JASA Partners with Columbia and St. John's on Freshmen Community Service

JASA continues to work with area colleges to develop intergenerational volunteer programs. For the first time this summer, JASA was invited to be a site for the University’s community service orientation program for incoming freshmen. For five Tuesdays in July and August, students volunteered at Penn South Program for Seniors, West Side Senior Center, Brooklyn Senior Alliance Senior Center, Astoria Senior Center and Holliswood Senior Center. Students participated in current events discussion groups, helped with office work, planted gardens, helpedserve lunch, and much more! The experience was enriching for students and seniors alike.

JASA also participated in Columbia University’s Urban Experience orientation program for incoming freshmen in August. The program is designed to connect new students with excellent NYC nonprofit organizations and to familiarize them with diverse areas of New York City. A group of students spent a week at JASA, volunteering at the West Side Senior Center, Cooper Square Housing, and the Van Cortlandt Senior Center.

JASA will continue its strong relationship with Columbia. In September, a group of Barnard students volunteered at the JASA NextAct Open House at John Jay College.