Mon 16 Dec

Fairview Satellite: Youth Homelessness: A Primer

Damali Donovan, B.S., JES Raimy Fellow One definition of homelessness is not having a safe, permanent place to live, such as living on the streets or in shelters. In Erie County, Pennsylvania, more than 1,1... Read More »
Wed 18 Dec

Corry Satellite: The American Way of Christmas

Andrew Roth , Ph.D. JES Scholar-in-Residence In this program, Jefferson Scholar-in-Residence Andrew Roth explores the origins of how Americans celebrate Christmas by asking who were the five people who createdÂ... Read More »

Advancing Community Progress in Erie, Pennsylvania

The Jefferson Educational Society (JES) of Erie is a nonprofit institution where conversations commence and ideas take action. We were founded to promote civic enlightenment and community progress for the Erie Region through the study, research, and discussion of those ideas and events that have influenced the human condition. The Society offers courses, seminars, and lectures which explain the central ideas that have formed the past, assist in exploring the present, and offer guidance to enhance the civic future of the Erie Region.

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