The JCFS offers a wide range of programs and services. For
more information, visit JCFS.
AIDS Service and Support Program
LOCATIONS: Chicago City (Downtown) Community Counseling Center,
Chicago City (North) Community Counseling Center, Goldie Bachmann
Luftig Building, North Suburban Community Counseling Center,
Northwest Suburban Community Counseling Center, South Suburban
Community Counseling Center,
Virginia Frank Child Development Center, West Suburban Community
Counseling Center
CONTACT: Daniel Hirschhorn,
Goldie Bachman Luftig Building, 847-568-5219
DESCRIPTION: AIDS Service and Support Program promotes awareness,
education and prevention of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted
diseases.
The Center for Practice Excellence
LOCATION: Elaine Kersten Children’s Center
CONTACT: Steve Wildman,
Assistant to the Associate Executive Director, 847-412-4387
DESCRIPTION: The Center for Practice Excellence is the educational
center of JCFS, dedicated to providing the most current clinical
conferences and training to area professionals, agency staff,
and student interns from the fields of social work, psychology,
counseling, and art therapy. Since 1996, we have trained over
2,100 area professionals and students on topics such as attention
deficit hyperactivity disorder, the effects of divorce on
families, and violence in adolescence.
Chemical Dependency Program
of the Jewish Healing Network of Chicago
DESCRIPTION: The Chemical Dependency Program provides intervention
and referral to treatment facilities; support groups, and
spiritual retreats for people with chemical dependency and
their family and friends; and education for professionals,
religious and community leaders in Jewish settings about the
prevalence of substance abuse in our community and how to
respond.
Counseling
LOCATIONS: Northwest Community Counseling Center, West Suburban
Community Counseling Center, Goldie Bachmann Luftig Building,
Elaine Kersten Children’s Center, North Suburban Community
Counseling Center, Chicago City (downtown, north) Community
Counseling Centers, Joy Faith Knapp Children’s Center,
South Suburban Community Counseling Center
CONTACTS: Edward Reed,
Director of Children and Family Centers, 847-568-5106 or Ruth Fruehauf,
Director of Community Counseling Centers, 773-467-3782
DESCRIPTION: Community Counseling Centers offers a range
of services including individual, couple, family, and group
counseling for children and adults of all ages. Clinicians
provide comprehensive and integrated assessments and interventions
with mutually established goals. Overall program goals are
to strengthen individuals and families by improving functioning,
coping and communication. Some of the other services included
in this program are family life education and financial assistance.
Early Childhood Autism Academy
LOCATION: Elaine Kersten Children’s Center
CONTACT: Judy Katz,
Early Childhood Specialist, 847-412-4380
DESCRIPTION: The Early Childhood Autism Academy combines
the latest innovative therapeutic methods with a strong family
component. Serving children ages three to six, the Academy
is distinctive in its year-round program and full-day schedule
of classroom activities and services.
Early Intervention
LOCATIONS: Elaine Kersten Children’s Center and Joy
F. Knapp Children’s Center
CONTACT: Marlies
Gramann, Director of Clinical Services, 847-412-4342
DESCRIPTION: Early Intervention provides comprehensive therapeutic
services for children ages 0 to 6. Services are provided by
experienced and credentialed staff and include the following:
Speech and Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Developmental
Therapy, Developmental Play Groups, Social Work, Psychology
and Nursing. EI also includes the Autism Assessment Service,
which provides a comprehensive Autism-specific battery to
diagnose Autism Spectrum Disorders in all ages.
DESCRIPTION: JCFS places children and adolescents from birth
to 21 years of age who are wards of the State in JCFS foster
homes. Our Specialized Foster Care program serves children
who have a high degree of emotional/behavioral and medical
problems. The full service, comprehensive program provides
individual/family therapy, group therapy, life skills classes,
respite care and case management services.
DESCRIPTION: Provide parent coaching to families and children
in foster care within Cook County. Program is to assist in
reunification of families.
