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Yeled v’Yalda Ink Winter 2009 / 1Yeledv’YaldaInkgot mail?insuranceE M P L O Y E EN E W S L E T T E R f e b r u a r y2 0 0 9B O R O PA R K ( B P ) CA N A R S I E ( C ) C R O W N H E I G H T S ( C H ) F LAT B U S H ( F ) S TAT E N I S LA N D ( S I ) W I L L I A M S B U R G ( W )It’s from YvY Human Resources!More Mail? From YvY HumanResources! Some more mail?! Surprise — it’s from YvY Human Resources again!Yes, Yeled v’Yalda employeeshave received lots of mail fromour Human Resources Department because Human Resourcesis implementing necessary initiatives brought about by complianceissues, benefits restructuring andother administrative requirements.We are updating our files in accordance with the new Departmentof Health/Head Start guidelinesand in the anticipation of the upcoming HS review in July 2009. Itis imperative that every employeefill out the Declaration for Employment and the SCR form receivedin the mail and send it to HumanResources ASAP. We will also be(continued on page 2)inside this issueBailout!keeping busy at yeled v’yalda’sfacilitated enrollment departmentby Michelle Goldkrantz, MSW, LMSW, Program Director, Facilitated Enrollment DepartmentHappy Second Birthday to Yeledv’Yalda’s Facilitated Enrollment(Health Insurance) Department! Just as in itsfirst years of life, a babybegins to grow and develop — so too did theFacilitated Enrollmentdepartment. In its firstfew months, the Enrollers assisted 27 families/ individuals with enrolling in health insuranceand renewing their insurance. To date,we can proudly claim to have assistedover 950 families as wellas individuals! The FEdepartment was a smallone when I first came onboard; consisting merelyof two enrollers. Sincethen, the FE staff hassubstantially expandedand we are at full capacity with oneIn the Spotlight . 1HRD Greetings . 1From the Desk of . 2New Faces . 2Zooming In On . 3Tech Talk . 5Survey . 7YvY Celebrations. 7Access this and previous issues of YvY Ink online! Go toWWW.YELED.ORG PROFESSIONALS EMPLOYEE NEWSLETTERSSpacious new Facilitated Enrollment office(continued on page 4)
2 / Yeled v’Yalda Ink Winter 2009HR (continued from page 1)updating you on a new requirementof mandatory Child Abuse Prevention Training every two years. Wecongratulate our own Bassie Morris,LCSW who has successfully completed a Training of Trainers specializedintensive course which will enableher to lead Child Abuse Preventionworkshops. We will be sending youthe workshop schedule for your sitein the near future.Our benefits department has notified you about our Oxford insurance open enrollment for March 1,2009 and our exciting new finalizeddental plan which will begin April 1(see page 6 for details).Human Resources sent communications to all employees regarding phone usage and etiquette inresponse to comments submitted toour department. Personal calls during the workday, regardless of the phone used,can interfere with employee productivity and can be distractingto others. Employees are thereforeasked to make personal calls during non-work time. When answering the phone, everyemployee should please state theirname and department (see page 6).We hope all employees will adhere to these policies so that Yeledv’Yalda can uphold its professionaland courteous reputation.Another successful managers’ train-From the Desk of It has been a really wonderful two years since I accepted the position of Directorof Nutrition Services at Yeled v’Yalda. I have worked for YvY a total of 14 years,initially as a nutrition consultant for the Head Start sites and now in my currentposition that includes overseeing the 24 Head Start sites, worksite wellness, healthymenus and the NYSDOH Childhood Obesity Prevention Grant — Eat Well PlayHard in Community Project.I have always been inspired to encourage people to live healthy lives using food,nutrition and physical activity — a natural match at YvY. I take pleasure in observinghow conscientious everyone is in the lunches they bring, the foods we serve at meetings and in the many questions