Career and Employment

Customized Employment: A Different Approach

Individuals with disabilities often face challenges when it comes to finding a job... JCFS Chicago’s Duman Opportunity Center offers various degrees of support for job seekers, such as Customized Employment, a job creation strategy based on the skills of the person seeking employment.

Volunteer

Donor Profile: Eve Samson

Eve Samson’s first contribution to the Response for Teens’ annual fundraising event, Tuned In, was a $25 check written back in 2010. She has been giving in more and more ways ever since.

Pediatric Therapies

Integrated Pediatric Therapies and JCC Chicago Team Up to Help Preschoolers

When children attend preschool, many times it’s their first experience outside of the home. So, JCFS Integrated Pediatric Therapies (IPT) and JCC Chicago thought that preschools might need guidance to help to those who may have missed out on core developmental opportunities.

Pediatric Therapies

Signing Across the Globe

There are hundreds of sign languages used globally, each with its own unique gestures, syntax, and facial expressions native to the countries they originate from.

People with Disabilities & Their Families

All About Service Dogs

Tuesday, Mar 25, 2025

Services for People with Disabilities (SFPD) presents a free Community Education Workshop
All About Service Dogs
When: Tuesday, March 25th, 2:00pm-3:00pm central time
Where: Online via Zoom

Service Dogs are long standing tools for independence. There are many ways service dogs can be trained to help people with disabilities be more independent. From Guide Dogs to Diabetic Alert Dogs, Autism Service Dogs to Mobility Service Dogs, each dog is individually trained to support an individuals’ independence and ability to engage and access the world around them.

This presentation will provide information to help you through the process of knowing what service dogs are, determining if this is the right for you, or a loved one, and provide assistance in locating the right training program. Kristin Hartness the Executive Director at Canines for Disabled Kids will be presenting.

This event is free and open to the public. Continuing education credits are available for QIDP's. *Session may be recorded.

Registration is required. Register 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

Support Groups

Hand in Hand: Grief Support Group for Spouse/Partner Loss

Tuesday, Jan 16, 2024

This grief support group is designed for individuals aged 55 and younger who have lost a spouse or partner within the past two years. Offering a compassionate space for healing and connection, the group will meet in person for six Monday evening sessions, starting on March 31 (skipping April 14 due to Passover).

Contact Leah Shefsky to register. Registration is required.

Supported by the Lauri S. Bauer Foundation for Sudden Loss.

Register today

People with Disabilities & Their Families

Support for People with Disabilities

In honor of Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance, and Inclusion Month (JDAIM), JCFS Chicago is proud to join Jewish local and national organizations in a unified effort to raise awareness and elevate the voices of people living with disabilities.

Volunteer

Donor Profile: Toby Bernstein & Lynn Freeman

The JCFS Chicago Endowment Foundation helps ensure the continuity of essential life sustaining programs and caring services that JCFS Chicago provides. As an Agency of the Jewish Federation/Jewish United Fund (JUF), JCFS Chicago established the Endowment Foundation, in partnership with JUF, to meet the growing needs of our community.

Jewish Community Programs

Learning About the Values and Training of Jewish Chaplaincy

What do Jewish chaplains do? The same as any chaplain, regardless of religious denomination. They care for the living, counsel those in need, or the most sacred work, honor the dead. Chaplains provide spiritual help and care for people who are suffering and need that type of support.

Jewish Community Programs

Healing Hearts: Grief Support Group for Spouse/Partner Loss

Tuesday, May 20, 2025

This free drop-in grief support group is for older adults who have experienced the death of a spouse or partner within the last two years. The group meets the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month, 10:30am -12:00 pm. Supported by the Lauri S. Bauer Foundation for Sudden Loss. For more information and to receive the Zoom link, please contact Marsha Raynes, LCSW.

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