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From "Manhattan Times" May 14, 2014 "For your information FYI marks two decades of service" Story and photos by Robin Elisabeth Kilmer Esteban "Steve" Ramos In Northern Manhattan, “FYI” is a lot more than information. Founded in 1993, Fresh Youth Initiatives (FYI) is a non-profit youth development…

Members of the Certificate in Jewish Philanthropy Congratulations to the graduating fellows of the premiere class of the "Certificate in Jewish Philanthropy" at Wurzweiler School of Social Work, Yeshiva University. Several students graduating from Wurzweiler School of Social Work's Certificate in…

On April 2, 2014 Wurzweiler held an annual innovative learning event known as "Common Day." This event brings students and faculty together for a shared themed educational process often involving guest speakers, unique learning approaches, entertainment, food and more. The events are collaborated…

2014 Phi Alpha Inductees The Tau Epsilon Chapter of Phi Alpha Honors Society held its second induction ceremony on May 1st, 2014. Seven students were inducted into the chapter- Rhonda Bacchus, Sheryl Edelstein, Gilles Lubeth, Michell Lubeth, Kate Marks, Nathalie Ohayon, and Stephen Ronay. Nygera ...

Afifa Yusufi Out of town transplants typically come to the Schenectady JCC to register their child for preschool, workout at the fitness center or meet people. Queens transplant Afifa Yusufi came to the JCC for a different reason: to complete a field instruction requirement in the graduate social…

Wurzweiler Professor Gary L. Stein presents a 2014 Social Work Hospice and Palliative Care Network Career Achievement Award to Iris Cohen Fineberg, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at Stony Brook University's School of Social Welfare, and President of the Association of Oncology Social Work. The…

Esteban Ramos (right) with NYS Governor Cuomo Most recently, Social Worker and 2008 Wurzweiler Master of Social Work graduate Esteban Ramos co-authored a recently published article and was featured in the first three pages of chapter 5 of the book "Everyone Leads: Building Leadership from the ...

One mile at a time, she is trying to spread the word. She is a social worker turned cyclist. Danielle Berman, an MSW graduate of Wurzweiler School of Social Work, founded Ride Away Stigma to honor her late father, who committed suicide in 1999. . "It is my mission to encourage open discussion on ...

Wurzweiler School of Social Work alumna Judy Strauss, LMSW, PhD, was recently quoted in a Reuters article "Financial 'Vicious Cycle' Traps Poor Women Caregivers", calling upon her experience studying women providing care to loved ones. " Women need to give themselves the space to give themselves ...

From March 14, 2014 edition of www.jstandard.com "Community Service" by Joanne Palmer There are times when a person’s background, training, aptitude, and passion —in fact, her entire life — make her a perfect fit for a job. And there is a time when an agency has to reevaluate, reorient, and perhaps…