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Review for WJCS-Westchester Jewish Community Services, White Plains, NY, USA
My daughter, Jackie, wanted to do some sort of Community service through WJCS. There were many service descriptions to choose from, and several that interested her. In fact, neither our temple nor her school could provide the choices that WJCS could. Jackie had the idea to use her love of computers, and, in particular, Google Earth and email, to coordinate her own project. With the amazing help of Susan Kronish at WJCS Tikun Olum and her extensive connections in the community, Jackie was able to establish a wonderful rapore with the folks at Willow Towers, an assisted living residence in New Rochelle, NY. She taught the seniors how to use Google Earth and how to email their friends and families. The reward of seeing people, who didn't get out into the world very much, connect with their loved ones was overwhelming. Without the help of WJCS this wouldn't have been possible. They even used their public relations savvy to have an article written about Jackie in the local newspaper. There is no other organization I know of that provides as extensive service opportunities for Westchester youth than WJCS. They make it fun and rewarding for Jewish teenagers to give back to the community.
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
Encouraging Westchester youth to be more active in community service by having lots of fun activities to choose from and being flexible and offering assistance for those who want to come up with their own ideas.
What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is...
Their vast connections to the community made it easy to do the projects we wanted. Susan Kronish was patient, encouraging and so helpful in formulating a plan.
The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were...
Susan Kronish was exceptional in Tikkun Olum and operation Mitzvah.
If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...
Hire more staff like Susan Kronish to assist with all aspects of the community.
How frequently have you been involved with the organization?
About every month
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2009