Gay and Lesbian Community
Services
LOCATIONS: Chicago City (Downtown) Community Counseling Center,
Chicago City (Downtown) Community Counseling Center, Goldie
Bachmann Luftig Building, North Suburban Community Counseling
Center, Northwest Suburban Community Counseling Center, South
Suburban Community Counseling Center, Virginia Frank Child
Development Center, West Suburban Community Counseling Center
DESCRIPTION: Gay and Lesbian Community Services offer a Jewish
environment to GLBT individuals, their partners and their
families.
Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society of
Chicago (HIAS Chicago)
LOCATIONS: 216 W. Jackson, Chicago, Chicago City (North)
Community Counseling Center, Goldie Bachmann Luftig Building,
Northwest Suburban Community Counseling Center, Ezra Multi-Service
Center, community sites through the city and suburbs
CONTACTS: Susan Wexler,
Assistant Director, 312-673-3233 or Howard Cohen, Assistant
Director, 312-673-3232
DESCRIPTION: HIAS Chicago provides a wide range of immigration
related services including refugee processing, family based
immigrant petitions, green card and citizenship application
assistance, as well as citizenship preparation through volunteer
driven classes, individual tutoring and practice interviews.
HIAS Chicago assists those interested in locating long-lost
relatives and, in partnership with Holocaust Community Services,
helps Holocaust survivors to apply for restitution. HIAS Chicago
participates actively with the Jewish Federation on city,
state and federal levels in advocating on behalf of immigrants
and refugees.
Holocaust Community Services
LOCATIONS: Chicago City (Downtown) Community Counseling Center,
Chicago City (North) Community Counseling Center, Goldie Bachmann
Luftig Building, North Suburban Community Counseling Center,
Northwest Suburban Community Counseling Center, South Suburban
Community Counseling Center, Virginia Frank Child Development
Center, West Suburban Community Counseling Center
DESCRIPTION: Holocaust Community Services is a communal service
network for aging survivors of the Holocaust and their families.
Services include home delivered meals, transportation, adult
day services, personal care, housekeeping, laundry, counseling,
care management, drop-in groups, financial assistance, assistance
with applications for compensation and reparation program,
consultation and training. It is a collaborative effort of
JCFS, Council for Jewish Elderly, HIAS Chicago, and the Jewish
Federation of Metropolitan Chicago.
DESCRIPTION: The Jewish Healing Network of Chicago ensures
that people in the Chicago Jewish community who struggle
with
illness and loss can find out about and access social service,
medical and spiritual resources. Services include Nursing
Home Visiting, a resource library, support groups, community
and professional conferences and Bikur Cholim (visiting the
sick) training in synagogues. It is a joint program of JCFS,
Council for Jewish Elderly, the Chicago Board of Rabbis and
the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago.
Keshev and Deaf Kids Festival
LOCATIONS: Chicago City (Downtown) Community Counseling Center,
Chicago City (North) Community Counseling Center, Goldie Bachmann
Luftig Building, North Suburban Community Counseling Center,
Northwest Suburban Community Counseling Center, South Suburban
Community Counseling Center, Virginia Frank Child Development
Center, West Suburban Community Counseling Center
DESCRIPTION: Keshev provides a full range of counseling and
preventative services to members of the deaf and hard-of-hearing
community and their families. The Deaf Kids Fest is an annual
event of fun, entertainment and learning for deaf and hard
of hearing children through age 14 and their families.
DESCRIPTION: Advocacy Services provides legal representation,
consultation, and information and referral services to individuals
with disabilities and their families. Advocacy Services also
provides consultations and information and referrals to the
social service staffs of Jewish Federation agencies and other
community agencies. This Federation program focuses on special
education law, mental illness and developmental disabilities
law, adult guardianship law and Social Security Disability
benefits law.
