Edith And Carl Marks Jewish Community House Of Bensonhurst Inc

A COMMUNITY CENTER AND FULL SCOPE HUMAN SERVICE AGENCY.

CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES - MARKS JCH SERVES CHILDREN AND YOUTH YEAR ROUND BY PROVIDING CRITICAL CHILD CARE, ACADEMIC/COLLEGE-READINESS SUPPORT AS WELL AS EDUCATIONAL AND RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT SERVE THE NEEDS OF THE WHOLE FAMILY. MORE THAN 1,200 CHILDREN AND YOUTH WERE ENROLLED IN OUR EARLY CHILDHOOD, FULL DAY SCHOOL-AGED CHILDCARE AND ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS DURING THE ACADEMIC YEAR, INCLUDING SPECIALIZED SWIM AND ATHLETIC INSTRUCTION ON-SITE. AN ADDITIONAL 700+ CHILDREN ENROLLED IN OUR SUMMER CAMPING PROGRAMS. NEARLY 150 YOUNG ADULTS ARE EMPLOYED AT THE MARKS JCH THROUGH OUR YOUTH SERVICES YEAR-ROUND. THROUGH FUNDING PROVIDED BY THE NYC DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (DYCD) SYEP (SUMMER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM) INITIATIVE OVER 700 YOUTH AGES 16-21 RECEIVED EMPLOYMENT PREPARATION AND WERE PLACED IN SUMMER WORK PLACEMENTS.

UKRAINE CRISIS RESPONSE CENTER - THE MARKS JCH IS WELCOMING AND PROVIDING RELIEF SERVICES TO AN INFLUX OF UKRAINIAN REFUGEES FLEEING THE HORRORS OF AN ESCALATING WAR. THE MARKS JCH UKRAINE CRISIS RESPONSE CENTER ALONG WITH OUR TEAM OF TRAUMA INFORMED AND CULTURALLY/LINGUISTICALLY COMPETENT SOCIAL WORKERS IS LEADING A COALITION OF SAFETY NET SERVICES INCLUDING: CRITICAL TRANSITIONAL SOCIAL SERVICES, EMERGENCY CASH ASSISTANCE, LEGAL REFERRALS AND CLINICS, CHILDCARE SUPPORTS, ADULT LITERACY COURSES, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT OFFERINGS AND SUPPORTIVE COUNSELLING TO MORE THAN 5,000 UKRAINIANS SINCE THE START OF THE WAR. THE MARKS JCH UKRAINE CRISIS CENTER IS GENEROUSLY FUNDED BY THE UJA FEDERATION OF NY, J.E. & Z.B. BUTLER FOUNDATION, TIGER FOUNDATION, AMERICAN EQUITY CARES, BANK LEUMI USA AND THE NYS HEALTH FOUNDATION.HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS CENTER - THROUGH THE SUPPORT OF THE JEWISH FEDERATIONS OF NORTH AMERICA (JFNA), MARKS JCH DELIVERED PCTI (PERSON-CENTERED TRAUMA INFORMED) CARE TO FRAIL SURVIVORS CONFINED TO THEIR HOMES DUE TO DETERIORATING PHYSICAL, COGNITIVE AND/OR EMOTIONAL HEALTH. PCTI TRAINED SOCIAL WORKERS PROVIDED SUPPORTIVE COUNSELING AND CASE MANAGEMENT IN HOMES; CULTURAL ENRICHMENT VIA VIRTUAL PLATFORMS TO HOMEBOUND SURVIVORS, INCLUDING CURATED CULTURAL EVENTS AND CLASSES; WHILE VOLUNTEERS ACTED AS 'TALKING PARTNERS' FOR ONGOING SUPPORT TO ISOLATED SENIORS. CONNECTION, CONTINUITY AND STABILITY: SUPPORTING TEENS DURING THE PANDEMIC - THROUGH THE INCREDIBLE SUPPORT OF THE PINKERTON FOUNDATION, MARKS JCH IS HELPING TEENS NAVIGATE POST PANDEMIC CHALLENGES AS HEALTHY AND RESILIENT COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THROUGH PEER-STRUCTURED SOCIAL OFFERINGS, ROBUST ACADEMIC SUPPORTS, AND MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS, THE MARKS JCH IS BOLSTERING THE SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL AND ACADEMIC WELL-BEING OF VULNERABLE TEENS AND PRE-TEENS IN OUR COMMUNITY AS THEY RETURN TO IN-PERSON SCHOOLS AND ACTIVITIES.

CAMMARATA AMERICAN DREAM CENTER - MARKS JCH SELF-SUFFICIENCY CENTER, FUNDED BY ROBIN HOOD, TIGER FOUNDATION, UJA FEDERATION OF NY AS WELL AS NYS OTDA PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES SUCH AS EMPLOYMENT PREPARATION, JOB SKILLS AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES, DIRECT JOB PLACEMENT AS WELL AS POST PLACEMENT SUPPORT TO INSURE JOB RETENTION THAT LEADS TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY TO OVER 2,000 ENROLLED ADULTS. NEARLY 1,000 CLIENTS WERE PLACED IN EMPLOYMENT, WHERE MORE THAN 90% OF CLIENTS RETAINED THEIR EMPLOYMENT BEYOND 3 MONTHS - AN INDUSTRY STANDARD REPRESENTING A HIGH LEVEL OF SUCCESS. IN ADDITION, OVER 1,500 CLIENTS WERE ENROLLED IN ENGLISH FOR SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES (ESOL) AND ADULT BASIC EDUCATION (ABE) COURSES AT THE MARKS JCH, FUNDED BY NYS DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND NYC DYCD.

SOCIAL AND SENIOR ADULT SERVICES - MARKS JCH UPLIFT: COMMUNITY SOCIAL RESPONSE, FUNDED BY UJA FEDERATION OF NY, PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES TO OVER 4,000 CLIENTS ANNUALLY, ASSISTING PEOPLE OF ALL AGES TO COMBAT POVERTY, SOCIAL ISOLATION AND PROMOTE FAMILY STABILITY AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY. USING OUR 360 DEGREE APPROACH, SERVICES ARE INDIVIDUALIZED, TOUCH MULTIPLE GENERATIONS' WITHIN FAMILIES AND ADDRESS ONGOING AND/OR EMERGING NEEDS OF IMMIGRANTS. MARKS JCH SENIOR CENTER, HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS CENTER AND THE GOOD NEIGHBORS NNORC PROVIDES DAILY LUNCHES, MEALS ON THE GO AND EMERGENCY FOOD SERVICES. IN ADDITION TO EDUCATION, RECREATION, WELLNESS GROUP SESSIONS, HEALTH MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES (INCLUSIVE OF PERSONAL AND CARE ASSISTANCE SERVICES), CASE MANAGEMENT AND ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED TO NEARLY 3,500 SENIORS WITH OVER 12,000 UNITS OF SERVICE.