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Parent-Child Home Program Receives book Donation

Published: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 Rivka Gorin, left, and Marcia Feliz, right, from Westchester Jewish Community Services Parent-Child Home Program receive a trunk-load of books donated by Jessica Brown, center, from Temple Israel Center Nursery School in White Plains. Brown, who is co-chair of the school’s parent/teacher organization, said the books were collected as part of the

W-H-W Prepares Job Seekers for New Job Market

Published: Wednesday, March 13, 2013 Participants in a Women-Helping-Women workshop on March 13, wrapped up the two-hour, job-preparedness session by practicing interview skills under the guidance of four career counseling professionals. The job-seekers built on skills learned in the first part of a three-week course geared to helping them penetrate today’s extremely competitive job

WJCS' FAMILY MATTERS Wins Program of the Year Honors

Published: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 WJCS’ FAMILY MATTERS program has been recognized as Program of the Year by the National Association of Social Workers Westchester Division. Hailed as a program that best exemplifies social work values, FAMILY MATTERS was acknowledged for making a significant contribution to an area or population of concern to the profession and for demonstrating

WJCS Social Worker Nicki Weiss Featured in The New York Times

Published: Thursday, February 14, 2013 In an interview with The New York Times Neediest Cases, Social Worker Nicki Weiss discusses her experiences as a social worker. Nicki is one of many social workers at WJCS who access the Neediest Cases Fund on behalf of their clients. Click here to hear Nicki's interview.

Celebrate with WJCS at our 70th Anniversary Gala

Published: Friday, February 8, 2013

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clientuploads/Gala photos/carol pic 2 USE THIS ONEsm.jpg clientuploads/Gala photos/HEADSHOT Jerry Harniksm.jpg Celebrate with Westchester Jewish Community Services at our 2013 Gala, which honors Carol Corbin, President, WJCS Board of Directors, and Jerry Harnik, Partner, Strategies for Wealth.

These two outstanding leaders have helped shape WJCS and have brought energy, enthusiasm and support to agency programs. We hope you will join us in honoring their dedication and commitment at our 2013 Gala Event.

The gala takes place on Tuesday, April 9, 2013, 6:30 – 9:30 pm at Moderne Barn, Armonk, NY. It will be a grand cocktail party featuring delicious hors d’oeuvres, generous food stations and desserts.

For more information or corporate sponsorship, please contact Laura Newman or 914-761-0600 ext. 219.

WJCS’ W-H-W Tappan Zee Bridge Jobs Presentation Attracts Standing-Room Only Crowd

Published: Friday, February 8, 2013 More than 200 participants attended a presentation on employment opportunities with the Tappan Zee Bridge project, co-sponsored by WJCS’ Women-Helping-Women Program, Greenburgh Town Supervisor Paul Feiner and the Greenburgh Library. The standing-room only audience was welcomed by Lenore Rosenbaum, WHW program director, and heard details about the

Healing of Racial Issues Discussed at WJCS’ MLK Jr. Commemoration

Published: Thursday, January 31, 2013 At the WJCS 10th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration today, Keynote Speaker Rabbi Rigoberto Emmanuel Viñas discussed healing of racial issues in terms of learning about and understanding history and the racial, religious and ethnic bonds that can bring people and communities together. He offered his perspective as a Jew of Cuban descent

WJCS Marks 70th Year with Lecture on ADHD

Published: Thursday, January 24, 2013 Dr. Margarita Munoz-Dummit,a board certified adult, child and adolescent psychiatrist who has worked for WJCS for 15 years, discussed diagnosis and treatment of ADHD with more than 50 healthcare professionals, who attended the Westchester Jewish Community Services’ (WJCS) Dr. Samuel Kahn Memorial Lecture – Understanding ADHD: From Accurate