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Connecting people in need

with compassionate care.

 

JFS Worcester provides counseling and

social services to support individuals and strengthen family life. Based on traditional

Jewish values of social responsibility and

concern for all members of the community,

JFS serves those in need without regard

to race, religion or the ability to pay.

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When you support JFS with a

financial contribution, you: 

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Help children and adolescents 

cope with divorce.

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Aid participants in the adoption      

process: children, birth parents,      

adoptive parent applicants, adoptive 

parents and adult adoptees.

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Help elders and their families identify   

needs and connect with the vast 

community resources of Central

Massachusetts and beyond.

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Facilitate care for elders no longer

competent to manage their own          

affairs.

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Support family mediation and mental    

health counseling for families and  

individuals.  

 

JFS Worcester

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Focused on family, in all its varied

forms, as a trusted source of

compassion, support and learning.

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Providing professional, confidential,

accredited services that help deal          

with the challenges of life's natural

transitions and its unexpected crises.

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A nonsectarian agency rooted in the  

Jewish values of caring, individual      

dignity and social justice.

 

Please join our Friends Campaign and

help JFS connect people in need with        compassionate care.

 

 

Learn more about the JFS Gold Circle

Leadership Donor Program.                         

Please contact us.

 

 

 




 

 

The 32nd Annual

Irving W. Jacobson Program

Sponsored by JFS Worcester

        

October 22, 2010

Beechwood Hotel

363 Plantation St., Worcester, MA 01605

When Professional Caregivers Need Care:

A Family Presentation on Cancer and Healing

With David Treadway, Ph.D., and his family. Dr. Treadway, a nationally known therapist and author, will share the

harrowing story of his battle with cancer and the cycle of alarm, acceptance and hope he and his family experienced on his

long road from diagnosis, to treatment, to recovery.

Dr. Treadway will then address the challenges of being a

professional caregiver when crisis hits so close to home.

To register, please contact Kristy at JFS:

508.755.3101 / kfiorillo@jfsworcester.org
Hotel reservations:

www.beechwoodhotel.com / 800.344.2589

 

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Responding to Economic Crisis: A Summit of the Jewish Community

June 8, 2010


The Summit was convened because the economic downturn continues to affect many people from all walks of life throughout our region. As Jews concerned with Tikkun Olam, 45 members of the community met to discuss what individuals and organizations can do to help.

Click to read

Summit report

and next steps (.pdf)

 

Click for

Central Mass. Resources (.pdf)

Links to a wide range of local resources to assist families and individuals affected by the economic downturn

 


 

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Children Cope with Divorce Parent Education Seminars

CCWD New Dates & Times 

Morning seminars are 9:30 AM - Noon,

evenings are 5:30-8 PM.

 

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