Here’s good news: The Mandel Jewish Community Center (Mandel JCC) is resuming in-person programming for community members ages 60 and over to connect with one another. They have a wide array of social and recreational activities such as exercise classes, speakers, live entertainment, bingo and kosher snacks.
60 Connect is designed to build connections among area seniors and adults with disabilities. It also offers links to social services for these individuals, many of whom live alone, to combat isolation. These human connections provide vital socialization that many seniors and individuals missed due to health and safety concerns during the pandemic.
In addition to in-person programming, home-delivered kosher meals are available for individuals who register. The program, formerly called Lunch Plus, operated as a congregate lunch program. During the pandemic, the program’s in-person gatherings took a hiatus, however, the lunch service shifted to a home kosher meal delivery format to registered participants. Efforts to reinstate the congregate lunch service are underway.
60 Connect Details
* Programs are offered Monday through Friday from 10 a.m.- noon at Mandel JCC Stonehill
Auditorium
* Free transportation is available to and from many surrounding communities
* Registration is required to attend 60 Connect programs or receive home-delivered kosher
meals
* Program/Registration Contact: Yolanda Nixon, [email protected] or 216-831-0700 ext.
1210
