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Our Mission

Jewish Family & Children's Service of Greater Mercer County is dedicated to strengthening families and individuals by providing a wide range of social services and programs including therapy, information and referral, support, education and advocacy.

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Who We Are

Our dedicated board and staff are led by Norma Saks, Board President and Linda Meisel, LCSW, Executive Director. Our counseling and executive staff are all professionals with Master's degrees and New Jersey State licensed social workers continually trained in current techniques and issues. In addition, scores of volunteers ranging from octogenarians to young children give their time and energy every day to help JFCS make a difference for people in our community. Jewish Family & Children’s Service is certified by the Council on Accreditation for Agencies Serving Children and Families and licensed by the State of New Jersey.

Who We Serve

In 2007-2008, we assisted more than 5,000 individuals in our community. Families in need, seniors and their adult children, couples and individuals, and victims of trauma and violence all turned to Jewish Family & Children’s Service for competent, confidential and caring support. We are a non-discriminatory agency providing social services to a diverse population. All members of our community are served. JFCS provides an affordable sliding scale fee structure to ensure that everyone who seeks our services can receive them.

How We Are Funded

Jewish Family & Children’s Service receives funding from individuals, foundations, local businesses and government grants. We are also a member and beneficiary agency of the United Jewish Federation of Princeton Mercer Bucks and a recipient of funding from the United Way of Greater Mercer County. Our donors account for over half of the funds needed to support our $1.4 MM budget. Our overhead is low – a remarkable 85 cents of every donated dollar goes to providing client services.

Our Programs and Services

In 2007-2008, Jewish Family & Children's Service provided:

• Counseling and Case Management Services that assisted more than 1,630 people through one-on-one and group counseling, parent support services, child and teen counseling, grief and bereavement programs, financial assistance and food vouchers.
  
  
• Elder Care Services that assisted more than 1,450 people through counseling, referrals and resources for older adults, services to Holocaust survivors, aging in place programs, the Kosher Café serving more than 4,730 meals, Golden Agers (in association with the Jewish Community Center) and Kosher meals on Wheels.
  
  
• Prevention and Support Services that assisted more than 2,730 people with developing the skills and resources to cope with all types of life cycle transitions or crises. Family learning and education, domestic violence support, re-employment assistance, peer education for teens, childhood social skills programs, and holiday financial assistance are just some of the ways we helped those in need.