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WJCS 2024 Gala: A Resounding Success!
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WJCS 2024 Gala: A Resounding Success!

Miriam Arond2024-04-18T15:46:28-04:00April 17th, 2024|Categories: Gala, Feature, Featured Homepage, Featured Internal|Tags: brae burn, meira fleisch, stephanie marquesano, annual gala, fundraiser, Gala, Nonprofit, Westchester|

(From left) Seth Diamond, CEO; Meira Fleisch, Honoree; Stephanie Marquesano, Honoree; Lauren Candela-Katz, Chief Advancement Officer; Shannon Van Loon, Chief Program Officer Westchester Jewish Community Services (WJCS) held a hugely successful Gala at Brae Burn Country Club on Tuesday April 16th with hundreds of Westchester community and business leaders, government officials, and Westchester residents, all passionate advocates for helping those in need in Westchester County. The event honorees were Meira Fleisch of Larchmont, a child and family advocate and longtime WJCS Board member who was an Early Learning Specialist in the WJCS ParentChild+ program for many years, and Stephanie ...

Meet Our WJCS 2024 Gala Honorees!
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Meet Our WJCS 2024 Gala Honorees!

Miriam Arond2024-02-22T10:01:32-05:00February 22nd, 2024|Categories: Gala, Feature, Featured Homepage, General|Tags: nonprofit westchester, charity, wjcs 2024 gala, meira fleisch, stephanie marquesano, the harris project, wjcs events, gala honorees, philanthropy, fundraiser, Gala, Westchester|

Westchester Jewish Community Services (WJCS) is proud to be hosting its annual Gala on April 16, 2024, at 6pm at the Brae Burn Country Club in Purchase, NY. The Gala will be honoring Meira Fleisch, a Board member and longtime Early Learning Specialist at WJCS, and Stephanie Marquesano, Founder and President of the harris project. "We are thrilled to honor Meira Fleisch and Stephanie Marquesano, two remarkable individuals who have consistently used their outstanding skills and deep compassion to improve the lives and future of children, youth, and families,” said WJCS CEO Seth Diamond. "Each of these people are ...

WJCS Domestic Violence Resources
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WJCS Domestic Violence Resources

Miriam Arond2023-10-19T13:33:15-04:00October 18th, 2023|Categories: Gala, Feature, Featured Homepage, General|Tags: support services, hartsdale, mount vernon, peekskill, joe torre safe at home foundation, violence prevention, domestic violence awareness month, advocacy, crime victims, yonkers, Domestic Violence, Trauma, Westchester|

October is designated Domestic Violence Awareness Month. If you or someone you know who lives in Westchester is a victim or survivor of domestic violence, please consider contacting WJCS. Our WJCS Trager Lemp Center for Treating Trauma & Promoting Resilience provides comprehensive outpatient, evidence-based treatment programs to help adult and child survivors of sexual abuse, sexual assault and harassment, and domestic violence. We also have programs for youth who have experienced or witnessed domestic violence as well as programs to help high school students cultivate the skills to build healthy relationships. Founded in 1982, our WJCS trauma center has ...

Thank You to our Journal Donors!
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Thank You to our Journal Donors!

Miriam Arond2023-04-03T15:00:59-04:00April 3rd, 2023|Categories: Gala, Feature, Featured Homepage, General|Tags: wjcs gala, westchester community, Michele Brettschneider, William Shirley, fundraiser, westchester events, human services, Gala, Nonprofit, Westchester|

Contributing to the Gala Journal is vitally important to raising critical funds for WJCS programs. Thank you to all those who purchased ads in our 2023 Gala Journal, recognizing our remarkable honorees Michele Brettschneider and William Shirley and the work of WJCS. Watch our WJCS 2023 Gala! Please Give for Good

10 Reasons to Support the WJCS Gala!
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10 Reasons to Support the WJCS Gala!

Miriam Arond2023-04-03T12:41:16-04:00January 22nd, 2023|Categories: Gala, General|Tags: fundraiser, human services, early childhood, volunteer, Gala, Trauma, Nonprofit, Mental Health, Westchester|

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WJCS 80th Anniversary Gala: A Huge Success!
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WJCS 80th Anniversary Gala: A Huge Success!

Miriam Arond2023-04-20T10:25:58-04:00March 31st, 2023|Categories: Gala, Feature, Featured Homepage, General|Tags: brae burn country club, fundraiser, human services, WJCS, Jewish Programs, Gala, Nonprofit, Mental Health, Westchester|

WJCS Gala honorees Michele Brettschneider and William Shirley (right) with CEO Seth Diamond Westchester Jewish Community Services (WJCS) welcomed 250+ guests to their 80th Anniversary Gala on March 28th. WJCS Board members Michele Brettschneider, a Scarsdale resident, and William Shirley, a longtime Larchmont resident, were honored at the Brae Burn Country Club event. The evening was especially celebratory as WJCS, now one of the largest human services organization in Westchester, is commemorating its 80th anniversary. "We were founded in 1943 as a small organization that served a few families who were struggling in Westchester. WJCS now has over 80 programs and ...

Please join us at our 2023 WJCS Gala!
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Please join us at our 2023 WJCS Gala!

Miriam Arond2023-04-03T12:40:38-04:00January 13th, 2023|Categories: Gala, Featured Internal|Tags: gala 2023, westchester events, human services, nonprofit organization, youth services, Gala, Mental Health, Westchester|

Our 2023 WJCS Gala will take place Tuesday, March 28th, from 6:30-9 pm at the Brae Burn Country Club in Purchase, NY. We are thrilled to honor WJCS Board Members Michele Brettschneider and William Shirley, two remarkable individuals whose commitment to improving the lives of people struggling in Westchester is exemplary. Our 2023 Gala will feature our renowned Give for Good Auction and celebrate WJCS’s 80th Anniversary! It is because of our generous donors, supportive government officials, and dedicated staff and volunteers that WJCS has grown from a tiny agency in 1943 to a human service organization that serves ...

WJCS 2022 Gala: A Huge Success!
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WJCS 2022 Gala: A Huge Success!

Rose Herschman2022-06-08T11:58:26-04:00January 3rd, 2022|Categories: Gala, General|Tags: WJCS 2022 Gala, Pam Eisinger Zaslav, 2022 WJCS Gala, Mariquita, Andrea Stewart-Cousins, NYS Senate Majority, Community, Disability, Family, early learning, Seniors, Geriatric Care, Children, Youth, Group Homes, Gala, Trauma, Donate, Nonprofit, Give, Autism, Mental Health, Westchester|

WJCS-Westchester Jewish Community Services hosted our annual Gala on April 5th, 2022 at Brae Burn Country Club in Purchase, New York. Attended by more than 200 philanthropic, community, and political leaders from throughout Westchester County, the evening marked a triumphant return to in-person events after two years of virtual galas. The money raised will provide much-needed funds for our agency's 80+ programs that serve 20,000 Westchester residents every year. "It was wonderful to have so many members of our community together to celebrate this year's honorees—New York State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and WJCS Board President ...