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Federation Partnerships

* Listings with an asterisk are part of the JUF/JF partnership of agencies serving the Chicago and worldwide Jewish community.

The ARK Seymour H. Persky Building

Main Listing
6450 N. California Ave.
Chicago, IL 60645
Phone: (773) 973-1000
Fax: (773) 973-4362
E-mail: ark@arkchicago.org
Website: http://www.arkchicago.org
Contact: Miriam Weinberger, Executive Director

Free social services for the needy, medical, dental, and eye clinics, pharmacy, mental health counseling, food pantry, emergency financial aid, homeless residence, legal aid, seniors' programming, day treatment for the mentally ill, job counseling, spiritual enrichment.  Services entire Chicagoland area.

Associated Talmud Torahs (ATT)

2828 W. Pratt Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60645
Phone: (773) 973-2828
Fax: (773) 973-6666
Website: http://www.att.org
Contact: Rabbi Dr. Harvey A. Well, Superintendent

The ATT is the umbrella organization for the Orthodox day schools and Hebrew schools in the Chicagoland area. Provides in-system scholarships to Israel and summer camps, as well as a variety of focused programs for teachers and students. Partners with the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago.

Philip Abramowitz Buffalo Grove Community Hebrew School
701 Aptakisic Road
Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
Phone: (847) 634-3234
Fax: (847) 973-7857
Contact:  Rabbi Shlomo Schwartz, Principal
After-school Judaic Studies classes, Sunday school for all Jewish children; no synagogue affiliation required.

Community Foundation for Jewish Education of Metropolitan Chicago (CFJE)

4709 Golf Road, Suite 400
Skokie, IL 60076
Phone: (847) 410-3900
Fax: (847) 410-3910
E-mail: info@cfje.org
Website: http://www.cfje.org

Early Childhood Education

Day School and Congregational School Resources.

Adult Education, such as the Dawn Shuman Institute programs.

Teen and Adolescent programs, such as T’am Yisrael. 

Israel Education

CJE SeniorLife

Main Office
3003 W. Touhy Ave.
Chicago, IL 60645
Phone: (773) 508-1000
Fax: (773) 508-1028
E-mail: info@cje.net
Website: http://www.cje.net

Over the past 36 years, CJE Senior Life’s wide range of services has grown to include assisted living, counseling and care management, long-term skilled nursing and rehabilitation facilities, Alzheimer’s care, adult day programming, home delivered meals, home health, wellness and education and much more. Outreach services in northwest area, including Shabbat Luncheon, Culture Bus for Early Alzheimer’s and educational programs.

Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society Chicago (HIAS)

HIAS Chicago
216 W. Jackson Blvd.
Suite 700
Chicago, IL 60606
Phone: (312) 673-3232
Fax: (312) 855-3291
E-mail: davidzverow@jcfs.org
Website: http://www.hiaschicago.org
Contact: David Zverow

Advocacy for the rights of refugees and immigrants on national, state, and local levels. Broad range of pre- and post-immigration services, including refugee processing; permanent residency preparation; reparations assistance for Holocaust survivors; community outreach and citizenship education and application assistance. There are trained multi-lingual staff and corps of volunteers.

Northwest Suburban Office:
1156 W. Shure Drive, Suite 181
Arlington Heights, IL 60064

Jewish Child and Family Services (JCFS) (Central Office)

Central Office
216 W. Jackson Blvd.
Suite 700
Chicago, IL 60606
Phone: (312) 357-4800
Fax: (312) 855-3750
Website: http://www.jcfs.org

Jewish Child & Family Services provides a continuum of innovative therapeutic, educational and preventive social services for the Chicago community.  Our pioneering programs are designed to enable individuals, children and families to grow and develop positively throughout their lives.  We deliver necessary services to those in need regardless of religion or heritage. We do whatever is possible to foster personal growth and dignity in every individual, couple and family we serve.

