In The News - Jewish Family Services of Northeastern New York

Join One of Our Virtual Groups

The spring 2021 are scheduled! Virtual groups are for teen, adults and older adults and are led by JFS clinicians.

For a full list of groups, description and registration, click here.

NNORC Residents Featured on WAMC

WAMC reporter Dave Lucas interviewed Bradley Mohr and Jeffery Marks as part of the Aging Series During COVID.

Bradley Mohr shared that he was living a very active life before the pandemic hit, keeping fit and healthy, working out at the Albany JCC every day. He used to go to music festivals, concerts and attend NNORC programs. Now he participates in some NNORC programs, but online.

Jeffery Marks talked about adhering to a daily routine, an orderly set of events to get him through each day. While he spends almost all of his time at home, he has come to embrace technology. He is embracing Zoom as a way to get together with other people.

You can listen to the whole interview here.

Library Links is Back!

Book lovers, rejoice! Library Links, the library materials delivery service for homebound NNORC residents, is back, but with a plot twist. While we are still partnering with the Bach Branch of the Albany Public Library, the NNORC Program will be responsible for coordinating all pick-ups and deliveries. For more information and to enroll in this exclusive NNORC-only service, please call NNORC Director, Michelle Dannenhoffer-Cau, at 518-516-1110.

JFS is Open and is Supporting a Range of Community Needs

This is a scary and uncertain time for us all. We are all having to learn a new normal…with directives regarding COVID-19 changing every day. For many of you, your family and friends, it’s also threatening mental health and emotional well-being and sparking serious questions about food access and long-term care options for older adults.

JFS is open and supporting community needs. We are:

grocery shopping for older adults and those with underlying health conditions
connecting to essential doctors
answering critical questions and
providing counseling and virtual support groups

JFS professionals will now offer expanded virtual support, with added hours on Fridays and Sundays. We are partnering with Jewish Federation of Northeastern New York to increase our volunteer capacity to meet community needs.

Please use this form if you know of a specific individual who needs immediate help or:

To access our clinicians at JFS, please call us at 518.482.8856 to schedule a telephone appointment
For grocery and essentials requests, to access rides for essential doctors’ visits or related support through Project 5, please call us at 518.514.2143.
To speak with a Senior Resource Network specialist, please call 518.482.8856.

We are creating resource flyers on stress management, self-care, getting help, and more. They will be posted on our website and on Facebook (@JFSNENY).

Thank you for sharing this information as we work together to help those who need it most.

B’shalom,

If you are able to subsidize our efforts to support our community, please donate to our Emergency Assistance Fund. More than ever, we are counting on your support as the urgent demand for services increases.