Posted on 02/01/18
Baltimore, MD - Feb. 1, 2018 - February is Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month and this year, The Associated: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore is spearheading a number of learning, advocacy and cultural programs for individuals with disabilities and their families.
These events will be offered through The Associated’s programs and agencies, as well as the Baltimore Jewish Abilities Alliance (BJAA), the Baltimore Jewish community’s network that links individuals with disabilities, and their families, to resources, services, support groups, workshops and clinics and recreational programs. BJAA members include: The Associated, CHAI, Jewish Community Center of Greater Baltimore, Jewish Community Services, The Macks Center for Jewish Education, Lifebridge (VSP) and SHEMESH.
Join the community for the following events:
Jewish Federations of North America Jewish Disability Advocacy Day
February 6, 2018
Rayburn House Office Building, Rooms 2043-2045
Washington DC
9:00 a.m. (Kosher breakfast begins at 8:30 a.m.)
To register: jewishfederations.org/JDAD2018
B’More Inclusive Tot Shabbat
JTown
Fridays – 2/2; 2/9; 2/16; 2/23
11:00 a.m.
Contact- Rachel Turniansky at CJE
Intro to American Sign Language
Center for Jewish Education Conference Room
Mondays – 2/5; 2/12; 2/19; 2/26
7:30 – 9:00 p.m.
Cost: $40
Family Resource Lecture
Dr. Ross Greene: Positive Behavior Management at Home
Feb 14, 7:00 -9:00 p.m.
Weinberg Park Heights Jewish Community Center
$10 in advance/$15 at the door
Register: Yachad.org/BaltimoreParents
You Eat SHEMESH Gains
February 18-23
Please eat at Tov Pizza and Kosher Bite in support of services for children with Learning Differences. A percentage of the proceeds will go to support SHEMESH programs.
Maryland ABLE Account Information Sessions, Sponsored by the Baltimore Jewish Abilities Alliance
Meet with a representative from Maryland ABLE to learn about this important new account for individuals with disabilities.
February 20, 2018, 7:00 -8:30 p.m., Park Heights JCC
February 27, 7:00 -8:30 p.m., Rosenbloom Owings Mills JCC.
RSVPs strongly encouraged, jrossheim@jcc.org.
Fiction Flicks Movie Screening: Wonder
Sunday, February 25
Weinberg Park Heights JCC, Boardroom
3:00 p.m.
Contact- Rachel Turniansky at CJE