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We strongly prioritize perinatal mental health — it is one of the pinnacle principles in our program. As we consider lactation support and other important perinatal needs, mental health support stands out as something we want our community to always have access to. We offer prenatal and [...]

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The Marks JCH has welcomed and provided relief services to an influx of Ukrainian refugees fleeing the horrors of an escalating war. As the United States continues to welcome Uniting for Ukraine (U4U) applicants, we are stepping up to meet a dramatically accelerated need. NYS’s most recent data, [...]

Temporary Protective Status (TPS) legal clinic held by Urban Justice Center and pro bono attorneys at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, held at the Marks JCH. As the war in Ukraine rages, and millions are impacted and displaced by this conflict, Marks JCH has stepped up with speed, skill and [...]

Saveliy Kaplinsky came to the United States after spending most of his life in Minsk. Credit…Sasha Maslov for The New York Times Saveliy Kaplinsky a prominent volunteer leader at the Marks JCH and  president of the Holocaust Survivors Association for over 20 years. Saveliy immigrated to the [...]

Through the incredible generosity and partnership of UJA Federation of NY and Mobile Health, Marks JCH  was able to host onsite vaccination with the support and care of our bi-lingual and trusted professionals. For those in our community who experienced the most unimaginable horrors of the past [...]

Ms. Gil at her subsidized apartment in Brooklyn.Credit…Sasha Maslov for The New York Times Mayya and Vilyam Gil, immigrated to the United States in 1992 arriving from Kyiv, Ukraine. Already well into their 60’s, Mr. Gil suffered a stroke in Ukraine that he had never fully recovered from and [...]

Here are available Health Screening Forms: [...]

Prior to COVID-19 many of our clients lived one crisis away from complete financial collapse; that crisis has arrived. With the onset of the pandemic in NYC, the Marks JCH team led a community-wide assessment through phone calls and online surveys of nearly 7,000 current clients While those initial [...]

After receiving initial news in April that the Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) was fully eliminated from the NYC budget, Marks JCH immediately began advocating for workforce services and job placement opportunities, which we have been providing teens and young adult for nearly a decade. Many [...]