Sharsheret
2100 Arch St. • Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-854-1874 • Fax: 215-832-0701 • 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.
Support Group for Parents of Adolescent and Adult
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.
Support Groups for Seniors
2770 Red Lion Road • Philadelphia, PA 19114 • 215-728-4700
OrleansTech.edu Offers career training in building trades and health care. High school
diploma/GED required. Financial aid available for those who qualify.
Job search assistance also provided.
Living with Addiction and Related Brain Disease
Rodeph Shalom, 615 N. Broad St. Philadelphia, PA 19123
215-627-6747 x216 • rabbimaderer@rodephshalom.org • rodephshalom.org
Meets regularly to learn more about substance use and mental health
disorders; share experiences/resources; and explore how to appropriately
support our children. Anonymity respected. No affiliation with Rodeph Shalom
is necessary. No charge.
KleinLife • 10100 Jamison Ave. • Philadelphia, PA 19116
Group topics include: low vision and new vision, in partnership with
Associated Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired; bereavement,
with support from the Abramson Center for Jewish Life; and chronic
disease self-management program, in partnership with PCA’s Help
Yourself to Health program.
VOCATIONAL SERVICES
JEVS Human Services
1845 Walnut St., 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. Career Strategies
2100 Arch St. • Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-854-1874 • Fax: 215-832-0701 • cs@jevs.org
O ffers a wide range of career services to help individuals who are
unemployed, underemployed or changing careers, work toward finding
satisfying employment. Services include individual career consulting,
career assessment, résumé assistance, job-search assistance and
career workshops.
Career Solutions for 55+
1617 John F. Kennedy Blvd., 2nd Floor. • Philadelphia, PA
267-647-7137 • cs55@jevs.org
A free service for Philadelphia residents ages 55 and over. Individual and
group career counseling, job-search assistance workshops and training
programs. Center for New Americans
2770 Red Lion Road • Philadelphia, PA 19114
215-728-4210 • Fax: 215-728-4227
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.
84 helpinghands Program
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.
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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
Development Disorder (PDD) skills to transition to employment.
A comprehensive approach supports these young adults through
all phases of employment, including the development of socialization
skills, one-on-one job development, job placement and job readiness.
Vocational Research Institute (VRI)
1845 Walnut St., Suite 660 • Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-875-7387 or 1-800-874-5387 • Fax: 215-875-0198
Develops and markets career assessment and development tools,
including CareerScope®.
Working for Success
2100 Arch St. • Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-854-1874 • Fax: 215-832-0701 • cs@jevs.org
Jewish women under the age of 65, who are unemployed or under‐
employed may qualify for this no-cost program to receive assistance
finding employment through one‐on‐one vocational counseling,
assessment, workshops and job search assistance. Inquire about
financial eligibility.
JEWISH EDUCATION
The Greater Philadelphia area offers a wide variety of formal and informal
Jewish educational experiences for Jews of all ages and levels — from toddlers
to senior citizens and from vocational learners to graduate students. There are
Jewish nursery-school programs in many synagogues; Jewish day schools,
Jewish high schools, supplementary schools, many synagogue-based Sunday
and afternoon schools, a college of Jewish studies, a rabbinical college, etc.
Jewish Federation’s Mandell Education Campus, a 28-acre site in Melrose Park,
is home to the Forman Center of the Raymond and Ruth Perelman Jewish Day
School, Gratz College, a branch of Federation Early Learning Services, as well
as Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Philadelphia. The 35-acre Jewish
Federation Radnor Campus in Delaware County houses the Jack M. Barrack
Hebrew Academy. It accommodates a wide variety of educational and pro-
gramming activities. There are also oppor tunities for Jewish education at many
of the area’s colleges. Area synagogues and communal schools have educational
programs for people of all ages.
EARLY-CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
Early child care and education in the Jewish community are available through
Federation Early Learning Services. Other programs are under the auspices of
synagogues or located in synagogues (operated by private owners) and in
Jewish community centers.
Federation Early Learning Services
Myer and Rosaline Feinstein Campus
10700 Jamison Ave. • Philadelphia, PA 19116
215-676-7550 • Fax: 215-676-9498
info@FelsKids.org • FELSKids.org
Provides state-licensed, NAEYC accredited and Keystone Stars top ranking
early childhood centers for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, kindergartners and
elementary school children in eight centers and two public schools locations
throughout the Delaware Valley. FELS’ programs have received the highest
attainable ratings by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Typically,
enrollment is full-time, though part-week enrollment is available at some
locations. Jewish programming is an integral part of the curriculum. Parents
are viewed as partners and are encouraged to become actively involved in
their child’s education. Parent associations organize educational, social and
fundraising activities for the entire family. Financial assistance available; state
subsidy accepted.
