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Shabbaton for Jews Who Are Deaf-Blind Convenes in Baltimore

Baltimore, MD – Eighteen Jewish Deaf-blind adults from across the United States, Canada, and Israel joined together for a fully-accessible Shabbat to socialize and learn about their shared heritage at the Pearlstone Retreat Center this past weekend, June 16-18, 2017, as part of Our Way, a division of Yachad. The 5th biennial Deaf-blind Shabbaton is […]

Warner Fund Generously Extends Grant to IVDU for Technology Upgrade

As the school year comes to a close, Yachad’s Individualized Vocational Development Unit (IVDU) Schools, located in Brooklyn, would like to express thanks to the Joseph LeRoy and Ann C. Warner Fund for a generous grant of $15,000. The Warner Fund’s donation at the beginning of the 2016-2017 school year enabled IVDU to buy three […]

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 […]