Program areas at JF&CS
Clinical Services: provides a full range of therapeutic Services for individuals (i.e. Children, adolescents, and adults) and families across the age span. Expertise includes relational psychotherapy, emdr therapy, gottman-method couples therapy, as well as art, yoga and play therapy when appropriate. Other areas of expertise include trauma-informed counseling for survivors of domestic violence, community engagement and support for individuals and families affected by substance use and addiction. Other Services available include parent coaching and executive function coaching, neuropsychology for children and adults and psycho-educational evaluations for children. A newer service starting this year is psychiatric medication management. In fy23, over 15,080 clinical appointments were provided to over 3,200 clients. - average number of new clients added to the waitlist each month: 21- average client removed from the waitlist each month: 17 - average percent of clients who successfully transition to Services: 18% - average of sessions each month: 533
Ben massell dental clinic: provides the most advanced and comprehensive dental care and access to other integrated health Services to atlanta's unemployed and working poor through the generosity of 130 volunteer dentists, 2 volunteer hygienists, 4 dental residents. Senior dental students from dental college of Georgia, and hygiene students from Georgia state university who provided (2,140) hours of dental Services, in addition to Services provided by our mental health staff and referrals by our social Services staff to primary health and safety net providers. The clinic is the first charitable clinic providing oral health to utilize a "patient health improvement" evaluation methodology. Fy 2023 data indicates:- volunteer dentists served 1556 unique patients, (at or below 125% federal poverty guidelines) and uninsured, providing (16,883) comprehensive dental procedures (not including mental & primary health Services) representing an estimated fair market value of over $3.2 million, at no cost to patients.- extrapolating from surveyed patient responses, approximately 10% of patients use the clinic as an alternative to the emergency room, an estimated savings to the public health system of more than $50,000.- (74) % of patients who indicated a level of pain at their initial visit reported alleviation of pain during the 9-month period of this report.
Independenceworks / supported employment initiative: served 29 individuals through supported employment Services of which 26 elected to pursue employment, 24 were employed and 20 retained employments for at least 180 days. Jf&cs' zimmerman-horowitz independent living program (zhilp) served 31 individuals. Surveys and/or assessments indicate:- 100% of employer satisfaction surveys indicated satisfaction with client job performance.- 100% of 28 individual clients in cra participated in community outings weekly, if desired. This included locations such as parks, malls, movie theaters, festivals, the circus, atlanta botanical garden, the atlanta history center, and many other locations. This allowed individuals the opportunity to be out in the community more days, evenings, weekends, participating in community events and visiting with friends and families. The program successfully increased community involvement over the prior year's covid-19 restricted community access.- 95% of individuals enrolled in zhilp maintained their health. For the 28 program clients served, over 350 regular/preventative and follow-up medical appointments were successfully completed over the year to monitor and support each resident's health and physical wellbeing. Issues that affected health outcomes for others include covid-19 infection, decline due to aging and acute chronic illness. - cag: on average, 2-4 separate community activities are offered per day, resulting in 10 - 25 different community activities a week. For fy23, this featured community activities such as geocaching, visits to performing art centers, science museums, and tourist destinations such as buc-ee's.- 100% of cag clients had the opportunity to participate in a diverse range of dynamic activities taking place within the independenceworks building. These activities, each one designed to engage and inspire, included a masterchef style client cook-off, an international trip simulation complete with tsa, our first-ever holiday choir, and volunteer-led art classes.
Aviv older adult Services provides comprehensive and proactive answers for older adults and their families through counseling, geriatric care management, friendly visits, holocaust survivor support Services, case management Services and caregiver support. Full service supports the idea that older adults need to live safely and comfortably in their own homes. Services provided to participants without caregivers allow them to remain in their home and participate in community activities. Surveys indicate: - 90% of older adult recipients reported feeling less socially isolated.- 93% of older adult recipients remained in the home of their choosing.- 89% of caregivers report feeling better able to manage their stress.- 87% of older adult recipients reported being better able to access resources.financial assistance provides financial assistance and short-term case management to those experiencing unexpected financial hardship. The goal of financial assistance is to mitigate instability by funding critical needs (i.e., housing, utilities, work related transportation costs) and referrals to additional community & public resources for stability. Unexpected loss of income or expenses continues to threaten housing stability. In fy23, 73% of requests for assistance are for rent/mortgage or utility payments. Impact of the program includes in fy23: 123 unique households received financial assistance with $282,692.94 being distributed to those experiencing financial hardship. 68% of respondents report that their housing is either stable or somewhat stable at follow up. 78% have maintained the same housing. Food assistance /maos chitim: one in every 7.5 people in Georgia rely on a food pantry and food assistance as their main source of food, our food pantry addresses food insecurity for individuals and families. In fy23, our food pantry provided two distribution days each week with access for any individual or Family in the community experiencing food insecurity. At each distributions, clients have access to fresh produce, breads and sweets, frozen meats, dairy and non-perishable foods. Impact of the program include: - on average, our pantry served 140 households per week- on average, total amount of people served each week: 570, including 90 seniors and 230 children- each week we delivered food boxes to 25 home-bound clients- 800 households received food for the first time in fy23- 274,564 pounds of food distributed in fy23our moas chitim program provides special foods and financial assistance to families struggling to incur additional costs to celebrate the passover holiday. Fy23 impact of moas chitim included:- 600 households served with 1,149 total individuals- 10,800 pounds of food distributed- $111,300 provided Career Services works in partnership with clients to overcome barriers to employment, improve skill levels and/or employability. In fy23, 40 job seekers, with significant barriers, successfully gained employment. Data indicates:- all job seekers reported earnings above the minimum wage.- 15 of the clients were women in low-income households, 8 were previously long-term ( 6 months) unemployed and 12 were mature workers (age 50+)- 97% of job seekers and employers were satisfied with our Services.