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Recent Articles and Special Announcements
DC Cares Honors JSSA, as Federation Gives Agency $171K, Washington Jewish Week, June 24, 2009 [PDF]
'It's Still Tought Out There,' Budget Cuts Keep Pace with Fundraising Slump, Washington Jewish Week, June 24, 2009 [PDF]
JSSA Receives DC Cares Nonprofit Award for Impact on the Community, Guide to Retirement Living, June 17, 2009 [PDF]
First Lady Lauds Service, Washington Times, June 17, 2009 [PDF]
JSSA Holds Gala, Washington Jewish Week, June 11, 2009 [PDF]
High School Grads Face High-Stress College Transition, Washington Examiner, May 28, 2009 [PDF]
College-Bound Seniors Feeling Stressed, Baltimore Examiner Blog: DC Parenting Teenagers, May 12, 2009 [PDF]
Producing Happy Campers: JCC Program to Focus on Building Social Skills, Washington Jewish Week, May 6, 2009 [PDF]
Recognizing Outstanding Volunteers in Montgomery County, 2009 Marriott Spirit to Serve Community Service Award, May 5, 2009 [PDF]
The Harder the Times, The Greater the Need, Ner Tamid: The Eternal Light (UJEF of the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington, Spring 2009 [PDF]
The Sandwich Generation: Thinly Spread Any Way You Slice It, Northern Virginia Magazine, May 2009 [PDF]
WAMU 88.5 FM interview featuring JSSA on the challenges faced by families with children on the autism spectrum aired Monday, April 20 [Windows Media] [Real Audio]
Parents' Bulletin Board, Washington Parent, April 2009 [PDF]
Federation Raises $2.5M in Emergency Funds: Money to Keep Allocations on Par with 2009 Levels; Local Agencies Set to Raise Additional $2.5 Million, Washington Jewish Week, March 19, 2009 [PDF]
Stimulus Could Send Millions to Local Agencies, Washington Jewish Week, March 19, 2009 [PDF]
Entering Marriage With Your Eyes Wide Open, Washingtonian.com Bridal Party Blog, March 13, 2009 [PDF]
Palliative Care Celebrated and Honored at Awards Reception, Greater Washington Partnership for Palliative and End-of-Life Care Newsletter, March 2009 [PDF]
Equalizing Benefits: Most Local Jewish Agencies Offer Same-Sex Health Plans, Washington Jewish Week, February 25, 2009 [PDF]
Rewarding Experience, The Washington Post, February 24, 2009 [PDF]
Government Cutbacks Leave Faith-Based Services Hurting, The Washington Post, February 20, 2009 [PDF]
Coping With Report Card Stress: If Grades Cause Anxiety or Reveal More Than Academic Issues, Group Has Tips, The Washington Post, February 12, 2009 [PDF]
FreshFinds: Can You Give Your Best During Someone Else's Worst Time?, Washington Woman, February 2009 [PDF]
Goodstuff, Washington Parent, February 2009 [PDF]
Palliative Care Gains Recognition Through Carefirst BlueCross BlueShield Palliative Care Awards, Greater Washington Partnership for Palliative and End-of-Life Care, January 29, 2009 [PDF]
One Stop Shopping Via JSSA: New Program Helps Families Cope With Autism, Washington Jewish Week, January 28, 2009 [PDF]
Federation Launches $5M. Emergency Campaign, Washington Jewish Week, January 28, 2009 [PDF]
There's Give and Take At the Thrift Shops, Washington Jewish Week, December 18, 2008 [PDF]
Madoff Fraud Hits Locally: Federation Endowment Invested $10M, Washington Jewish Week, December 17, 2008 [PDF]
Area Jewish Groups Take a Hit Financially: Federation Fears $10 Million Loss In Madoff Case, Washington Post, December 17, 2008 [PDF]
Despite Budget Worries, JCRC to Press Funding in Va., Washington Jewish Week, December 17, 2008 [PDF]
JSSA Poised to Receive Bulk of Federation Crisis Funding: Task Force Also Recommends Disbursements to Three Other Jewish Agencies, Washington Jewish Week, December 10, 2008 [PDF]
Team Building and Developing Productive Working Relationships, EARN Employer Newsletter, December 2008 [PDF]