LOCATIONS: Chicago City (Downtown) Community Counseling Center,
Chicago City (North) Community Counseling Center, Goldie Bachmann
Luftig Building, North Suburban Community Counseling Center,
Northwest Suburban Community Counseling Center, South Suburban
Community Counseling Center, Virginia Frank Child Development
Center, West Suburban Community Counseling Center
CONTACT: Ruth Fruehauf,
Director of Community Counseling Centers, 773-467-3782
DESCRIPTION: Life Education Network programs are small discussion
and support groups for children and adults on contemporary
topics, led by qualified and dedicated professionals. An
example is the Chicago Chuppah Project, which provides workshops
to help engaged and newly married couples build
a Jewish
home and a successful marriage.
The network offers high quality, professionally led, small
discussion groups and workshops designed to help those who
want to gain new skills, increase knowledge and talk with
others facing similar life experiences. Discussion topics
include "Building Social Skills," "Illness and Loss," "Developmental
Disabilities," and "Surviving Suicide."
DESCRIPTION: Migdal Oaz provides a home and supportive services
for adults who have developmental disabilities.
Pastoral Counseling of the
Jewish Healing Network of Chicago
LOCATIONS: Chicago City (Downtown) Community Counseling Center,
Chicago City (North) Community Counseling Center, Goldie Bachmann
Luftig Building, North Suburban Community Counseling Center,
Northwest Suburban Community Counseling Center, South Suburban
Community Counseling Center, Virginia Frank Child Development
Center, West Suburban Community Counseling Center
DESCRIPTION: 'Rabbi Joe' is available for consultation with
clinicians or for short-term work with clients to address
spiritual issues raised by struggles with illness and loss.
He can also co-lead one or multiple sessions of Life Education
Network groups around illness and loss.
Project Esther: The Chicago
Jewish Adoption Network
LOCATION: Joy F. Knapp Children's Center
CONTACT: Marsha Raynes,
Director of Project Esther, 773-467-3747
DESCRIPTION: Project Esther: The Chicago Jewish Adoption
Network provides comprehensive services for adoptive and prospective
adoptive families, couples, individuals and the Jewish communities
in which they live. Services include adoption home studies,
linking families to domestic and international adoption placement
agencies, support groups, social networking programs and educational
conferences and workshops. Project Esther also provides services
to birth parents and adult adoptees.
DESCRIPTION: Project Shield exists to respond to the overwhelming
silence in the Jewish community about issues of sexual abuse
and molestation. Project Shield provides a 24-hour hotline,
confidential information and referral services for victims
and adult survivors of sexual abuse. In addition, the program
offers education and training services for students and staff
at area day schools and summer camps.
Psychological Services
LOCATION: Elaine Kersten Children’s Center
CONTACT: Alysa Slay,
Psy. D., Director of Psychological Services, 847-412-4366
DESCRIPTION: The Psychological Services department of JCFS
is comprised of a team of qualified professionals in the field
of Clinical Psychology. This team offers the community an
opportunity to receive high quality, individualized, and affordable
assessment and consultation. Services can be obtained as a
primary service or in conjunction with one of JCFS’
many programs or services. Services include psychological
evaluations, parenting capacity assessments and autism spectrum
disorder assessments.
Refugee Resettlement Services
LOCATION: Chicago City (Downtown) Community Counseling Center
DESCRIPTION: Resettlement Services including counseling,
financial assistance and referrals to medical, education and
vocational resources are available for refugees and immigrants.
Residential Services
LOCATIONS: Five homes in West Rogers Park. The administrative
offices are at the Joy F. Knapp Children’s Center.
CONTACT: Shelley
Weiss, LCSW, Coordinator of Intake, 773-467-3713
DESCRIPTION: Residential Treatment at Jewish Child &
Family Services consists of five homes designed to help children
whose treatment needs exceed the resources of family care.
Our homes treat children and adolescents with a wide range
of clinical disorders, including mood disorders, ADHD, oppositional
behaviors and developmental disorders. The homes include:
Rosenberg Group Home
The Rosenberg Group Home has a capacity of twelve and serves
girls and young women between the ages of twelve and twenty-one.
