60 Connect
Healthy Aging Programming
60 Connect is an opportunity for individuals ages 60 and over and adults with disabilities to socialize, learn, explore and enjoy a Kosher lunch together. Through interactive programming, we help foster relationships and strengthen bonds between and among generations – reducing isolation and loneliness while increasing self-esteem and connectedness
Exercising Your Mind and Body
Connect with peers while participating in recreational activities including exercise classes, live entertainment, discussion groups, games outings and more. Participants join many of The J’s classes such as Terry Pollack’s News of the Week, Book Club and Book Festival and FilmFest events held during the day. Learn about current Jewish holidays at adult morning Shabbat and learn sessions and share many program celebrations with our early childhood learners.
Community Outings
60 Connect frequently takes to the road for cultural, educational and engaging field trips. Whether to The Cleveland Orchestra and Playhouse Square or one of Cleveland’s highly-rated museums or a tour of Amish country, 60 Connect offers something for everyone.
How the Program Works
Each weekday, activities include Kosher lunch from 11:30 am – 12:30 pm at Myers Apartments (formerly R.H. Myers) and programming before or after lunch at Mandel JCC.
Free transportation is available to and from many surrounding communities.
To participate, registration for all programs and lunch must be received one week (by Tuesday) in advance by calling 216-831-0700 ext. 1210.
Featured Classes
Arts and Ideas
11/25/2024 - 11/25/2024
A free class for adults to learn tips for dealing with fear and stress.
Fear can greatly affect our brains. Learn how our body and brain perceive and react to fearful situations. We will also discuss practical tips for dealing with everyday fears and stressors so that we can learn to control our fear response and brain function when we are afraid. Class offered in person and virtual via Zoom.
Arts and Ideas, Adult
11/20/2024 - 11/20/2024
An adult arts class using paint for creative expressiveness.
This class is the perfect opportunity for an outlet for artistic self-expression using paint as the medium. The instructor will give each student individual instruction for creating their unique painting. This class is ideal for anyone interested in painting or creative expression.
Arts and Ideas, Adult
12/16/2024 - 12/16/2024
A free class for adults to exercise their brain to improve brain health,
Engage your brain in this fast-paced, mind aerobics class purposefully designed to rev up various aspects of your brain while promoting lifelong learning. Leave this course with the understanding of the three fundamentals needed to make an exercise an appropriate "brain workout."
Arts and Ideas, Adult
11/22/2024 - 11/22/2024
A free class for adults to exercise their brain to improve brain health.
Engage your brain in this fast-paced, mind aerobics class purposefully designed to rev up various aspects of your brain while promoting lifelong learning. Leave this course with the understanding of the three fundamentals needed to make an exercise an appropriate "brain workout."
Arts and Ideas, Adult
12/09/2024 - 12/09/2024
An adult class focused on the 2024 election results.
This class will discuss the 2024 election results and what they mean moving forward.
Arts and Ideas, Adult
12/11/2024 - 12/11/2024
A free class for adults to learn how gift-giving impacts memory and brain health.
This program will explore a simple brain-healthy concept that you can readily gift your loved ones this holiday season: the present of your presence. In this session, we explore the tradition and history of holiday gifts and how gift-giving impacts social connections, memory and brain health.
60 Connect Leadership
Yolanda Nixon
Senior Adult Program Manager
(216) 831-0700 ext. 1210
Funding Provided By
- Western Reserve Area Agency on Aging
- Cuyahoga County Division of Senior and Adult Services
- Jewish Federation of Cleveland
- Mandel Jewish Community Center
