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Growing with Love: Bassie's Story

This profile was brought to The Layers Project through a partnership with New Jersey Yachad. View the original article here. Photo by Shira Sheps Photography I met Yosef 6 years ago, when I was working at New Jersey Yachad as a social work intern, working towards my MSW. We would have dinner together every Monday […]

Maximus Foundation Announces Grant to the Jewish Union Foundation

On April 27, Jewish Union Foundation, a non-profit organization that works closely with Yachad, was awarded a $2,000 grant from the MAXIMUS Foundation. The grant goes toward the vocational training program where JUF works with individuals who have developmental disabilities and trains them in job specific industries such as retail, construction, restaurant and office. The […]

The Moriah School and Team Yachad Join for a Color Run

The Moriah School, in Englewood, NJ, partnered with Yachad this Yom Yerushalayim for a Team Yachad Color Run. The 6th, 7th, and 8th graders and all their teachers ran a full 5k on May 24, 2017, while getting colorful! This was the school’s first color run. The runners raised close to $20,000 that will go […]

Yachad’s Northeast Family Shabbaton Touches Over 1,000

Over 1,000 people attended Yachad’s Northeast Family Shabbaton on May 5-7 at Crowne Plaza in Stamford, CT, from 120 families, and 140 volunteer staff helped to make the event a success. “Yachad takes great pride in being able to host a weekend devoted to families of individuals with disabilities, providing daycare, childcare and programming for […]

Team Yachad Toronto Recap

On Sunday, May 7, 135 people of Toronto Team Yachad participated in the Goodlife Fitness Marathon, Half-Marathon and 5K under the leadership of Devorah Marmer, Director of Toronto Yachad. For the first time Yachad had a fabulous post-marathon BBQ party at the Prosserman JCC where pictures from the marathon were displayed on a large-screen TV. […]

What Does Yachad Mean To You?

Zachary Perlmutter, a member of Toronto Yachad, wrote this beautiful letter about what Yachad means to him. “Growing up as an Autistic individual was no easy feat. Doubly so in the Jewish community. Sure, there were always outlets for growth, and my parents were always incredibly supportive of me, but when it came to safe, […]

Runners raise 1/2 million dollars for special needs children

OU Yachad runners in Jerusalem marathon raise $500,000 for special needs English-speaking children in Israel. Israel is home to tens of thousands of immigrants from the US and other English speaking countries. Children with disabilities from English-speaking families struggle to find their place in Israeli society, as the language barrier can be even more difficult […]

Yachad, Camp Stone create work partnership

Yachad, the National Jewish Council for Disabilities, and Camp Stone, an Orthodox Jewish summer camp in Sugar Grove, Pa., announced a partnership that will allow Yachad members to work at the camp as staff through a vocational training program offered by Yachad. Irving I. Stone, founder and chairman of American Greetings, founded the camp. Nechama […]

Mendel Balk Yachad Adult Community Center Opening in Teaneck, Providing A Home Away From Home for Individuals with Disabilities

TEANECK, NJ — Yachad, the National Jewish Council for Disabilities, announced its opening of the Mendel Balk Yachad Adult Community Center, which will, initially, provide four nights a week of social activities for young adults with disabilities, creating a “home away from home” experience. The Center will be fully staffed to accommodate the needs of Yachad […]

Mendel Balk Yachad Adult Community Center to Launch Feb. 27

Evenings can be quiet, and sometimes extremely lonely for adults with special needs. Those who live at home need activities to do and events to attend in the evenings with friends, as well as ways to keep their minds sharp, just like others their own age. “Adults with special needs face unique challenges. While their […]