Price Pregnant and Parenting Teen Group Home
The Price Group Home can serve up to eight teens who are
pregnant and/or parenting, and their babies. In addition
to the childcare staff and therapist, there is a nurse and
child development specialist available to the residents.
Cummings Group Home
The Cummings Group Home is a small, highly structured home
serving six boys between the ages of six and thirteen.
Aggregate Foster Homes
JCFS operates two Aggregate Foster Homes, the Talman Home
and the Campbell Home. Both homes serve boys between the
ages of eleven and twenty with a capacity of six at Talman
and seven at Campbell. These homes follow a family model
where a group of boys lives with a highly trained foster
parent(s) with additional structure, support and guidance
provided by three additional childcare staff assigned to
the home.
Respite Services
LOCATION: Joy F. Knapp Children’s Center
CONTACT: Sara Johnson,
Director of Respite Services, 773-467-3750
DESCRIPTION: Respite provides a mentoring, therapeutic relationship
to children with special needs and short-term relief to parents.
The overall goals of the Respite Program are to support the
child in functioning at his/her fullest potential, decrease
the level of stress for families, to prevent the move of children
into a more restrictive environment, and to improve the overall
functioning of the child and family.
Response Center
LOCATIONS: Skokie Office and Prairie View Office
CONTACTS: Robin
Stein, Director of Response Center, 224-625-2900 or
Randy Parks, Assistant Director, 224-625-2901 or
Becky Carter, Clinical Coordinator (Intake), 224-625-2909
DESCRIPTION: Response Center was established in 1970 as a
program of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago to
provide adolescents and their families with education, counseling
and medical services that enable them to make healthy life
choices. It combines resources of four Federation agencies:
Jewish Child & Family Services, Jewish Community Centers,
Jewish Vocational Service and Mount Sinai Hospital.
Services to Organizations Serving
Children (SOSC)
LOCATIONS: Community Sites
CONTACT: Edward Reed,
847-568-5106, Director of Children and Family Centers
DESCRIPTION: SOSC provides consultation and school social
work services to early childhood, elementary and high school
programs throughout the Chicago area.
Services to People with
Disabilities and their Families
LOCATIONS: Community Counseling Centers
CONTACT: Tamara
Besser, Eva Cooper, Disability Coordinator and Specialist,
773-467-3751
DESCRIPTION: Coordinate a number of services for people with
disabilities (primarily developmental) and their families
such as sibshops, family camp and social skills groups. Consultation
is also available for JCFS staff.
Shaarei Chesed: Comfort and
Support with Advanced Illness
LOCATION: Goldie Bachmann Luftig Building
CONTACT: Carol Klein,
Goldie Bachman Luftig Building, 847-568-5208
DESCRIPTION: A new program of JHNC to ensure quality of life
for patients and families facing advanced illness in a Jewish
context. Jewish Healing Network of Chicago and Seasons Hospice
& Palliative Care have a preferred provider relationship.
Seasons provides medical hospice services that focus on comfort
and symptom relief; JHNC meets the spiritual and emotional
needs of patients by providing a chaplain, staff training,
educational and spiritual materials, and resources for Jewish
religious observance.
DESCRIPTION: The Swartzberg and Zoller Residential Respite
program offers a home to young adults that are experiencing
a crisis. Young adults can live in a supportive, confidential
and empowering environment for up to six months to stabilize
and transition back into the community.
DESCRIPTION: JCFS’ System of Care (SOC) program provides
an array of services, from assessment to intensive therapy
to wards of the state of Illinois. SOC works with emotionally
and behaviorally disturbed youth and their families. SOC focuses
on permanency for children within their own communities and
attempts to avoid placement in more restrictive settings,
such as group homes or residential treatment facilities.
