Established in 1915, Jewish Family Service is

a human service organization which reflects

the Jewish tradition of caring and compassion

for all people in need. Through professional

counseling, advocacy and educational

programming, our services seek to enhance

and strengthen the quality of individual, family

and community life.

Counseling

Consultation Services

Financial Aid and Holiday Assistance

DentalCare Center

Guardianship of Person

Holocaust Survivor Assistance Service

Jewish Family Life Education/Family Life Education

Grow Yourself

Mae S. Gelb Kosher Food Pantry

Kosher Meals on Wheels

Older Adult Services/Case Management

Volunteer Services

The Jewish Family Service offers

professional counseling for families,

couples, individuals and groups. Our staff is

professionally trained and our social

workers are licensed in the Commonwealth

of Pennsylvania.

Other agencies and school programs may

utilize the expertise of our staff as consultants

for specific problems, issues or projects.

Short-term financial aid is provided for

individuals and families who qualify and

cannot afford food, shelter or other

emergency needs. Examples are payments

of utility bills to avoid shut off, emergency

medical bills and transportation.

The Holiday Assistance Program ensures

that the beauty of the Jewish holidays is

shared throughout the year.

Jewish Family Service , in partnership with

volunteer dentists from the Scranton District

Dental Society and a partnership with Fortis

Institute, administers the DentalCare Center

which provides professional dental services to

those who meet specific eligibility

requirements. All treatments are provided in

private dental offices, with initial examination

and diagnosis at Fortis Institute Dental

Hygiene Clinic, Scranton.

Guardianship is the court-appointed

responsibility of an organization to make a

combination of informed personal decisions

on behalf of an individual who has been

deemed incapacitated by the Court.

Decision-making authority is limited by the

court order and must be carried out in

accordance with state law.

The Coordinator of Older Adult Services is

certified as a National Certified Guardian

by the Center of Guardianship Certification.

Offers services which are designed to help

elderly survivors of the Holocaust live their

remaining years safely, with dignity, and as

independent as possible. Jews who resided in

European countries which were subject to

Nazi rule and control between 1933 and 1945

are eligible.

Financial assistance is available to those

survivors who qualify through grants received

from the Conference on Jewish Material

Claims Against Germany, Inc.

Our social worker provides these services in

Scranton, Wilkes Barre and also serves the

surrounding areas of Wayne, Pike and Monroe

counties.

Our agency offers education and enrichment

through lectures, guest speakers, and workshops

on topics relevant to family life, Jewish identity

and current issues.

A series of self-improvement and personal growth

workshops and seminars which provide tools,

strategies and experiences for living a more

empowered and fulfilling life.

The Kosher Food Pantry provides

assistance with food and other

necessary household items to families

and individuals during times of

significant financial stress.

All efforts are made to follow strict

kosher guidelines.

This program , in cooperation with the Meals

on Wheels Office of Lackawanna County and

the Jewish Home of Eastern Pennsylvania,

delivers kosher meals to those in need.

JFS has special concerns for older adults , 60 years

and older, in our local community and is ready to

counsel these individuals and their families around

issues of isolation, illness, dependency; as well as

needed services of in-home help, companions, friendly

visitors, and other vital needs to help maintain the

older person at home.

JFS volunteers act as drivers and runners for

Kosher Meals on Wheels , friendly visitors,

shoppers for our Kosher Food Pantry and

assist with preparing and delivering holiday

gift projects to the homebound.

Sheila Nudelman Abdo, ACSW, LCSW- Executive Director

Don Minkoff, LCSW – Social Worker

Marguerite Bushwick, LCSW, NCG – Coordinator Older Adult Services

Peter Dunford, LSW – Social Worker

Nicole Friedman, LSW – Social Worker

Danielle Shearin – Medical Billing & Scheduling Specialist

Susan Washko – Business Manager

Arthur E Levandoski – Marketing & Development

Marie McTiernan – Administrative Assistant

Anne Boland – Receptionist