Jewish Family Service

“Form 990 is reviewed by the cfo and made available to board members prior to filing.”

“The members of the board of directors sign a conflict of interest statement annually. The statements are reviewed annually. The following board members of the organization also serve as board members for houston jewish family foundation: sandi wolf, ellen robinson. Carolyn kaplan, and deborah sopher”

“A compensation committee reviews the salaries of the ceo and other top management officials of the organization with reference to available comparable data for similar positions in the non-profit community.”

“Jewish family service provide copies of governing document, policies and financial statements to the public via its website.”

“Behavioral and mental health services (bmhs): a premiere resource in houston for mental health counseling, alexander jfs provides trauma and other therapeutic modality therapy to adults: individuals, families and couples with greater access due to the availability of a sliding fee scale; community intervention programs for all ages to reduce stigmas associated with seeking help, to help prevent suicide and substance misuse and to promote awareness of the national 988 mental health crisis hotline. The agency is frequently called upon when schools and other institutions experience a suicide or tragic death. An active mental health first aid training division helps adults and adults who specifically work with youth identify and address mental health crisis in individuals to be able to intervene and provide resources. Children's mental health program provides counseling services to children, adolescents and teens with specialized environments designed for each age group. A wide variety of available support groups leverage the ability to see more clients and reduce waiting for services. The agency maintains active programs for supporting those entering the field, from masters level student internships, fellowship supervision and play therapy training.”

“Coaching and case management (ccm) services: disaster services provides long-term recovery case management for those impacted by disasters, including assessments, accessing financial and other resources, intensive coaching and case management, developing recovery plans and supporting individuals through the recovery process; ccm serves senior adults with services that focus on assessment, coaching and case management, providing access to counseling, information and referral, transportation barriers, programs and services that augment the ability of seniors to maintain independence, reduce exposure to falls and hospitalization and provide food security. Outreach to reduce isolation and accompanying risk factors such as depression includes friendly visitors and a music and spirit program. Agency staff liaisons serve hud senior housing facilities. Financial stability services provides clients ongoing or emergency financial assistance, such as "alice" (asset limited income contrained employed) clients, seniors on fixed incomes, families and children experiencing unexpected challenges, holocaust survivors, and those with persistent mental health issues. Ccm helps families stabalize from emergency financial crisis by offering financial literacy coaching with the uw thrive model. Families with individuals with disabilities seek guidance and resources from the ccm disability case manager to navigate various states of life for their loved one. Ccm also serves as a key referral partner in sw houston for hundreds of houstonians seeking help through uw's 211 helpline.”

“Disability services: provides direct services in the areas of employment, life skills and socialization and access of resources for individuals and their families with a full spectrum of disabilities, using person centered best practice approaches. Celebration company is an on-site employment program for adults with disabilities. In addition to direct services to transition age youth (14 - 22) and adults with disabilities, the jfs alexander institute for inclusion is the advocacy division for lowering stigmas related to disabilities in the workplace, places of faith and communal organizations through direct service, education, arts and advocacy. Workshops are offered to companies for this purpose; a signature film and arts festival, reelabilities, is produced each year in collaboration with the mayor's office for people with disabilities.”

“Career and employment center provides a broad array of services and workshops that promote job readiness for individuals of all abilities with pathways to employment for clients either with significant obstacles to securing employment or clients who are work ready. In addition, career coaches provide an extensive array of assessments for those exploring career changes. Works with individuals to provide paths toward jobs and careers with higher income to break the cycle of poverty. Chaplaincy services provides hospital visits, spiritual support and practical assistance to jewish patients from houston or out-of-town at houston area hospitals. In addition to serving clients, jfs provides leadership to broader houston by selecting, developing and implementing programs that provide systemic solutions to problems jfs clients face, in particular reducing stigma related to seeking behavioral and mental health services and at risk for suicide as well as a focus on reducing barriers for individuals with disabilities from reaching their full potential. The third area of expertise, for which we have a local and national leadership role, is in long term disaster recovery management. We are a trusted community collaborative partner in directly responding to existing and emerging needs in a compassionate, impactful and innovative manner.”