JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES OF GREENWICH

JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES OF GREENWICH (JFS) OPERATES A FEDERALLY FUNDED REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM THAT ENSURES THE SAFE ARRIVAL, STABILIZATION, AND INTEGRATION OF REFUGEES, HUMANITARIAN PAROLEES, AND DISPLACED INDIVIDUALS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE WRAPAROUND CASE MANAGEMENT, LINKING CLIENTS TO HOUSING, MEDICAL CARE, PUBLIC BENEFITS, ENGLISH LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION, CULTURAL ORIENTATION, AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES THAT PROMOTE SELF-SUFFICIENCY. EACH CLIENT RECEIVES A PERSONALIZED RESETTLEMENT PLAN ADDRESSING THEIR IMMEDIATE AND LONG-TERM NEEDS, INCLUDING ACCESS TO LEGAL IMMIGRATION SERVICES THAT SUPPORT THEIR PATH TOWARD PERMANENT RESIDENCY OR CITIZENSHIP. OVER THE PAST YEAR, JFS HAS SERVED MORE THAN 1017 REFUGEES AND HUMANITARIAN PAROLEES ACROSS CONNECTICUT, WITH A PRIMARY FOCUS IN FAIRFIELD AND NEW LONDON COUNTIES, WHERE THE AGENCY OPERATES BOTH ITS MAIN AND SATELLITE OFFICES. AS GLOBAL DISPLACEMENT INCREASED, JFS HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED FOR ITS RAPID, COMPASSIONATE RESPONSE, EXPANDING SERVICES QUICKLY TO ENSURE SAFETY, STABILITY, AND DIGNITY FOR HUNDREDS OF VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES. THE AGENCYS INTEGRATED MODELLINKING IMMIGRATION, LEGAL, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SUPPORTSHELPS NEWCOMERS ACHIEVE INDEPENDENCE AND BELONGING. THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH FEDERAL AND STATE PARTNERS, MUNICIPALITIES, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, JFS CONTINUES TO BUILD INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES WHERE REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS CAN THRIVE AND CONTRIBUTE TO A STRONGER CONNECTICUT.

COUNSELING: JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES OF GREENWICH (JFS) OPERATES THE BENNETT CENTER FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY, AFFORDABLE MENTAL HEALTH CARE TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES ACROSS THE LIFESPAN. SERVICES INCLUDE INDIVIDUAL, COUPLES, AND FAMILY THERAPY, SUPPORT GROUPS, AND SCHOOL- AND COMMUNITY-BASED COUNSELING DELIVERED BY LICENSED CLINICIANS USING EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES SUCH AS CBT, DBT, AND STRUCTURED PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR ADOLESCENTS RESPONDING TO CHRONIC STRESS. THE PROGRAM ADDRESSES ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, TRAUMA, GRIEF, AND RELATIONSHIP STRESSORS, WITH A FOCUS ON ACCESSIBILITY FOR LOW- AND MODERATE-INCOME CLIENTS. OVER 60% OF CLIENTS SERVED ARE FROM LOW-INCOME OR WORKING-CLASS HOUSEHOLDS, AND MORE THAN ONE-THIRD IDENTIFY AS BILINGUAL OR MULTICULTURAL FAMILIES FACING BARRIERS SUCH AS LANGUAGE, STIGMA, OR TRANSPORTATION. JFS PROVIDES SLIDING-SCALE AND INSURANCE-BASED CARE, ENSURING THAT NO ONE IS TURNED AWAY DUE TO INABILITY TO PAY. THE BENNETT CENTER FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PARTNERS WITH PUBLIC SCHOOLS, MUNICIPALITIES, AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO EMBED CLINICIANS IN COMMUNITY SETTINGS, BRINGING CARE DIRECTLY TO WHERE CLIENTS LIVE AND LEARN. IN THE PAST YEAR, JFS CLINICIANS PROVIDED OVER 13,000 SESSIONS OF THERAPY AT FAIRFIELD COUNTY SITES AND TELEHEALTH STATE-WIDE. THE PROGRAM CONTINUES TO EXPAND ITS FOOTPRINT THROUGH SCHOOL-BASED MICRO-CLINICS AND TELEHEALTH ACCESS POINTS TO MEET THE REGIONS GROWING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS. ROOTED IN COMPASSION AND GUIDED BY EVIDENCE, JFS HELPS CLIENTS HEAL, BUILD RESILIENCE, AND FIND HOPE.