Jewish Family and Children's Services
1430 Main Street
Waltham, MA 02451
Phone: (781) 647-5327 x 1940 (voice) (781) 647-5327 x1940 (TTY)
Fax: (617) 965-4762
Web Site: http://www.jfcsboston.org
Information Specialist: Sandra Slavet
E-mail: sslavet@jfcsboston.org
Hours: Monday-Thursday, 8:30 AM - 2:30 PM, Fri 8:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Organization: Jewish Family and Children's Services makes every effort to guarantee that social, health, educational, religious, vocational, recreational, and residential services in the community are accessible to individuals with disabilities.
The Disability Resource Network (DRN) is an information and referral service, serving people with disabilities and their caregivers. The network is for consumers who need information about services related to religious life, education, social/recreation concerns, housing, legal advocacy or any aspect of life in the community. Together with other agencies and service providers, JF&CS advocates for government to maintain and to expand the comprehensive network of supports and services for people with disabilities in the community.
Additional Locations: None.
Population(s) Served: Individual children, adults, senior citizens, couples, and families
Language(s): ASL, Russian,
Services:
In addition to the Disability Resource Network, JFCS offers:
Preparing for Independence (PFI)
PFI clients work with personal coaches and in small-group settings to master a variety of independent-living skills including:
- Budgeting and money management
- Menu planning, grocery shopping and meal preparation
- laundry and housekeeping
- navigating in the city, street smarts and public transportation
- managing one's own medications
- everyday problem-solving
- practical literacy skills
- skills that will help the individual meet his or her housing goal
Community Housing for Adult Independence (CHAI) is the residential component of the program. Founded in 1989, CHAI offers a range of supported living opportunities for adults with disabilities who want to live on their own. While currently we provide supports to people who live in the Boston, Brighton, Brookline, and Newton areas, we are willing to develop supports for people who wish to live in other towns.
Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston (CJP) Disability Trust
We administer a pooled disability trust enabling families to establish a trust that provides lifetime supports to a family member. Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston (CJP) manages the financial aspects of the trust and JF&CS oversees human service needs.
Sunday Swim and Swing: A respite program (held Sunday afternoons at the JCC in Newton) which provides a recreational based respite program for children and adults who have significant special needs.
Adoption Resources
The agency offers home studies, provides domestic and international infant adoption, foster care for infants, community workshops and outreach.
Community Services
- Services for aging Holocaust survivors
- Providing food for the needy
- Emergency financial assistance
- Services for people with AIDS and their families
- Services for people experiencing domestic violence in their family
- Support for individuals with Parkinson Disease and their families
Home Health and Home Care
- Full range of in-home health services (nurses, home health aides, medical social workers, physical, occupational and speech therapists)
- Guardianship services are provided for people who can no longer make legal-, financial-, or health-decisions for themselves and who do not have family supports or alternative advocates
- Friendly Visitor volunteers
- Long term care ombudsman services to elderly people in nursing homes
- Case management
Mental Health Services
- Individual counseling for children, adolescents, adults, and senior adults
- Couples and Family therapy
- Psychiatric assessment and psychopharmacological treatment
Resettlement Services
Parenting Programs/Visiting Moms
Eligibility/Criteria/Enrollment: Everyone is eligible
Fees: Most health insurances are accepted for home health and mental health services. There is a sliding fee scale available for those who have no insurance. Skills Training: Monthly fees for skills training are determined by the requirements of the learning
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JF&CS last responded to our request for an update on 5/12/2008.
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