JEWISH FAMILY & CHILDREN'S SERVICE
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Mission Statement
Jewish Family & Children’s Service (JFCS) Mission Statement: Strengthening the community by providing behavioral health, healthcare and social services to all ages, faiths and backgrounds. JFCS’ over-arching goals are to: • Assist clients to improve their ability to cope with difficult life circumstances; • Assist parents to improve their emotional health and effectiveness as parents; and, • Increase clients’ support systems and connections to community resources.
About This Cause
Established in 1935, JFCS is one of the largest and most comprehensive non-profit, non-sectarian providers of behavioral health and social services in Arizona. JFCS has four integrated healthcare centers, three program sites, and virtual client platforms to provide services to individuals residing in Maricopa County. Over the years, JFCS has led the fight against child abuse and neglect; was distinguished in adoption placement of Native American children within their tribal affiliations; created the first nursing home for elderly Jews in Arizona; and implemented Shelter Without Walls, the first community-based domestic violence services program to address the needs of women and men not seeking crisis shelter. In FY2020, JFCS touched the lives of more than 42,000 individuals facing emotional, behavioral, mental, physical, and social obstacles, family trauma, domestic violence, and challenging financial circumstances. Of those provided services, 70% were children and 97% live at or below the federal poverty level. JFCS cares for 50% of the foster care children in Maricopa County who have been referred to behavioral health system providers by the Arizona Department of Child Safety. JFCS has a unique ability to connect children, adults, and families to its own countywide system of comprehensive trauma-informed services in four core areas: Integrated Healthcare, Child & Family Solutions, Older Adults, and Jewish Community Services. • Child & Family Solutions Division address the needs of children, youth, and families in crisis situations. Creating Peaceful Families addresses the early signs of social, psychological, and emotional needs of children by building healthy relationships; increasing awareness of bullying, suicide, substance abuse, and conflict resolution through school-based workshops, small group interventions, and individual supports. Homebased Services partners with Arizona Department of Child Safety (ADCS) to assess the risk of violence/abuse in the home, provide parent coaching and therapy supports for children, and works with families to meet goals outline in their family preservation/reunification plans. Real World Job Development, an alternative education and workforce readiness program, empowers current and former foster care youth to successfully navigate the transition to independent living. Shelter Without Walls offers community-based support services to address the unmet needs of domestic violence victims who are living outside of shelter settings. • Integrated Healthcare Division offers outpatient counseling, psychiatric care, medication services, youth transition program, play therapy, crisis support, marriage/couple counseling, bereavement/grief support, and wellness management in four Maricopa County clinics. Integrated Healthcare Centers offer primary medical and behavioral health services in an environment where all aspect of a client’s well-being is provided in one convenient location including an onsite laboratory. • Jewish Community Services Division offers culturally sensitive services, resources, and guidance to help overcome life’s challenges - financial crisis, counseling, older adult supports to age-in-place, and spiritual guidance to those experiencing end-of-life situations. • Older Adult Service Division provides comprehensive in-home supports, counseling, case management, service referrals to help older adults strengthen support systems, improve emotional health and develop community connections as they age-in-place. Creative Aging programs provides an outlet for artist expression with sequential performing arts classes. Expresso Yourself offers persons with memory challenges and their care partners an engaging environment focused on the arts.