Therapeutic Day School &
Yeshiva
LOCATION: Joy F. Knapp Children's Center
CONTACT: Ede
Snyder, Assistant Principal, 773-467-3900
DESCRIPTION: JCFS’ Therapeutic Day School is designed
to meet the needs of students, grades 1-12, with emotional
and behavioral disorders who have adjusted poorly within the
traditional education system.
Virginia Frank Child Development
Center
LOCATION: Virginia Frank Child Development Center, 3033 W.
Touhy, Chicago
DESCRIPTION: The Virginia Frank Child Development Center
provides a network of preventative and therapeutic services
to parents and their young children, including a therapeutic
nursery and kindergarten, counseling, a get-together group
for parents and their young children, and workshops and groups
addressing developmental issues and parenting. The Consultation,
Education and Training Program of VFCDC provide support to
early childhood programs throughout the Chicago area to enable
staff to effectively address the psychological and cognitive
development needs of the children they serve.
Volunteers and Mentors
LOCATION: Joy F. Knapp Children's Center
CONTACT: Heather Sher,
Coordinator of Volunteers, 773-467-3746
DESCRIPTION: Our diverse group of Chicagoland volunteers
compliment and reinforce services to families by providing
an array of supportive activities such as tutoring and mentoring.
Yad B’ Yad
LOCATION: Joy Faith Knapp Children’s Center
CONTACT: Tamara
Besser, Eva Cooper, Disabilities Specialist, 847-412-4357
DESCRIPTION: Yad B' Yad is a volunteer program bringing together
Jewish young adults with developmental disabilities and young
Jewish volunteers for social, cultural and religious activities.
Jewish Child & Family
Services Office Locations
Central Office
216 W. Jackson Boulevard, Suite 800
Chicago, IL 60606
312-444-2090
Fax 312-855-3754
Roger S. Bloch Child & Family Counseling Center
at the Goldie
Bachmann Luftig Building
5150 W. Golf Road
Skokie, IL 60077
847-568-5200
TTY 847-568-5240
Fax 847-568-5250
Chicago City (Downtown) Community Counseling Center
216 W. Jackson Boulevard, Suite 700
Chicago, IL 60606
312-357-4800
Fax 312-855-3754
Chicago City (North) Community Counseling Center
3525 W. Peterson Avenue, Suite 400
Chicago, IL 60659
773-866-5035
Fax 773-866-1035
Child and Adolescent Institute
at the Elaine Kersten Children's Center
255 Revere Drive, Suite 200
Northbrook, IL 60062
847-412-4387
Early Childhood Center for Innovative Learning
776 Red Oak Lane
Highland Park, IL 60035
847-831-2692
Fax 847-831-2731
HIAS Chicago
216 W. Jackson, Suite 700
Chicago, IL. 60606
312-357-4800
JCFS Therapeutic Day School and Yeshiva
at the Joy F. Knapp Children's Center
3145 W. Pratt Boulevard
Chicago, IL 60645
773-467-3900
Fax 773-467-3999
Elaine Kersten Children's Center
on the Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Campus
255 Revere Drive, Suite 200
Northbrook, IL 60062
847-412-4350
Fax 847-412-4360
Joy F. Knapp Children's Center
3145 W. Pratt Boulevard
Chicago, IL 60645
773-467-3700
Fax 773-467-3799
North Suburban Community Counseling Center
85 Revere Drive, Suite J
Northbrook, IL 60062
847-272-2882
Fax 847-272-1115
Northwest Suburban Community Counseling Center
1156 W. Shure Drive, Suite 181
Arlington Heights, IL 60004
847-392-8970
Fax 847-392-3221
Response Center: Skokie
9304 N. Skokie Boulevard
Skokie, IL 60077
847-676-0078
Fax 847-676-0574
South Suburban Community Counseling Center
3649 W. 183rd Street, Suite 123
Hazel Crest, IL 60429
708-798-1859
Fax 708-798-9148
Virginia Frank Child Development Center
3033 W. Touhy Avenue
Chicago, IL 60645
773-761-4550
Fax 773-761-6426
West Suburban Community Counseling Center
10 E. 22nd Street, Suite 120
Lombard, IL 60148
630-705-9639
Fax 630-392-7832
Upcoming Programs
Life Education Network Series
The JCFS Life Education Network Series are professionally
led small discussion groups and workshops on pressing topics
such as coping with divorce, grieving the loss of a loved
one, enhancing children’s social skills and groups
for new parents. Programs are designed for individuals eager
to
gain new skills, increase knowledge or participate in discussions
with others whose life experiences or challenges are similar
to your own.
