Adult Programs
Your place for Aging Well
Our mission is to inspire our members to explore new passions, engage in meaningful discussions, and maintain an active, healthy lifestyle, all while fostering friendships and a sense of community. We are committed to supporting adults at various life stages and in diverse relationships by offering programs encouraging intellectual growth, creative expression, personal development, and social connection. We also provide meaningful opportunities to give back through active volunteerism.
Our offerings include classes in literature, current events, discussion groups, and art. We also feature a weekly lecture series, exciting day trips, and more. Registration is available online or through a Member Services Representative.
Check out our Adult Programs
Express Your Creativity
Art Workshops
We offer art classes and workshops for adults and children in a variety of mediums, including watercolors, charcoal, pencil, acrylic paints, and more. If you're brand new to art, returning, or a practicing artist, there are classes for your skill level and interests. At the Benderson Family Building enjoy our new state-of-the-art studio space.
It's Never Too Late to Begin
"The most efficient 50 minutes of cardio, strength, stretching, balance training that I've ever done." - Gordon
SilverSneakers® classes are offered every week and bring together the right combination of exercises to keep you healthy and active while feeling a part of our supportive community.
Get Your Membership Covered
Accepted Insurance Benefits
Your membership may be free or discounted through your insurance. Please contact your insurance company and ask if you have any wellness benefits. Wellness cards from Blue Cross Blue Shield and Independent Health may be used toward your membership.
Adventure Awaits
Day Trips
Join the JCC and explore some of Buffalo and the surrounding area’s best attractions. These trips include tours, plays, cultural activities, meals, and more. Transportation is provided. Our trips are engaging and promote social activity. Signup with a friend or come solo and meet new people!
Café Europa
Social programs are important for the well-being of survivors. Because of their shared wartime experiences, they share a common bond.
The Claims Conference provides support to individual social services agencies worldwide to host luncheons, dances, talks, and community events called Café Europa. These programs are for Holocaust survivors to meet over a meal and form community. The name comes from a cafe in Stockholm, Sweden where survivors would meet after the war to try to find family and friends.
Many survivors only feel genuinely comfortable among others who have shared similar experiences and instinctively understand each other. Days in advance of each program, agencies receive telephone calls from attendees eagerly anticipating the event. Survivors dress in their best clothes and use Café Europa as an opportunity to have their hair styled.
Such experiences nourish the soul and are as important to the survivors’ well-being as any of the other services provided. Café Europa immeasurably adds to their quality of life and in many cases gives them emotional strength to keep going.
It is truly a highlight of the year for them.
