Support Group for Parents of Adolescent & Adult
Children Living with Addiction and Mental Health
Diagnoses Rodeph Shalom, 615 N. Broad St. • Philadelphia, PA 19123
215-627-6747 • 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 RS is necessary. No charge. All groups
meet with strict adherence to confidentiality and anonymity. No charge.

ADO­PTION AND CHILD WELFARE
Foster Care Services
Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Greater Philadelphia
1501 N. Broad St., Suite 14 • Philadelphia, PA 19122
1-866-JFCS-NOW or 1-866-532-7669 • jfcsphilly.org
An accredited program under contract with the Department of Human
Services and other county agencies that delivers services to children who are
abused or neglected or whose parents cannot adequately care for them.

Foster Care
Provides certified foster homes for children from birth to age 21.

Many of these children, including those with special medical needs,
have experienced trauma, loss and grief, and need a temporary home
that provides stable support and structure.

Special-Needs Adoption
Through the SWAN (Statewide Adoption and Permanency Network),
JFCS works to find permanent homes for children who cannot safely
return to their family of origin. JFCS’ Child Welfare Department
provides in-home services to help prepare children for adoption
and post-adoption services.

Open Arms Adoption Network
Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Greater Philadelphia
432 Tulpehocken Ave., Suite 2 • Elkins Park, PA 19027
1-888-OPEN-ARMS info@openarmsadoption.net • openarmsadoption.net
Helps build and support families through the Domestic Infant Open
Adoption program. Offers a broad range of services for families hoping to
adopt internationally, too. Licensed in PA, NJ, DE and NY.

Jewish Adoption and Family Care Options (JAFCO)
215 N. Presidential Blvd., Second Floor • Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
610-525-1040 • Rebecca@jafco.org • jafco.org/what-we-do/Northeast-communities/
Provides the following services to the Greater Philadelphia community:
Family Strengthening Program
Provides free, intensive in-home case management services to at-risk
children and their families in the Philadelphia area including Delaware,
Montgomery, Bucks, Philadelphia, and Chester counties, and Southern New
Jersey. The goal of the program is to strengthen and empower the family
while linking them with needed services and resources. Services include but
are not limited to: supportive counseling; family safety planning; parenting
support; support for families raising a child with special needs; support for
grandparents or other relatives raising their grandchild/relative; information
and referral; advocacy in schools or court; support with legal and custody
issues; and homelessness prevention. JAFCO’s social worker is available
24 hours per day, 7 days a week to assist families in any emergencies.

Supervised Visitation Program
Provides scheduled, monitored visits between a child and a non-custodial
parent or family member, supervised by a qualified professional. JAFCO
provides a safe and structured environment for the visit while working
with the family to ensure that all guidelines set by the court or referring
agency are followed. JAFCO documents each visit and submits progress
reports to the court with recommendations about the visits.

COUNSELING AND
CARE MANAGEMENT
Jewish Family and Children’s Service
of Greater Philadelphia
Administrative office: 2100 Arch St., 5th Floor • Philadelphia, PA 19103
1-866-JFCS-NOW or 1-866-532-7669 • info@jfcsphilly.org • jfcsphilly.org
Licensed, experienced therapists counsel individuals, couples, families and groups
on a variety of personal and family issues. Counselors help clients develop better
ways of understanding and coping, and they facilitate prevention, support and
educational group programming. Care managers engage in a variety of activities
with clients to restore dignity, hope and meaning when it seems as if life’s
struggles are insurmountable. Care managers help clients establish short- and
long-term goals, and link them with the appropriate community-based support
services, such as connection to counseling services, financial assistance, credit
counseling, advocacy, local resources and entitlement enrollment.

Major programs and services include:
Individual and family services; Foster Care Services; Education and
Outreach Services; Chaplaincy and Hospice Services; LGBTQA+
Services; Infant Adoption Services (Open Arms Adoption Network);
Older Adult Services; Support for Holocaust Survivors; Support for the
Orthodox Community; Hoarding Disorder Counseling; Bereavement
Support Groups; Intimate Partner Violence Counseling Services;
Family Abuse and Elder Abuse Counseling Support.

Neighborhood Offices:
CENTER CITY OFFICE:
2100 Arch St., fifth floor • Philadelphia, PA 19103
PROGRESS PLAZA OFFICE:
1501 N. Broad. St., Suite 14 • Philadelphia, PA 19122
EASTERN MONTGOMERY OFFICE:
432 Tulpehocken Ave., Suite 2 • Elkins Park, PA 19027
NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA OFFICE:
7901 Bustleton Ave., • Berris Plaza, Suite 206 • Philadelphia, PA 19152
MAIN LINE OFFICE: The Barbara & Harvey Brodsky Enrichment Center,
345 Montgomery Ave. • Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004 • 267-314-0909
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Dinah c/o CultureWorks, 1315 Walnut St., Suite 320 • Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-645-2142 • shana@dinahphilly.org • dinahphilly.org
A comprehensive legal services center providing low-cost and pro bono
legal representation to survivors of intimate partner violence in the Jewish
Community of Greater Philadelphia. By partnering with existing Jewish social
service providers, Dinah combats intimate partner violence through advocacy,
education and representation.

Domestic Violence Prevention/Intervention
Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Greater Philadelphia
Berris Plaza, 7901 Bustleton Ave., Suite 206 • Philadelphia, PA 19152
1-866-JFCS-NOW or 1-866-532-7669 • jfcsphilly.org
Domestic violence prevention program with individual, group, family and
couples therapy. There is also case management, advocacy and financial
assistance for those who have been abused. Speakers on topics concerning
domestic violence issues and on the prevention of dating violence are available
to synagogues, schools and community organizations.

Rachel Hotline
Women’s Center of Montgomery County
8080 Old York Road • Elkins Park, PA 19027 • 215-635-7344 • 1-800-773-2424
wcwebmail@womenscentermc.org • wcmontco.org
A 24-hour confidential hotline for victims of abuse. Ask for “Rachel” to
be connected to a Jewish woman at this hotline. Also provides support
groups, educational and legal services, court and medical appointment
accompaniment, in-person and telephone counseling.

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