I field about health, nutrition and recipes. I enjoy theabundance of support I receive in the many initiatives I spearhead in my position.As director of the Eat Well Play Hard in Community Project, I work with Brooklyn schools to create School Wellness Councils and promote sustainable changes toschool and community policies that support healthy nutrition and physical activityobjectives. It has been eye-opening to see how pervasive unhealthy eating habits andobesity are in our own back yard. We have partnered with many neighboring agencies in the Brooklyn Task Force on Food and Fitness to increase the availability andaccessibility of healthy foods and physical activity in NYC.One of my initial projects was to increase physical activity in the curricula andprovide healthy eating choices in all YvY programs. We have had great endorsementfrom our administration and directors in pursuing these objectives. We have annualtrainings for our teachers and staff to improve health initiatives at every site. We havehad so much fun in implementing the NYCDOH SPARK training, “I am MovingI am Learning,” a project of the Office of Head Start. A new venture this year isinstituting curriculum from the UCLA/Johnson and Johnson Health care Institutecollaborative “Eat Healthy — Stay Active.” We have trained over 100 teachers eachyear and brought many exciting materials into the classroom for our children andstaff to use. It is very encouraging to see the staff and children embody these initiatives in their daily lives in and out of the classroom. When teachers stop me in thehallway and request extra music or equipment, it really impresses me how diligentthey are in getting involved in these objectives.What I love most about YvY is working among a large array of amazing womenwho take pride in the work they do and who present themselves as role models bothpersonally and professionally.Sincerely,(continued on page 6)Karen Kronenberg presents at the managers’ trainingDina Lipkind Ms, RD, CDNNew Faces at YvYRuth Kutcher-BierLayah DavidowitzHindy Z. DembitzerRachel EhrmanChasha Gittel Green(W) Supervision: Seit(BP) Supervision: Seit(WIC)Secretary(BP)Bookkeeper(F)Asst. TeacherJacob ItzkowitzBlima KellmanIrina KhananDov KothCleide Veloso OliveiraZesel Weiss(BP)Consultant(BP)HR Coord(C)Asst. Teacher(BP)Aide(SI)Asst. Teacher(BP) Quality Assurance
Yeled v’Yalda Ink Winter 2009 / 3Zooming In On Aryeh PerlesBatya MoskowitzPosition at YvY: SEITPosition at YvY: Early Intervention ServiceCoordinator SupervisorYears at YvY: 2Been Published: My letters to the editor were printed in the Yated Neeman newspaper — I promoted the new system of grouping P3’s together.Public Speaking done: At my friends’ simchos; in Yeshiva onShabbos; I spoke at my grandmother’s funeral.Person who had the biggest impact on me: Rabbi Elijah benShlomo Zalman, known as the Vilna Gaon (1720-1797)Favorite food: Cholent (a traditional Jewish stew simmered overnight, for 12 hours or more, and eaten for lunch on Shabbos).A place I’d like to visit someday: Gateshead, England.A funny/embarrassing thing that happened to me: Whileworking for Island Child Development Center, I called a therapistto meet her to coordinate, as I was SEIT and she was Speech. Ionly knew the full name of the Center, and when she suggestedmeeting at ICDC I didn’t realize she was referring to my base. Ithought she was referring to an ice cream parlor and I said, “Sorry,I keep Cholov Yisroel.” Okay, you can stop laughing If I won the lottery, I would: learn (study) all day.Biggest achievement: Being a baal koreh (officiant who readsthe Torah from the scroll in the synagogue).Years at YvY: 10Prized possessions: 4 girls and oneprince.Relation to famous person: I’m related to Sharon Fuchs who works atAssemblyman Dov Hikind’s officeBeen published: An article I wroteon Early Intervention was published inthe Jewish Press.Public speaking I’ve done: I spoke in publicwhen I was a graduate student at NYU. I also taught an EI courseat Brooklyn College.Person who had the biggest impact on me: My bobby (grandmother) Leah. She taught me many things, but three stand out:1) Charity begins at home. 2) Take care of yourself first. 