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Phone: (617) 630-9010
Fax: (617) 965-7772
90 Oak Street, Fourth Floor
PO Box 97
Newton, MA 02464
Latest News
Beyond The Ramp: Opening Doors for People with Disabilities
A forum for Sharing and Learning will be held on thursday, November 13th from 6-9 pm with speakers provoding information on Advocacy, Financial Planning, Eligibility and Interventions.
Gateways is a member of this CJP Advocacy Group.
See attached flyer for more information.
Gateways Collaborates with Hidden Sparks for Initiative in Day Schools
We are pleased to offer a new professional development opportunity to our participating day schools. Read the attached story about our Hidden Sparks connection.
Slingshot Names Gateways One of 50 Most Innovative Jewish Organizations in North America
Slingshot, an initiative of the Bronfman Foundation, has chosen Gateways for the second year in a row to be included in a book of innovative Jewish organizations.
Read the attached press release here.
We are honored to be included in this important collection of the changing organizational success that is Jewish America today.
Gateways Annual Newsletter, Summer 2008
Click on the Newsletter for updated information on our programs, family stories and fall event honoree.
Harry's Bar Mitzvah - Jerusalem, February 18, 2008
Harry's family wanted to share his special simcha with his extended family in Israel. Click the link to read how Gateways helped to make this wish a reality.
Bar Mitzvah Possible for All
Gateways works to enable students to achieve their potential, within a warm environment that includes peers, and family.
Read here about one student's successful welcome into the Jewish adult world.
Access to the Torah for All, The Jewish Advocate
Gateways endeavors to make the simcha of Bar or Bat Mitzvah available to our students in a meaningful way. We work with the family and their synagogue, striving to find just the right program for the student, taking into account his or her abilities and challenges.
Volunteer Appreciation Event
Gateways was delighted to honor our teen volunteers at the first event of its kind on May 28th, at Hebrew College. Close to 100 people - volunteers (past and present), their families, staff and board members, and friends and professional colleagues - shared memories, an Israeli buffet, and heard the inspiring words of Rabbi Mark Sokoll, CEO of the Greater Boston JCCs.
Click on the link to see the program and tribute book.
We are proud of this unique program and thank our teens for their devotion and effort.
One Volunteer's Experience
Our teen volunteers are transformed by their experience working with our students. Over 50 teens, aged 15-18, mentor students in our Jewish Education Sunday Program and our teen Mitzvah Mensches Program on Wednesday evening.
Click here to read one student's reflections.
A Special Bat Mitzvah, Needham Times
At Gateways, we help our students be successful by reaching one milestone at a time. For some, there are small steps along the way that make the larger simcha all the more sweet.