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Building Trust in Community
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Building Trust in Community

Miriam Arond2024-02-22T09:54:26-05:00February 7th, 2024|Categories: Feature, Featured Homepage, General|Tags: nonprofit westchester, charity, newsletter, aging, philanthropy, education, Community, Disability, Trauma, Mental Health, Westchester|

To quote Mr. Rogers, “All of us, at some time or other need help. Whether we’re giving or receiving help, each one of us has something valuable to bring to this world.” WJCS helps people in our community of all ages and backgrounds who face difficult challenges in life and need additional support to build a strong foundation of well-being to strengthen their ability to weather life’s storms. Whether people are experiencing mental health, trauma, disability, aging, educational, or often systemic challenges, we all know that accessing support can be very difficult. Being a champion of WJCS means you ...

WJCS Early Childhood Programs Celebrates El Dia de los Ninos
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WJCS Early Childhood Programs Celebrates El Dia de los Ninos

Miriam Arond2023-05-04T11:52:36-04:00March 17th, 2023|Categories: Feature, Featured Homepage, Featured Internal, General|Tags: infant, toddler, parentchild, early literacy, children's day, week of the young child, early childhood, education, Youth, Westchester|

Every April WJCS Early Childhood Programs celebrate the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Week of the Young Child. The NAEYC established this event in 1971 to recognize that early childhood years lay the foundation for children’s success in school and in life. We have now expanded the celebration to include El Dia de los Ninos, Children’s Day. Children in many Latin American countries go to school on April 30th and spend the day celebrating with pinatas, and other treats. WJCS will not offer candy at our celebrations, but we will have snacks, crowns, and books ...

Preventing Summer Learning Loss
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Preventing Summer Learning Loss

Grace Oshin2021-07-19T16:57:02-04:00July 19th, 2021|Categories: Featured Homepage|Tags: Reading, early childhood, education, summer reading, students, Community, Youth, Nonprofit, Westchester|

The average student loses 17–34% of the prior year’s learning during the summer break, according to a study published in the American Educational Research Journal, We're several weeks into the summer, a perfect time to make sure that you are making the most of your children's free time. Fortunately, there is an abundance of entertaining and enriching library programs throughout Westchester which children and teens will enjoy and benefit from as well. Eastchester Public Library: Reading challenges, a coding club, trivia challenges, and a creative writing workshop are just a few of the children's and youth activities the Eastchester ...