eSubscription - County's Digital Communication Services

Senior News: Take Advantage of New Opportunities this Spring

Montgomery County Maryland sent this bulletin at 03/30/2023 04:21 PM EDT

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page.

Montgomery County Recreation is hiring part-time seasonal employees to work during the 2023 summer season
Available positions include camp directors, camp counselors, lifeguards, and more. The part-time/seasonal pay rate begins at $15.65 an hour and increases based on experience.

Job fairs are scheduled at the following locations and dates:
*Saturday, April 1 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm at Plum Gar Community Recreation Center, 19561 Scenery Drive, Germantown, Maryland 20876

*Thursday, April 20 from 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm at Upper County Community Recreation Center, 8201 Emory Grove Road, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20877

*Saturday, April 22 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm at East County Community Recreation Center, 3310 Gateshead Manor Way, Silver Spring, Maryland 20904

*Sunday, May 7 from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm at Wheaton Community Recreation Center, 11701 Georgia Avenue, Wheaton, Maryland 20902

Bilingual applicants are encouraged to apply.  Applicants should bring their resumes, come dressed for success and be prepared to discuss their experience. Applicants may attend any job fair regardless of where they are seeking to work in the County. Planning to attend one of these job fairs? Fill out the interview request form.

The JCA Gorlitz Kensington Club is Coming to Germantown April 3
Mondays from 9:30 am to 1:30 pm
Germantown Community Center, 18905 Kingsview Road, Germantown, Maryland 20874

Providing social, purposeful, and stimulating activities for older adults with early-stage memory loss. This program is offered at no charge to qualifying Montgomery County residents.
Visit website for information on enrollment: www.accessjca.org/kensington-clubs/
Phone: 301-255-4204
Email: KensingtonClub@accessjca.org

Montgomery Parks 55+ Programs
Try something new in one of our beautiful park locations this spring.
Visit www.MoCoParks.org/55andbetter

Programs include:
Never Grow Up: Playdates for 55+
North Four Corners Local Park, 315 University Boulevard, Silver Spring, Maryland 20901

Come out and play at these free events! Hang out sipping tea or drinking coffee, playing games, sharing stories, laughing with friends old and new and enjoying the theme for that day’s event.

Wednesday, April 5 from 10:00 am to 11:30 am
Exercise your green thumb and enjoy a succulent activity with a Montgomery Parks naturalist.

Wednesday, May 3 from 10:00 am to 11:30 am
Enjoy a fun visit with PAL (People Animals Love) therapy dogs.

Registration recommended here.

YogaDance
Tuesdays on April 18, May 2, and May 9 from 10;00 am to 11:30 am
East Norbeck Local Park, 3131 Norbeck Road, Silver Spring, Maryland 20906

YogaDance is a practice that incorporates the benefits of yoga with a touch of “forget your age” brain stimulation to turn back the clock physically and mentally. It is suitable for all experience and fitness levels. Registration required here. $36 for all three sessions.

The Career Gateway Provides Affordable Job Search Training for 50+ Job Seekers April 17, 19, 21, 24, 26 – 2023 (Interactive and Online)
Upcoming: June 5, 7, 9, 12, 14 – 2023

Are you over 50 and looking for a new job? The Career Gateway Program, which is funded by Montgomery County and delivered by JCA, can help you hone your resume, polish your networking and interviewing skills, and use Internet job search resources more effectively. Each session of the Career Gateway features 30 hours of small-group classroom instruction over five days, comprehensive take-home materials, practical exercises, and a long-term mentor – all for only $75. Sessions run from 9:00 am until 4:00 pm. Optional employment-related tech classes are also available. Sessions and tech classes will be an interactive, Zoom experience. Don’t be intimidated by online instruction. We’ll train you and will work through this together.

Registration is limited and is on a first come, first-serve basis. For more information and to register for an upcoming Career Gateway session, please contact Jodie Rasch at 301-255-4215 or Jodie.Rasch@AccessJCA.org.
Website: https://AccessJCA.org/Career-Gateway/

2023 National Healthcare Decisions Day Webinar
Understanding Differences Between an Advance Directive (AD) and the Maryland Medical Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment (MOLST)
Tuesday, April 18 from 9:00 am to 11:00 am

This free webinar will highlight key differences between these two end-of-life documents, identify scenarios and resources for creating each document, and share strategies for using these tools to have conversations with your provider and loved ones, and your patients. The meeting will include breakout rooms where you can "Ask a Doctor" how these documents are used in the clinical setting.

