The Get Together provides an opportunity for parents to meet with other parents with young children. Parents share ideas and concerns with each other and professional staff while their children play and explore together.  This group meets weekly on Mondays, and is led by a JCFS Chicago child development professional.

Please inquire about fees, registration, and group guidelines. 

Prepare for your citizenship test in small group classes. Content includes speaking, reading and writing English, along with U.S. history and civics. Register online for this event.

For over 100 years, HIAS has provided affordable, comprehensive immigration and citizenship services accredited by the U.S. Department of Justice. For more information, call 312.357.4666 or visit HIASChicago.org.

ACT has been shown to be effective in the treatment of a wide range of issues including depression, anxiety, psychosis and chronic pain. It helps clients develop a compassionate relationship to painful thoughts and feelings versus attempting to avoid or control them. This single-session seminar will incorporate clinical readings, experiential exercises, role play and case presentation to learn the tools of this treatment model. This event costs $50 to attend.

Our therapy groups help kids understand and manage their emotions, while learning to interact with others in order to build healthy relationships with peers and adults.

• Address anxiety in social situations
• Teach skills for conflict resolution
• Provide a supportive environment to talk through feelings
• Practice flexibility in group settings
• Increase understanding of other’s perspective

Contact Alissa Rotblatt to register. Ages 7-11.

JCFS Response for Teens, No Shame on U and MISSD host the Chicago premiere of the Israeli film, "The Day After I'm Gone," as part of the Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema. A post-film interactive discussion will focus on teen suicide.

Tickets are $18. Visit Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema to watch the official trailer and purchase tickets. 

This group will focus on the issues facing younger spouses grieving the death of a spouse or partner in the last two years, including taking on new roles, self-care, coping skills, parenting and getting support.This group is co-sponsored by the Lauri S. Bauer Foundation for Sudden Loss and JCFS Chicago.

Hand in Hand is free. Childcare is available upon request. Dinner is provided before the group at 6:30 pm. Contact MarshaRaynes to register.

Join us for an hour of food exploration in two sets of different groups every Tuesday or Thursday. We’ll have a great time prepping, cooking and exploring foods to make food time a fun time. We welcome all children who are working on oral-motor skills, sensory aversions or medically complex feeding needs including decreasing feeding tube dependency.

The Food Adventurers will be led by a Speech-Language Pathologist with consultation from Occupational Therapists and Psychologists. All ages welcome.

Our therapy groups help kids understand and manage their emotions, while learning to interact with others in order to build healthy relationships with peers and adults.

• Address anxiety in social situations
• Teach skills for conflict resolution
• Provide a supportive environment to talk through feelings
• Practice flexibility in group settings
• Increase understanding of other’s perspective

Contact Alissa Rotblatt to register. Ages 7-11.

Our therapy groups help kids understand and manage their emotions, while learning to interact with others in order to build healthy relationships with peers and adults.

This group, for children 2-3 years of age, will focus on participating in circle time and engaging in play-time activities that promote communication, early problem solving and following directions. This group is playful and fun, often focusing on a particular theme to enhance vocabulary development and to increase a child’s opportunity to use language within a group setting. Children can practice the social rules of communication such as turn-taking, gestures and body language. Led by Speech-Language Pathologist Allison Liwanag.

Our therapy groups help kids understand and manage their emotions, while learning to interact with others in order to build healthy relationships with peers and adults.

• Address anxiety in social situations
• Teach skills for conflict resolution
• Provide a supportive environment to talk through feelings
• Practice flexibility in group settings
• Increase understanding of other’s perspective

Contact Alissa Rotblatt to register. Ages 5-7.

Our therapy groups help kids understand and manage their emotions, while learning to interact with others in order to build healthy relationships with peers and adults.

• Address anxiety in social situations
• Teach skills for conflict resolution
• Provide a supportive environment to talk through feelings
• Practice flexibility in group settings
• Increase understanding of other’s perspective

Contact Alissa Rotblatt to register. Ages 7-11.

Join us for an hour of food exploration in two sets of different groups every Thursday or Tuesday. We’ll have a great time prepping, cooking and exploring foods to make food time a fun time. We welcome all children who are working on oral-motor skills, sensory aversions or medically complex feeding needs including decreasing feeding tube dependency.

The Food Adventurers will be led by a Speech-Language Pathologist with consultation from Occupational Therapists and Psychologists. All ages welcome.

This is a 4 week seminar designed to provide both an overview and deeper-dive into complex trauma. Attendees will gain tools to deepen and apply their understanding of complex trauma in the treatment of children and adolescents through various stages of relationship building, psychoeducation and symptom reduction.

Sibshops offer brothers and sisters of children with a variety of special needs a place to meet other siblings in a relaxed, supportive, and recreational setting. They discuss their common joys and concerns, learn to handle sibling-specific “sticky situations” and have fun! For kids ages 6-12 years old. Teens are also welcome. Contact us for more information.

Sibshops are currently offered one Sunday afternoon each month in Northbrook. Teen Sibshops are offered as requested. 

Youth Mental Health First Aid is designed to teach parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, peers, neighbors, health and human services workers, and other caring citizens how to help an adolescent (age 12-18) who is experiencing a mental health or addictions challenge or is in crisis. Youth Mental Health First Aid is primarily designed for adults who regularly interact with young people.