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80s+ Support Group – Tuesday Session
This popular 9 week support group for adults over 80 is an opportunity to share the joys, challenges and wisdom about life transitions with peers. For more information and registration, please contact Sarah at srobinson@jbfcs.org. or 212.632.4722. There is no cost to attend, but donations to support programs like these are appreciated.
Find out more »Caregiver Support Group
This is a monthly support group for adults coping with the challenges of caregiving for family members. For more information and registration, please contact Heidi Mandel directly at 212-632-4486 or hmandel@jbfcs.org. There is no cost to attend, but donations to support programs like these are appreciated.
Find out more »Jewish Spiritual Bereavement Group: Parental Loss (for 20s & 30s)
A group for young adults bereaved of one or both parents runs once monthly, on the third Wednesday of the month. We acknowledge the different experiences and needs of people aged 20-40 who have suffered this kind of bereavement and run an open monthly group specifically for this demographic. Please contact Sarah sarobinson@jbfcs.org or Michael at mboino@jbfcs.org if you are interested in learning more. There is no cost to attend, but donations to support programs like these are appreciated.
Find out more »Bereaved Parents Group: Young Adult Child
This a monthly Jewish spiritual bereavement support group for parents who have lost a young adult child. For more information and registration, please contact Rabbi Simkha Y. Weintraub, LCSW, at 212.632.4770. There is no cost to attend, but donations to support programs like these are appreciated.
Find out more »Learn with Us: Gender & Early Childhood
Develop a deeper understanding of concepts around gender identity and expression for young children with Nayeli Calle-Sousa, LCSW, at our lunch and learn. To learn more and register, email Annelise at ahenriksen@jbfcs.org.
Find out more »Bereaved Parents Group: Adult Child
This a monthly Jewish spiritual bereavement support group for parents who have lost an adult child. For more information and registration, please contact Rabbi Simkha Y. Weintraub, LCSW, at 212.632.4770. There is no cost to attend, but donations to support programs like these are appreciated.
Find out more »Sustaining Our Spirits: Support Group for Chronic Illness
Sustaining Our Spirits is a twice monthly ongoing support group for Jews who have serious or life-altering chronic illness. For more information and registration, please contact Rabbi Simkha Y. Weintraub directly at 212.632.4770. There is a suggested donation of $18 to attend and to support programs like these.
Find out more »Infertility Support Group
This group is open to Jewish individuals and couples of all background who are struggling with the frustration of infertility. For more information or to register: please contact Amy Warren, LMSW, at 212.632.4693 or awarren@jbfcs.org. There is no cost to attend, but donations to support programs like these are appreciated.
Find out more »80s+ Support Group – Tuesday Session
This popular 9 week support group for adults over 80 is an opportunity to share the joys, challenges and wisdom about life transitions with peers. For more information and registration, please contact Sarah at srobinson@jbfcs.org. or 212.632.4722. There is no cost to attend, but donations to support programs like these are appreciated.
Find out more »Moving Forward Together Support Group
Let's cope with life's stresses together. For people who wish to form new and positive relationships and share common concerns. For more information, please contact Heidi Mandel PhD, LMSW at (212) 632-4486 (private and confidential). There is a suggested $5 donation to attend, and donations to support programs like these are appreciated.
Find out more »Friendship and Relationship Support Group
It’s a basic human need! We will explore the spiritual and emotional impact of different kinds of relationships, and opportunities for growth provided by these. We will use familiar narratives from Jewish and other sources and our current experiences to explore identity and acknowledge our social needs, especially in the face of loss through bereavement, illness and other causes. Please contact Sarah at (212) 632-4722 or sarobinson@jbfcs.org for more information or to register. There is no cost to attend, but…
Find out more »Passages: Support Group for 50+
This is is a monthly support group for adults 50+ discussing life transition topics and current events. For more information and registration, please contact Heidi Mandel directly at 212-632-4486 or hmandel@jbfcs.org. There is no cost to attend, but donations to support programs like these are appreciated.
Find out more »Jewish Spiritual Bereavement Group: Parental Loss (for 20s & 30s)
A group for young adults bereaved of one or both parents runs once monthly, on the third Wednesday of the month. We acknowledge the different experiences and needs of people aged 20-40 who have suffered this kind of bereavement and run an open monthly group specifically for this demographic. Please contact Sarah sarobinson@jbfcs.org or Michael at mboino@jbfcs.org if you are interested in learning more. There is no cost to attend, but donations to support programs like these are appreciated.
Find out more »Working with Ambiguous Loss
This training supports participants in distinguishing ambiguous loss (e.g. loss through incarceration, deportation, family separation, etc.) from other forms of loss and grief, and explains the impact that these can have on children’s and adolescent’s thoughts, feelings and behaviors. Strategies and approaches specific for working with children, families and adolescents impacted by ambiguous loss will be discussed. At the end of this training, participants will have learned to: distinguish ambiguous loss from other forms of loss and bereavement; recognize the…
Find out more »80s+ Support Group – Tuesday Session
This popular 9 week support group for adults over 80 is an opportunity to share the joys, challenges and wisdom about life transitions with peers. For more information and registration, please contact Sarah at srobinson@jbfcs.org. or 212.632.4722. There is no cost to attend, but donations to support programs like these are appreciated.
Find out more »80s+ Support Group – Tuesday Session
This popular 9 week support group for adults over 80 is an opportunity to share the joys, challenges and wisdom about life transitions with peers. For more information and registration, please contact Sarah at srobinson@jbfcs.org. or 212.632.4722. There is no cost to attend, but donations to support programs like these are appreciated.
Find out more »80s+ Support Group – Tuesday Session
This popular 9 week support group for adults over 80 is an opportunity to share the joys, challenges and wisdom about life transitions with peers. For more information and registration, please contact Sarah at srobinson@jbfcs.org. or 212.632.4722. There is no cost to attend, but donations to support programs like these are appreciated.
Find out more »80s+ Support Group – Tuesday Session
This popular 9 week support group for adults over 80 is an opportunity to share the joys, challenges and wisdom about life transitions with peers. For more information and registration, please contact Sarah at srobinson@jbfcs.org. or 212.632.4722. There is no cost to attend, but donations to support programs like these are appreciated.
Find out more »Working with Disenfranchised Grief
This training supports participants in understanding the unique grieving challenges that accompany different forms of disenfranchised grief for children, youth and families as well as the implications for professionals working with this form of grief. Strategies and approaches specific for working with children, families and adolescents impacted by death through suicide, homicide and family violence will be examined. At the end of this training, participants will have learned to: distinguish disenfranchised loss from other forms of loss and bereavement; recognize…
Find out more »80s+ Support Group – Tuesday Session
This popular 9 week support group for adults over 80 is an opportunity to share the joys, challenges and wisdom about life transitions with peers. For more information and registration, please contact Sarah at srobinson@jbfcs.org. or 212.632.4722. There is no cost to attend, but donations to support programs like these are appreciated.
Find out more »80s+ Support Group – Tuesday Session
This popular 9 week support group for adults over 80 is an opportunity to share the joys, challenges and wisdom about life transitions with peers. For more information and registration, please contact Sarah at srobinson@jbfcs.org. or 212.632.4722. There is no cost to attend, but donations to support programs like these are appreciated.
Find out more »The Impact of Loss on a Program
This training will teach participants to recognize the impact of client and coworker loss on individuals within a program and on broader program functioning. Participants will learn basic skills and strategies to support themselves through a client or coworker loss and to enhance their program’s capacity to respond to a loss. By the end of this training participants will have learnt to: identify how program loss can impact individuals and systems; identify factors that influence individual workers’ and broader programs’…
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