Resources and Services for Older Adults and Their Families

Services for older adults and their families include:

• Single Session Family Consultations
• Mental Health
• Care Management
• Home Visits
• Information and Referrals
• Educational Groups
• Support Groups for Care Givers
• Geriatric Assessments
  

For further information, please contact Linda Meisel at 609-987-8100 or e-mail at lindam@jfcsonline.org.

Assured Confidentiality

The trust between our clients and JFCS is the basis of our success. All transactions are protected by the highest legal and professional ethical standards of client/counselor confidentiality.

Other Senior Services include:

Kosher Café

The Kosher Café is open four days a week, on Mondays at the Jewish Community Center as part of the Golden Age Club Program and on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays at the Woodbrook House.  Participants enjoy a hot kosher meal, the company of other seniors and special programs.  Transportation is available from area locations.  For further information, contact Linda Meisel at (609) 987-8100 or email at lindam@jfcsonline.org.

Project Highgate

A weekly life enrichment program is offered for Senior tenants at the Highgate Apartment.  These events include movie and pizza nights, luncheons and speakers, bingo, and holiday social events.  Information and referral assistance is also provided by the on-site social workers   For further information, contact Linda Meisel at (609) 987-8100 or email at lindam@jfcsonline.org.

Holocaust Survivor Assistance

JFCS offers assistance in completing applications for reparations and accessing various grants for concrete services such as home health aides, Kosher Meals on Wheels and transportation.  Some of these grants have income eligibility requirements.  This program has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.



For further information, contact Jenny Gragg at (609) 987-8100 or email Jenny at jennyg@jfcsonline.org.

Club Europa

Social events are planned several times a year for Holocaust Survivors and their spouses.  These have included luncheons, trips and entertainment programs.  All Holocaust Survivors are invited to attend.  For further information, contact Jenny Gragg at (609) 987-8100 or email at jennyg@jfcsonline.org.