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Ellen Greenberg, Treasurer
Director, Center for Information & Education, Jewish Council for the Aging
12320 Parklawn Drive, Rockville, MD 20852
Phone: 301-255-4215, Fax: 301-231-9360
email: egreenberg@AccessJCA.org
Ellen is regarded as an authority on the practical issues affecting persons as they
age. She possesses in-depth knowledge of the resources available to seniors and their
families locally and nationally. As Director of Information Services for the Jewish
Council for the Aging of Greater Washington (JCA), Ellen and her staff of Certified
Information Specialists created a comprehensive database of public and private programs
and services that they now use to respond to over 15,000 annual inquiries from JCA’s
Rose Benté Lee Senior HelpLine and Steven M. Reich HomeCare Resource Center. In addition,
Ellen crafted a specialized program—Senior HelpLine PLUS—to assist older persons
and their families from across the nation with complex aging problems that call for
multidimensional solutions. Ellen also oversees JCA’s Connect-A-Ride (CAR) program,
a no-cost service that matches seniors with area transportation providers and often
identifies subsidized rides to doctors, hospitals, and other destinations. In 2004,
CAR found almost 27,000 rides for older persons. All of these programs help implement
JCA’s mission of furnishing “Real-World Solutions . . . Just A Phone Call Away. Ellen
holds a special certification in gerontology from the University of Maryland and
also is certified by AIRS. She is currently a board member of Maryland AIRS and serves
on WETA’s Community Advisory Council. Ellen is active in Montgomery County’s Vital
Living Steering Committee, the Collaboration Council for Montgomery County Department
of Social Services and the Grass Roots Organization for the Well-Being of Seniors
(GROWS). Previously, Ellen participated in both the Maryland 2-1-1 and Montgomery
County 2-1-1 Task Forces, as well as numerous other Montgomery County (Maryland)
and Fairfax County (Virginia) planning initiatives.
Program Manager, Howard County Office of Children's Services
3300 North Ridge Rd. #380, Ellicott City, MD 21043
Phone: 410-313-1943, Fax 410-313-1430
email: dyare@howardcountymd.GOV
Deborah has worked for Howard County Government (Department of Citizen Services)
for 13 years. In her current position as Program Manager for the Office of Children’s
Services, she oversees the functions of the Howard County Child Care Resource Center.
She plans programs and trainings for parents and child care providers along with
overseeing LOCATE: Child Care, a resource and referral program for parents seeking
child care. Deborah serves as resource specialist for the Grandparents as Parents
program and conducts workshops on community resources for families and children in
Howard County. She serves on numerous committees in the County and plans County sponsored
resource and recognition events such as Kid’s Fest, It’s a Family Affair, Preschool
and Child Care Information Fair and Celebrating Successes for Children. In 2008,
Deborah developed the CARE Center, a division of the Office of Children' s Services
that provides general resource and referral services to parents with children - infant
to 18 years old.