3) It willbe good.Favorite food: Anything that I don’t have to cook, and is preparedand ready when I get home (usually done by my husband).A place I would like to visit someday: There is not one specificplace; I would just like to travel. I would love to rent an RV and goall over!I regret: not having learned how to drive a car.If I won the lottery, I would: buy a house in Israel, volunteer, goto the gym and take better care of myself.My family consists of: I am divorced. I have a 7 year old daughter.Volunteering done: counseling to people that are needy.What I do in my free time: learn Torah,email friends.Something most people don’t knowabout me: I am not really super quiet.Habit I wish I could get rid of: biting my nails.If I’ve learned one thing in life,it’s: Everybody cares about themselves first.CondolencesYeled v’Yalda extends sincere condolences to Bashie Levilev (F)upon the loss of her father and to Shaindy Tessler (BP) upon theloss of her mother.Biggest achievement: becoming a mother. On a side note, another major accomplishment for me was to be a part of YvY’s EIprogram as it grew from its infancy to its current state (around800 children).Something I regret not having learned: swimming, skating,karate.My family consists of: 4 girls, 1 boy and a wonderful husbandPet peeve: If things are unorganized I have systems and schedules for everything.Something I’m good at: getting people to open up and makingthem smile.Favorite website/store: Children’s Place, Gap, Weight Watchers.A habit I wish I could get rid of: biting my cuticles.If I’ve learned one thing in life, it’s: It’s all a test!
4 / Yeled v’Yalda Ink Winter 2009ACS Review Coming UpIt’s hard to believe that ACS HeadStart will be reviewed once again thiscoming July. A team of 50 people fromall over the country will be convergingon New York City when they will visitat some or all of the 73 delegate HeadStart Agencies. Whether they come toYeled v’Yalda or not, we will be prepared to impress the reviewers withour professionalism and high standards of performance.— Naomi AuerbachDirectorFE (continued from page 1)Farragut RoadNAEYC VisitYeled v’Yalda at Farragut Road received a long awaited visit froman NAEYC (National Associationfor the Education of Young Children:http://www.naeyc.org) assessor during the week of February 9-11. Theentire staff had been working for twolong, arduous years preparing for thisprestigious accreditation assessment:11 weighty program binders were prepared; 14 assistant teachers obtainedtheir CDA certification; 14 teacherstook CPR and First Aid Classes; 14teachers prepared thick classroomportfolios full of photos and writingshowing how their classes met all thenumerous criteria; lengthy classroomand teacher observations were performed and documented; and pageafter page of questionnaires werefilled out by parents and staff. In addition, the cleanliness and attractiveness of the site was outstanding (asusual).Education Director Bina Cuninwas heard raving enthusiastically.“The entire staff was amazinglywonderful! They really performedover and beyond the call of duty!”Directors Naomi Auerbach andWayne Goldberg sent a letter expressing their appreciation to all thededicated staff at the Farragut Roadsite. “You all went the extra mile andwhether we receive accreditation ornot, we thank you for it all.”program director, three enrollers, onedata entry clerk, and a quality assuranceofficer. This growth in staff has affordedthe FE department with the opportunity to visit other YvY sites, as well ascommunity schools, to spread the wordabout the services that we offer. Localschools publicize our services in theirnewsletters and on designated days, enrollers are sent to yeshivas to assist potential clients with enrolling in healthinsurance.Last April, the Facilitated Enrollmentoffice moved to the second floor of thespacious new building of Yeled v’Yaldaheadquarters on 38th Street in BoroPark. The move came not a moment