Parents are stretched to the limit, but our kids need us more than ever. If this feels impossible, that’s because it is!
Gather virtually with area parents to commiserate, support each other, and offer suggestions on how to do the impossible: parenting (and educating) in the time of quarantine.
This group is open to parents of children of all ages (infancy through high school).
Wednesday, May 27 at 1:00 p.m.
Join Lynda Shrager, OT, MSW, CAPS in a discussion about spring cleaning and decluttering.
Contact NNORC to sign up (518-514-2023 or nnorc@jfsneny.org). We will then email you a link to the program meeting or give you a phone number to call in. We are using a platform called Zoom. For video conferencing, you can use it from your computer, laptop, tablet or smartphone. If you need help getting familiar with Zoom, just call NNORC and we will help you get started.
Wednesday, May 20 at 1:00 p.m.
Join Erin Plonka, NNORC Director of Community Care, for a chance to share stories and have a few laughs.
Contact NNORC to sign up (518-514-2023 or nnorc@jfsneny.org). We will then email you a link to the program meeting or give you a phone number to call in. We are using a platform called Zoom. For video conferencing, you can use it from your computer, laptop, tablet or smartphone. If you need help getting familiar with Zoom, just call NNORC and we will help you get started
Join JFS clinician Claire Greenhill for a rich discussion about families, children, boundaries and more. Wednesday, May 13 at 1:00 p.m.
Contact NNORC to sign up (518-514-2023 or nnorc@jfsneny.org). We will then email you a link to the program meeting or give you a phone number to call in. We are using a platform called Zoom. For video conferencing, you can use it from your computer, laptop, tablet or smartphone. If you need help getting familiar with Zoom, just call NNORC and we will help you get started.
#GivingTuesdayNow is a global day of giving that will take place on May 5, 2020. It is an emergency appeal for generosity and unity in response to the unprecedented needs cause by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Since March, JFS has witnessed and responded to critical needs right here in the Capital Region. In the last 6 weeks, we have:
Our critical work cannot continue without the support from people like you. Can we count on your generosity to join the movement to do more good and to help families in our community?
Here is a link to our Emergency Assistance Form.
Mindfulness is the practice of being fully present in the moment – it takes practice, but it can help with emotional regulation, anxiety, depression, and managing day-to-day stress. This group will provide guidance, discussion, and practice mindfulness activities.
In this group, we will discuss and help participants implement ways to regain and maintain resilience, identify tools to fuel your spirit, and engage in activities to address boredom, lack of purposefulness, and isolation. Activities will be modified for physical limitations you may have. This will also be an opportunity to discuss shared interests that you value and enjoy.
This group is for middle- and high-school students experiencing frustration with being stuck at home. We’ll talk about what it’s like being trapped with your family full-time, missing your friends, the loss of end-of-school-year activities, and other stressors.
Facilitated by the JFS Senior Resource Network team, this group is for older adults to discuss Aging Information and Resources and other timely issues. We will address staying connected when you feel disconnected, coping with the barrage of changes and realities that impact your life, maintaining safety in your home, preserving healthy habits and self-care, and more.
…for a community-wide Holocaust commemoration. We will meet online April 20, 2020 at 7 p.m. with the entire Capital Region in remembrance of our six million fellow Jews who perished in the Holocaust.