Northwest Suburban Community Counseling Center
1156 W. Shure Drive, Suite 180
Arlington Heights, IL 60004
Phone: (847) 392-8820

Northwest Suburban Community Counseling Center (JCFS)

1156 W. Shure Drive, Suite 180
Arlington Heights, IL 60004
Phone: (847) 392 8820

Jacob Duman JCC at Woodland Commons

Jewish Community Centers (JCC)
370 Half Day Road
Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
Phone: (847) 955-0005
Fax: (847) 955-1720
Website: http://www.gojcc.org
Contact: Linda Newman

Programs include: Preschool, kindergarten and kindergarten club, full-day child care, adult/child classes, backup child care, enrichment classes and summer programs.  

Lake County Jewish Community Campus

Old McHenry Road near Route 22
Lake Zurich, IL

JCC Elaine Frank Apachi Day Camp, Early Childhood, plus more programming for all ages!

The Northwest suburbs is the fastest growing Jewish community in metropolitan Chicago including Lake, McHenry and Kane Counties. In 2008 JCC of Chicago is opening a new facility will serve the community with year-round Early Childhood programs and is the home to the new JCC Elaine Frank Apachi Day Camp.

Jewish Community Emergency Resiliency Team (J-CERT)

J-CERT
30 S. Wells St.
Chicago, IL 60606
Website: http://www.juf.org/tov/j-cert.aspx

To build community resiliency at the individual, family and communal levels at times of crisis, the Jewish Community Emergency Resiliency Team (J-CERT) coordinates the JUF/Federation’s efforts to prepare for, respond to, and recover from critical incidents that affect the Chicago-area Jewish community. The program provides crisis intervention, trauma assistance and training to JUF/Federation personnel and to its many partner agencies. J-CERT also works to enhance coordination and collaboration among organizations and communities and with local, state and federal health, safety and emergency personnel. The program’s primary goal is to enable an orderly, systematic response in order to mitigate the impact of critical incidents such as fires, storms, client accidents and terrorism, 

Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC)

Jewish United Fund
30 S. Wells St.
Chicago, IL 60606
Phone: (312) 357-4770
Fax: (312) 855-2476
E-mail: jcrc1@juf.org
Website: http://www.juf.org/jcrc/default.aspx

The umbrella body for more than 40 major Jewish organizations in the Chicago area, and the community-relations arm of the Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago, involved in issues of concern to the Jewish community, including Israel, international affairs, Anti-Semitism, hate crimes, counter-terrorism, church-state separation, inter-group relations, and the environment.

Jewish Healing Network of Chicago

Main Listing
Jewish Child and Family Services
5150 Golf Road
Goldie Bachman Luftig Building
Skokie, IL 60077
Phone: (847) 568-5100
Fax: (847) 568-5125
TTY: (847) 568-5240
E-mail: jhnc@JCFS.org
Contact: Tracey Lipsig Kite, JHNC Director

