GULF COAST JEWISH FAMILY AND COMMUNITY

Behavioral health - see schedule obehavioral health residential treatment system was one of the first pilot projects in florida to focus on the deinstitutionalization of young adults and seniors with serious and persistent mental illness. Darlington residential treatment facility is a 16-bed level 2 state licensed facility that provides short term (39 month) residential treatment to adults who are 18+ and are diagnosed with severe and persistent mental illness and/or a co-occurring disorder. The facility provides access to psychiatric medication management services as well as psychosocial rehabilitation, individual counseling, and case management services, in addition to life skills training in a homelike environment that fosters independence and encourages individuals to seek independent living in the community. The facility receives referrals from the local state hospital as well as the mental health receiving facilities, case managers, and family members within the suncoast region. Adult residential treatment & stabilization (arts) is a 16 bed level 1 state licensed intensive residential program in broward county for older adults 30+ years of age who have a severe and persistent mental illness and may have co-occurring issues. The program accepts forensic referrals that would be better served in a community setting, as well as from the local state hospital and mental health receiving facilities. The program provides psychiatric services, psychosocial rehabilitation, life skills training, and other supports for approximately three months. Adele gilbert residential treatment facility is a 16-bed level 2 state-licensed residential treatment program in pasco county for adults age 18+ who have a diagnosed mental illness and may have co-occurring substance abuse issues. The program accepts non-violent forensic referrals that would be better served in a community setting. Services include medication management and education, recovery-oriented life skills training, psychosocial rehabilitation, substance abuse counseling, individual therapy, and other supports for up to three or eight months. Alternative family program (afp) is based on the therapeutic foster home concept of trained sponsors who open their homes to no more than five adults or seniors with mental illness and welcome them into their families. With over 219 beds in 71 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 provides specialized intervention for elders at risk of suicide. In close coordination with state adult protective services, this holistic program in broward county provides in home assessment, crisis intervention counseling, and case management with the overall goal of reducing suicide risk. Intervention services provides substance abuse intervention services for adults 18 years and older in pinellas, pasco, and hillsborough counties who present with risk factors for substance misuse. This in-home program provides individualized screening, assessment, and intervention through education, short-term problem solving, advocacy, referral, and follow-up to reduce risk factors and the need for more extensive treatment. Prevention program provides educational presentations focusing on the prevention of substance abuse and increasing healthy behaviors in our communities. Current prevention efforts include elder education, social marketing and parenting from prison. The program services more than 5,000 adults annually in pinellas, pasco, and hillsborough counties. Supported housing/living program assists over 75 individuals with serious mental illness or co-occurring substance abuse issues to live independently in the community. Services include obtaining affordable housing, developing readiness for work or volunteer activities, vocational job and coaching, and helping to strengthen daily living skills. Services are provided in hillsborough, pasco, and pinellas counties.

Training and technical assistance services - domestic violence technical assistance program is a partnership with a florida based domestic violence prevention organization to build the capacity of gulf coast jfcs to respond to domestic and family violence clients may be experiencing. The program focuses on policy development, training and technical assistance, working across multiple programs to offer resources for staff at all levels of the organization. Refugee mental health technical assistance develops the capacity of resettlement and other refugee programs across the u.s. To help them meet the mental health needs of refugees. Working with a wide array of subject matter experts, this program promotes research into best practices for the treatment of refugee mental health and ensures that providers have the resources to implement trauma-informed holistic services for refugees. Voices interpreters & training services provides interpretation for gulf coast jfcs clients who require verbal or written translation to access services. Gulf coast jfcs maintains a pool of interpreters with move than 20 language capabilities to assist clients upon request. In addition to providing direct services the voices training program provides training in how to become an interpreter or translator and market your services in this fast-growing industry. Economic empowerment services non-custodial parent employment program assists unemployed or underemployed noncustodial parents in establishing a pattern of regular child support payments by obtaining and maintaining unsubsidized, competitive employment. More than 20,700 unduplicated clients impacting 52,182 children have been assisted since program inception in 1996. The program services pinellas, pasco, hillsborough, and miami-dade counties. Client & community services duke energy utilizes assistance provides once-annual assistance for gulf coast jfcs clients in pinellas county who need assistance in paying their duke energy utility bill. Clients have a demonstrated financial need based on the estimated family income of 200% or more of the federal poverty level. Fuente credito is a micro-loan option available to gulf coast jfcs clients and staff who, upon being determined eligible, are matched with lenders to help qualify participants for loans from responsible financial institutions this program helps individuals with challenges accessing traditional credit secure financing for necessary expenses, like transportation or critical home repairs. Micro enterprise development (refugee women refugee assistance program (wrap)) provides refugee women with the training, technical assistance, financial literacy, business training, and access to capital either through micro enterprise loans or credit building loans.

