ADOPTION AND CHILD WELFARE
Open Arms Adoption Network
Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Greater Philadelphia
345 Montgomery Ave • Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
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)
3 Bala Plaza, Suite 104 East• Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
610-525-1040 • Rebecca@jafco.org • familymattersnetwork.org
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.

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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 • info@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.

SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES Education
[Also see the Jewish Education chapter for the synagogue-based education
programs for children with special needs.]
Whole Community Inclusion
Jewish Learning Venture
261 Old York Road, Suite 720 • Jenkintown, PA 19046 215-320-0360
gkaplan-mayer@jewishlearningventure.org jewishlearningventure.org
Engages people with special needs, and their families, and supports their
ability to access a range of Jewish educational and religious experiences from
early childhood through the transition to adulthood. Learning opportunities
throughout the year are offered for families, educators and community
members and leaders.