Beginning with this newsletter, we’d
like to start introducing you
to our 2008 H’Olympians.
Click here
Rise
Magazine article about the H’Olympics
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Zippy’s Friends Program expands into
urban schools
Thanks to a generous grant from the
George A. Ohl Jr. Trust the
YCS Institute will be able to train
14 early childhood educators
from Paterson and Newark/Essex
school districts to teach the
Zippy’s Friends program to children
in kindergarten and first grade.
Zippy promotes positive healthy
mental health development and social
interactions among young children.
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NCJW
responds to YCS’ need for camp
clothes
The Young Women’s Group of the
National Council of Jewish Women
(NCJW) - Essex Section collected
about 150 new summer outfits for YCS
campers and teens at their spring
Mitzvah night. “We are very grateful
for the Young Women’s Group’s caring
commitment to YCS...We can always
count on their support...They ask us
what we need and then organize ways
to fulfill our requests,” says Robin
Peck, YCS Foundation Co-Executive
Director.
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Children get a little “TLC” from
donors – To kick off
the 10th anniversary of the opening
of the first YCS Therapeutic
Learning Center (TLC), long time
supporters from St. Luke’s Church in
Montclair were invited back to
celebrate by reading to the
preschoolers. Tom Cochran, Rosanne
Morey and Janet Chisolm were treated
to a performance by all the children
before they headed off into
classrooms to read to small groups.
Over the years, supporters from St.
Luke’s Church have contributed
critical funding to keep the program
afloat and additional resources for
in-need families whose children
attend the TLC.
For more TLC happenings
NBA Paints mural
Doll-to-Doll Fun
click here
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 HAPI
volunteers turn a rainy day into an
afternoon of fun and games
Hoop-A-Paluza (HAPI) volunteers were
hoping to put the finishing touches
on a newly donated basketball court
and jungle gym at YCS Holley by
painting a mural in the courtyard.
When the weather didn’t cooperate,
more than a dozen volunteers and
their family members played all
sorts of games and then provided
dinner for all the children. It was
an unexpected treat that the
children immensely enjoyed,
according to Alex Seidler, site
administrator.
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 Wolff
Samson hosts bowlathon for YCS
The West Orange law firm of Wolff
and Samson sponsored a night of
bowling at Eagle Rock Lanes on
behalf of YCS. More than 100
lawyers, their families and friends
participated. With the help of ESPN
sportscaster Jeremy Schaap and
former Giants quarterback Scott
Brunner, the firm raised necessary
funds for YCS summer camp.
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 On April 17th
in recognition of Alcohol and Drug Awareness Day,
YCS Department of Addiction Services (DAS) talks to Renaissance Middle
School students
about the risks
involved in experimenting with tobacco, alcohol and other addictive substances.
Marc Wurgaft, (standing center) YCS-DAS director, fielded questions from the
students with the help of teens (sitting in the rear) involved in the drug
intervention program. Based in East Orange, YCS-DAS provides comprehensive
clinical services for at-risk children (5-21) and their families. |
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2008 YCS Fore the Kids Golf Outing
Monday June 23, 2008
Brooklake Country Club, Florham New Jersey
Foursome and sponsorship
opportunities available
click here for details
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URGENT REQUEST
We need your help to send
Governor Corzine and members of the Legislature emails requesting an annualized
cost-of-providing-care increase of 3.6% to be included in the FY 2009 budget for
YCS and other community providers. This modest increase
will help YCS meet the escalating costs of food, gas
and home energy necessary to care for hundreds of children in YCS shelters,
therapeutic residences, IRTS units, and aging-in facilities.
This e mail appeal has been organized by the Cost of Providing Care Coalition.
Their goal is to flood the email in-boxes of Governor Corzine and members of the
Legislature from now until June 2.
To have your voice heard, please
click
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