THE JEWISH ASSOCIATION FOR SERVICES FOR THE AGED

COMPREHENSIVE SENIOR SERVICES - JASA PROVIDES VITAL SERVICES TO THE AGING THROUGH A SPECTRUM OF COMPREHENSIVE, COMMUNITY BASED, SOCIAL SERVICES - FROM EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR ACTIVE SENIORS TO ASSISTING THE MOST FRAIL AND HOMEBOUND ELDERLY. JASA SERVES OLDER ADULTS OF ALL BACKGROUNDS AND IS COMMITTED TO CREATING INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS TO MEET THE EVOLVING AND EXPANDING NEEDS OF THE AGING. MOST JASA SERVICES OPERATE MONDAY - FRIDAY, 250 DAYS PER YEAR, ON AN ANNUAL BASIS - 750,000 MEALS ARE DELIVERED TO OVER 2,000 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH JASA'S HOME DELIVERED MEALS PROGRAM; 500,000 MEALS WERE SERVED AT JASA'S SENIOR CENTERS; 10,000 SENIORS ATTEND JASA'S SENIOR CENTERS, BENEFITTING FROM A HOT MEAL AND A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS; 8,600 CALLS ARE ANSWERED BY TRAINED SOCIAL WORKERS AT JASA'S INFORMATION AND REFERRAL TELEPHONIC HELP CENTER AND NY CONNECT PROGRAM; 6,000 FRAIL SENIORS RECEIVE COUNSELING, ASSISTANCE WITH SECURING BENEFITS AND ENTITLEMENTS, HELP WITH ARRANGING HOME CARE AND OTHER IN-HOME SERVICES THROUGH JASA'S CASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS; 700 SENIORS ARE ASSISTED BY JASA'S SOCIAL WORK AND LEGAL SERVICES TEAM IN OUR ELDER ABUSE PREVENTION PROGRAMS; 350 SENIORS ARE HELPED THROUGH JASA'S OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH CLINICS- AND PSYCHOSOCIAL CLUBS; 2,500 FRAIL, AT-RISK SENIORS AND DISABLED INDIVIDUALS RECEIVE INTENSIVE CASE AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT THROUGH THE AGENCY'S ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES AND COMMUNITY GUARDIANSHIP PROGRAM; 1,200 INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATE AS JASA VOLUNTEERS THROUGHOUT THE GREATER NEW YORK COMMUNITY. 5,300 CLIENTS ARE SERVED IN NATURALLY OCCURRING RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES.