NEW MOTHERS CENTER

In March, to honor Women’s Month we’re thrilled to be hosting several free, virtual professional development workshops through the Women’s Center. Here’s a breakdown of what we’ve got: 3/15, 11AM EST Trauma-Informed Care for Women During the COVID-19 Pandemic with [...]

As the pandemic stretches on, families find themselves increasingly isolated, especially during challenging times like after a pregnancy loss. Our friends at Pregnancy Loss Support Program offer caring peer support following a miscarriage, stillbirth, termination for fetal anomalies, or newborn [...]

Click here to read our Birth Stories Anthology, Vol 1! We are thrilled to announce that our Summer 2021 Birth Story Series Anthology is complete! Our very first volume of birth stories truly was a labor of love. Instructor Sara Nolan of Tell Your Birth Story spent 6-weeks with participants talking [...]

10% – 20% of people face perinatal loss and yet, the stories of those who have had such a common and difficult experience continue to be invisible. This number isn’t all encompassing as it doesn’t account for stillbirth, TFMR, and other losses the perinatal community experience. [...]

As a first-aid and CPR educator for children and adults, parents frequently ask me when is the best time to learn CPR? My response is always “yesterday”.  I strongly recommend that parents or caregivers take the class and become familiar with the skills prior to a new baby’s arrival. [...]

You know that game of peek-a-boo you play with your baby that makes them giggle and their eyes light up? The good news is that this game is easy, intuitive, and fun. The great news is that peek-a-boo (and dozens of other easy baby play activities) support your baby’s physical and cognitive [...]

The Women’s Center and several other J departments plus dozens of volunteers got together to distribute hot meals to homebound Holocaust Survivors recently. A deep and sincere THANK YOU to the volunteers who joined us before the weekend to deliver over 350+ warm meal Pesach packages to [...]

This article appeared here and shares the story of one of our recent Women’s Center client’s. Olga,* a single mom in Brooklyn, struggled to continue her education when she lost her job because of the Covid crisis and then developed some health issues. She received comprehensive case [...]

(From the publication At the Well: https://www.atthewellproject.com/kislev-moon-manual-activities/the-power-of-exploring-reproductive-cycles) Kislev: Almost Every Torah Portion Talks About Dreaming  During Kislev, almost every Torah learning portion talks about dreaming. Long winter nights are [...]

We’re thrilled to announce that Ilona’s Room, a project generously funded by the Ilona Memory Fund, is back. This is a phenomenal project that is many years running where girls aged 9 – 14 participate in empowering and meaningful activities intended to build self-confidence, [...]