Social Services
- •Family Service Agencies
- •Émigré Services
- •Career Coaching
- •Grants & Financial Aid
- •Health & Medical
- •Counseling & Support
- •LGBT Support
- •Homeless Support
- •Disability Services
- •Volunteer Placement
- •Material Donations
Family Service Agencies
Jewish Family & Children's Services of the East Bay
Jewish Family Children's Services of the East Bay> more
Jewish Family and Children’s Services of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties
San Francisco Main Office2150 Post St. San Francisco, CA 94115 (415) 449-1200/ TDD: (415) 345-1927 Fax: (415) 449-3839 execofo@jfcs.org http://www.jfcs.org Executive director: Dr. Anita Friedman> more
Jewish Family Services of Silicon Valley
14855 Oka Rd., Ste. 202 Los Gatos, CA 95032 (408) 357-7456/ Fax: (408) 551-0091 vladag@jfssv.org http://www.jfssv.org Assistant executive director: Vlada Gelfond, MSW Executive director: Mindy S. Berkowitz, MSW, M.A.> more
Émigré Services
Jewish community agencies offer help to new immigrants in a number of areas: housing, job training and placements, loans and cash assistance, day care, social services, language classes and citizenship preparation. Other services are provided through synagogues and JCCs.
Jewish Family and Children's Services of San Francisco–Émigré Services
San Francisco2534 Judah St. San Francisco, CA 94122 (415) 449-2900/ Fax: (415) 449-2944 emigre@jfcs.org http://www.jfcs.org Contact: Sonia Sztejnklaper> more
Kritzer/Ross Émigré Program
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco3200 California St. San Francisco, CA 94118 (415) 292-1273/ (415) 292-1239/ Fax: (415) 276-1554 blitt@jccsf.org http://www.jccsf.org Émigré director: Barbara Litt Émigré business manager: Yanina Nemirovskaya> more
L’Chaim Adult Day Health Center
Jewish Family and Children's Services of San Francisco2534 Judah St. San Francisco, CA 94122 (415) 449-2900/ Fax: (415) 449-2944 emigre@jfcs.org http://www.jfcs.org Contact: Anna Borovik> more
Refugee Resettlement & Émigré Acculturation Services
Jewish Family Services of Silicon Valley14855 Oka Rd., Ste. 202 Los Gatos, CA 95032 (408) 357-7457, (408) 357-7458 Fax:(408) 551-0091 azitae@jfssv.org http://www.jfssv.org Refugee resettlement: Azita Eshagh Russian émigré services: Galina Chyorny> more
Russian Programs
Oshman Family JCC3921 Fabian Way Palo Alto, CA 94303 (650) 223-8670 vfishman@paloaltojcc.org http://www.paloaltojcc.org/russia Russian culture coordinator: Vera Fishman> more
Career Coaching
In a changing job market, Jewish agencies offer counseling, help in résumé writing, informational seminars, and retraining and rehabilitation, enabling job seekers to update their skills.
Career Coaching at JVS
JVS (Jewish Vocational Service)225 Bush St., Suite 400, West Lobby San Francisco, CA 94104 (415) 391-3600/ Fax: (415) 391-3617 info@jvs.org http://www.jvs.org> more
Jewish Family Services of Silicon Valley
14855 Oka Rd., Ste. 202 Los Gatos, CA 95032 (408) 357-7459/ (408) 357-7452/ Fax: (408) 551-0091 helens@jfssv.org http://www.jfssv.org Job developer: Helen Sappa Director of career services: Zoya Lazer> more
Grants & Financial Aid
A number of Jewish community agencies provide financial assistance to individuals, through funding they receive from the Northern California Jewish federations as well as other fundraising efforts. For specific loan, grant and scholarship information, please contact the agencies below.
