Jewish Child and Family Services
Jewish Child and Family Services
Jewish Child and Family Services
Programs
Program 1 [2018]
Emotional Well-Being - JCFS masters and doctorate level clinicians offer short- and long-term therapy, along with case management services for children, teens, adults, couples and families in an emotionally safe setting where they can find solutions to the challenges they face. Clinically expert and relentlessly caring counseling staff promote personal growth for their clients in response to a variety of issues, including: anxiety, depression, illness and loss, mental health, family conflict, life transitions and more. In addition, we provide integrative counseling services and psychological testing to understand learning differences, cognitive, emotional and other mental health disorders. The Response for Teens empowers youth to make healthy life choices through an array of services including prevention, outreach, counseling, leadership and sexual health education. Through community-centered services JCFS offers a wide range of education, support and advocacy programs that address issues impacting Jewish homes, families and the community across the lifespan. Including such services as: professional training and consultation, community awareness, support groups, pastoral counseling, cultural sensitivity trainings and education support for institutions.For children who need special help learning, the Therapeutic Preschool at the Virginia Frank Child Development Center (VFCDC) offers a small, structured, language-enriched program. VFCDC provides children the opportunity to succeed in a warm and caring environment that helps them develop socially, emotionally and cognitively toward their potential. VFCDC is a nationally recognized pioneer in the field of family-centered child development and offers a continuum of preventative and therapeutic services for children from birth to six years, including counseling for children, their parents and families.HIAS Chicago provides an array of comprehensive, cost-effective immigration and citizenship services to hundreds of individuals. Services include: green card assistance, citizenship preparation classes, family-based immigration services, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, restitution assistance for Holocaust survivors, along with academic scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2017 – Jun 30, 2018Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$8.7MProgram 2 [2018]
Special Education - The JCFS Therapeutic Day School (TDS) uses a strengths-based approach to the education of K-12+ students with diverse academic, social and emotional needs. Guided by empathic and trauma-informed practices we focus on the whole child, allowing each student to partner with their school team in a shared process that allows for opportunities to discover and develop their potential in the journey to become their best self.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2017 – Jun 30, 2018Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$6.1MProgram 3 [2018]
Child Welfare - JCFS provides placement and casework services for children who have been removed from their families because of abuse and/or neglect. Most of the children JCFS serves require specialized care due to emotional, behavioral, mental health or developmental issues. Services include licensing for foster families along with intensive training to prepare foster parents for meeting the children's needs. JCFS also works to provide emergency foster homes when needed.JCFS child welfare services provide intensive support to high-risk children in foster care to stabilize placements and prevent entry into higher levels of care. For families formed through adoption or subsidized guardianship whose children are experiencing emotional, education, medical or behavioral issues, our clinicians provide services in Spanish and English that include home-based individual and family therapy, grief counseling, crisis intervention and serve as a court, school or community advocates.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2017 – Jun 30, 2018Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$4.7M
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