toosoon. In our previous office, we werelimited with space and at times the officeoverflowedwithclients.We longedfor the daywhen wewould beabletospread outin a brand new office. Our new office isvery spacious and child friendly. The onlydownside to our new location is the lackof parking available. I live in Queens, asmany know and not only do I leave earlyto try to beat traffic, but I do so to find aparking space close to the building.While the FE department is one ofthe newest members of the YvY family,we do not feel like the new kid on theblock any more. Since moving into thenew building we have more direct contact with other YvY staff and are able toget to know them in a personal as wellas professional way. Friendships havebeen made. It’s wonderful being groupedtogether with the WIC department asmany WIC participants do need healthinsurance and are sometimes at a loss forhow to go about applying for it, and viceversa with FE clients and WIC services.Receiving D’vrei Torah every week fromNaomi Auerbach also helps to cementthe feeling that we are indeed part of thefamily that makes up YvY. My staff hasinformed me that it is the little thingsthat count.To inquire about any or all healthinsurance programs, for a screening orto set up an appointment, please call718.686.2188 or 718.686.2189 Mondaythrough Thursday, 9 am – 5 pm, Friday9 am – 12 pm.Again, happy birthday to YvY’s FEdepartment We have certainly surpassedthe crawling stage and are steady on ourfeet. We are cruising now!(above) Facilitated Enrollment staff. (inset) Michelle Goldkrantz, Director of Facilitated Enrollment
Yeled v’Yalda Ink Winter 2009 / 5Take aShortcutTECH TALKeaving your desk for an undetermined amount of time? Try this neat trick with the á key (it is usually located on the bottomof the keyboard near the spacebar):Press it along with L (á L) to lock down your PC. Nifty, isn’t it?LNext time you want to reach for your mouse to clicksomething, refer to these handy charts instead. Keyboardshortcuts are a great time-saver! While you may need torefer to a chart the first few times you use them, eventuallyyou will be grateful for these handy shortcuts and willbe eager to learn some more. I experience this firsthandwhenever I learn a new key combination that accomplishessome task that I thought requires a mouse click or two,or three.Here are some of the most popular keyboard shortcuts.They work in most Microsoft software products (e.g.Windows, Excel and Outlook), and many work in otherprograms as well. WINDOWS KEYBOARD SHORTCUTSWINDOWS KEYBOARD SHORTCUTSáOpen or close the Start menuCTRL ASelect all items in a document orwindowá DDisplay the desktopCTRL CCopy the selected itemá EOpen the Computer windowCTRL XCut the selected itemá FSearch for a file or folderCTRL VPaste the contents of the Clipboard(whatever was most recently Copiedor Cut)CTRL OOpen a document or fileCTRL SSave an open documentCTRL WClose the active windowá LLock your computer or switch usersF2Rename the selected itemF3Search for a file or folderF5Refresh the active windowDELETEDelete the selected item and moveit to the recycle binCTRL ZUndo an action.Permanently delete the selected item(without moving it to the recycle bin)CTRL SHFT ESCOpen Task ManagerSHIFT DELESCCancel the current taskFor a more extensive list of keyboard shortcuts, just visit your favorite search engine (e.g. Google) andsearch for “keyboard shortcuts.”
6 / Yeled v’Yalda Ink Winter 2009HR (continued from page 2)ing took place on Tuesday, February3rd, led by Karen Kronenberg, Director of Training and Development.Yeled v’Yalda Managers and Supervisors were able to role-play an interviewscenario and come up with creativeways to ask the questions that can helpthem make the best hiring decisions.We thank all those who promptlyrespond to our requests and look forward to your continued cooperation.Yeled v’Yalda is pleased to introduce our newDENTAL INSURANCE PLANto go into effect April 1, 2009!It’s an even better plan than we anticipated!Gitty Lichtenstein, MSDirector of Human ResourcesPLAN DETAILS:AETNA PPO PLANGo to any dentist you want! Bestavailable Customary Payment Schedule!80% Reimbursement for Endodontic /Periodontal / Oral SurgeryThe Human Resources Departmentwould like to mentionDeductible: 50 Individual/ 150 Family(does not apply to preventive)50% Reimbursement for Major RestorativeWork, Orthodontia and ImplantsAn important proto“call” brought to ourattention—100% Reimbursement for Preventive Care 2,500 Annual Maximum on Spendingper participantThe way we answer our calls isimportant, you know.80% Reimbursement for BasicRestorative WorkIt is not very professional to just answer“Hello?” 