Hebrew Free Loan Association
131 Steuart St., Suite #520 San Francisco, CA 94105 (415) 546-9902/ Fax: (415) 546-7479 info@hflasf.org http://www.hflasf.org Executive director: Edward Cushman President: Gary Shapiro> more
Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties
121 Steuart St. San Francisco, CA 94105 (415) 777-0411/ Fax: (415) 495-6635 info@sfjcf.org http://www.jewishfed.org Chief executive officer: Jennifer Gorovitz> more
Jewish Community Scholarship
JVS (Jewish Vocational Service)225 Bush St., Suite 400, West Lobby San Francisco, CA 94104 (415) 391-3600/ Fax: (415) 391-3617 info@jvs.org http://www.jvs.org> more
The Jewish Federation and The Jewish Community Foundation of the East Bay
300 Grand Ave. Oakland, CA 94610-5054 (510) 433-0134/ Fax: (510) 839-3996 lisa@jfed.org http://www.jfed.org/foundation Executive director: Lisa Tabak> more
JFCS Financial Aid Center
Jewish Family and Children's Services of San Francisco2150 Post St. San Francisco, CA 94115 (415) 449-1286/ Fax: (415) 449-1229 GayleZ@jfcs.org http://www.jfcs.org Contact: Gayle Zahler> more
San Francisco Humanities Inc.
San Francisco Humanities Inc1185 Vicente St. San Francisco, CA 94116 (415) 665-4087/ (415) 664-3397 President: Emil Knopf Building manager: Nellie Keate> more
Health & Medical
The following listings are provided as a courtesy to our advertisers.
For Health & Healing specifically for seniors, see Chapter 10, Senior Services. Some of the following listings are provided as a courtesy to our advertisers.
AIDS Chronic Illness and Disabilities Project
Jewish Family and Children's Services of San Francisco2150 Post St. San Francisco, CA 94115 (415) 449-1224/ TDD: (415) 345-1927/ Fax: (415) 449-1253 adultsvs@jfcs.org http://www.jfcs.org Contact: Abby Kovalsky> more
Bay Area Jewish Healing Center (BAJHC)
3330 Geary Blvd., 3rd Floor West San Francisco, CA 94118 (415) 750-4197/ Fax: (415) 750-4115 jewishhealing@bajhc.org http://www.jewishhealingcenter.org Contacts: Rabbi Eric Weiss, Rabbi Jon Sommer> more
California Pacific Medical Center Foundation
2015 Steiner St. San Francisco, CA 94115 (415) 600-4400 cpmcf.org> more
CHW Cancer Center at St. Mary's Medical Center
Saint Mary's Medical Center450 Stanyan St. San Francisco, CA 94117 (855)-cancer0 (226-2370). http://www.stmarysmedicalcenter.org> more
Familial Dysautonomia Prevention and Education Program
(510) 654-5882 mrancer@comcast.net http://www.fdhope.org Past president: Michael Rancer> more
Jewish Community Free Clinic of Sonoma County
490 City Center Dr. Rohnert Park, CA 94928 (707) 585-7780/ Fax: (707) 585-7784 info@jewishfreeclinic.org http://www.jewishfreeclinic.org Executive director: Donna Waldman Clinical director: Deborah Roberts> more
Palliative and End-of-Life Care
Jewish Family and Children's Services of San Francisco2245 Post St. San Francisco, CA 94115 (415) 449-3777/ Fax: (415) 449-3742 Info@SeniorsAtHome.org http://www.SeniorsAtHome.org Contact: Seniors At Home intake department> more
UCSF Prenatal Diagnostic Center
Department of OB/GYN and Reproductive Sciences350 Parnassus Ave., Ste. 810 San Francisco, CA 94117 Appointments: (415) 476-4080, option 1/ Fax: (415) 353-4077> more
UCSF-Stanford Lysosomal Disease Center
533 Parnassus Ave., Box 0748 San Francisco, CA 94143-0748 (415) 476-9997/ (866) 476-9997 http://www.ucsfbenioffchildrens.org/clinics/lysosomal_storage_disease_center/> more
Dentists
John W. Schulz, DDS, Inc.
