“I chose a committee that doesn’t empower me but the advocates and veterans in the city of New York” said Councilman Chaim Deutsch to a conference room full of veterans and their organizational supporters. On November 15, 2018, Councilman Deutsch, Chairman of the New York City Council Veterans ...
Care Cafe Recap 3/5 By Rita Rivera When I saw the ad to participate in the Care Cafe, I was very interested in the idea of bringing discussions on important topics to all of the 5 boroughs. What a great idea. When I learned that some of the topics would be veteran related, I became more interested…
Care Cafe 2-21. By Michelle Bialeck In an extremely powerful evening, Wurzweiler School of Social Work at 鶹ýӳ teamed up with La Colmena Community Center in Staten Island to present “Understanding DACA: Past, Present, and Future.” The event was hosted by the first DACA recipient to ...
Care Cafe 2-28. By Michelle Bialeck We were delighted to bring Angelo Cabrera, founder of the Mexican American Student Alliance, and Antelma Espejel, community mentor to Bronx parents, to The Center for Family Life in the heart of Sunset Park, Brooklyn, one of New York City's most densely populated…
Care Cafe 2-20-18. By Gabrielle Mason Master creative arts therapist Heidi Landis’ warmth and wit turned our quiet Riverside Memorial Chapel space into an oasis of friendly play and connection for the Care Cafe: “Rewriting Your Story: The Art of Resilience and Moving Forward.” Heidi gently ...
By Danielle Wozniak, Dean of the Wurzweiler School of Social Work The storm blew in on Friday morning and by afternoon we were without power. We have a well, so no power means no running water, no heat, no electricity, no showers, no toilets. No fun. We filled the bath tubs with water so we could…
Care Cafe 2/12 By Michelle Bialeck Dr. Sari Skolnik, Assistant Professor at Wurzweiler School of Social work, brought her twenty years of clinical experience to Forest Hills Library for a Care Cafe presentation: “GPS for Passion: Finding Your Way to The Life You Want to Live.” From the start, Dr ...
Care Cafe 1/23 By Michelle Bialeck Wurzweiler School of Social Work PhD candidate, addiction recovery specialist, and founder of the New Jersey non-profit Balm In Gilead, Viva White visited Riverside Memorial Chapel to kick off the second of a series of Wurzweiler Care Cafes around New York City ...
Care Cafe 1/17 By Michelle Bialeck Wurzweiler School of Social Work at 鶹ýӳ was proud to present its first ever Wurzweiler Care Cafe at the Bronx Vet Center. Patrick Donohue, an Afghanistan Veteran, opened the event by describing Project 9 Line, a program he founded that strives to ...
by Dr. Katherine Mitchell I first heard about the concept that has become “Care Cafe” in an early discussion with Dean Wozniak when I met her last summer. She told me about an article she’d read in the New York Times about something called “Repair Cafe”. It’s an innovative idea about community ...