Program areas at United Jewish Council of the East Side
the ujc adult luncheon club located at 15-17 willet street, new york, ny is a dfta-funded older adult center. the oac delivers approximately 86000 homebound meals each year and serves approximately 21,000 on-site. In addition to meals the center offers a variety of programming, including health promotion, recreational and educational activities, and health management classes each week. In addition, the center hosts an online kosher food pantry.
the lillian wald center, located at 12 avenue d, new york, ny, is a dfta-funded older adult center. Lillian wald serves approximately 18,000 congregate meals annually and offers a wide array of recreational and educational programming. There is a bilingual case worker who helps at least 10 clients each day with a variety of case assistance services. Lillian wald also hosts an online kosher food pantry.
the ujces multi services program has locations at 465 grand street, and 171 henry street, new york, ny. This program is a walk-in social services office staffed by social workers who speak a variety of languages, i.e., english, spanish, russian, and chinese. Services include case assistance, case management, benefit and entitlement assistance, counseling, crisis intervention, home visits, information, and referral services. Services are available five days a week at the 465 grand street office, and the staff is supervised by a certified social worker. Ujc also offers emergency housing voucher housing navigator services at the 171 henry street location.
the norc (naturally occurring retirement community) program is located at masaryk tower 75 columbia street, new york, ny, is a dfta-funded program to support the nearly 1000 older adults living at masaryk towers through intensive health and case management services so they can age in place in their owns homes and community. There is a registered nurse on site, a master's level social worker, and two case managers who provide services in english, chinese and spanish, reflecting the diverse community at masaryk and a wide array of recreational and educational programming.