Jewish Family Service of Rochester

Aging Services - Includes United Way Case Management, EISEP (Expanded In-Home Service for elderly program), and Neighborhood NORC (Naturally Occurring Retirement Community) Programs. See Schedule OAging Services:United Way Case Management - Provides ongoing care management to elderly community resident to enable them to age in place in their own homes and apartments.EISEP (Expanded In-Home Service for elderly program) - New York State subsidized program that provides home care, personal care, and JFS Care coordination to assist qualified older adults with their activities of daily living as they age in their own homes.Home Base NORC (Naturally Occurring Retirement Community) - Site based care management that builds community and supports aging at home of residents 60+ living at Ellison Park Apartments.Jewish Family Life Workshops - Preventative workshops on relevant and timely topics including aging in place, caretaker support, and accessing available benefits.

Essential Service Programs include the Brighton Food Cupboard, Brighton Your Wardrobe, Pencils & Paper, and Emergency Financial Assistance See Schedule OBrighton Food Cupboard (BFC)- The BFC is committed to the prevention and reduction of hunger and food insecurity for individuals and families living in Brighton surrounding communities. Community partners include Brighton Central School District and Foodlink.Brighton Your Wardrobe - A Clothing Cupboard offering free clothing and outerwear to the children and families of the Brighton Central School District who are unable to afford appropriate clothing for daily living, as a result of the impact of the suburbanization of poverty.Pencils & Paper - serves the educational and creative needs of children in the Greater Rochester Area by providing free school supplies to teachers at high poverty schools.Emergency Financial Assistance Services include small one-time interest free loans for the Jewish and general community to help with food, shelter, and other crisis needs when no other funds are available.

Counseling Services - Licensed social workers provide therapy for individuals, couples, families, children, and older adults.

Passport Senior Services - (585) 697-3030 - a Jewish Community Collaborative funded by the Jewish Federation of Greater Rochester that provides a continuum of services and programs for seniors (ages 60 and older) and their caregivers. JFS geriatric social workers provide aging-in-place care management, transportation, caregiver support and linkages to community services and supports.PATHS (Providing Assessment and Treatment for Homebound Seniors) - Provides an average of four sessions of geriatric mental health counseling for frail homebound elderly. Funded by the Monroe County Office for the Aging.Parenting Village - Parenting Village fosters the health and well-being of children and families in the Rochester area by providing support and connection to all families via their Circles (professionally facilitated drop-in support groups for parents), Connection (ongoing community events for families and an annual festival), and Nurture (a home-based peer support program for families with new babies) Programs.Baby Safe Sleep Coalition is a community wide education program committed to eliminating preventable infant fatalities caused by unsafe sleep practices in Monroe County. This program was transfered to another non profit organization during the year ended June 30, 2023.Safe Crib Project is a community wide effort that distributes new safe cribs and mattresses to needy families.Affordable Housing - In a collaborative effort with management and funders, JFS provides holistic programming at a 500-unit affordable housing community. This is a pilot study documenting the effects of programming that focuses on the mental, physical, emotional, and financial wellness of a population.The Jewish Family Navigator & Inclusion program, is a resource for families coping with disabilities, addresses this need from a communal perspective. The Jewish Coalition for Literacy volunteers work one-on-one with hundreds of children in kindergarten through third grade, the most critical age in learning to read.