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Parent-Child Home Program to Mark 4Oth Anniversary

Published: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 The WJCS Parent-Child Home Program will celebrate its 40th anniversary during the Week of the Young Child, an annual celebration sponsored by the National Association for the Education of Young Children, with special countywide free events for preschoolers and their families focusing on the importance of early childhood learning. The schedule is as follows:

Kid's Kloset Seeks Summer Children's Items

Published: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 Westchester Jewish Community Services (WJCS) is issuing a “Clothes Call” for Pass It On Kid’s Kloset, a WJCS program that provides new and gently-used children’s clothes and essentials to local families in need. An all-volunteer effort, Kid’s Kloset relies on donations of children’s clothes, diapers and strollers to pass on to families who cannot afford

WJCS Is Challenging All Wordsmiths

Published: Thursday, March 15, 2012 In conjunction with its upcoming Gala, Westchester Jewish Community Services (WJCS) has launched Friends with Words, a challenge to help create a slogan to promote the agency. A human services agency, WJCS has been helping people of all ages cope with emotional, cognitive, environmental, physical, social and educational challenges since 1943. “The theme of

WJCS’ Flynn Presents at National Conference

Published: Wednesday, March 14, 2012 Megan Flynn, PhD, Assistant Executive Director-Children and Youth at Westchester Jewish Community Services (WJCS), recently presented at the 25th Annual Children's Mental Health Research and Policy Conference, The conference focused on national healthcare reform, early childhood preventative services, resilience and youth transitions to adulthood. Held in

Temple Israel & WJCS Bring the Joy of Purim to the Developmentally Disabled

Published: Monday, March 12, 2012 Temple Israel of New Rochelle and the WJCS Havorah Program recently joined forces to bring the joy of the Jewish festival of Purim to young adults with special needs. A large troupe of seventh and eighth graders, members of the temple's Kadima Youth Group, welcomed Richmond Community Services residents, who are developmentally disabled. The teens helped

Senior Program Participants Perform Purimsphiel

Published: Monday, March 12, 2012 The Far-From-Broadway-But-Here-On-Columbus Purimsphiel was performed recently by the Still Not Ready for Prime Time Players, who areparticipants of the WJCS Senior Programs in Mount Vernon located at Sinai Free Synagogue. In what has become an annual performance, the seniors commemorated Purim, the Jewish holiday celebrating the tales of the heroic Esther

Local Young Women Learn about Leadership at WJCS

Published: Tuesday, March 6, 2012 White Plains resident Elidia Aranda displays the Vision Board she created at a recent conference sponsored by Westchester Jewish Community Services. On March 3, some 75 young women gathered in White Plains for Voices Together: Building Connections, a leadership conference for girls in middle and high school. The keynote address, “Run the World!” was given

WJCS Autism Family Center Offers ‘SibConnection’

Published: Friday, February 17, 2012 The WJCS Autism Family Center is offering SibConnection, a support group for siblings of children with autism spectrum disorders and other developmental disabilities. Beginning March 6, the group will meet two Tuesdays a month for eight weeks at 4:15PM at the WJCS Autism Family Center, 845 North Broadway, White Plains. Based on the SibShops curriculum, the