{"id":12988,"date":"2021-02-23T22:22:07","date_gmt":"2021-02-24T02:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jss.ca\/uncategorized\/jss%e3%83%97%e3%83%ad%e3%82%b0%e3%83%a9%e3%83%a0%e3%83%ac%e3%83%9d%e3%83%bc%e3%83%88%ef%bc%9a%e4%ba%8c%e3%81%a4%e3%81%ae%e6%96%b0%e3%83%97%e3%83%ad%e3%82%b0%e3%83%a9%e3%83%a0%e4%bc%81%e7%94%bb\/"},"modified":"2021-02-23T23:28:02","modified_gmt":"2021-02-24T03:28:02","slug":"program_report_mar_2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jss.ca\/en\/jss-newsletter\/program_report_mar_2021\/","title":{"rendered":"JSS Program Report \u2013 Introducing Two New Programs Currently Underway"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chie Takano Reeves,\u00a0<\/span>RSW (Community Outreach Worker)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It is hard to\u00a0<\/span>believe\u00a0<\/span>that it has been almost a year since\u00a0<\/span>the Japanese Social Services<\/span>\u00a0(JSS)\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>had to close\u00a0<\/span>down\u00a0<\/span>our<\/span>\u00a0in-person programs.\u00a0<\/span>We moved to\u00a0<\/span>online services\u00a0<\/span>for\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>very first time,\u00a0<\/span>and kept searching\u00a0<\/span>for\u00a0<\/span>what we\u00a0<\/span>c<\/span>ould\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0do<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>while\u00a0<\/span>provid<\/span>ing<\/span>\u00a0at least something and somewhere for the community members to gather<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>see<\/span>\u00a0each other\u2019s face<\/span>s<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>live\u00a0<\/span>reactions\u00a0<\/span>so<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>everyone\u00a0<\/span>could\u00a0<\/span>feel connected<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As\u00a0<\/span>we\u00a0<\/span>still\u00a0<\/span>don\u2019t\u00a0<\/span>know\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0when<\/span>\u00a0this pandemic will be truly\u00a0<\/span>over,\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0J<\/span>SS is\u00a0<\/span>preparing to launch two additional programs<\/span>\u00a0targeting seniors and pre-seniors<\/span>\u00a0to<\/span>\u00a0provide<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>care<\/span>\u00a0for<\/span>\u00a0their physical and mental well-being<\/span>:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

(1)\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Ogenki<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>desu<\/span>ka<\/span>? Project<\/span>\u00a0(limited time offer)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Book\u00a0<\/span>an informal<\/span>\u00a0phone chat with a JSS social worker wanting to hear from you (age 60+ with Japanese background) on how you are doing,\u00a0<\/span>or\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>help with questions or concerns you may have, and\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>search if there is anything\u00a0<\/span>else\u00a0<\/span>JSS can do<\/span>\u00a0for you<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0See the project page and\/or contact Chie (<\/span>programs@jss.ca<\/span><\/a>\u00a0\/ 416-385-9200) for the details and RSVP.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

(2)\u00a0 Easy Yoga for Seniors (in Japanese)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Enjoy and refresh with\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>60-min easy yoga\u00a0<\/span>session\u00a0<\/span>followed by\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>30-min socializing\u00a0<\/span>opportunity\u00a0<\/span>with the instructor and fellow participants (age 55+)<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>H<\/span>ave\u00a0<\/span>your solid chair ready in front of your device for this Zoom session<\/span>. 1 term consists of 4 weekly sessions<\/span>\u00a0(each term requires registration)<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0Beginners<\/span>\u00a0are\u00a0<\/span>welcome.<\/span>\u00a0See more details from the program page and RSVP.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Current online programs\u00a0<\/span>(<\/span>i.e.<\/span>\u00a0Craft Club, Hot Lunch social, Single Mothers Support Group)\u00a0<\/span>and e-learning seminars\u00a0<\/span>(<\/span>twice a month,\u00a0<\/span>Wed<\/span>\u00a0afternoons)\u00a0<\/span>will be continuously offered.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0The e-learning seminar<\/span>\u00a0offered on March 31, will\u00a0<\/span>feature\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0a<\/span>\u00a0nurse practitioner talk<\/span>ing<\/span>\u00a0about the COVID-19\u00a0vaccine<\/span>.<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>For more details, please go to the onl<\/span>ine program page on our website or contact JSS.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Let us know if you have any suggestions or feedbacks for the JSS program.\u00a0<\/span>We really appreciate your support and patience!<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It is hard to\u00a0believe\u00a0that it has been almost a year since\u00a0the Japanese Social Services\u00a0(JSS)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0had to close\u00a0down\u00a0our\u00a0in-person programs.\u00a0We moved to\u00a0online services\u00a0for\u00a0\u00a0the\u00a0very first time,\u00a0and kept searching\u00a0for\u00a0what we\u00a0could\u00a0\u00a0do\u00a0\u00a0while\u00a0providing\u00a0at least something and somewhere for the community members to gather\u00a0tosee\u00a0each other\u2019s faces\u00a0and\u00a0live\u00a0reactions\u00a0so\u00a0everyone\u00a0could\u00a0feel connected.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":12987,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[318,280,244],"tags":[322,302,325],"class_list":["post-12988","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-jss-newsletter-vol-9-no-1-march-2021-en","category-news","category-jss-newsletter","tag-ogenki-desuka","tag-online-programs-en","tag-yoga"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jss.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12988","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jss.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jss.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jss.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jss.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12988"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jss.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12988\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jss.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12987"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jss.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12988"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jss.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12988"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jss.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12988"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}