Working at Finding Work: Jewish Job Portals In a Faltering Economy, Washington Jewish Week, November 19, 2008 [PDF]
Crisis Fund Ready to Start Allocations to Agencies, Washington Jewish Week, November 6, 2008 [PDF]
Job Training and Performance, EARN Employer Newsletter, November 2008 [PDF]
Courting 'Peaceful' Divorce: New Format Promotes Split-up Without Litigation, Washington Jewish Week, October 29, 2008 [PDF]
Budget Cuts: 'The Worst Is Yet to Come', Washington Jewish Week, October 23, 2008 [PDF]
Economic Woes: As Area Feels Pinch, Federation Board Creates Emergency Fund, Washington Jewish Week, October 8, 2008 [PDF]
Teenage Pregnancy: Is the Jewish Community Addressing It?, Washington Jewish Week, September 10, 2008 [PDF]
Clergy Take New Posts in Community, Washington Jewish Week, September 10, 2008 [PDF]
Fusing Jazz, Jewish Prayer: Trumpeter to Play at JSSA Fund-raiser, Washington Jewish Week, August 20, 2008 [PDF]
Reparation Cannot Ease Horrors of the Holocaust, Gazette, August 20, 2008 [PDF]
Life Lessons, Washingtonian magazine, August 2008 [PDF]
Never Too Old to Learn (photo), Washington Jewish Week, July 31, 2008 [PDF]
Chance to Make Friends: JCCNV's Camp Shalom Teaches Social Skills and Fun at the Same Time, Burke Connection, July 3, 2008 [PDF]
BigLaw Lawyers Help Holocaust Survivors, New York Lawyer (online), June 25, 2008 [PDF]
Lawyering the Holocaust: Free Legal-Aid Program Assists Aging Survivors, Washington Jewish Week, June 18, 2008 [PDF]
Helping Hand Reaches Out Farther to Fill Greater Needs: Services Agency Moves North at Critical Time, The Washington Post, June 12, 2008 [PDF]
Social Club on Social Cues: JCCNV Continues Expanding Special Needs Programs, Washington Jewish Week, May 21, 2008 [PDF]
'A Gift to the Community': Koss to Retire as Head of Area Chaplaincy Outfit, Washington Jewish Week, May 21, 2008 [PDF]
The Ina Kay Building (photo), The Town Courier: King Farm & Fallsgrove Edition, May 2008 [PDF]
Filled with Light: JSSA Dedicates New Building, Washington Jewish Week, May 14, 2008 [PDF]
JSSA within the Community, Inside Fallsgrove, May 2008 [PDF]
"Living, Breathing Miracles," Washington Jewish Week, April 30, 2008 [PDF]
JSSA Gala Set for May 4, The Town Courier: King Farm & Fallsgrove Edition, April 2008 [PDF]
JSSA Opens 31,000-SF HQ in Rockville, CoStar Group Real Estate Information, April 11, 2008 [PDF]
Economic Bite Hits Agencies, Washington Jewish Week, April 2, 2008 [PDF]
Bet Tzedek Ghetto Reparations Program Reaches Other Cities, Los Angeles Daily Journal, March 28, 2008 [PDF]
JSSA Helps Out, The Contemporary (Congregation Olam Tikvah), March 2008 [PDF]
Jewish Domestic Abuse, B'nai B'rith Magazine, Spring 2008 [PDF]
On the Move, Washington Jewish Week, March 20, 2008 [PDF]
The Second Time Around, Washington Jewish Week, March 19, 2008 [PDF]
JSSA Opens Its Doors, Inside Fallsgrove, March 2008 [PDF]
JSSA Opens Headquarters in Fallsgrove, Gazette, March 5. 2008 [PDF]
Lessons of a Lifetime, Washington Jewish Week, March 5, 2008 [PDF]
Montgomery Community Events, The Washington Post, February 7, 2008 [PDF]
JSSA Chaplain Planning to Retire This Year, Gazette, February 6, 2008 [PDF]
Literary Calendar, The Washington Post, February 3, 2008 [PDF]
New JSSA Headquarters Set to Open, Washington Jewish Week, January 31, 2008 [PDF]
JSSA -- Meet the Author and Wine and Cheese Reception, Washington Jewish Week, January 31, 2008 [PDF]
Jewish Arts Around Town: Author at Ratner, Washington Jewish Week, January 31, 2008 [PDF]
Montgomery Community Events: Book Discussion, The Washington Post, January 31, 2008 [PDF]
A Charmed Life: Hollywood Embraces Longtime Novelist, Gazette, January 30, 2008 [PDF]
I Do It Because I Can, Washington Jewish Week, January 10, 2008 [PDF]