The Jewish Healing Network of Chicago ensures that information about and access to
social service, health and spiritual resources is available to people facing issues of illness
and loss. We provide referrals to existing services in the Chicago area and create new
services where needed. JHNC is a collaborative project of Jewish Child and Family
Services, CJE SeniorLife, the Chicago Board of Rabbis and Jewish United Fund/Jewish
Federation. Programs, available throughout the community, include:
Information and Assistance
Contact: Tracey Lipsig Kite,
Phone: 847-568-5216 E-mail:
TraceyKite@jcfs.org
Connections to available resources for people challenged by illness and loss.
Chemical Dependency Program
Contact: Marcy Cohn
Phone: 847-568-5227 Email:
marcycohn@jcfs.org
The Chemical Dependency Program provides spiritual programs for people with
chemical dependency and their family and friends, support groups, intervention and
referral to treatment facilities, and education for professionals, religious and community
leaders in Jewish settings about the prevalence of substance abuse in our community and
how to respond.
Generation to Generation: Friendly Visitors to the Elderly and B’nei Mitzvah Visit
the Elderly
Contact: Carol Berry
Phone: (847) 568-5208
Email: carolberry@jcfs.org
Recruits, trains, places and supports members of the Jewish community who make
friendly visits, lead discussion groups or services for Jewish residents of local nursing
homes and assisted living facilities.
Support Groups
Contact: Tracey Lipsig Kite,
Phone: 847-568-5216
E-mail: TraceyKite@jcfs.org
Meet others experiencing similar life challenges through a broad array of support
groups offered by Jewish Child and Family Services and CJE SeniorLife, throughout
the Chicago area.
Pastoral Counseling
Contact: Rabbi Joseph Ozarowski
Goldie Bachman Luftig Building
Phone: (847) 568-5264
Email: josephozarowski@jcfs.org
Rabbi Joseph Ozarowski is available for short-term work with community members to
address spiritual issues raised by struggles with illness, addiction and loss.
Shaarei Chesed: Palliative and Hospice Services
Contact: Carol Berry
Phone: (847) 568-5208
Email: carolberry@jcfs.org
Ensures quality of life for patients and families facing advanced illness in a Jewish
context. JHNC has preferred provider relationships with Seasons Hospice & Palliative
Care and Midwest Palliative and Hospice CareCenter. Seasons and Midwest provide
medical hospice services that focus on comfort and symptom relief; JHNC ensures that
the spiritual and emotional needs of patients are met by a Jewish chaplain, staff training,
educational and spiritual materials, and resources for Jewish religious observance.
Hospital Prayer Pamphlets
Contact: Tracey Lipsig Kite,
Phone: 847-568-5216
E-mail: TraceyKite@jcfs.org
Jewish prayers and psalms are available in hospitals throughout the Chicago area for
patients and their families.
Resource Library
Goldie Bachman Luftig Building
5150 Golf Road, Skokie
Contact: Tracey Lipsig Kite,
Phone: 847-568-5216
E-mail: TraceyKite@jcfs.org
Over 300 books, and CD’s provide information about illnesses, medical
organizations, and spiritual resources. Located in Skokie, materials are available to
the community.
Bikur Cholim Training Program
Contact: Tracey Lipsig Kite,
Phone: 847-568-5216 Email:
TraceyKite@jcfs.org
Interactive and educational training offered in synagogues provides guidelines for
visiting the sick. A group of Bikur Cholim coordinators from synagogues throughout
the area meet bi-annually to share successes and challenges.
Education
Contact: Tracey Lipsig Kite,
Phone: 847-568-5216
E-mail: TraceyKite@jcfs.org
Conferences and training for community members, health care professionals, and rabbis.

Jewish Vocational Service (JVS)

Central Offices
216 W. Jackson Blvd
Suite 700
Chicago, IL 60606-5056
Phone: (312) 673-3400
Fax: (312) 553-5544
TTY: (312) 444-2877
E-mail: jvs@jvschicago.org
Website: http://www.jvschicago.org

Founded in 1884 as a resource for Eastern European immigrants, Jewish Vocational Service (JVS) is a dynamic agency delivering a comprehensive selection of non-sectarian employment and training services. JVS helps a diverse population explore career choices and find jobs in a rapidly changing marketplace. People who benefit include executives and middle managers, entrepreneurs, women returning to the workforce, young professionals, students seeking college counseling or scholarship assistance, refugees, persons with disabilities and the economically disadvantaged. JVS helps more than 10,000 people annually match their skills to professional and business opportunities through a network of Chicago area employers.

Jewish Women's Foundation

Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago
30 S. Wells Street
Chicago, IL 60606-5056
Phone: (312) 357-4850
Fax: (312) 855-3284
E-mail: womensfndn@juf.org
Website: http://www.juf.org/women/jwf.aspx
Contact: Emily Muskovitz Sweet

A grantmaking organization to expand opportunities and choices in the lives of Jewish women and girls. Individual women donors, or Trustees, participate in choosing projects to support.

Response Center (Prairie View)

16595 Easton Ave.
Prairie View, IL 60069
Phone: (847) 955-9313
Fax: (847) 955-9318
E-mail: robinstein@jcfs.org
Website: http://www.responsecenter.info
Contact: Robin Stein, Director

Individual, group and family counseling, outreach and medical services for adolescents.