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Strengthening
the Community
The JCY develops
intergenerational programs to meet the needs of the community.
Focusing on the assets of Seniors, the JCY creatively engages the older
adult population in meaningful, volunteer, recreational, social,
educational and cultural programs. These programs have effectively
enriched the lives of a growing senior population.
Focusing on the
literacy needs of our Youth, the JCY develops intergenerational programs
that improve the reading and writing abilities of the students in K-12 and
provide opportunities for student community service.
SOS Program (Services Outstationed to Seniors)
The JCY has
partnered with other agencies to effectively enrich the lives of our
growing senior population and have had an important impact in combating
isolation and loneliness in Senior Residences throughout Westchester
County. The JCY has adopted sixteen Senior Adult Residences and
apartment buildings and four Senior Centers. Senior volunteers reach out
to other seniors to have them join their peers in stimulating cultural,
social and educational activities. These programs have successfully
engaged more that 700 seniors on a regular basis. Colleges throughout
Westchester are joining our seniors in learning together, advocating,
and supporting each other.
Click here
to view an informative brochure on SOS.
Youth and Education and Civic
Awareness
The Yonkers Public
School system has historically been riddled with difficult battles over
race, desegregation and the difficult challenges of serving a student
body in which student need is greater than district resources. We have
responded to the educational and social needs of students through a
variety of programs and are involved in the on-going process to
improve and strengthen public education in Yonkers, to remove barriers
of learning and to improve communication among the various institutions
that serve the youth of Yonkers.
Special Projects
When a special communal need exists, the Jewish Council of Yonkers has
often spearheaded efforts to meet that need. The JCY, in partnership
with Westchester Jewish Community Services and the City of Yonkers,
raised $113,000 to renovate a neighborhood park, providing day-care and
other children with opportunities for recreation that would otherwise be
unavailable to them. This community betterment project required the
tremendous organizational, fundraising and collaborative skills of all
the volunteers and professionals of the JCY.
The JCY also holds an annual Chanukah celebration at City Hall.
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