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Partner Synagogues

PICC Staff

Support Groups

Upcoming Events

Individual Counseling Services

Information & Referral Services

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Jack Nadel Social Services Center

Partners in Community Care (PICC)

PICC is a social service arm of partner synagogues and Sid Jacobson JCC, supplementing and complementing the services and care provided by each organization, with professional social work support to clergy, Jewish professionals, leadership, membership and the greater community. PICC helps create a caring and responsive Jewish community.

Hineinu: We're here to help.

PICC services are for:

  • Individuals
  • Families
  • Youth
  • Lay Leadership
  • Committees
  • Clergy
  • Educators
  • Youth Workers

Areas of Support:

Life Cycle, Childhood and Adolescence, Marital and more. Need help? Support? Information?

PICC Warmline 516-484-1545, ext. 196

Over 100 people call the PICC warmline every month!

 

Partner Synagogues

PICC is part of your synagogue, including onsite services: student/teacher workshops, parenting classes, staff training, clergy and professional support, board and committee development, and more. Wherever there is a need to create a more caring community,

PICC can be there.

Partners In Community Care (PICC) is funded by a generous grant from UJA-Federation of New York and by partner synagogues. Over 7,000 families in the community belong to the JCC or a PICC partner synagogue. Our current partner synagogues include:


PICC Staff

Stuart Botwinick, MaJEd, MAJCS
Assistant Executive Director
ext. 112, sbotwinick@sjjcc.org

Susan Broxmeyer, LCSW, ACSW
Clinical Social Work Supervisor
ext. 196, sbroxmeyer@sjjcc.org

Audrey J. Bernstein, LMSW
ext. 196, abernstein@sjjcc.org

Randy Hight, LMSW
ext. 196, rhight@sjjcc.org

Margy Ringelheim, LMSW
ext. 196, mringelheim@sjjcc.org


Support Groups

For more information, please contact our support group intake coordinator, Audrey Bernstein at ext. 196.

Cancer Wellness – Strength-to-Strength
"Strength-to-Strength" is fitness and discussion geared to the specific needs of individuals recovering from cancer treatment or actively engaged in a treatment regimen. Caregivers are welcome too. Strength-to-Strength is FREE and open to the entire community thanks to a generous grant from the Beth C. Tortolani Foundation.
Ongoing
Monday, 12:30–1:30pm and Friday, 12:30–1:30pm
FREE

Learn about our 5K Run/Walk to support Strength to Strength!

Bereavement
For those who have lost a spouse or partner and are in the grieving process.
8 sessions
Monday, 10:30–11:45am or Tuesday, 6:30–7:45pm
Fee $120 / members $80*

Next Step Bereavement
A small, intimate support group for those who have lost a spouse or partner and have already attended a support group for the newly bereaved.
8 sessions
Tuesday, 6:30–7:45pm or Wednesday, 6:30–7:45pm
Fee $120 / members $80*

Separation/Divorce
For those who are recently separated and divorced, the group allows for participants to explore feelings of anger, anxiety and loss.
8 sessions
Tuesday, 8:00–9:15pm or Wednesday, 8:00–9:15pm
Fee $120 / members $80*

Next Step Separation/Divorce
A small, intimate support group for those who have gone through separation or divorce and have already attended a support group for the newly separated or divorced.
Tuesday, 8:00–9:15pm or Wednesday, 8:00–9:15pm
Fee $120 / members $80*

Caregiver Support Group
Weekly support group for those who are feeling overwhelmed and over-extended by the demands of caring for family, career, parents and loved ones.
8 sessions
Tuesday, 11:00am–12:15pm or Tuesday, 8:00–9:15pm
Fee $120 / members $80*

Mingling Singles
Ages: 45–69
Offering lively and provocative conversation as a way to meet, mingle and connect.
Tuesday, 8:00pm

Upcoming Events

Empty Chair at the Seder: Facing Loss at the Holidays
Whether you've lost a spouse, sibling, parent, child or close friend, your Seder and Passover holiday as a whole might evoke difficult emotions. Learn how to honor the loss and allow for grief, while finding meaning and comfort in the enduring themes of liberation and renewal. The program is co-facilitated by PICC's Audrey Bernstein, LCSW and Rabbi Raphael Adler of the Woodbury Jewish Center. RSVP to Margy Ringelheim, LMSW at ext. 196.
Tuesday, March 9, 7:30pm
FREE

Caring for an Aging Parent
Actors Jill Eikenberry and Michael Tucker (LA Law) discuss how their family came together when challenges befell them. Their book Family Meals: Coming Together to Care for an Aging Parent details the remarkable ways families can connect during tough times.
Wednesday, April 14, 7:30pm
Tickets $18 / JCC and PICC-affiliated synagogue members $12


Individual Counseling Services
We offer professional, confidential short term counseling for individuals, youth, teens, adults, seniors and families.
Fee FREE intake, $65 per session thereafter / members* FREE intake and complimentary follow-up session, $25 per session thereafter


Information and Referral Services

We offer information and make referrals to reputable local social service organizations that can provide further support on issues including:

  • Career Guidance and Support Services**
  • Children with Special Needs
  • Domestic Violence
  • Financial and Legal Matters**
  • Gambling
  • Gay, Lesbian, Bi-sexual and Transgender Needs
  • Geriatric Care
  • Health Issues
  • Housing: Assisted Living, Nursing Home and Hospice
  • Substance Abuse (alcohol, tobacco,drugs)

*For all PICC programs and services, the fee for “members” includes JCC members and those individuals and families who are members of one of our partner synagogues.

**For additional information on career guidance and support services and financial and legal matter, please visit our Connect to Care page.

 

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Stu Botwinick, Assistant Director, 516-484-1545, ext. 112, sbotwinick@sjjcc.org