Gutman Early Learning Center
7500 West Ave. • Melrose Park, PA 19027
215-635-5570, Ext. 125 • Fax: 215-635-8155
Gutman@FelsKids.org A nationally (NAEYC) accredited, and Keystone Star 4 Center, state-
licensed program providing early childhood education for infants,
toddlers, preschoolers and children transitioning to kindergarten. The
program features specialists including a Hebrew enrichment program,
sign language, creative movement and music, etc. A summer camp with
an in-ground pool and many specialists is open to the community.
Gan Simcha Program - Torah U’Mitzvos
For children 13 months - 4-year-olds; a joint venture of Federation
Early Learning Services and the Politz Hebrew Academy. Provides an
Orthodox education and observes Orthodox dietary laws. Morah Debbie
Ungar designed the Judaic classroom (approved by Rabbi Dov Brisman
of Young Israel of Elkins Park), which also features special program-
ming such as Kidnetics, sign language, music, several playgrounds, an
in-ground swimming pool, etc. FRUM-degreed Lakewood teachers
prepare children for enrollment in Orthodox day schools.
Kehillah Early Learning Center
Congregation Ohev Shalom • 2 Chester Road • Wallingford, PA
610-872-0400 • Fax: 215-872-0557 • Kehillah@FelsKids.org
A nationally (NAEYC) accredited, state-licensed program providing early
childhood education for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergarten-
ers offering 28 more days than most other schools in Jewish environments.
Activities include Israeli dance, gymnastics, sign language lessons, music
and development, etc. Participates in the Commonwealth of Pennsylva-
nia’s Keystone Stars Quality Initiative Program. A summer camp with
many specialists is open to the community.
Kol Ami Early Learning Center
8201 High School Road • Elkins Park, PA 19027
215-635-4180 • Fax: 215-635-4186 • KolAmi@FELSKids.org
A joint program with Congregation Kol Ami providing early-childhood
education programs to toddlers and preschoolers in a small group setting
offering more days than most other schools in Jewish environments.
A secular curriculum is complemented by a Jewish curriculum integrating
the synagogue’s rabbi, cantor and a Hebrew specialist. Fitness, sign
language and special events enrich the year-round camp program.
K’tonton Early Learning Center
Congregation Beth El-Ner Tamid
715 Paxon Hollow Road • Broomall, PA 19003
610-325-4831 • Fax: 610-356-8091 • Ktonton@FelsKids.org
A joint program of Federation Early Learning Center and Congregation
Beth El-Ner Tamid providing early childhood education for infants, toddlers
and preschoolers. Earned a four-star rating through the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania’s Keystone Stars Quality Initiative Program. Provides
part week or full-time options for most ages and 28 more days than most
other schools in Jewish environments. Offers specialists, including Hebrew
enrichment, soccer, kinetics, etc. A summer camp program open to the
community includes sports, water play, specialists in Israeli dance, yoga,
music & trips.
Lassin Early Learning Center
Myer and Rosaline Feinstein Campus
10800 Jamison Ave. • Philadelphia, PA 19116
215-677-7191 • Fax: 215-969-3502 • Lassin@FelsKids.org A nationally
(NAEYC) accredited, state-licensed program providing early childhood
education for infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children.
Achieved a four-star rating through the Commonwealth of Pennsylva-
nia’s Keystone Stars Quality Initiative Program. A summer camp with
swimming and specialists is open to the community.
Lokoff Early Learning Center
Abramson Early Childhood Education Comunity
TBI Synagogue • 1920 Skippack Pike • Blue Bell, PA 19422
215-643-0110 • Fax: 215-643-3286 • Lokoff@FelsKids.org
A state-licensed program providing early childhood education for
infants, toddlers, preschoolers and children transitioning to kindergar-
ten offering 28 more days than most other schools in Jewish environ-
ments. Several playgrounds including one dedicated to nature and a bike
path; nutritious snacks and many enrichment specialists (e.g. Hebrew,
sports, soccer, music, etc. help to make this a stimulating and exciting
program. A summer camp with instructional and recreational swim,
along with many specialists, is open to the community.
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