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Innovative program at CUNY colleges retools Hillels as social service hubs for students

JL;DR SUMMARY Facing challenges like food insecurity and mental health strain, Jewish students at CUNY colleges are benefiting from a new initiative transforming campus Hillels into holistic support centers. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Orthodox JewsUja Federation Of New YorkCunyJewish StudentsHillelMental HealthFood InsecuritySocial ServicesImmigrant FamiliesCollege Support

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New York, United States
"Some days I just wouldnt eat because I didnt have any cash on me, said Benjamin, a student at Baruch College in New York who asked that his full name not be used to protect his privacy."
Queens, New York, United States
"Its a whole new Hillel, said Jenna Citron, director of Hillel at Queens College, which serves 6,000 Jewish students across the borough."
Manhattan, New York, United States
"explained Bratman, who also works with 3,000 Jewish students at several other CUNY campuses in Manhattan."

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