Social Concerns

The Social Concerns Committee sponsors a weekly "Drop-In Lounge" for senior citizens, featuring exercise, speakers, and holiday parties; an ongoing project to make tuna casseroles for distribution to homeless families; the 55 Plus club, a social and educational club for retired persons; Silver Circle; and the Princeton Jewish Singles group. Other Social Concerns projects include collection of food and clothing for the needy, visits to Princeton Nursing Home and Greenwood House (a Jewish Federation-supported home for the aged), sponsorship of an annual blood drive, and family recreation activites held in the Social Hall.To get involved or for more information, email the committee chair: Arlene Opatut or contact Naomi Perlman.

To read more about our congregation's efforts to support the resettlement of a family of refugees from Burma, click on the Pwee Family page. Check this page often to find out how you can help.