February is recognized nationally as Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month (TDVAM). Members of TeenSafe, JF&CS Journey to Safety’s response to teen dating abuse in the Jewish community, have spent the past few weeks raising awareness for this very important issue.

Every day we are bombarded with messages in the media about aging. Marjie Sokoll decided to fight back against ageist stereotypes and mindsets by starting the JF&CS Spirited Aging program.

This week on Humans of JF&CS, meet Beth Soltzberg, Director of Alzheimer’s/Related Disorders Family Support Program, and Peggy Kaufman, Director of the Center for Early Relationship Support!

What if, in addition to the stresses of being a new mother, you live in a climate of political unrest? What if you are a new mother who lives in Dnepropetrovsk (“Dnep”), Ukraine who needs maternal support and empathetic listening?

Welcome to Humans of JF&CS! Periodically, we will be featuring two different staff members to highlight the amazing work they do.

JF&CS is proud to announce the arrival of a new prayer book for our Nursing Home/Assisted Living Shabbat and Holiday Program.

As Program Coordinator for the Aging Well at Home Program in Salem, I am always looking for creative and functional activities that are not only of interest to residents, but also provide the opportunity to facilitate connections. So, I decided to offer a class on cell phone photography.

Aging Well at Home recently co-hosted A Day of Giving Back with Washington Square Minyan, a lively, egalitarian Jewish community located in Brookline.

It was clear to me that even though Alzheimer’s can steal your memories, it clearly cannot rob people of their ability to feel and express love, friendship, and the joy of music.