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January 2017
UJA Federation: Time For Good
Ansche Chesed invites you to serve with us on MLK Weekend to celebrate how powerful we can be together. We will be serving together as part of UJA-Federation's Time for Good MLK Day of Service, joining thousands of Jewish New Yorkers who will be volunteering side by side on projects region-wide that address vital community needs. Educational Alliance is doing a dynamic refurbishment of spaces at our Sirovich Center for Balanced Living, an innovative senior center in the East Village, during MLK…
Find out more »April 2017
Pesach Family Program: Dorot Package Delivery
ACHS Kitah Hey + All invited!
Find out more »June 2017
IDNYC Card Enrollment Made Easy
The JCC Manhattan and the Synagogue Coalition for the Refugee and Immigration Crisis (SCRIC) will co-sponsor an IDNYC Pop-Up Enrollment Center. New York City residents are now able to sign up for IDNYC - a government-issued identification card that is available to all City residents age 14 and older. Immigration status does not matter. An IDNYC card is a broadly accepted, official form of identification that is accepted by NYC services and programs and also comes with a variety of…
Find out more »The New Sanctuary Coalition of New York Training
The New Sanctuary Coalition of NYC is an interfaith network of congregations, organizations, and individuals, standing publicly in solidarity with families and communities resisting detention and deportation in order to stay together. One of its major projects is the Accompaniment Program which has provided support to hundreds, if not thousands, of immigrants facing deportation or detention. The program pairs immigrants in final removal proceedings with volunteers who accompany them to their required, periodic check-ins with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and…
Find out more »October 2017
Riverside Park Cleanup
Come out and enjoy a beautiful autumn day with other members of the AC community and help us take care of our park! Everyone welcome. Children under age 10 must be closely supervised. We will be working in an area near the synagogue. A wonderful opportunity to see friends and make new ones as we take care of this valuable part of our larger community. Click here to see more details.
Find out more »Annual Midnight Run
Join Ansche Chesed members in collecting, sorting, and distributing food, clothing, and toiletries to homeless New Yorkers. You can learn more about the organization at www.midnightrun.org. How can I make a difference ahead of the run? 1. Donate gently used clothing and toiletries (from 10/13 - 10/29) in the lobby 2. Donate money to buy food, underwear and toiletries - donations should be made out to Ansche Chesed with a note that it's for the Midnight Run How can I make a difference the day…
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