandemic. Connect with other caregivers and get strategies for navigating these unique challenges.
Date: 3rd Thursday each month, 11:00 am-12:00 pm via Zoom. We’re all going through a challenging time these days. This monthly drop-in group offers the opportunity to share our stressors and get tools and strategies to help us manage them in healthier ways.
Date: Begins December 9, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm via Zoom. This 8-week group provides an opportunity to process your grief, connect with others who have had similar losses, learn coping strategies, and talk with a grief specialist.
Date: 2nd Thursday each month, 11:00am-12:00 pm via Zoom beginning December 10. A monthly group for those who have experienced the death of a loved one by suicide.
Date: 1st & 3rd Mondays each month* @ 10:00 am via Zoom. A group providing people caring for a loved one with Dementia the opportunity for conversation, support, resources and education.
Date: 2nd Tuesday each month, 2:00-3:00 pm. This group provides people with Parkinson’s, their loved ones, and caregivers with education and support for coping with the physical, emotional, and social impact of the disease.
Date: 2nd & 4th Thursday each month, 1:30 pm via Zoom. An ongoing group for people with macular degeneration or other visual impairments offering conversation, support and information on the latest medical and technological advances and treatments.
by Donna Kane, MA, CT This is an unprecedented period in our lives. Right now, being with our friends, family, and community, which is an integral part of our Jewish tradition, is not deemed safe. People are having funerals and grieving alone.
