Center for New Americans
2770 Red Lion Road • Philadelphia, PA 19114
215-728-4210 • Fax: 215-728-4227 • cna@jevs.org
Offers refugees, asylees and victims of trafficking free services in the
following areas: employment counseling, job development and job
placement, job search and job retention workshops, Vocational English
Language Training (VELT) and English as a Second Language (ESL)
classes, computer skills classes, acculturation workshops, case manage-
ment, 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.
helpinghands Program
2100 Arch St. • Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-832-0878 • 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 Philadelphia area (under 65 years of age),
who are facing financial hardship and are in need of improving their
employment situation.
hireAbility 441 N. Fifth St., second floor • Philadelphia, PA 19123
215-341-5626 • 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,
and job development, placement and coaching.
Orleans Technical College
2770 Red Lion Road • Philadelphia, PA 19114 • 215-728-4700
info@orlieanstech.edu • OrleansTech.edu
Offers career training and job search assistance in the building trades.
High school diploma/GED and valid driver’s license required. Financial
aid available for those who qualify.
Project Success
441 N. Fifth St., second floor • Philadelphia, PA 19123
215-728-4452 • 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 • vri.org
Develops and markets career assessment tools, including the
CareerScope® interest and aptitude assessment.
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 programming activities. There are also opportunities for Jewish education
at many of the area’s colleges. Area synagogues and communal schools have
educational programs for people of all ages.
EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
Education and Outreach Services
Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Greater Philadelphia
1501 N. Broad St., Suite 14 • Philadelphia, PA 19122
and: The Barbara & Harvey Brodsky Enrichment Center
345 Montgomery Ave. • Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004 • 267-314-0909
1-866-JFCS-NOW • info@jfcsphilly.org • jfcsphilly.org
Initiates research-based programs in collaboration with public and private
schools, Jewish day schools, synagogues and other community organizations.
Develops educational programs to help young people to handle the age
specific challenges of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs, bullying, violence
and sexual behavior, gambling prevention, substance abuse prevention,
violence prevention, suicide prevention, anti-bullying and building a healthy
body image. JFCS also conducts workshops for parents, teachers and
other professionals.
Families Outside the Box
610-930-8778 • AyalaBCTVI@yahoo.com
Parent-run support for families in the Philadelphia area who would have
children with needs that are not currently met in the day school setting, so
are enrolled elsewhere, or are home schooled. Provides parent-to-parent
connections, periodic e-mails, a resource list of Jewish activities appropriate
to day school families, a resource list of local Judaic tutors familiar with the
day school curriculum, and cohort development.
Gratz Advance Programs of Gratz College
7605 Old York Road • Melrose Park, PA 19027
215-635-7300, ext. 135 • gratzadvance@gratz.edu • gratz.edu/gratzadvance
Offers local and national programs and services associated with Jewish
education for teens and adults.
NEXT: New EXcellent Teacher Training • gratz.edu/NEXT
Strengthens the skills of professionals teaching in the Jewish community.
Course topics and content reflect contemporary issues and best practices.
• NEXT Online Learning: All courses are online and asynchronous,
allowing participants to engage from anywhere at any time. These
courses are offered free of cost to educators working in Jewish settings in
Greater Philadelphia.
• NEXT School-Based Professional Development: Professional
development workshops customized to a specific supplementary
school’s needs and offered free of cost to supplementary schools
throughout Greater Philadelphia.
• NEXT Mentorships: Individualized one-on-one professional
development opportunities offered free of cost to supplementary
school educators in Greater Philadelphia.
Gratz Academy • gratz.edu/gratzacademy
Offers college credit opportunities to teens at the location of existing
high school programs and online.
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