Current news & announcement at Marks Jewish Community House of Bensonhurst.
The Як ти? Ukrainian Refugee Mental Health Initiative at the Edith and Carl Marks Jewish Community House of Bensonhurst bridges community-based support, Marks JCH wraparound services, and clinical mental health care. Through groups, workshops, family activities, psychoeducation, peer support, [...]
The Shalom Dragon Family Festival reflects the Marks JCH’s commitment to strengthening relationships across cultures and building a more connected, resilient community. This year’s festival placed a special emphasis on youth and families, transforming the neighborhood with arts and [...]
Today’s young adults need more than a summer paycheck to succeed. Through workforce readiness workshops, career coaching, internships, occupational skills training, and direct job placement services, the Cammarata American Dream Center at the Marks JCH reaches more than 1,000 young adults [...]
Since the start of the war, the Marks JCH has helped resettle and serve more than 20,000 Ukrainian refugees. While many families have successfully secured housing, employment, schools, and healthcare, the emotional and psychological impacts of war, displacement, and uncertainty can emerge long [...]
The need for this work has never been greater. Today, one in four New Yorkers struggles to afford basic necessities, while poverty rates in New York City remain nearly double the national average. Many immigrant families face additional barriers, including limited English proficiency, unfamiliarity [...]
What began as a small initiative has grown into a dynamic fellowship serving dozens of youth & young adults each year. Fellows, ages 16–24, are placed in internships across high-demand fields including healthcare, information technology, finance and data science, engineering, marketing, and [...]
Through this initiative, Invest America, eligible children can open investment accounts designed to build a foundation for long-term financial security. During their visit, Marks JCH families connected directly with Michael and Susan Dell, toured the trading floor, witnessed the bell ringing, and [...]
Welcoming nearly 700 jobseekers and more than 50 employers across industries (including healthcare, education, finance, technology, public service, and more), the Marks JCH Job Fair demonstrated the power of partnership in action. Employers conducted on-the-spot interviews, shared training [...]
As part of this trilateral partnership, the Marks JCH has provided ongoing academic tutoring for youth, professional mentorship for staff, and critical emergency assistance for families in Dnipro as they endure the ongoing war in Ukraine. Most recently, when our partners urgently requested winter [...]
Connect 4 is about volunteering AND connecting. This initiative brings together teens from Russian-speaking Central Asian, Ukrainian, and Asian-American immigrant families for shared acts of service. Each monthly project is an opportunity to build bridges, strengthen civic responsibility, and [...]