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Shleimut Resources
ADDICTIONS
Jewish Community Services
5750 Park Heights Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21215
(410) 466-9200
JCS serves adolescents, adults and families suffering from alcohol, drug or other addictions. Addiction Services are certified by the State of Maryland as an outpatient program, a DWI/DUI educational and treatment program, and as a referral agency of the courts. JCS Prevention Education offers age appropriate education and outreach to raise community awareness about the risky behaviors associated with alcohol and drug use, addiction, and the spread of the HIV/AIDS.
Sheppard Pratt Office of Substance Abuse Education and Prevention
6501 North Charles Street
P.O. box 6815
Baltimore, MD 21285
(410) 938-3100
ALZHEIMER'S
Alzheimer's Association
Greater Maryland Chapter
1850 York Road, Suite D
Timonium, MD 21093
(410) 561-9099
(800) 443-CARE
24-hour-helpline: (800) 272-3900
CANCER SUPPORT
Hopewell Cancer Support
Location: 10628 Falls Road
Mailing address: P.O. Box 755
Brooklandville, MD 21022
(410) 832-2719
cancerhelp@hopewellcancersupport.org
A free program of support, education and hope for adults with cancer and their families in the Greater Baltimore community.
Sharsheret
1086 Teaneck Road, Suite 3A
Teaneck, NJ 07666
(866) 474-2774 (toll free)
Provides support and resources for young Jewish women fighting breast cancer.
COUNSELING
Jewish Community Services
5750 Park Heights Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21215
(410) 466-9200
JCS has highly trained and experience licensed clinical social workers, psychologists and psychiatrists available to help adults, children and families address life's challenges. Additional offices located in Owings Mills and Columbia.
You may also contact Sarah Shapiro, LCSW-C, Shleimut Social Work Consultant, at (410) 654-0800, ext. 263 for information on therapists in private practice.
ELDERLY
Baltimore County Department of Aging
611 Central Avenue
Towson, MD 21204
(410) 887-2594
aginginfo@baltimorecountymd.gov
Develops and administers programs and activities that support Baltimore County senior citizens in the efforts to remain healthy, active and independent members of the community. Also a good resource for seniors who need help with Medicare Part D. Each month educational programs and social activities are provided at each of the county's 19 senior centers, including:
Pikesville Senior Center
1301 Reisterstown Road
Pikesville, MD 21208
Reisterstown Senior Center
12035 Reisterstown Road
Reisterstown, MD 21136
Levindale Adult Day Services – two locations:
2434 West Belvedere Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21215 (410) 601-2360
133 Slade Avenue, Pikesville, MD 21208 (410) 653-3933
Bridges the gap between home and nursing home by providing compassionate, professional care to seniors. Both centers feature diverse activities, recreation programs, trips into the community, kosher meals and transportation.
Jewish Community Services
5750 Park Heights Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21215
(410) 466-9200
Specialists in gerontology offer:
Information and referral - caring, expert advice and information about services in the community to help you in planning and caring for older relatives.
Eldercare Family Consultation - a single-session consultation devoted to helping a family understand their elderly relative's situation, explore options and start to plan.
Service Coordination – helps individuals and families identify and assess needs, determine their eligibility for benefits, and access community services in the areas of health, housing, finances, government services, home safety, services for caregivers, and more.
The Jewish Hospice Network – provides spiritual support and resources for people whose lives have been affected by a terminal illness within a framework of Jewish values, customs and traditions.
EMPLOYMENT
RESOURCES
Jewish Community Services
Career Services
5750 Park Heights Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21215
(410) 466-9200
Provides comprehensive career counseling, vocational rehabilitation and job placement for individuals in the Baltimore community and works with employers to fill their staffing needs. In addition, the Center for Business Development assists Jewish individuals seeking to establish, maintain, or expand their business or professional services.
FAMILY
VIOLENCE
CHANA: Counseling, Helpline and Aid for Abused Women
101 West Mount Royal Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21201
Helpline: (410) 234-0023
Office: (410) 234-0030
Provides assistance to women who are dealing with domestic abuse as well as public education to raise awareness of the problem.
HIV/AIDS
Jewish Community Services
Prevention Education
5750 Park Heights Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21215
(410) 466-9200
The Steven Kaufman AIDS Outreach Project and the prevention programs of Jewish Addiction Services have joined together to form JCS Prevention Education. JCS offers age appropriate education and outreach to raise community awareness about the risky behaviors associated with alcohol and drug use, addiction, and the spread of the HIV/AIDS. These programs provide information and experiences to help children, teens, and adults make healthy decisions for themselves and those important to them.
HOME CARE
RESOURCES
Visiting Angels
Aging Gracefully, Inc.