595 Buckingham Way, Ste. 331 San Francisco, CA 94132 (415) 731-4058/ Fax (415) 564-4214 http://www.johnschulzdds.com> more
Counseling & Support
The agencies and organizations below offer specialized services. In addition, see the Family Service Agencies listing at the beginning of this chapter for a complete listing of JFCS services and branches. See Health, Healing & Medical in previous section. Some of the following listings are provided as a courtesy to our advertisers.
Bereavement & Healing Program
Jewish Family and Children's Services of San Francisco2150 Post St. San Francisco, CA 94115 (415) 449-3879/ Fax: (415) 449-1229 DanielI@jfcs.org http://www.jfcs.org Director of spiritual care services program: Rabbi Daniel Isaacson> more
Counseling Services
Jewish Family Children's Services of the East Bay2484 Shattuck Ave., Ste. 210 Berkeley, CA 94704 (510) 704-7480 x700/ Fax: (510) 704-7494 information@jfcs-eastbay.org> more
http://www.jfcs-eastbay.org
Jewish Chaplaincy at Stanford University Medical Center
300 Pasteur Dr., Suite HG004 Stanford, CA 94305-5625 (650) 723-3808/ Fax: (650) 725-8907 http://stanfordhospital.org/jewishchaplaincy Lallen@stanfordmed.org Director: Chaplain Bruce Feldstein, M.D. Program coordinator: Linda Allen> more
Jewish Family Services of Silicon Valley
14855 Oka Rd., Ste. 202 Los Gatos, CA 95032 (408) 357-7425/ (408) 357-7487/ (408) 357-7456/ Fax: (408) 551-0625 lizio@jfssv.org http://www.jfssv.org Social services counselor/certified life coach: Lizi Oceransky, M.A., CPCC Director of social services: Vlada Gelfond, MSW, M.A.> more
Shalom Bayit: Ending Domestic Violence in Jewish Homes
P.O. Box 10102 Oakland, CA 94610 Counseling: (866) SHALOM-7 (742-5667) toll free/ Business: (510) 451-8874 Fax: (510) 451-8875 Peninsula office: (650) 574-SAFE (574-7233) info@shalom-bayit.org http://www.shalom-bayit.org Teens: http://www.love-shouldnt-hurt.org Executive director: Naomi Tucker Youth program coordinator: Zephira Derblich-Milea> more
Spiritual Counseling
Therapists-Private Practice
Roberta Spieckerman
Family and Elder Mediation Crisis coaching—certified arbitrator (510) 778-8349 Roberta@RSMediation.net> more
LGBT Support
Bay Area Jewish Healing Center (BAJHC)
3330 Geary Blvd., 3rd Floor West San Francisco, CA 94118 (415) 750-4197/ Fax: (415) 750-4115 jewishhealing@bajhc.org http://www.jewishhealingcenter.org Contacts: Rabbi Eric Weiss, Rabbi Elliot Kukla> more
Camp Tawonga
131 Steuart St., Ste. 460 San Francisco, CA 94105 (415) 543-2267/ (415 KIDCAMP) info@tawonga.org http://www.tawonga.org> more
Keshet
290 Dolores St. San Francisco, CA 94103 (415) 766-0390 rebecca@keshetonline.org http://www.keshetonline.org Contact: Rebecca Goodman> more
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Services
Jewish Family and Children's Services of San Francisco2150 Post St. San Francisco, CA 94115 (415) 449-1200/ Fax: (415) 449-1253 abbyk@jfcs.org http://www.jfcs.org San Francisco: Abby Kovalsky, LCSW Peninsula: John Bisenius, LCSW, (650) 688-3097 Marin: John Gusman, LCSW, (415) 419-3634 Sonoma: Diana Klein, MFT, (707) 571-8131 x244.> more
Out and About at Temple Sinai
Temple Sinai2808 Summit St. Oakland, CA 94609 (510) 451-3263/ Fax: (510) 465-0603 info@oaklandsinai.org http://www.oaklandsinai.org Contact: Lisa Hanauer> more
Congregation Sha'ar Zahav
