WHAT’S HAPPENING
FAMILY FIVE
Family Five recently celebrated their baby’s first birthday. He is actively exploring every nook and cranny of their apartment. The family appreciates the recent donations of safety gates and a high chair. The girls are doing well; the youngest girl…
WHAT’S HAPPENING
TEMPLE BETH DAVID CELEBRATES MITZVAH DAY
Temple Beth David - JCARR’S newest member synagogue - recently re-started their annual Mitzvah Day. While historically coordinated with putting their vegetable garden to bed for the winter, the Social Action Committ…
Ruth, the mother of JCARR’s Family 5, is known for her determination, hard work, and desire for education, leading to better job opportunities. After arriving in New Haven in February 2020, she enrolled in English and computer classes at New …
Drawing by daughter, age 10
Since welcoming our first refugee family in 2016, JCARR volunteers have learned: to make no assumptions, have no preconceived notions, and expect the unexpected. Our first family is a case in point. Where we expected a mother, a father, and children, we recei…
FLIPPING THE CALENDAR
We’ll be flipping the calendar to August in just a few days. With back-to-school around the corner, we're looking for the following supplies to help our JCARR students start the year right! Items needed include pencils, loose-leaf notebook colored pencils, …
