{"id":10239,"date":"2025-12-18T08:30:42","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T12:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/68\/?p=10239"},"modified":"2025-12-29T15:47:57","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T19:47:57","slug":"virtual-jf-and-cs-memory-cafe-jan-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/68\/bostonnw\/massachusetts\/blog\/virtual-jf-and-cs-memory-cafe-jan-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Virtual JF and CS Memory Caf\u00e9 | Jan 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"JF&amp;CS Memory Caf\u00e9: Dance with Art Sullivan (10\/2\/20)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GZ2bsR-icI4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Assisting Hands Boston is pleased to invite you to our upcoming<strong> Virtual Memory Caf\u00e9<\/strong> on <strong>Friday<\/strong>,<strong> January 9<\/strong>, <strong>2026<\/strong>, from <strong>10:00 a.m<\/strong>. to<strong> 12:00 p.m<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This month, the JF&amp;CS Memory Caf\u00e9 will feature<strong> Gary Glazner<\/strong>, poet and founder of the <strong>Alzheimer\u2019s Poetry Project<\/strong>, who will join us on Zoom from Chicago to lead a Poetry Party. Together, we will explore classic poems and create an original poem based on a theme chosen by the group. We encourage you to bring a poem, quote, joke, story, artwork, or anything else that brings a smile to your face.<\/p>\n<p>This event is free of charge, donations are warmly welcomed and greatly appreciated. Check out the full invitation <a href=\"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/68\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/167\/2025\/12\/VIRTUAL-JFCS-Memory-Cafe-1-9-26.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RSVP<\/strong>:\u00a0 Call Beth at <a href=\"tel:7816935628\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">781-693-5628<\/a> or <a href=\"mailto:bsoltzberg@jfcsboston.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bsoltzberg@jfcsboston.org<\/a> at least 24 hours in advance to register and get the link.<\/p>\n<p>New participants and volunteers will need to fill out a registration form prior to attending their first Cafe. Please reach out to Beth at <a class=\"ql-link\" href=\"mailto:bsoltzberg@jfcsboston.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bsoltzberg@jfcsboston.org<\/a> to learn more and register!<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"ql-block\" data-block-id=\"block-0f3a79e7-5c9e-4446-b1ab-3d8a2ebfc63a\">New resources about Memory Cafes:<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>one-minute Memory Cafe video in\u00a0<a class=\"ql-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3Vl1dlRsqKo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">English<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>has been redone! Thank you to\u00a0<strong>Dementia Friendly America<\/strong>\u00a0and the\u00a0<strong>Memory Cafe Alliance<\/strong>\u00a0for creating this inviting new promo video.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;All about Memory Cafes&#8221; one-pager for <a class=\"ql-link\" href=\"https:\/\/dfamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/All-About-MCs.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">your clients or patients<\/a>, for\u00a0<a class=\"ql-link\" href=\"https:\/\/dfamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/For-Prescribers.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">providers<\/a>, and for\u00a0<a class=\"ql-link\" href=\"https:\/\/dfamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/For-Cafe-Leaders.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">prospective Memory Cafe leaders<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Recording Available and More JF and CS Memory Caf\u00e9s to Explore<\/h3>\n<p>Can&#8217;t make it to either Caf\u00e9? Don&#8217;t worry! We&#8217;ll have recordings of our Memory Caf\u00e9 sessions available, so you can catch up on the conversations at your convenience. Visit our Memory Caf\u00e9 video playlist <a class=\"ql-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLHJOmSrZ9zxTQuGLGz85ueiI544t_b9ad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>\u00a0to stay connected.<\/p>\n<p>For those interested in discovering Memory Caf\u00e9s beyond our community, you can search by town or ZIP code in the National Memory Caf\u00e9 Directory at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.memorycafedirectory.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.memorycafedirectory.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Spread the Word<\/h3>\n<p>Take a peek at what our JF&amp;CS Memory Caf\u00e9s have to offer in the video featured at the top of this article. Whether you\u2019re new to the caf\u00e9 experience or a regular participant, feel free to share this video with anyone who might enjoy joining us.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ql-block\" data-block-id=\"block-8e12c674-23fc-4795-9a10-2d0d29c79788\">If you share this on social media, please tag us:<\/div>\n<div class=\"ql-block\" data-block-id=\"block-463240a6-f6fd-4d8c-be22-77e998de496a\">Facebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jfcsboston\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jewish Family and Children&#8217;s Service of Greater Boston<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"ql-block\" data-block-id=\"block-a0bff925-e3cb-4973-ab59-1e2865b8f2e0\">Instagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jfcsboston\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@JFCSBoston<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join the JF and CS Memory Caf\u00e9 on Jan 9, 2026, for a Poetry Party with Gary Glazner of the Alzheimer\u2019s Poetry Project, featuring classic and group-created poems.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":166,"featured_media":10241,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[256],"tags":[288,967,937],"class_list":["post-10239","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-assisting-hands-news-events","tag-assisting-hands-boston-northwest","tag-gary-glazner","tag-jf-and-cs-memory-cafe"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/68\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10239","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/68\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/68\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/68\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/166"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/68\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10239"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/68\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10239\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10245,"href":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/68\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10239\/revisions\/10245"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/68\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10241"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/68\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10239"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/68\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10239"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/68\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10239"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}