Have you heard?  Our Owings Mills offices will be re-locating to the Jewish Community Center in Owings Mills this spring!

Adapted from the JCC Center News, Fall 2011

Construction began August 1 on a two story addition above the Roslyn & Len Stoler Early Childhood Education wing of the Rosenbloom Owings Mills Jewish Community Center. When construction is completed this spring, the 10,000 sq. ft. bottom level of the new addition will house the Owings Mills offices of Jewish Community Services.

According to Barbara L. Gradet, LCSW, Executive Director, JCS, “This new JCS facility provides an exciting opportunity to serve our Baltimore County community more fully. Our expanded space enables JCS to offer its complete array of human services in a convenient and comfortable location. Co-location will also allow JCS and JCC to expand our partnership in working together to enhance and promote the health and well-being of our entire community.”

“We see this partnership as a very positive one for our two agencies,” said Louis “Buddy” Sapolsky, JCC President.  According to Marc B. Terrill, President of THE ASSOCIATED, “JCS’ presence at the Rosenbloom Owings Mills JCC is an essential component of our system’s strategic plan and the desire to have a strong service delivery arm in the county. This expansion is another example of the strength of public-private partnerships. Local governments, non-profit organizations and philanthropists are changing the facts on the ground and improving the lives of people who reside in the county.”

Funding for this exciting project comes from both private donors and a state bond bill through the support of our 11th district delegation of Senator Bobby Zirkin and Delegates Dan Morhaim, Jon Cardin and Dana Stein.

To learn more about the Jewish Community Center of Greater Baltimore, visit www.jcc.org

Here are some answers to frequently asked questions about the move:

Q: Is the whole JCS agency moving?
A: No.  Our offices on the Park Heights campus (5750 Park Heights Avenue) will remain.

Q: Will you keep the Owings Mills offices at 6 Park Center Court?
A: No.  The space being built at the Owings Mills JCC will become our new Owings Mills  location. 
The new offices will be almost double the space we currently occupy, allowing us to expand the
services we provide in the area.

Q: When will you be moving?
A: We expect to move into the new offices in Spring 2012.

Q: Will you be part of the JCC?
A: While we will be co-located with the JCC, JCS will continue to be a separate agency just as we
have always been.

Q: Will I have to be a member of the JCC to get JCS services at the new location?
A: No. As always, JCS services are open to the community.  JCC membership is required
to participate in most of the JCC’s programs and to use their facilities.

Q: Will I keep my same counselor?
A: Yes.  You can continue working with the same staff person you always have.

Q: Will you have different office hours?
A: We will maintain our existing schedule, and we anticipate that there may be opportunities to 
expand our service hours in the future.

This is an exciting opportunity that will allow us to better serve YOU and the entire community.

Stay tuned for more information as the building progresses.

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