SERVICES AND PROGRAMS
The range of services offered by the Jewish community for its members and for
the general public is varied and wide-ranging, with the community priding
itself on offering high-quality services. Though it is not pos sible to provide for
all needs in all parts of the Greater Philadelphia area, the organized Jewish com-
munity hopes that people will take advantage of available programs and services
to which they are en titled. Almost all Jewish communal agencies charge fees on
a sliding-scale basis or make other provisions for assisting those with limited
financial means. Residents of the five-county region are eligible to use these
services, as are local college students, visitors and members of the armed serv-
ices stationed nearby.
ADDICTIONS Achievement Through Counseling and Treatment (ACT)
JEVS Human Services
5820 Old York Road • Philadelphia, PA 19141
215-276-8400 • Fax: 215-276-2739 • jevshumanservices.org
and 1745 North Fourth Street • Philadelphia, PA 19122
215-236-0100 • Fax: 215-236-7601
Offers comprehensive medication-assisted treatment for opiate abuse with
individual and group counseling in both outpatient and intensive outpatient
settings at both locations.
Eagleville Hospital
100 Eagleville Road • Eagleville, PA 19403
610-635-7400 or 1-800-255-2019 • Fax: 610-539-9314
eaglevillehospital.org A private, nonprofit facility, directed by the Eagleville Foundation, serving as
a regional resource for prevention, training, research and treatment related
to substance-use disorders, co-occurring disorders and other behavioral
health problems. Offers a variety of hospital and non-hospital residential
programs. These services are provided in a multi disciplinary environment
attending to the related medical, mental-health and social problems of
chemically dependent individuals.
ADO PTION
AND FOSTER CARE
C HILD -W ELFARE S ERVICES
Jewish Family and Children’s Service
of Greater Philadelphia
1501 North Broad Street, Suite 14 • Philadelphia, PA 19122
1-866-JFCS-NOW or 1-866-532-7669
info@jcfsphilly.org • jfcsphilly.org
Includes services to children in their own homes, foster care, family reunifica-
tion and special-needs adoption. Services are provided under contract with the
Department of Human Services of the City of Philadelphia and other
county agencies.
Special-Needs Adoption (SWAN)
Jewish Family and Children’s Services’ Child Welfare Department con-
tracts with SWAN, the Statewide Adoption Network, to find adoptive
parents for children with a variety of special needs.
Open Arms Adoption Network
Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Greater Philadelphia
10125 Verree Road • Philadelphia, PA 19116 • 1-888-OPEN-ARMS
info@openarmsadoption.net • openarmsadoption.net
Helps build and support families through the Domestic Infant Open Adop-
tion program. Also offers a broad range of services for families hoping to
adopt internationally. Licensed in both PA, N.J. and DE.
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Jewish Adoption and Foster Care Options (JAFCO)
234 South Bryn Mawr Avenue, Suite 100 • Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
610-525-1040 • Fax: 610-525-1047
Rana@jafco.org • jafco.org
Provides child-welfare services to abused, neglected and at-risk children,
including intensive case management, support and referral services to families
in the Greater Philadelphia region. JAFCO helps families in need and assesses
unmet child-welfare needs in the local Jewish community. JAFCO will continue
to work in partnership and in collaboration with existing local agencies, while
avoiding duplication of services providing support to children and families in
the community.
CAMPS D AY C AMPS
Camp Achdus and Bnos Achdus
Mailing Address: 1512 Griffith Street • Philadelphia, PA 19111
267-456-4532 or 610-613-2060 • Fax: 267-888-2160
info@campachdus.com • campachdus.com
Not-for-profit camp for boys and girls ages 4 to 14. Activities include sports, swim-
ming, trips, arts and drama, music instruction, karate, go-carting, as well as daily
prayer and learning.
Site Addresses:
Camp Achdus: 8201 High School Road • Elkins Park, PA 19027
Bnos Achdus/Achdus Junior: 4101 Freeland Avenue • Philadelphia,
PA 19128
Camp Ateres for Girls
Congregation Beth Solomon Community Center
198 Tomlinson Road • Philadelphia, PA 19116
215-671-1981 • Fax: 215-671-8007
rivmba@hotmail.com • cbscommunitycenter.com
Eight-week summer camp for girls ages 5 to 13. Activities include art, sports,
dance, gymnastics, drama, music, swimming, trips, karate, special events and
more. Air-conditioned facilities. Breakfast, lunch and snacks served daily.
Certified lifeguards on duty. Transportation is available from Elkins Park,
Lower Merion, Rhawnhurst, Bucks County and Cherry Hill, N.J.
Camp Chaverim
Gutman Early Learning Center, Mandell Education Campus
7500 West Avenue • Melrose Park, PA 19027
215-635-5570 • Fax: 215-635-8155
gutman@FelsKids.org • FelsKids.org
Camp for 18-month- to 5-year-old children. Has an in-ground pool with
instructional and recreational swim, sports, miniature golf, Hebrew, fitness,
music, family picnics and a sign-language specialist. Located in the fully
air-conditioned Gutman Early Learning Center. Lunch and snacks are included.
Scholarships are available for those meeting eligibility requirements. Adminis-
tered by Federation Early Learning Services. The 12-month Gan Simcha pro-
gram, addressing the needs of the Orthodox community, participates in all
camp activities.
Camp Gan Izzy of Bucks County
Glazier Jewish Center • 25 North State Street • Newtown, PA 18940
215-497-9925 ext. 13 • rl@jewishcenter.info • ganizzy.info
Co-ed, ages 3 through 12. Activities include arts andcrafts, baking, swimming,
sports and trips. Air-conditioned facilities. Under the auspices of the Lubavitch
of Bucks County.
