COMMUNITY RESOURCES
issues of chemical dependency and Jewish
family life. JACS also runs retreats and
events throughout the year for Jews in
recovery and significant others.

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
dhorowitz@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. All groups meet with
strict adherence to confidentiality and
anonymity. No charge.

Adoption & Child Welfare
Open Arms Adoption Network - A
Program of Jewish Family and
Children’s Service of Greater
Philadelphia 345 Montgomery Ave.

Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
888-673-6276 openarmsadoption.net
info@openarmsadoption.net Open adoption services for families hoping
to adopt a baby, and options counseling for
pregnant women/new mothers considering
adoption for their baby. Committed to
building strong families and providing
a lifetime of support. Offices: PA,
NJ, NY, DE.

Family Matters: A JAFCO Support
Network 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 Matters’ Family
Strengthening Program
Provides free, intensive in-home case
management services to at-risk children
and their families in the Philadelphia
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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, seven days a
week to assist families in any emergencies.

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.

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.

PROGRESS PLAZA OFFICE:
Counseling &
Care Management
MAIN LINE OFFICE:
Jewish Family and Children’s
Service of Greater Philadelphia*
345 Montgomery Ave.,
Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
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,
Neighborhood Offices:
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
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.

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