Keeping Your Kids Safe Online
Thursday, July 8, 2010
7:00 - 8:30 pm
JCFS
3525 W. Peterson Avenue, Suite 400, Chicago
Cost: $25 per couple or $15 per person
For more information, click here
In a society in which technology is always changing, it is harder and harder
to protect your children from online dangers. Come learn about up-to-date
technology that your children might be using and how you can get involved
and protect them. Our guest speaker is Sarah Migas with the Attorney General's
office.
Summer Picnic for Adoptive & Prospective Adoptive Families
Sunday, July 11, 2010
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Knapp Center
3145 W. Pratt Blvd., Chicago
Cost $10 per adult ; $5 per child
Contact: Marsha Raynes, Director of Project Esther, at 773-467-3747
For more information, click here
Join Jewish adoptive and prosepctive adoptive families for a kosher picnic
lunch, games, sports, craft activities and more. We have a playground and
a great lawn. Feel free to bring any sports equipment or good outdoor games
for children of all ages.
Focus Group Opportunities for Jewish Women Impacted by Cancer
Sunday, July 11, 2010
11:00 am - 12:30 pm, Skokie
4:00 - 5:30 pm, Northbrook
Contact: Ilana Hiller at Ilanahiller@juf.org or
312-357-4994 if you are interested in participating or have questions
Are you a Jewish woman impacted by breast or ovarian cancer? Have you wished
for more support within the Jewish community? Please join one of our focus
groups to share your knowledge.
JHNC, the Chicago Center for Jewish Genetic Disorders and Sharsheret would
like to understand the unmet needs of Jewish women with a personal history
or family connection to breast and ovarian cancer. We are seeking 20 - 24
women in their mid twenties through sixties who are willing to participate
in a focus group to share their thoughts on religious, spiritual, social
or medical needs that are currently unmet for women in our community. Two
groups will be moderated by an expert in the field from Sharsheret.
Family Memories & Music
Sunday, July 11, 2010
2:00 - 3:30 pm
Weinburg Community for Senior Living
1551 Lake Cook Road, Deerfield
Contact: Carol Berry to register at JHNC or 847-745-5404
Music is a powerful connection within families. Whether
it's familiar prayers, holiday melodies or folk tunes from
long ago, music connects us to the stories of our past
and brings us together in the present. Jewish music resonates
deep
in our soul and comforts us. Join the Jewish Healing Network
of Chicago and the Jewish Care Services of Midwest Palliative & Hospice
CareCenter for an afternoon of music featuring Rhonda Wehner,
RMT-BC,
Jewish Care Services specialist.
Get-Together for Parents & Children Ages 4 & Under
Tuesdays, Now - August 3, 2010
10:00 - 11:30 am
Virginia Frank Child Development Center
3033 W. Touhy Avenue, Chicago
Here is a chance for parents to meet other parents with
young children. Stop feeling isolate and share your experiences,
ideas and concerns with other parents and staff with expertise
in family and child development. Cost is $10 per session.
Call Joanne Kestnbaum, LCSW, at 773-761-4550 or click here for
more information and to register on-line.
This is a social support group for young adults with disabilities
who are facing challenges transitioning towards more
independence. Whether that means transitioning from school
to work or from
living with parents to moving out on one's own, this group
is designed to foster
social support, conversation, and a safe environment
for exploration. Contact Sheri Fox, LCSW, at 847-272-2882.
