JSDD News

Name: Shelby Camhi Title: Speech Language Pathologist   How long have you been with JSDD? Since January 2023   Was this the position you started in? Yes   What is your first memory of JSDD? I connected with Harry first and the initial word I would use to describe JSDD is, welcoming. When I visited the new building, I had the feeling of it being a welcoming and supportive environment. I was also very impressed by the building itself.   What has most surprised you about working with JSDD? Things run smoothly, and it is organized, everything seems to flow well.   What are 3 words to describe JSDD? Welcoming, Loving and Honest   What do you find most challenging […]

JSDD’s residents and three staff members have returned home from a once in a lifetime trip to Israel. This trip, the Centennial Mission of Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest was ambitious and unparalleled. Each day was a new adventure with so much to see and learn. Travelling on the bus was a chance to create new friendships with many in the MetroWest Community. This visit to Israel was a first for each of the staff members.  Jen Fay, JSDD’s Director of Nursing said, “I enjoyed floating in the Dead Sea, exploring the Old City of Jerusalem, touching the Western Wall, sailing on the Kinneret, and learning more about the Holocaust. If I had to pick one aspect of the mission […]

June is an exciting time at JSDD. In addition to the great weather and the WAE garden taking bloom, June brings the Annual Meeting. It is a time to come together as a community to reflect on the many accomplishments of the past year and to look towards the coming year. Upon arrival, the Board, residents, family members, staff and guests gathered in Heidi Gallery to view the Wizards of Age exhibit before heading downstairs to the WAE Center. While there is business to attend to at the Annual Meeting it is also a time for residents from JSDD’s 15 homes to gather with one another and catch up. Daniel, Todd, Rachel, and Yael shared their excitement of their upcoming […]

On May 10th, JSDD held its first in-person Family Information Session since before the pandemic. There were more than 35 residential and WAE Center family members in attendance to participate as Linda Press, Executive Director and Harry Klein, WAE Center Director, provided updates on agency activities and shared news about upcoming new projects. In addition, Danielle Crum, Support Coordination Supervisor & Coordinator of Disability Services, JFS MetroWest and Michael Levinson, Chair, MetroWest ABLE discussed Coordinated Care of MetroWest (CCM).  CCM is a service provided to offer short & long-term case management for care plans. It is designed to support individuals when guardians/family members are no longer able to act as advocates for their child/sibling in need of assistance.  CCM helps […]

Mark Perwien, member of JSDD’s Board of Trustees, and his wife Laurie Goodman have been connected to JSDD for many years. In 2006, they donated a home in Parsippany to the agency. Their son, Artie, along with four other men have been living in this beautiful supportive home ever since. In the fall of last year, with a generous commitment to the agency’s newly established Endowment Fund, they launched the Goodman Perwien Legacy Society helping to ensure that the care and support synonymous with JSDD will continue for years to come. The Goodman Perwien Legacy Society held its inaugural event earlier this month in the Heidi Gallery at JSDD, Chaired by Jon Mann, also a member of JSDD’s Board of […]