Panelists:
*Dr. Lissa Berroa-Garcia, Palliative Care Physician, Palliative Medicine Consultants
*Dr. Daniel Fischer, Hospice Associate Medical Director, Jewish Social Service Agency
*Dr. Anna-Maria Izquierdo-Porrera, Founder and Medical Director, Care 4 Your Health
*M. Jane Markley, RN, MEd, LFACHE, Consultant, Advance Care Planning Facilitator
*Dr. Alvin Reaves, III, Medical Director, Palliative Medicine and Supportive Care, Chair, Bioethics Committee, US Acute Care Solutions at Adventist Healthcare Shady Grove Medical Center

Free CEUs for Nurses and Social Workers. To sign up for CEUs, please follow prompts on confirmation email once you register for the event.

Event is free and open to the public. Advance registration is required here: https://conta.cc/3SF488H

Spanish language interpretation will be provided. For more information contact Jackie Ogg at jackieo@rcn.com or 301-537-5627.

Free Travel Training Workshop Gets 50+ Comfortable with Traveling on Metro
Tuesday, April 18, 2023, from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm
Holiday Park Senior Center, 3950 Ferrara Drive, Silver Spring, Maryland 20906

Friday, April 21, 2023, from 9:30 am to 1:00 pm Benjamin Gaither Center, 80A Bureau Drive A, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20878

Travel Training is a free half-day workshop from JCA Connect-A-Ride designed to help residents 50+ gain confidence taking the Metro subway and other public transportation. The class learns how to read the Metro map, understand digital schedule signs, load a fare card and quickly find a station’s emergency and accessibility features. Travel Training offers a free field trip-style break from their daily schedule and includes classroom training; a trip on a Ride On bus; a visit to a Metro station; and a roundtrip train ride.

Advance registration is required! No Walk-ins!
Call 301-738-3252 or email connectaride@AccessJCA.org to learn more and register.
Website: Connect-A-Ride - Jewish Council for the Aging of Greater Washington, Inc

Montgomery County Commission on Aging Public Forum
Smart Home-Smarter Care: Technology that Supports Aging in Place in Partnership with the City of Gaithersburg’s Active Aging Expo Thursday, May 4, 2023, from 9:30 am to 2:30 pm
Activity Center at Bohrer Park, 506 S Frederick Avenue, Gaithersburg

Learn from national experts and local practitioners about how today’s technologies can help older adults remain safe and independent in their homes. This event will highlight new electronic in-home technologies and promote their wider applications in Montgomery County. The Forum will be held in conjunction with the Active Aging Expo that will also showcase many of these technologies.

Forum Themes: “Smart Homes – Smarter Care” refers to the wide range of electronic devices and related care services that enable older adults to remain in their homes longer and receive needed care, all the while staying safe, connected, and independent. Examples include: health care monitoring, remote care giving, safety and security, family connection, education, mobility, and social interaction.

Featured Keynote Speaker: Scott Code, Vice President, LeadingAge Center for Aging Services Technologies

For those who cannot attend in person, a Zoom link will be provided to those who register.
To register, go to https://tinyurl.com/CoA2023PublicForum or call 240-777-1262.

April Episode: Katie Smith interviews David Engel, Chair, Montgomery County Commission on Aging and Kathleen McGuinness, Director of Community Relations at SmithLife Homecare.

Program airs at the following times: Sunday (7:30pm) | Mon - (10:00am) | Tues - (1:00am, 12:30pm, 7:30pm, 8:30pm) | Wed - (7:30pm) | Thurs - (2:30am, 11:30am, 7:30pm, 8:30pm) | Fri - (10:30am, 7:30pm) | Sat - (2:00am, 1:00pm)

Where to Watch: Comcast and RCN channel 6; Verizon channel 30; or On-Demand at the County's website by clicking here.

This newsletter is produced by Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services. Visit montgomerycountymd.gov/senior for more information. Or email us at ads@montgomerycountymd.gov

This email was sent to you using GovDelivery, on behalf of Montgomery County, Maryland Government.
As a subscriber, you agree that we may contact you by email and use the information you submit as described in the Montgomery County Privacy Policy.

Please do not reply to this email. Replies to this email will not be responded to or read. If you have any questions or comments, please visit the MC311 Portal at www.mc311.com or call 3-1-1 (240-777-0311 if outside the County) to speak with a Customer Service Representative.

If you would like to unsubscribe from some email newsletters from Montgomery County, click Manage Preference and make updates. If you would like to unsubscribe from all email newsletters and remove your account information, click Unsubscribe to all or Help for any further information.