2,000 Lifetime Orthodontia Maximumper participant*TO BE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE, YOU:Identify yourself and your department,please Must work a minimum of 20 hours per weekWith a little practice, you’ll do it with ease Must be a regular, W2 employeeWith your cooperation, we’ll continue to be Cannot be part of the ACS Head Start programA number one professional agency!Please join us for one of our open enrollment meetings on the following dates:1 3 1 2 3 8 t h S t r e e t B r o o k ly n , N Y 1 1 2 1 8 7 1 8 . 6 8 6 . 3 7 0 0 w w w . y e l e d . o r gDATEPLACETIME(S)Tuesday, March 3rd1312 38th Street, 4th Floor1:00 pm and 3:30 pmWednesday, March 4th1312 38th Street, 4h Floor9:00 am and 11:00 amFriday, March 6thSilver Lake HS — SITBDTO ENROLL:You may enroll at one of our Open Enrollment events or mail in an enrollment form toKaren Kronenberg at 1312 38th Street, 4th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11218.Call 718.686.2413 with enrollment questions.The deadline to enroll is Friday, March 12th!Enroll today — your next opportunityto enroll will be January 2010.Mr. Benabu distributing donuts at the Yeled v’YaldaLearning Center in celebration of Chanukah* Certain restrictions/exclusions may apply to Orthodontia work already in progress.
Yeled v’Yalda Ink Winter 2009 / 7H “Have you ever deliberately ignored the ringing of yourere are some of the comments we got in response to our survey question:MissedCall!(cell) phone? Of course you have! Why?” Why? Duh, isn’t it obvious? Now,when YOU called, I really didn’t hearthe phone. Or, I really wasn’t near thephone. Or a gazillion other reasons I knew that the caller was waiting fora specific answer and I did not havethe answer yet. If I know the call is not for me (athome) and the person being soughtisn’t around. If I’m up to my neck in chicken fat orchallah dough, I will let my phone ring. Sometimes you are just not ready topick up the next call — guess what?Even Sullenberger’s wife ignoredhis call twice before she reluctantlypicked up the third time. I don’t pick up the phone if I’m in apublic area and my conversation will irritate the people around me. Also when I need my own quiet time — like forat least an hour after work every day; Ineed to relax and there’s no way I cananswer that annoying phone!It was on during a meeting — andwas disruptiveWhen I’m enjoying some peace andquiet The phone these days is the biggest painin the neck. Instead of being a help it’sthe biggest nuisance. Let it ring.Usually when I ignore my phone it’sbecause I’m not in the mood of speaking to the person on the other end ofthe line. LOLI think it is rude to deliberately ignorecalls on my cell phone and I don’t do it.I give out my number to people I wantto talk to. If I am in a meeting, I willturn off my cell phone and when some-onecalls, it goesstraight tovoicema il.Then they knowI am not availableand have the option of leaving amessage or keeptrying me. Yes, I have, when I found it was impolite to talk. For example, the street,in middle of a meeting, at an officialgathering, and the like. I am in a store doing grocery shopping. I don’t pick up any calls with thewords “Congregation” or “Survey” or“1-800 ” listed in the caller ID.Proud GrandparentsSimi Schlafrig (BP) — 2 grandsonsRabbi Chaim and Esther Szanzer (BP), grandsonYehudis Krasner (WIC), grandsonRaizel Landa (W), grandsonZissy Mayer (W), grandsonBayla Andrusier (W) grandson and granddaughterSarah