Guide to Jewish Wisconsin 2025-2026 - Catalog - Page 42
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JEWISH COMMUNITY PANTRY
A program of the Harry & Rose Samson
Family Jewish Community Center
Located at 29th and Center streets in Milwaukee
Mailing Address:
6255 N. Santa Monica Blvd.
Milwaukee, WI 53217
(414) 967-8353
JCCMilwaukee.org/program/jewish-community-pantry
Director: Heidi Chapman Gould,
HGould@JCCMilwaukee.org
Operated by volunteers, the Jewish Community Pantry
is open on Tuesdays from 4:00-6:00 PM and Thursdays
from 9:00 AM-12:00 PM at 2900 W. Center St. (entrance
on 29th St.) for the purpose of giving emergency food
to those in need. We serve on a first come, first served
basis. Donations should be sent to the JCC address only.
Visit our website or call to become a volunteer.
The Pantry is co-sponsored by the Harry & Rose Samson
Family JCC and is part of the Hunger Task Force Emergency
Pantry Network – provider of free and local food.
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES, INC (JFS)
1300 N. Jackson St.
Milwaukee, WI 53202
(414) 390-5800
JFSMilw.org
President/CEO: John A. Yopps
Founded in 1867, our mission is to provide supportive
services that will strengthen families, children and individuals
throughout the life cycle within the context of their unique
needs and traditions. We serve nearly 2,500 individuals
in Southeastern Wisconsin annually, including children,
seniors, adults with disabilities, mental health problems, and
substance use disorders and families with low household
incomes. Our programs include mental health and counseling
services, private pay and contract based case management
services, social services, and affordable and supported
housing. Jewish Family Services, Inc. is a partner agency of
the Milwaukee Jewish Federation and a beneficiary of the
United Way of Greater Milwaukee and Waukesha County.
T Counseling
• Outpatient Mental Health Clinic
Contact: Clinic Director, Cschwanda@
JFSMilw.org • (414) 390-5800
Through our state-certified outpatient mental health clinic,
JFS clinical staff offers results-oriented therapy to individuals
and/or in a group setting struggling with mental illness or
personal problems. Our multidisciplinary team is qualified
to assess and treat a range of emotional problems, including:
relationship issues, domestic abuse, addictions and more.
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• Advocacy and Counseling Services for Survivors
of Violent Crimes (and formerly Shofar)
Contact: Clinic Director, Cschwanda@
JFSMilw.org • (414) 390-5800
Jewish Family Services provides mental health psychotherapy
services to adults and children who have experienced violent
crime in the Milwaukee metro area through our state-certified outpatient mental health clinic. In addition, we respond
to the advocacy needs in the Jewish community statewide
and in the metro Milwaukee area. Our advocacy services
offer support to people impacted by interpersonal violence,
housing discrimination and antisemitic hate crime. We
serve as an expansion of SHOFAR, a call to action to address
child sexual abuse, sexual harassment and domestic violence
in our community. All services are funded by the Department of Justice and are offered at no cost to the survivor.
• Late Life Counseling
Contact: Clinic Director, Cschwanda@
JFSMilw.org • (414) 390-5800
Our Late Life Counseling program provides seniors with
convenient access to mental health counseling services in
their own home, allowing seniors who are homebound
or otherwise unable to access outpatient services. Depression, anxiety, isolation, loss of loved ones, declining health
and financial worries are some of the issues addressed.
Limited to Milwaukee County residents age 60 or older.
T Case Management and Social Services
• Disability Case Management
Contact: David Prodoehl, Disabilities Case Manager,
dprodoehl@jfsmilw.org • (414) 225-1360
Disability Case Management assures that adults with developmental disabilities and/or severe and persistent mental
illness are given the opportunity to live independently and
achieve their fullest potential. JFS Disability Case Managers
provide a continuum of services: help with government benefits and entitlements like SSI, SSDI, Food Share and Medicaid
(Title 19); assist with identifying appropriate housing; money
management services; socialization opportunities; in- house
links to counseling; information, referral and advocacy.
• Jewish Community Services
Contact: Beth Mumper, Jewish Community Case
Manager, EMumper@JFSMilw.org • (414) 225-1347
Our Jewish Community Case Management program offers
supportive case management services for members of the
Milwaukee Jewish community in a culturally informed
and competent manner. The program addresses immediate, interment and ongoing social service needs of
Jewish individuals and families through a formal assessment and strength based culturally sensitive care plan.
Clients receive assistance to secure resources to meet
their basic life needs including food, clothing, shelter
and access mental health and primary healthcare.
