Gulf Coast Jewish Family and Community Services

Gulf Coast JFCS's Behavioral and Mental Health Services provide a mix of residential treatment facilities and in-home interventions, community outreach, and more.

*Darlington Residential Treatment Facility is a 16-bed treatment facility for adults with mental illness and/or a co-occurring substance abuse disorder in Pasco County.

*Adult Residential Treatment and Stabilization (ARTS) is a 16-bed residential program in Broward County for older adults who have mental illness and possible co-occurring issues.

*Adele Gilbert Residential Treatment Facility is a 16-bed treatment program in Pasco County for adults that are mentally ill and may have co-occurring substance abuse issues.

*The Alternative Family Program is based on the therapeutic foster home concept of trained sponsors who open their homes to up to five adults or seniors with mental illness and welcome them into their families. With 190 beds in 75 licensed care homes covering a 36-county area, sponsors provide 24-hour client supervision, care and support in exchange for a monthly stipend.

*Older Adults Support Team, in coordination with state Adult Protective Services, provides intervention for elders who are at risk of suicide.

*Intervention Services provides in-home substance abuse intervention services for adults who are at risk for substance misuse in Pinellas, Pasco, and Hillsborough Counties.

*Prevention Services provides substance abuse education focused on the prevention of medication mismanagement, alcohol abuse, and increasing healthy behaviors in our communities.

*Supported Housing and Living Program assists individuals with mental illness or co-occurring substance abuse issues to develop skills needed to live independently.

*Child Welfare Case Management provides protective supervision for children referred by the Florida Abuse Hotline and Child Protective Investigators.

*Diversion and Prevention Programs provide intensive in-home family preservation services and with the goal of keeping at-risk children “safe at home.”

*Family Reunification Services complement case management services in Hillsborough County and teach parents the skills necessary to improve their protective capacities so that their children can be safely returned to their homes.

*Family Services Initiative provides navigation and emergency financial support services for families with school age children in Pinellas County, strengthening family stability and connecting families to appropriate community resources.

*Good Afternoon Friends and Amigos is an afterschool program for K-3 students that provides tutoring and social skills development, as well as parental outreach, support, and referral services.

*Healthy Youth Transitions provides life coaching and counseling services that help youth in Broward County, FL transition successfully into healthy, independent young adults.

*Heart Gallery of Pinellas & Pasco increases the number of successful adoptions of local children in foster care. In addition to featuring children, we recruit and support families interested in adoption.

*Kinship Support Program complements case management services by providing direct support to non-licensed caregivers (relatives and non-relatives) of children in the Hillsborough County child welfare system.

*Violence Prevention Program is offered in nine Pinellas County middle schools and decreases disruptive, aggressive, bullying behavior and substance abuse, empowering students to improve their academic performance and overall success.

*Woman-to-Woman Program supports teen mothers and pregnant girls from Hillsborough County who are at high risk for academic failure and repeat pregnancies, providing mentorship, enrichment activities, and ongoing educational and vocational support.

*Young Adult Transitional Program in Broward County provides support and assistance to young adults ages 17-24 who have emotional/behavioral issues or substance abuse and/or persistent mental illness.

In partnership with the state of Florida, NCPEP assists unemployed or underemployed non-custodial parents with establishing a pattern of regular child support payments by obtaining and maintaining unsubsidized, competitive employment.

The program was designed to reduce recidivism and keep parents out of jail for failure to make child support payments, while at the same time ensuring children received the financial support they needed to survive. To achieve this, NCPEP tackles a number of serious challenges that face individuals exiting the justice system—a criminal record, a lack of education, insufficient job skills, and a limited or nonexistent support system.

NCPEP works closely with local career-training agencies in four Florida counties and provides non-custodial parents with individual case management services, parenting training, short-term job skills training, support in navigating the court system to regain professional licenses, job placement assistance, and financial support to overcome any barriers to employment, such as transportation or purchasing uniforms and supplies. Clients receive life coaching as well as guidance on where to seek assistance for issues like substance abuse or mental health concerns.

*Holocaust Survivors Program helps to improve the quality of life for Holocaust survivors in the Tampa Bay area by providing critically needed services and outreach programs so they can remain in their homes.

*Emergency Family Support Services offers assistance in meeting basic human needs for the Jewish community in Pinellas and Pasco Counties.

*Yad b' Yad (Hand-in-hand) recruits Jewish adult volunteers as mentors, companions, and role models for Jewish children ages 6 to 17.

Through the William & Sally Israel Food Pantry, all clients and families of Gulf Coast JFCS programs have access to food assistance, school supplies, and limited clothing and household goods. The Food Pantry at Gulf Coast JFCS provides non-perishable food, clothing, household goods, and school supplies to support over 2,500 individuals and families throughout the year. The vast majority of those served are low-income, at-risk individuals, including seniors and children. The Food Pantry provides emergency food assistance as well as ongoing access other basic goods that assist our clients in achieving self-sufficiency.

*Refugee Resettlement and Placement in Pinellas and Broward Counties resettles refugees from around the world who have been persecuted and fled their home country to come to America.

*Refugee Case Management provides intensive case management and supportive services to recently arrived refugees facing barriers to self-sufficiency.

*Florida Center for Survivors of Torture is a regional treatment center for survivors of torture and extreme trauma and helps them to access services from providers who have been trained to work effectively and sensitively with this population. FCST serves clients in Tampa and Miami.

*Refugee Youth Pathways addresses the educational, language, and employment needs of vulnerable refugee youth ages 16 to 19 to facilitate employment and integration in Tampa Bay.