The Heyman Interages®Center
is a program of JCA® - Jewish Council for the
Aging of Greater Washington. |
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THE
INTERAGES CONNECTOR STAYING
CONNECTED WHILE STAYING HOME |
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SHARE
From A Distance SHARE
From A Distance provides meaningful connections between young
people and older adults. |
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JOIN
SHARE FROM A DISTANCE AND BECOME A PEN PAL Are you or someone you
know interested in being matched with a young person to exchange
letters back and forth? Build a relationship with a young person
during this difficult time when people of ALL ages are feeling
isolated and eager to make connections. Only first names are
given and all correspondence is filtered through JCA staff. Even
as more and more activities open up and students return
to in-person classes in the fall, it is rewarding to make these
"old-fashioned" connections with a young person and
share perspectives as we move into post-pandemic life. You can choose to write
to a student via email or postal mail. We need more older
adults to match with the many interested students. For more
information or to sign up, please email sharefromadistance@accessjca.org. Thanks
for your help and support! |
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MCPS
requires masks for all this fall The board of Montgomery
County Public Schools voted to require that face coverings be
worn by all -- students, teachers, and other staff
-- regardless of their vaccination status when the
school year starts on August 30. The mask mandate applies to
students while they are indoors and riding school buses, but not
outdoors or while eating. Those who are unvaccinated are strongly
encouraged to wear face coverings when they are outdoors. Cited as reasons for
the board's decision to require masks in schools were the
emergent coronavirus variants, advice from the American Academy
of Pediatrics, which recommended universal masking in schools for
everyone over age 2, and the lack of an effective system for
monitoring vaccination status of students. Shortly after the
board voted, CDC announced new guidelines that recommend face
coverings be required inside schools in the fall. MCPS leaders said they
will work with health officials throughout the 2021-2022 school
year to evaluate mask requirements and determine if changes are
warranted. |
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| THE WORLD IS TEMPORARILY CLOSED the world is temporarily closed we've hidden behind masks and closed the shutters to our lives the doors will open someday or at least, we hope they will we can't live like this forever |
| i like how the sky never closes the stars stay bright maybe they could teach us something 'temporarily' is the word i like the most it will be gone soon, and it will return to normal. By Everlasting Waves, The Young Writers Project Reprinted with permission | 
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and other historically excluded artists on the stage, and c)
making vital connections between people of all generations. Our goal is to engage our
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Dr.'s
Corner What screenings should a
person over 60 have? Dr. Adam Possner, a
specialist in internal medicine, responds in our new feature,
“Dr’s Corner.” Click here for
his response. Do you have a general
medical question for Dr. Possner? Submit your question to idingledine@accessjca.org.
Please note that the doctor cannot provide specific medical
advice in this format but welcomes questions of a general nature. |
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“You
have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can
steer yourself any direction you choose.” – Dr.
Seuss |
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For your convenience, past issues of the JCA
Interages Connector are available on the JCA
Interages website. |
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Council for the Aging of Greater Washington "Jewish
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