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Ferd & Gladys Alpert Jewish Family Service
Goodman Jewish Family Services
Jewish Community Services of South Florida
Rales JFS
Randy Colman, Marc Hopin, Mike Caruso, Samy Dwek, Miriam Singer, Shevrin Jones, Danielle Hartman
First Time Collaboration Will Fund Mental Health Services for Over 3,000 Low Income Individuals in South Florida
BOCA RATON, FL, UNITED STATES, October 6, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ — The Tri-County Jewish Family Services Mental Health Collaboration joined collectively to request and finally obtain $998,400 in funding to serve low-income, underprivileged people in Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties with psychological healthcare. The first-time collaboration consists of Ferd & Gladys Alpert Jewish Family Service of Palm Beach County, Goodman Jewish Family Services of Broward County, Jewish Community Services of South Florida and Ruth & Norman Rales Jewish Family Services. The funds, granted in July of 2022 and made doable by way of the management and legislative sponsorship of State Senator Shevrin Jones and State Representative Mike Caruso, will particularly tackle the rising want for psychological well being companies, encompassing each psychological sickness and substance abuse in South Florida.
Senator Jones and Representative Caruso joined the leaders of all 4 Tri-County Jewish Family Services organizations at a particular occasion at this time in Boca Raton. Organization management current on the occasion included Danielle Hartman, President & CEO, Rales JFS; Marc Hopin, CEO, Alpert JFS; Randy Colman, CEO, Goodman JFS County; and Miriam Singer, President & CEO, JCS of South Florida.
“The second I was asked to sponsor the Affordable Mental Health Collaboration Bill, I agreed. This represents a landmark effort to provide mental healthcare to the region’s underserved populations,” stated Senator Shevrin Jones. “It is extremely gratifying to me personally to be in a position to be part of and support the incredible work of these four South Florida Jewish Family Service organizations.”
“Mental health care is often the unspoken crisis of the day until something horrific such as a mass shooting at a school happens grabbing the news headlines. We have to do better,” stated State Representative Mike Caruso. “I’m very pleased to work with Senator Jones and thankful to these four agencies who are on the front lines everyday helping those in most need.”
The Tri-County Jewish Family Services anticipate greater than 3,000 low earnings people in disaster throughout all three counties shall be supplied with evidenced-based, trauma knowledgeable, scientific care by licensed psychological well being professionals because of receiving the funds. According to Mental Health America, Florida ranks forty eighth nationwide on entry to psychological well being care. The examine additionally reported that 633,000 Florida adults with psychological sickness and 116,000 youth with melancholy had unmet therapy wants.
“We are pleased to collaborate with our JFS partners for this Tri-County Mental Health initiative, which will provide our communities with much-needed affordable access to mental health care,” stated Danielle Hartman, President & CEO of Rales JFS. “Each of our organizations has experienced tremendous surges in requests for mental health support over the past few years and this funding will allow us to hire additional staff, minimize wait times and meet the growing need.”
With the almost $1 million in funding, the companies will have the ability to provide a sliding scale price construction to make sure that all purchasers in want will obtain care. The goal demographic for the initiative is low-income, underprivileged people who’re uninsured or underinsured and unable to pay the prices related to receiving psychological healthcare. Funding will allow all 4 companies to rent further certified clinicians who’ve specialised coaching in areas akin to trauma, home violence, substance use, and LGBTQ+.
About Ferd & Gladys Alpert Jewish Family Service
Established in 1974, Ferd & Gladys Alpert Jewish Family Service is a nationally accredited service supplier for youngsters, adults, seniors, and Holocaust survivors. The non-profit, non-sectarian group is a trusted chief, with a crew of 140 extremely expert professionals delivering high-quality care to neighborhood members. Alpert JFS works to make sure the well-being of kids and households, independence of older adults and quality-of-life for people with disabilities. For extra data, go to www.alpertjfs.org or name by way of cellphone at 561-684-1991.
About Goodman Jewish Family Services of Broward County
Dr. Stanley and Pearl Goodman Jewish Family Service Inc. of Broward County first opened its doorways in 1962 to fulfill the counseling and assist wants of the rising Jewish inhabitants in Broward County. As house to the second largest inhabitants of seniors within the nation and a quickly rising vacation spot for households, JFS of Broward County expanded to fulfill the rising social service wants of the rising South Florida inhabitants. With packages for seniors and the neurodivergent, data and referral companies, emergency monetary help, kosher meals help, bereavement teams, and caregiver assist, psychological well being counseling, and volunteer packages, Goodman JFS helps hundreds of people and households who’ve nowhere else to show. For the final 25 years, Goodman JFS has additionally been the first supplier of assist to ageing Holocaust survivors, serving almost 1000 survivors yearly, and almost 750 survivors at anybody time. JFS offers a big selection of companies, together with house care, cleansing, reparations help, emergency monetary help, and socialization to an more and more frail and aged survivor inhabitants. Goodman JFS is without doubt one of the largest packages of its type within the U.S. For extra data, go to www.jfsbroward.org or name 954-370-2140.
About Jewish Community Services of South Florida
Since 1920, Jewish Community Services of South Florida, based mostly on Jewish values, has remained true to its mission in offering a resilient safety-net of well being and social companies by way of a broad array of packages that promote, well being, security, and self-sufficiency. By collaborating with neighborhood companions, funders, a whole lot of volunteers, sister organizations and native leaders, our crew constantly strengthens its engagement and impression. Our skilled crew continues to offer therapeutic and hope in serving the numerous layered wants of residents in our various and vibrant neighborhood. JCS is right here for you. Learn extra at https://jcsfl.org/.
About Ruth & Norman Rales Jewish Family Services
For 40 years, Rales JFS has supplied assist, hope and humanity by way of their complete vary of packages that serve individuals of all ages and beliefs. With areas in Boca Raton and Delray Beach, packages embody meals and monetary help, reasonably priced counseling and psychological well being companies, senior companies, packages for youngsters and households, profession and employment companies and many volunteer alternatives. To study extra, go to www.ralesjfs.org or e mail [email protected].
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