Blesofsky (F) granddaughter Chaya MushkaGitty Lichtenstein (BP), grandsonMarriagesChana Tova (Schreiber) Berkowitz (BP)Vicki Edelstien’s (BP) daughterRochel Rosen’s (BP) sonHadassa (Kimmel) Lemberger (WIC)Devora (Bilgoray) Singer (WIC)Suri (Schwartz) Eizekovic (BP)Devoiry Katz’s (BP) sonMordechai Roth’s (BP) daughterEsty (Rubinstein) Goldenberg (BP)EngagementsFraidy Teitelbaum (BP) Mordy NeumanRivky Sompolinsky’s (BP) son Shimshon SenderMazelY v Y C e l e b rat i o n sto Latzie RothmanShany Bodenstein (BP) to Zvi Hersh MashitzDevoiri Weinstein (BP) to Yossi LewinAriela Landsberg (BP) to Dovid SchwartzEsther Friedman’s (BP) daughterZeldy Pinter’s (BP) sonMalya Dinerman’s (BP) daughterNew BabyChaya Ruchie Bornstein (BP), boyChumie Moskowitz (BP), girlMordechai Schwartz (BP), girlGitty Harrar (BP), boyChana Sury Steuer (BP)Mazzy Zafrani (F), boy ShalomMalky Shonberger (BP), girlDevoiry Horowitz (BP), boyMalky Roth (BP), boyTov!Leibel Weinstock (IT), twin girlsShaindy Nussencweig (WIC), girlChanie Baum (W), boyRuchy Greenwald (W), girl Sara MiriamRabbi Steinmetz (W), boyDevory Bodenstein (BP), boyMafata Keita (SI), baby girlPearl Shakowitzky, (BP) boyBar MitzvahLibby Chein’s (BP) son MendeAtara Schachter’s (W) sonNew HomeLynn Kancso (SI) and her husband bought ahouse
8 / Yeled v’Yalda Ink Winter 2009YvY Staff EXCLUSIVE!YvY is pleased to announce the muchanticipated partial opening of theYvY Fitness Center located at the 1312 38thStreet facility on the Sub lobby level. TheFitness Center, which was scheduled toopen in January of this year, experienceda delay due to unforeseen technical matters. Due to tremendous demand, however, YvY’s administration has decidedto conduct a ‘soft opening’ of the FitnessCenter, operating at first exclusively forYvY employees. This will enable YvY staffto get a taste of what YvY intends to offerthe community in the near future. Thefacility houses a fitness room with themost modern state of the art cardio andweight training equipment.The center’s “soft opening” with limited clientele, hours and area of operation (gym area only) will take place inMarch. Membership during this monthis expected to be 40. YvY will be covering half the cost of this program bringing down the effective charge to approxi-Yeled v’Yalda Fitness Center Hours of Operation (March 09)Day of WeekMTWT7:30 am-9:00 amMenWomenMenWomen12:00 pm-1:00 pmMenMenMenMen1:30 pm-2:30 pmWomenWomenWomenWomen5:00 pm-6:30 pmWomenMenWomenMenmately 20. The grid above outlines menand women hours. The schedule hasbeen designed around work hours, enabling usage of the facilities immediatelybefore work, during lunch break (at yoursupervisor’s discretion) and immediatelyafter work hours.So are you ready for a good workout? What are you waiting for? Dust offthose sneakers, grab a water bottle andbegin warming up.YvY hopes to open its beautiful full sized swimming pool, sauna, and steam room in the near future. Stay tuned for details. Regular membershiprates and schedules will be available as the Centeractually gets ready to assume full operations.We’d love to hear from you!We would like to thank everyone for their input, encouragement, and suggestions for the newsletter. Please be advised that due to editorialcontent, time and/or space constraints, it is not always possible to include all submissions. At the same time, however, we would like to encourageyou to continue writing us. Look for our next issue in the spring! Please e-mail your comments, suggestions, letters to the editor and news toYvYInk@yeled.org or to rherbst@yeled.org or fax to 718.686.2497NON PROFIT ORG.U.S. POSTAGE PAIDBROOKLYN, NY1312 38th StreetBrooklyn, NY 11218PERMIT No. 45
Access this and previous issues of YvY Ink online! Go to WWW.YELED.ORG PROFESSIONALS EMPLOYEE NEWSLETTERS (continued on page 2) H appy Second Birthday to Yeled v'Yalda's Facilitated Enrollment (Health Insurance) De-partment! Just as in its fi rst years of life, a baby begins to grow and de-velop — so too did the Facilitated Enrollment
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