1498 Reisterstown Road, Suite 244
Pikesville, MD 21208
(410) 218-9506
HOSPICE/BEREAVEMENT
Hospice Of Baltimore and Howard County and Gilchrist Center for Hospice Care
555 West Towsontowne Blvd.
Towson, MD 21204
(410) 849-8200
Offers support groups and community education workshops as well as quality, compassionate physical, emotional and spiritual end-of-life care and services to individuals diagnosed with a life-limiting illness. Provides care wherever a patient and family are most comfortable: at home, in a nursing home or retirement community, or at our inpatient facility, Gilchrist Center for Hospice Care.
Jewish Community Services
The Jewish Hospice Network
5750 Park Heights Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21215
(410) 466-9200
Provides spiritual support and resources for people whose lives have been affected by a terminal illness within a framework of Jewish values, customs and traditions.
Stella Maris Center for Grief and Loss
2300 Dulaney Valley Road
Timonium, MD 21093
(410) 252-4500, ext. 7291
Offers support groups and bereavement counseling to children, teens and adults in the Greater Baltimore Area as well as training and educational programs.
PARENTING
RESOURCES
Jewish Community Services
5750 Park Heights Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21215
(410) 466-9200
Offers information, resources and support to families with children and adolescents.
The Jewish Big Brother Big Sister program provides Jewish children and teens in need of mentoring with one-on-one community-based matches with Jewish adult volunteers. Children ranging in age from 7 to 17 and are eligible based on several criteria.
Support Services for Adoptive Families -offers support to meet the unique needs of adoptive families providing information, support, and guidance to help address needs that may arise throughout the lifecycle.
PSYCHOLOGICAL
AND EDUCATIONAL TESTING
Jewish Community Services
Psychological and Educational Resources and Testing (PERT) Center for Children and Adolescents
5750 Park Heights Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21215
(410) 466-9200
For families whose children are experiencing academic, emotional and/or behavioral difficulties at school or at home, PERT provides a complete evaluation of a child's intellectual, behavioral, academic, psychological and social functioning.
RESOURCES
FOR TEENS
JOIN for Teens
JOIN for Teens provides recreational, social, educational and preventive programs for Jewish teens and their families. JOIN is a collaborative program of Jewish Community Services and the Jewish Community Center.
Professionally-trained outreach staff available to teens ages 11 -18 and their families for consultation, resources and referrals. Staff also develop, supervise and facilitate recreational opportunites and small group discussions at the Mitchell David Teen Center (see below) and in the community. Contact Stan Scherr (443) 722-7987.
Mitchell David Teen Center, a drop-in center for high school students, provides a safe alternative to the streets and local hangouts and is staffed by professionally-trained Teen Outreach Workers. Call (410) 602-9473 for schedule and activities.
A 24-hour Teen Hotline is available in the community for teens and those who care about teens. Professional staff respond to callers and provide information, support and referral. Call (410) 998-8001.
Parents of Teens website
A joint venture of the Maryland Teen Initiative and Parent Resources of Jewish Community Services, this website provides information, understanding and guidance to parents of adolescents.
18 Below Teen Center at the Rosenbloom Owings Mills Jewish Community Center
3506 Gwynbrook Avenue
Owings Mills, MD 21117
(410) 356-5200
Provides a "teen friendly" atmosphere for socializing.
SEPARATION
AND DIVORCE
National Family Resiliency Center
10632 Little Patuxent Parkway
2000 Century Plaza, Suite 121
Columbia, MD 21044
(410) 740-9553
Committed to helping children and adults preserve a sense of family, foster healthy relationships, and constructively adjust to change especially during times of individual and family transitions, via counseling, mediation, professional development etc.
Changing Focus
1657 Crofton Parkway
Crofton, MD 21114
(410) 721-0992
VOLUNTEER
OPPORTUNITIES
Beth Israel Congregation
3706 Crondall Lane
Owings Mills, MD 21117
(410) 654-0800
Volunteer in the synagogue office, participate in Project Chesed or join the Chesed Committee.
Jewish Community Services
Volunteer Services
5750 Park Heights Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21215
(410) 466-9200
Provides a variety of volunteer opportunities including being a Jewish Big Brother or Big Sister, providing escorted transportation to medical appointments for older adults and people with special needs, creating Centerpieces for Tzedekah, providing translation services for Russian-speaking clients, offering comfort and support to patients in the Jewish Hospice Network, shopping for JCS clients, providing tutoring services to children and adults, opportunities for lawyers to provide pro bono consultation through a monthly legal clinic, and more.
Jewish Volunteer Connection
5750 Park Heights Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21215
(410) 843-7489
Brings together people who want meaningful, hands-on volunteer experiences. Provides information and referrals fro ongoing volunteering as well as one-time community service events.
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