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in January (with most being
prior participants before the
pandemic), they are fully
immunized against COVID-
19, they come from a fully
immunized household, and
they are physically able to
wear a mask. As community
infection levels drop, more
people will be accepted, and
restrictions may be removed.
Banooni shared that at least
one former participant was
unable to return because her
family knew wearing a mask
would be difficult for her
although they appreciated the
safety measures.
In Phase 1, meals are not

being served to participants so
attendees either come in the
morning or afternoon, with
disinfection protocols in place
between sessions. “We are
looking to continue our phased
opening and offer additional
programming and lunch once
we see how things proceed,”
Banooni says.

Families who are interested in

registering their loved ones in the

Brown Program should email Dorothy

Moon, the program’s social worker,

at info@brownadultday.org. For more

information, go to the JVS Human

Services website. Donations to the

Brown Program can be made through

www.jslmi.org/seedsofhope.

“BEING ALL TOGETHER AGAIN,

FINALLY, WAS SO WONDERFUL.”

— BROWN PROGRAM DIRECTOR DEBI BANOONI

PHOTOS COURTESY BROWN PROGRAM

Jackie McKnight (in blue)
plants flowers with staff
member Shirley Crockett at
the reopened Brown Program.

Supported through the generosity of The Jewish Fund and the D. Dan and Betty Kahn Family Foundation.

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