Camp Kef at the Kaiserman JCC
Julian Krinsky Yesh Shabbat
45 Haverford Road • Wynnewood, PA 19096 • 610-896-7770, Ext. 123
Kaisermancamp@phillyjcc.com • phillyjcc.com
Co-ed camps for infants through 8th grade. Facilities include outdoor pool, athletic
fields, air-conditioned bunk rooms and large activity rooms. Activities include
swimming, sports, arts andcrafts, gymnastics, photography, special sports programs,
martial arts, ga-ga, tennis and Jewish identity programs. Special needs inclusion
program available. Transportation and early/late care available. Older campers select
majors and minors to customize their camp experience. Kashruth observed.
Winter address: 610 South Henderson Road
King of Prussia, PA 19046
610-265-9401, Ext. 18 or 866-879-5527
edwardk@jkcp.com • yeshshabbat.com
Located at Haverford College on the Main Line. Offers instruction in the arts,
sports, fitness and academics in Shomer Shabbat and glatt-kosher facilities. Yesh
Shabbat features small class or group sizes and professional instructors.
Day and residential.
Camp Kol Ami
KleinLife Summer Day Camp
Congregation Kol Ami
8201 High School Road • Elkins Park, PA 19027
215-635-4180 • Fax: 215-635-4196
KolAmi@FelsKids.org • FelsKids.org
Camp for children ages 3 to 5. Located on the grounds of and in the air-condi-
tioned building of Kol Ami Early Learning Center. Weekly themes, specialists
such as yoga, music and art, special events such as Hawaiian Luau, enrich the
program. Located in a fully air-conditioned building. Scholarships are available
for parents who meet eligibility requirements. Private and subsidized fees
accepted. Administered by Federation Early Learning Services.
10100 Jamison Avenue • Philadelphia, PA 19116
215-698-7300, Ext. 146 • anewman@kleinlife.org • kleinlife.org
Co-ed camp for ages 5 to ninth grade. Facilities include indoor pool,
athletic fields, tennis and racquetball courts, and full gymnasium in an
air-conditioned building. Activities include instructional and recreational
swimming, nature, arts-and-crafts, karate, dance, drama, music and Jewish-
identity programs. The camp features a climbing wall and renovated outdoor
facilities. Special-needs inclusion program is available. Kashrut is observed.
Camp Lokoff
7002 Butler Pike, Suite 100 • Ambler, PA 19002
215-643-0110 • Fax: 215-643-3286
lokoff@FelsKids.org • FelsKids.org
Camp for children ages 3 to 5. Offers recreational and instructional swimming
(at Beachcomber Swim Club), sports, Hebrew, yoga, music and movement,
and snacks. Located in the air-conditioned Lokoff Early Learning Center.
Scholarships are available for parents who meet eligibility requirements.
Private and subsidized fees accepted. Administered by Federation Early
Learning Services.
Camp Woodlight
2199 Strahle Street • Philadelphia, PA 19152
215-725-8930, Ext. 151 • Fax: 215-742-2349
CampWoodlight@felskids.org • FELSKIDS.org
Offers recreational and instructional swimming, team sports, arts-and-crafts,
nature and science, field trips, music, computers, community service and
weekly barbecues. Located in the fully air-conditioned Paley Early Learning
Center for children in first through sixth grades. Lunch and snacks are
included. Scholarships are available for parents meeting the eligibility require-
ments. Administered by Federation Early Learning Services.
Makom Community Camp
2125 Chestnut Street • Philadelphia, PA 19103
484-278-1335 • beverly@makomcommunity.org
www.makomcommunity.org Provides both afterschool programming and camp days, when schools are
closed, both for full and half-day vacations and for snow days. Serves stu-
dents in Pre-K through fifth grade. Each student’s learning is project-based
and child-led. Learning is immersive and applied daily in a communal set-
ting. Each Friday, families are invited to stay for a family celebration of Shab-
bat. Students prepare food and learn to share through singing, dancing,
and eating together.
Ramah Day Camp
2100 Arch Street, 3rd Floor • Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-885-8556 or 215-635-3505 (summer) • Fax: 215-885-8905
susana@ramahpoconos.org • www.ramahdaycamp.org
Four-, six- and eight-week sessions for children entering kindergarten through
seventh grade. Also offers a C.I.T. program for grades eight and up. Provides
experience in Jewish living, learning and values through music, sports, swim-
ming and more. Under the auspices of the National Ramah Commission and
Camp Ramah in the Poconos. The camp is located on the Mandell Educational
Campus, 7601 Old York Road, Melrose Park, PA 19027.
Gan Israel Country Day Camp
Winter Office: 1360 West Indian Creek Drive • Wynnewood, PA 19096
610-896-3810 • Fax: 610-896-3811
zgerber@ganisraelphilly.com • ganisraelphilly.com
Chabad-Lubavitch sponsored day camps. Open to all, regardless of background
or affiliation. Includes all traditional camp sports and arts activities, plus Jewish
Heritage theme.
Junior Camp — for first-time campers in kindergarten through second
grade. Camp is located at the Kaiserman JCC.
Classic Camp — for boys and girls entering kindergarten through eighth
grade. Camp is located in Collegeville, Pa.
Harlam Day Camp
Business Office: 301 City Avenue, Suite T1 • Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
610-668-0423 • harlamdaycamp@urj.org
www.URJHarlamDayCamp.org Reform Jewish day camp located on the campus of the Barrack Hebrew Acad-
emy. Offers an open and inclusive community, sensitive to the needs of inter-
faith families. Activities include swimming and sports, arts-and-crafts, color
wars and song sessions, late stays, overnight and camping trips, etc.
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