290 Dolores St. San Francisco, CA 94103 (415) 861-6932/ Fax: (415) 861-6081 office@shaarzahav.org http://www.shaarzahav.org Contact: Rabbi Camille Angel> more
A Wider Bridge
(415) 987-5119 arthur@awiderbridge.org awiderbridge.org Executive director: Arthur Slepian> more
Homeless Support
Dream House
Jewish Family and Children's Services of San Francisco2150 Post St. San Francisco, CA 94115 (415) 359-2466/ Fax: (415) 449-1253 AmyW@jfcs.org http://www.jfcs.org Contact: Amy Weiss, MFT> more
Disability Services
Chaverim
Contra Costa County1855 Olympic Blvd., Ste. 200 Walnut Creek, CA 94596 (925) 927-2000 / Fax: (925) 927-3131 http://www.jfcs-eastbay.org> more
Disabilities Program
Jewish Family and Children's Services of San Francisco2150 Post St. San Francisco, CA 94115 (415) 449-1224/ TDD: (415) 567-1044/ Fax: (415) 449-1229 AbbyK@jfcs.org http://www.jfcs.org San Francisco: Abby Kovalsky, LCSW Marin: Alex Markels, LCSW Peninsula: John Bisenius, LCSW> more
Hatikvah
577 No. Central Ave. Campbell, CA 95008 (408) 379-0106/ Fax: (408) 379-0108 President: Sunny Kaplan Contact: Delores Wade> more
Services for Adults with Disabilities at JVS
JVS (Jewish Vocational Service)225 Bush St., Suite 400, West Lobby San Francisco, CA 94104 (415) 391-3600/ Fax: (415) 391-3617 info@jvs.org http://www.jvs.org> more
Volunteer Placement
Most Jewish organizations welcome help from volunteers. Those listed below offer a variety of placements. For specific placements, contact individual agencies and organizations.
Family House Inc.
Family House, Inc.50 Irving St. San Francisco, California 94122 (415) 476-8321 amorgan@familyhouseinc.org familyhouseinc.org Executive director: Alexandra Morgan> more
Kol Haneshama: End of Life/Hospice Volunteers and Shabbat Services Volunteers
Bay Area Jewish Healing Center (BAJHC)3330 Geary Blvd., 3rd Floor West San Francisco, CA 94118 (415) 750-4197/ Fax: (415) 750-4115 jewishhealing@bajhc.org http://www.jewishhealingcenter.org Contacts: Rabbi Elliot Kukla> more
Volunteer Program
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco3200 California St. San Francisco, CA 94118 (415) 292-1241/ Fax: (415) 276-1550 jlewis@jccsf.org http://www.jccsf.org/volunteer Director of recreation: Jackie Lewis> more
Material Donations
Book Bank USA
70 Mitchell Blvd, Suite 106 San Rafael, California 94903 (415) 479-7902 http://www.bookbankusa.org kluger001@aol.com Contact: Andrew Kluger> more
Chabad of the East Bay
Chabad of the East Bay2730 Telegraph Ave. Berkeley, CA 94705 (510) 540-5824 http://www.chabadberkeley.com chabadberkeley@gmail.com Contact: Sharalyn Stebben> more
JCC of the East Bay
1414 Walnut St. Berkeley, CA 94709 (510) 848-0237 x110/ Fax: (510) 848-0170 5811 Racine St. Oakland, CA 94609 (510)595-9222/ Fax: (510) 595-9223 info@jcceastbay.org http://www.jcceastbay.org> more
Jewish Family & Children's Services of the East Bay
Jewish Family Children's Services of the East Bay> more
Jewish Family and Children’s Services of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties
Jewish Family and Children's Services of San Francisco> more
Jewish Family Services of Silicon Valley
14855 Oka Rd., Ste. 202 Los Gatos, CA 95032 Toll free: (877) JFS-4CAR (537-4227)/ (408) 357-7455/ Fax: (408) 551-0625 mindyb@jfssv.org http://www.jfssv.org Executive director: Mindy Berkowitz> more