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Jewish Family Services, a division of the Jewish Federation of Collier County, is a human service agency that reflects the Jewish tradition of caring and compassion by providing counseling services, outreach, information and referral, financial assistance and volunteer opportunities.
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1250 Tamiami Trail North Suite #202 Naples, FL 34102
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Monday – Thursday 9am-5pm Fridays – 9am-3pm
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JFS Executive Director: Stephen S. Muggeo, LCSW JFS Intake Coordinator: Maria Padin Telephone: 239.263.4205, Ext 304 Telephone: 239.263.4205, Ext 301 Fax: 239.263.3813 Fax: 239.263.3813 Email: stephen@jewishnaples.org Email: maria@jewishnaples.org
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CONFIDENTIAL COUNSELING Individual, Couple and Family Counseling maximizing each person’s strengths and skills dealing with a variety of issues including grief, career, personal growth, life transitions, anxiety and depression, and issues of domestic violence. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE Financial assistance to pay rent, home fees, and utility bills; food certificates; loans. INTAKE AND INFORMATION SERVICES Referrals to agencies with services for specific needs and identification of resources in the community such as housing, assisted living, nursing homes, hospice care, and home health care. GRIEF SUPPORT, INFORMATION AND REFERRAL Weekly bereavement support group, individual and family counseling, and referral. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES We offer a wide range of short-term and long-term volunteer activities within JFS and in collaboration with other organizations. FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION AND WORKSHOPS JFS offers parenting classes, lunch-time talks and theme based programs as needed in the community. JFS collaborates with other community agencies to provide programming
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1. To support individuals and families in the face of crisis and to resolve such crisis with counsel and assistance. 2. To improve the quality of Jewish individual and family life through professional counseling and other programs. 3. To support the emotional health and well being of individuals and families through educational programs. 4. To provide services to people experiencing emergencies because of economic, housing, medical, legal or other changes through emergency assistance, information and referral services. 5. To assist older adults and their families in dealing with the developmental and situational problems of aging, with the goal of preserving and enhancing the independence, dignity and security of the aging individual. 6. To assist Jewish refugees and immigrants through resettlement services. 7. To recruit, train and retain volunteers and to develop ongoing volunteer services in support of the agency's goals. 8. To maintain and develop, as a division of the Jewish Federation of Collier County, cooperative working relationships with the synagogues and other community organizations and agencies of Collier County. 9. To establish and maintain a working relationship with local, regional and national family serving organizations and networks.
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Volunteerism: If you would like to volunteer your time please contact Maria Padin at 239.263.4205 or email maria@jewishnaples.org
Donations: Donations of gently used furniture, clothing and household goods can be given to St. Vincent de Paul. At the top of your contribution inventory, please write “For the benefit of Jewish Family Services”, and in return they will provide basic needs for Jewish Families who need assistance. St. Vincent de Paul can be contacted at 239.732.2009.
Jewish Family Services receives its funding from the Jewish Federation of Collier County, through voluntary donations in return for services rendered and from donations from the community to its various funds.
Contributions to Jewish Family Services can be made to the following funds:
THE JFS MITZVAH FUND Contributions to the JFS Mitzvah Fund are used to meet the overall social service needs in the community
THE DORISMAE & HARVEY FRIEDMAN FUND FOR ELDER-CARE The Friedman’s recognized the special needs of an aging community and established this fund to help older people retain their dignity and independence. Annual donations from the Friedman’s and others to this fund are designated to provide supplemental home care after a hospital stay, occasional trips to a doctor, and temporary homemaking services, thus allowing clients to stay in their homes as long as possible
THE JFS CHILDREN’S FUND This fund is to guarantee that Jewish children in the Naples/Marco Island area do not go with their needs unfulfilled. This fund was established in 2003 through a generous anonymous gift.
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I/We would like to make a contribution to the: ___ JFS Mitzvah Fund ___ Dorismae & Harvey Friedman Fund for Elder-Care ___ JFS Children’s Fund
Name: _______________________________________________ Address: _______________________________________________ City/State/Zip:________________________________________________ Phone: ________________________________________________ Amount: ____________________ Mail to: Jewish Family Services 1250 Tamiami Trail North, #202 Naples, FL 34102
Name of Honoree: ___________________________________________ Occasion: ___________________________________________ Person to be Notified: ___________________________________________ Address of Recipient: ___________________________________________
Thank you for your generous support of our community based programs!
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JFS BOARD OF DIRECTORS Richard Goldblatt, Chair Leda Zbar, Vice-Chair David Rutstein, Treasurer Bobbie Katz, Secretary Nancy Brown Kathy Feinstein Barbara Flagel Myra Friedman Larry Greene Pauline Hendel Ann Jacobson Rose Mass Bernard Shochet Seymour Taffet Ellen Wollman Bonnie Yegidis
STEPHEN S. MUGGEO, LCSW JFS Executive Director 239.263.4205 extension 304 MARIA PADIN JFS Intake Coordinator 239.263.4205 extension 301
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JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES RESPECTS THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF ALL CIENTS AND MAINTAINS CONFIDENTIAL CLIENT RECORDS.
JFS collects information that is provided by you or obtained with your signed authorization. This information may come from various sources, including personal interviews, evaluation results, self-reports or other documents necessary to provide you with our services.
JFS does not
disclose any information about our clients or former clients to
anyone, except as permitted or required by law or when requested by
a client.
JFS
restricts access to personal information about
you to the members of our agency. Collaboration is only with your
written permission. Your confidence and trust are important to us. If you have any questions or concerns regarding privacy or information, please contact us.
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