New JSSA Exec, A Fund-raiser who 'Talks from his Heart,' Washington Jewish Week, October 3, 2007 [PDF]
The End of an Era at JSSA. Long-time Exec Joan de Pontet Steps Down, Washington Jewish Week, October 3, 2007 [PDF]
Kenneth Kozloff Named Executive Director of JSSA, Gazette, October 3, 2007 [PDF]
'Music Chose Me' Anat Cohen Quartet in 'Jazz with JSSA, Washington Jewish Week, August 29, 2007, [PDF]
JSSA is Coming to Fallsgrove, Inside Fallsgrove, July 2007 [PDF]
Valued Resource for Families Coming to Fallsgrove," Town Courier, July 2007 [PDF]
Marc Breslaw Appointed New JSSA VP of Development, Gazette, February 21, 2007 [PDF]
JSSA Breaks Ground on New Fallsgrove Building, Washington Jewish Week, November 3, 2006 [PDF]
In Contest for Maryland Governorship...Ehrlich backers.., Washington Jewish Week, November 3, 2006 [PDF]
Lines open at JSSA. Agency Launches Service for Educators, Washington Jewish Week, October 4, 2006 [PDF]
JSSA Offers Counseling to Grieving Friends and Families, Washington Jewish Week, July 19, 2006 [PDF]
JSSA Receives DC Cares Nonprofit Award for Impact on the Community: Agency Met Economic Challenge by Increasing Productivity and Emphasizing Key Services, June 17, 2009 [PDF]
JSSA Seeks Volunteers for Hospice and Transitions Program, May 19, 2009 [PDF]
Disabled Adults Complete JSSA's Job Readiness Program: JSSA Professionals Continually Research Potential Employers, May 7, 2009 [PDF]
JSSA Volunteers Who Visit the Seriously and Terminally Ill Honored with Marriott Spirit to Serve Award, May 6, 2009 [PDF]
JSSA Seeks Volunteers for Bombe Chest Thrift Donation Shop, May 6, 2009 [PDF]
JSSA's Training Institute Offers Professional Symposium on Eating Disorders, February 26, 2009 [PDF]
JSSA Hospice Offers Free Bereavement Support Groups for Spouses, Parents and Children, February 26, 2009 [PDF]
Easing the Stress of Report Card Season: Tips for Parents and Students, January 27, 2009 [PDF]
JSSA Appoints Tasha Museles as Chief Development Officer, January 9, 2009 [PDF]
JSSA Seeks Volunteer Instructors for Himmelfarb Mobile University, January 9, 2009 [PDF]
JSSA's New Program Is Area's First To Fill Gap In Support Services for Families Raising a Child With an Autism Spectrum Disorder, January 7, 2009 [PDF]
JSSA Seeks Volunteers for Hospice and Transitions Program, January 6, 2009 [PDF]
JSSA Launches Coaching for Couples In Solution-Focused Out-of-Court Divorce Process, October 10, 2008 [PDF]
JSSA Seeks Volunteers for Hospice and Transitions Program, October 6, 2008 [PDF]
For Jewish New Year, JSSA's Volunteers Will Deliver 500 Holiday Baskets to Homebound and Elderly, September 12, 2008 [PDF]
JSSA's Jewish Chaplaincy Services Appoints New Director, August 27, 2008 [PDF]
JSSA to Cosponsor Positive Aging Fair Featuring Renowned Author Dr. Harry R. Moody, June 5, 2008 [PDF]
Media Advisory: Elected Officials and Supporters Help JSSA Officially Dedicate its New Rockville Headquarters, May 16, 2008 [PDF]
JSSA to Honor Cantor Michael Shochet at 2008 Annual Meeting, May 13, 2008 [PDF]
JSSA to Cosponsor 'Adoption and the Jewish Family' Event, May 13, 2008 [PDF]
JSSA Seeks Volunteers for Hospice and Transitions Program, April 29, 2008 [PDF]
JSSA to Honor Community Leader Marcia E. Weinberg at its Annual May Fundraising Gala, April 29, 2008 [PDF]
JSSA Dedicates its New Rockville Agency Headquarters, April 28, 2008 [PDF]
JSSA Symposium Highlights Autism Spectrum Disorders, February 29, 2008 [PDF]
JSSA's Adoptions Director to Co-coordinate 'Building A Family' Event, February 21, 2008 [PDF]
JSSA Seeks Volunteers for Meals on Wheels Program, January 23, 2008 [PDF]
JSSA Announces Rabbi Koss' Retirement, January 11, 2008 [PDF]
JSSA's Open Arms Presents Acclaimed Author Elinor Lipman, January 8, 2008 [PDF]
