Jewish Family and Child Service - Toronto - Lipa Green Centre

Services for people with social and emotional problems, including counselling, information and referrals, supplementary financial assistance program (government assistance recipients), support groups, supports for assaulted women, in-home palliative care program, English conversation café for new immigrants, and parenting, mental health and wellness programs and workshops; all services confidential

• Pathways to Employment in partnership with JVS Toronto
• Restitution Services for Holocaust Survivors
• Holocaust Survivor Emergency Funding
• chaplaincy services
• speakers
• Café Europa monthly group for Holocaust survivors in partnership with Bernard Betel (see separate listing)

Jewish Child Protective Services

• investigates allegations that children may be at risk of harm due to neglect and abuse
• provides guidance, counselling and other services to families
• recruits adoption and foster families
• places children for adoption
• offers file and adoptions disclosure

Children and Youth

• individual counselling
• Big Brothers and Big Sisters program
• homework club
• school outreach counselling

Families

• individual, couple, family and group counselling
• family life education and life skills programs
• financial assistance combined with poverty reduction counselling for persons on social assistance
• assistance maximizing benefits and entitlements, and finding employment and accommodation
• support for families with special needs children

Woman Abuse Program

• individual and group counselling, crisis intervention, emergency financial assistance, and support groups
• Here to Help group program for children and their mothers
• advocacy and community outreach
• education and consultation
• referrals

Services and Programs:

• Toronto - Gordon S Wolfe Branch - Child and Family Supports, Downtown Toronto
• Toronto - Jerome D Diamond Adolescent Centre - Youth Mental Health Services, Downtown Toronto
• Jewish Hospice Program (The)