Elder & disabled services community care for the elderly (cce lead agency) provides case management coordination for the homemaker, personal care, respite, and other services to enable frail and functionally impaired elders to remain in their homes and avoid or delay placement in a nursing home. Home care for the elderly (hce) provides subsidy payments to help caregivers maintain low-income seniors in their own home or the home of a caregiver. The monthly subsidy payment is made to the caregiver for support and health maintenance and to assist with specialized health care needs. A special subsidy is a flexible payment that reimburses caregivers for purchases of special supplies, equipment, or services needed to maintain the health and wellbeing of the senior. Alzheimer's disease initiative (adi) provides community-based services for the special needs of individuals aged 18+ with alzheimer's disease and related memory disorders. There is a copay fee required of clients receiving services based on the client's income and ability to pay. Services of the adi program focus on providing respite care for caregivers of persons who have alzheimer's or other related dementia, offering them weekly relief from the constant demands of caregiving. Homemaker assists with housecleaning, laundry, meal preparation, shopping, and companionship to disabled and frail elderly individuals in pinellas, pasco and hillsborough counties. Homemaker services provide a safe, clean-living environment and avoid or postpone nursing home placement and are available on a fee-for services basis. Older adult mental health (oamh-pinellas and pasco) services people 60 years of age or older who would benefit from individual gerontological or mental health counseling services that can be provided in-home or conducted at senior centers or various congregate meal sites in pasco/pinellas counties.elder counseling services (vendor-counseling center) provides services for persons 60 years of age or older who would benefit from individual gerontological or mental health counseling services that can be provided in-home or conducted at the harvey hertz counseling center. Humana long-term managed care management provides fully integrated care through alternative delivery models with access to providers and services through a uniform statewide program. The program provides community-based services in pinellas county to assist medicaid eligible individuals aged 18+ at risk of nursing home placement to remain in their homes, the home of a caregiver or an assisted living facility rather than relocating to an institution because of urgent personal care needs. Myrtle oaks is a 99-unit apartment complex for low-income seniors located in northeast tampa. Sponsored by gulf coast and under the auspices of a separate housing corporation, myrtle oaks was funded by a $5.7 million grant from the department of housing and urban development (hud). Egret housing is a seven-unit housing complex for low-income individuals with disabilities located in new port richey in pasco county. Funded by the hud, the project is sponsored by gulf coast and under the auspices of a separate housing corporation.

Holocaust survivors program helps to improve the quality of life for holocaust survivors in 7 counties of the greater tampa bay area by providing critically needed, in-home care, emergency financial assistance, case management services, prescription drug and medical assistance funds, transportation, social events, and other essential services to present out-of-home placement. A new initiative called "chai" ("life" in hebrew) complements the core holocaust survivors' program by providing senior friendly tablets to survivors allowing them to stay connected with friends and family by offering additional opportunities to reduce social isolation, like yoga and music classes, and friendly visitors. Emergency family support services offers assistance in meeting basic human needs for the jewish community in pinellas, pasco, and hernando counties. Program services also include emergency financial assistance, information, and interest-free college loans. William and sally israel food pantry provide non-perishable food, limited clothing, household goods and school supplies for clients of gulf coast jfs clients by appointment and clients of other programs may access the pantry through their case managers or program staff. Yad b'yad (hand-in-hand) recruits jewish adult volunteers as mentors, companions, and role models for jewish children ages 6 to 17. The relationship strengthens the family by enriching children's lives with additional adult influence and support. Chats (companionship, help & access by telephone for seniors) a friendly caller program wherein trained volunteers will "chat" weekly with homebound or isolated seniors to increase their social contact. This program affords individuals an opportunity to volunteer without leaving their homes. Volunteers are matched with participants by various criteria and are expected to contact two older adults weekly with calls expected to last 10 to 15 minutes at a minimum each.

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