JEWISH FAMILY AND CAREER SERVICES INC
4549 CHAMBLEE DUNWOODY ROAD, ATLANTA, GA 30338 www.jfcsatl.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: TO MAKE HOPE AND OPPORTUNITY HAPPEN.

CLINICAL SERVICES: PROVIDES A FULL RANGE OF THERAPEUTIC SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES ACROSS THE AGE SPAN. EXPERTISE INCLUDE RELATIONAL PSYCHOTHERAPY AS WELL AS ART, YOGA AND PLAY THERAPY WHEN APPROPRIATE. OTHER AREAS OF EXPERTISE INCLUDE TRAUMA-INFORMED COUNSELING FOR SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY SUBSTANCE USE AND ADDICTION. OTHER SERVICES AVAILABLE INCLUDE PSYCHIATRIC MEDICATION MANAGEMENT FOR ADULTS, PSYCHO-EDUCATIONAL EVALUATIONS FOR CHILDREN AND THE PAL PROGRAM, 1:1 MENTORING FOR JEWISH CHILDREN IN NEED OF SAFE AND STABLE ADULT COMPANIONSHIP. IN FY20, MORE THAN 10,587 COUNSELING HOURS WERE PROVIDED TO MORE THAN 1,078 CLIENTS. SURVEYS, MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENTS AND FOLLOW UP SERVICES INDICATED: -77% OF CLIENTS SURVEYED REPORTED MAKING PROGRESS TOWARD MEETING THEIR GOALS. -98% OF CLIENTS SURVEYED REPORTED THAT COUNSELING SERVICES ARE HELPING TO IMPROVE THEIR SITUATION. -97% OF CLIENTS SURVEYED WOULD RECOMMEND JF&CS COUNSELING TO A FRIEND OR FAMILY MEMBER IN NEED.

INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY SERVICES FOR ADULTS: SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT INITIATIVE (PREVIOUSLY TOOLS FOR INDEPENDENCE) SERVED 28 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT SERVICES OF WHICH 22 ELECTED TO PURSUE EMPLOYMENT, 21 WERE EMPLOYED AND 17 RETAINED EMPLOYMENT FOR AT LEAST 180 DAYS. JF&CS' ZIMMERMAN-HOROWITZ INDEPENDENT LIVING PROGRAM (ZHILP) SERVED 32 INDIVIDUALS. FY20 SURVEYS AND/OR ASSESSMENTS INDICATED: -87.5% OF EMPLOYER SATISFACTION SURVEYS INDICATED SATISFACTION WITH CLIENT JOB PERFORMANCE -15% OF INDIVIDUALS ENROLLED IN ZHILP PARTICIPATED IN SOCIAL OUTINGS AT LEAST ONCE PER WEEK, HOWEVER COMMUNITY OUTINGS WERE DISCOURAGED DUE TO COVID-19, LIMITING OUTINGS TO DRIVES AND CAR OUTINGS. -89% OF INDIVIDUALS ENROLLED IN ZHILP MAINTAINED OR IMPROVED THEIR HEALTH, HOWEVER, THE COVID-19 INFECTION SEVERELY IMPACTED SOME OF THE CLIENTS.

BEN MASSELL DENTAL CLINIC: PROVIDES THE MOST ADVANCED AND COMPREHENSIVE DENTAL CARE AND ACCESS TO OTHER INTEGRATED HEALTH SERVICES TO ATLANTA'S UNEMPLOYED AND WORKING POOR THROUGH THE GENEROSITY OF 102 VOLUNTEER DENTISTS, 2 VOLUNTEER HYGIENISTS, 1 VOLUNTEER LAB TECHNICIAN AND EXTERNSHIP STUDENTS FROM 3 DENTAL SCHOOLS (PROVIDED 2,277 VOLUNTEER HOURS), MENTAL HEALTH STAFF AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH PRIMARY HEALTH AND SAFETY NET PROVIDERS. THE CLINIC IS THE FIRST CHARITABLE CLINIC PROVIDING ORAL HEALTH TO UTILIZE A "PATIENT HEALTH IMPROVEMENT" EVALUATION METHODOLOGY. -VOLUNTEER DENTISTS SERVED 1,667 UNIQUE PATIENTS, (AT OR BELOW 125% FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES) AND UNINSURED, PROVIDING 13,836 COMPREHENSIVE DENTAL PROCEDURES (NOT INCLUDING MENTAL & PRIMARY HEALTH SERVICES) REPRESENTING AN ESTIMATED FAIR MARKET VALUE OF 2.3 MILLION, AT NO COST TO PATIENTS -OVER 5 OF 28 SURVEYED PATIENTS PER MONTH INDICATED USE OF THE CLINIC AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM, AN ESTIMATED SAVINGS TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM OF MORE THAN 600,000 PER YEAR -30% OF SURVEYS REPORTED REDUCED PAIN FOR SERVICES OTHER THAN DENTURES. THE DATA WAS LIMITED FOR DENTURES TO ASSESS CHANGE IN ABILITY TO EAT AND SPEAK, THE AVAILABLE DATA WAS BETWEEN JANUARY - MARCH; THE CLINIC CLOSED TEMPORARILY DUE TO THE PANDEMIC.

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