Life’s challenges often leave us searching for meaning, comfort, and strength. Join Rabbi Joseph S. Ozarowski, D. Min., BCC, Rabbinic Counselor and Chaplain at JCFS Chicago, for a webinar exploring Jewish teachings on suffering, resilience, and hope. Drawing from the Torah and Talmud, Rabbi Ozarowski will share insights on navigating illness with faith.

Learn how the Cancer Wellness Center, Sharsheret, and JCFS Chicago communities can support you and your loved ones during life’s most difficult times. Whether you’re facing illness, supporting someone who is, or seeking guidance, this session offers reflection, learning, and spiritual connection.

Register today to receive the Zoom link to participate in this free event.

Presented by: Rabbi Joseph S. Ozarowski, D. Min., BCC, Rabbinic Counselor and Chaplain at JCFS Chicago.

Program is in collaboration with Cancer Wellness Center, Sharsheret and JCFS Chicago. Registration and attendance information will be shared with all organizations.

Join peers at "The Club House" for this fun summer social speech-language group.

We will work together to complete puzzles, games, cooking, sports, and art. Specific activities may include- games: Pirate Pop Up, Trouble, Kerplunk; art- painting, stickers, glitter; sports- football toss.

This therapeutic group is aimed for teens ages 15-19 with intellectual disabilities and is billable to insurance (inquire about private pay). This group will run as a dyad or small peer group on Thursdays from June 19 - August 7. Pre-registration required. 

Register today

Adoption carries both connection and loss. For many adoptees, early separation and identity disruption can increase vulnerability to hyper-vigilance, unhealthy coping behaviors, and addiction.

Learn the brain science behind early loss and addiction, strategies for meaningful support, and how to set boundaries that promote healing and trust.

Adoptive parents, adoptees, professionals, and anyone touched by adoption will find value in this impactful session.

This program is generously funded by the Rubens Family Foundation and is open to the community.

Lisa ‘LC’ Coppola, LCPC, LMHC, M.Ed., is a licensed therapist, writer, and educator. She is the founder of Coppola Counseling & Consultation, LLC, and brings lived experience as an adoptee in long-term recovery from addiction. LC specializes in the intersection of adoption and addiction.  Her writing has been featured in Severance Magazine, Chicago Story Press, The Fix, and Adoptees Voices. In 2022, she authored Voices Unheard: A Reflective Journal for Adult Adoptees.

Register today to receive the Zoom link.

Preschool Socialization Group offers children additional support in their social interactions with peers. Through small and large group play activities, children will learn to identify their feelings in social situations and understand the consequences of their behavior.

Sessions run weekly on Thursdays at 4:15pm, from July 10 - September 18 at the Abe and Ida Cooper Center, 6639 N. Kedzie Ave in Chicago.

Girls Expressive Arts Therapy Group provides opportunities for alternative avenues of self-expression and social connection. There will be a group experience with emphasis on developing skills for emotional regulation, communication, and deepening social relationships. Girls are encouraged to use art, drama, and play to express themselves and connect with one another in a small group.

Sessions run weekly on Thursdays at 4:30pm, from July 10 - September 18 at the Abe and Ida Cooper Center, 6639 N. Kedzie Ave in Chicago.

Boys Group creates a space for boys to engage socially through play and other structured activities that support communication, problem solving, and emotional regulation. Through individual and joint activities such as story-telling, building, and physical play, boys will develop their capacity to interact effectively in their daily lives.

Services for People with Disabilities (SFPD) presents a free Community Education Workshop

Join speaker Attorney Cheryl Lipton from the Center for Disability and Elder Law as she explains what legal guardianship is and how to determine whether it is appropriate for an adult’s individual circumstances. She will provide an explanation of the documents needed for filing and for the hearing in Cook County, requirements for a Physician’s Report, and other important information. An opportunity to ask questions about the process will be provided.

This event is free and open to the public. Continuing education credits are available for QIDP's.

Registration is required.
Register online today or call Kathryn Dougherty at 773.765.3158 to register.

You will receive a Zoom link to participate via email the day prior to the session.

For help with registration, and for any accommodations, please contact Kathryn Dougherty.