Current news & announcement at Marks Jewish Community House of Bensonhurst.
Over the past year, our work, and the inspirational resilience of our Ukrainian clients, has been featured in the New York Times and CNN, among other media outlets. Based on our leading role in supporting this refugee population, we were tapped by UJA-Federation of New York to spearhead a south [...]
The Zehut Teen Center offers multiple volunteer opportunities during the school year. We have multiple large volunteering events like Mitzvah Day and MLK Day where we bring teens to multiple volunteer sites like AMA Animal Rescue center, Big Reuse, Heights and Hills, Met Council, Project [...]
When war in Ukraine started in late February, Olena Chyianova, 39, a single mother from the region of Odesa, Ukraine, worried for her safety and her two sons, Mykola Chyianov, 13, and Arsenii Chyianov, 11. Ms. Chyianova was especially worried for Arsenii as he has Dandy-Walker Syndrome, a [...]
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 [...]