Mental Health Awareness Month at Gateways
The purpose of National Mental Health Awareness Month is to make sure no one struggling with their mental health feels alone — join Gateways as we celebrate.
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What “Never Again” Means This Year
In the coming weeks, our Mitzvah Mensches class will be learning about how, this year, Israel helped to rescue and welcome nine Holocaust survivors from Ukraine on the eve of Yom HaShoah, or Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Fall 2022 Enrollment Open!
Enrollment for Fall 2022 in Gateways’ Jewish Education Programs is now open. Every child can discover joy in Jewish learning with our individualized, multisensory programs for students with disabilities and diverse learning needs. Explore belowRead More
Our 2020-21 Annual Report: Maintaining Connection, Maintaining Community
Last year was one of the most challenging years in our history, where we juggled in-person and virtual offerings and determined our organizational strategic priorities in the face of enormous uncertainty during a global pandemic.
Shaping Attitudes through the Language of Disability
People with disabilities have advocated for using the term “disability” as an important step towards removing the stigma that often is associated with having a disability.
Bridging to the Future: A Special Celebration Honoring Arlene Remz
This year, we transformed Sweet Sounds into a special celebration honoring Gateways’ founding Executive Director Arlene Remz. We celebrated Arlene and her extraordinary accomplishments in the inclusion of children with disabilities in Jewish education andRead More
Understanding Our Differences Returns to Gateways
Gateways has resumed our partnership with Understanding Our Differences, an organization that works to foster respectful and inclusive schools and communities for people of all abilities.
The Slifka Day School Inclusion Initiative
Tamara and Angie never imagined that their son Austin could attend a Jewish day school. Born with neurofibromatosis, a condition that causes tumor growth on nerve tissue, Austin has negotiated developmental delays, motor challenges and attention difficulties throughout his life.