Congressman Daniel Goldman Joins JCCGCI in Visits to Holocaust Survivors
Congressman Daniel Goldman Joins JCCGCI in Visits to Holocaust Survivors Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney (JCCGCI) was honored to be joined by Congressman Daniel Goldman to deliver hot meals to some of our Holocaust Survivor clients. Joined by JCCGCI's Director of Holocaust Survivors Support Systems Division Hudi Falik, Congressman Goldman visited the homes of two Survivors who reside in the Borough [...]
Mayor Eric Adams Visits JCCGCI Jay Harama Older Adult Center
Mayor Eric Adams Visits JCCGCI Jay Harama Older Adult Center Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney (JCCGCI) was pleased to welcome Mayor Eric Adams to our Jay Harama Older Adult Center (OAC), located in Sheepshead Bay. Jay-Harama Older Adult Center is one of the eight Older Adult Centers operated by JCCGCI throughout Brooklyn. During this visit, Mayor Adams joined [...]
JCCGCI’S “Horizons Academy” Celebrates Sixteen Years of Delivering Life-Changing Help to the Highest-Risk Teens!
JCCGCI'S "Horizons Academy" Celebrates Sixteen Years of Delivering Life-Changing Help to the Highest-Risk Teens! For sixteen years, students in Coney Island and the surrounding neighborhoods have been benefiting from an incredible resource - Horizons Academy. A project of Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney Island (JCCGCI), the Horizons Academy program is based at Abraham Lincoln High School, and aims [...]
JCCGCI Passover Food Distribution Benefits More Than 1,000 Needy Brooklynites
JCCGCI Passover Food Distribution Benefits More Than 1,000 Needy Brooklynites Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney Island's (JCCGCI) annual Passover food distribution benefitted more than 1,000 low-income Brooklynites (mostly frail elderly, many of whom are Holocaust survivors) seeking traditional Passover food as they prepare for the upcoming holiday. JCCGCI was proud to ensure that our neediest neighbors are enabled [...]
JCCGCI Annual Report Spotlights Expansive Community Services
JCCGCI Annual Report Spotlights Expansive Community Services Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney Island (JCCGCI) announced the release of their Annual Report for 2021, detailing the vast array of services that the organization provided throughout New York City last year. Since its founding 49 years ago in 1973, the Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney Island (JCCGCI) has become [...]
Featured Story: JCCGCI’s Operation HOOD on CBS New York
OPERATION H.O.O.D. CELEBRATES GRAND OPENING IN CONEY ISLAND As hot dogs sizzled on the grill and children ducked through the crowd laughing, Operation H.O.O.D. Director Derick Latif Scott proudly welcomed the group assembled to celebrate the grand opening of their new Coney Island location. Operation H.O.O.D. (Helping Our Own Develop) was founded in 2015 as a project of the [...]
Nonprofit Help Desk Announces Free, Online Workshops to Help Nonprofit Community Organizations Work Smarter
CONTACT: JILL MENDELSON J.MENDELSON@NPHD.ORG Brooklyn, NY, April 12, 2021 – The NonProfit Help Desk has announced a series of free, online workshops for small and mid-size nonprofits to help them sharpen their skills, and become more effective. The workshops are sponsored by the New York City Council and NYC Department of Youth & Community Development. Qualified workshop participants may [...]
COVID 19 Vaccine Information
COVID 19 Vaccine Information: Seniors ages 65 and over are now eligible to receive the FREE COVID-19 vaccine. Information about the vaccine can be found here: https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/covid/covid-19-vaccines.page In order to receive the vaccine, you must make an appointment. To make an appointment you can either reach out to your medical provider or you can call either of these following [...]
Announcing the Appointment of Jill Mendelson, MPA, as the new Director of JCCGCI’s NonProfit HelpDesk (NPHD) Division
We are proud, delighted and excited to announce the appointment of Jill Mendelson, MPA who joins JCCGCI as the new Director of our NonProfit HelpDesk division, which provides Capacity Building & Technical Assistance services to NYC's Nonprofits, citywide, since 1992 (see: https://www.nphd.org). Jill Mendelson, MPA is a distinguished, renowned and results-oriented, resourceful leader with a commitment to nonprofit excellence. [...]
Kayza Kleinman’s 30th Anniversary at JCCGCI
Why we are honoring Kayza Kleinman Throughout these three decades, Kayza Kleinman served as JCCGCI’s Chief Information Officer (CIO) / Information Technology (IT) Director and has been responsible for the development and maintenance of our computer and communications systems. Since 1992, Kayza Kleinman has also served as the Founding Director of our NonProfit HelpDesk (NPHD) division. [See: https://www.nphd.org]. Kayza came [...]