SUPPORT GROUPS
Jewish Family and Children’s
Service of Greater Philadelphia
10125 Verree Road • Philadelphia, PA 19116
1-866-JFCS-NOW or 1-866-532-7669
info@jfcsphilly.org • jfcsphilly.org
Offers group support on various topics: illness and bereavement, separation
and divorce, family programs, anger/stress management, children’s socializa-
tion groups, marriage enrichment programs, interfaith issues, LGBTQ issues,
care-giving issues, socialization and support groups for teens and adults with
special needs, and support groups for family members/care givers of individuals
with disabilities.

Joseph Levine & Son Memorial Chapel
215-942-4700 or 1-800-992-3339 • levinefuneral.com
Support groups for widows and widowers at different stages of loss. Call
for schedule.

Sharsheret 1-866-474-2774 or 201-833-2341 • Fax: 201-837-5025
info@sharsheret.org • sharsheret.org
A national not-for-profit organization supporting women and their families,
facing breast cancer. Fosters culturally relevant individualized connections with
networks of peers, health professionals and related resources. Also provides
educational resources, offers specialized support to those facing ovarian cancer.

Creates programs for women and families to improve their quality of life. All
programs are open to women and men.

Support Groups for Seniors
KleinLife • 10100 Jamison Avenue • Philadelphia, PA 19116
215-698-7300, Ext. 147 • rpowers@kleinlife.org • kleinlife.org
Topics include: Low Vision and New Vision, in partnership with Associated
Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired; Bereavement, with support from
Abramson Center for Jewish Life; and, Chronic Disease Self-Management Pro-
gram, in partnership with PCA’s Help Yourself to Health program.

VOCATIONAL SERVICES
JEVS Human Services
1845 Walnut Street, 7th Floor • Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-854-1800 • Fax: 215-854-1880 • jevshumanservices.org
Provides a variety of employment, skills training, vocational rehabilitation,
substance-abuse treatment and residential services to the Greater
Philadelphia community.

JEVS Career Strategies
215-854-1874 • Fax: 215-854-1880 • cs@jevs.org
Offers a wide range of career services to help individuals who are unem-
ployed, underemployed or changing careers, work toward finding satisfy-
ing employment. Services include individual career consulting,
career assessment, résumé assistance, job-search assistance and
career workshops.

JEVS Career Strategies Youth Services
215-854-1842 • CSYouth@jevs.org
Offers a full menu of youth services ranging from SAT/ACT coaching to
financial-aid advisement. If college is not the right path for the student,
counseling and information regarding trade and certificate programs
are offered.

JEVS Career Solutions for 55+
990 West Spring Garden Street • Philadelphia, PA 19123
215-560-5465, Ext. 268 • cs55@jevs.org • jevshumanservices.org
A free service for Philadelphia residents ages 55 and over. Individual
and group career counseling, job-search assistance workshops and
training programs.

JEVS Center for New Americans
2770 Red Lion Road • Philadelphia, PA 19114
215-728-4210 • Fax: 215-728-4227 • jevshumanservices.org
Offers refugees, asylees and victims of trafficking free services in the fol-
lowing areas: employment counseling, job development and job place-
ment, job search and job retention workshops, Vocational English Lan-
guage Training (VELT) and English as a Second Language (ESL) classes,
computer skills classes, acculturation workshops, case management, and
individualized assistance in developing and improving verbal language
skills. Use of a driving simulator is also offered. Participants are served in
Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties.

JEVS Culinary Connections
9350 Ashton Road, Suite 201 • Philadelphia, PA 19114
267-350-8600 • Fax: 215-255-4777
culinaryconnections@jevs.org A training and employment program for teens and young adults who
have a diagnosis of physical, mental-health or intellectual disabilities.

Offers a 12-week course of structured learning in a centrally located
classroom and professional kitchen, followed by internships in profes-
sional kitchens, enabling participants to earn a ServeSafe® certificate and
a culinary-arts skills certificate. After earning their certificates, partici-
pants work with JEVS community employment specialists to secure a job
in a professional kitchen.

JEVS helpinghands Program
1845 Walnut Street • Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-854-1874 • Fax: 215-854-1880 • cs@jevs.org
Provides free career counseling services, vocational assessment and job-
search assistance for eligible unemployed or under-employed Jewish
adults in the Greater Phila delphia area (under 65 years of age), who are
facing financial hardship and are in need of improving and increasing
their work skills.

JEVS hireAbility
9350 Ashton Road, Suite 201 • Philadelphia, PA 19114
267-350-8600 • Fax: 215-255-4777
hireability@jevs.org Offers individuals with intellectual, mental-health, physical or learning
disabilities — as well as those living with chronic diseases — assistance in
preparing for, finding and keeping competitive employment. Customized
services include vocational assessments, career track identification, as
well as job development, placement and coaching.

JEVS Project Success
9350 Ashton Road, Suite 201 • Philadelphia, PA 19114
267-350-8600 • Fax: 215-255-4777
projectsuccess@jevs.org • jevshumanservices.org
Offers young adults with Asperger’s syndrome or pervasive develop-
ment disorder transition to employment. A comprehensive approach
supports these young adults through all phases, including develop-
ment of socialization, one-on-one job development, job placement
and job readiness.

Orleans Technical Institute
2770 Red Lion Road • Philadelphia, PA 19114
215-728-4700 • OrleansTech.edu
Offers career training in building trades human services, and court-
reporting. High school diploma/GED required. Financial aid available
for those who qualify. Job-search assistance also provided.

Vocational Research Institute
1845 Walnut Street, Suite 660 • Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-875-7387 or 1-800-874-5387 • Fax: 215-875-0198 • vri.org
Develops and markets career assessment and development tools, includ-
ing CareerScope®. Also markets a training series for consumers who
direct their own care in their own homes.

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