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Hundreds of underserved children from NYC use the JCC’s facilities each week through the Saturday Morning Community Partners Program, which welcomes them into our state–of–the–art recreational and educational facilities.

Hundreds of students from a cross–section of New York’s multicultural community get the extra reading assistance they need from the JCC’s ongoing programs, Gift of Literacy and The Lambert Family Partners for Literacy Program.

Individuals of all ages with special needs participate in the JCC’s extensive programming which includes social activities, sports, life–skill training, and support groups.

Underserved children from the neighborhood access a year of free afterschool programs at the JCC through ACES: Academics & Community Equal Success.

Home–bound seniors and others in need throughout the community receive wholesome meals prepared and delivered by teens from all over the city as part of the JCC’s Operation Chicken Soup.

Women fighting for their health are invited to the JCC’s Spa Day for Women with Breast or Ovarian Cancer – a unique and inspirational day promoting health and wellness practices for 120 women of all ages, races, and socio–economic backgrounds who are in treatment for cancer.