Fee is $7 per session.
Group Firefly
Tuesday evenings
255 Revere Drive, Northbrook
This therapeutic play group is for boys ages 11 - 13 who have been diagnosed with PDD, high-functioning autism or Asperger's disorder. The program focuses on developing effective skills to build friendships, enhance cooperation and conflict resolution, read social cues and maintain peer relationships. Counselors work closely with each child and family to reach individualized treatment goals. Contact Melissa James, Psy.D. at 847-412-4396.
Coffee & Conversation Groups for Holocaust Survivors
Mondays
1:00 - 2:30 pm
Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center
9603 Woods Drive, Skokie
Contact Sheri Fox, LCSW, at 847-272-2882 or David Bier, MSW, at 847-568-5151
for more information.
Thursdays
2:00 - 3:30 pm
JCFS
3145 W. Pratt Avenue, Chicago
Contact Sheri Fox, LCSW, at 847-272-2882 or David Bier, MSW, at 847-568-5151
for more information.
Discuss the challenges of aging, politics, current events,
Israeli news and family celebrations. There is no charge.
Learn how to tackle tough topics such as sexuality and
drug/alcohol use; how to communicate without conflict and
learn parenting power tools to end power struggles. Cost
is $20 per session. For more information, call Nadine Stevoff
at 224-625-2909 or click here.
Senior Drop-In Group
Wednesdays
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
5150 Golf Rd, Skokie
Seniors are invited to discuss whatever is on their minds. Past topics have included politics, current events, health issues and relationships. Cost is $7. For more information, contact Emily Burchfield at 847-568-5105.
Surviving the Loss of a Spouse — Drop-In Group
Wednesdays
1:30-2:30 pm
Topics include coping with grief, making decisions, managing
family and social relationships and staying healthy. Ongoing
group for those whose spouse has died within the past year
and a half. $7 per session. JCFS, 1156 Shure Drive, Arlington
Heights (adjacent to Buffalo Grove). Contact Rosalie Greenberger,
LCSW, at 847-392-8820.
Marriage Preparation & Chuppah Project
The JCFS offers Chuppah Project and Marriage Preparation
programs designed to help Jewish couples learn skills, conduct
exercises and enhance ways of thinking that will help ensure
marital success. See the brochure
to learn more.
Preschool Through Play
Call for start date
255 Revere Drive, Northbrook
To help your child's successful transition to preschool, the JCFS' Developmental Play Groups provide a range of structured and unstructured activities for two to four year olds to mirror a typical day at school. Contact Tara Szold, MS at 847-412-4336.
Sibshops for Children Ages 6-12
Sibshops offer brothers and sisters of
children with special needs an opportunity to meet other
siblings
in a relaxed supportive and recreational setting. They
are able to discuss their common joys and concerns, learn
how
to handle common situations and have fun! $25 per session fee. JCFS, 255 Revere
Dr, Suite 200, Northbrook. Contact Tamara Besser, LCSW, 773-467-3751.
Parenting a Child with Special Needs: A Parent Support Group
Parents of children with special needs often experience a roller coaster of emotions. Parents can support one another as they discuss the stresses and challenges involved with this role. Topics include: the parent's grieving process; strategies for coping with multiple demands, roles and stresses; managing family and social relationships; and the transformative experience of parenting a child with special needs. $15 per session. Classes meet weekly on Wednesdays from 7:00 - 8:30 pm at JCFS, 1156 W. Shure Drive, Arlington Heights. Contact Pamela Kaplan, LCSW, 224-625-2804.
Caring for the Caregiver – TELEPHONE Support
Group
Your
connection to other caregivers is only a phone call away.
A clinical social worker will facilitate 3 conference
calls to share the joys and challenges of caregiving
and learn new skills and resources. Dates and times to
be determined
by participants. $45 fee. Contact Sheri Fox, LCSW, JCFS
at 847-568-5200.
