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JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES OF DELAWARE (JFS)
Jewish Family Services, founded on Jewish values and philosophies, offers guidance and direction for all populations in our community.  Created in 1899 as a resource for Jewish immigrants adjusting to American society, the agency has grown into a full-time social service agency.   Located throughout New Castle County in Wilmington, Newark and Claymont, with a staff of 14 (including 10 clinicians, volunteer coordinator, communications officer, Media Matters program coordinator, two insurance billers and  two bookkeepers), the agency serves more than 3,700 individuals each year.  Troubled adolescents, single parents, individuals and families, elderly people struggling to maintain their independence, and émigrés are a sampling of people who rely on the care and expertise provided by JFS.

The agency is fully accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Services for Families and Children and is certified by Delaware's Division of Family Services as a parent education provider for divorcing parents and children of divorce.

The agency is open Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Wednesday from 9:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m., and Friday from 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.  Appointments may be scheduled by calling the office.  Counseling services are covered by most insurance groups.  Fees are charged on a sliding scale, if applicable.

Wilmington Office

99 Passmore Road

Wilmington, DE 19803

Phone: 478-9411

FAX: 479-9883

info@jfsdelaware.org

Newark Office

288 E. Main Street

Newark, DE 19711-7311

Phone: 286-1402

FAX: 286-1403
Website: www.jfsdelaware.org

 

BOARD & STAFF

 

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

 

Dory Zatuchni, LCSW


BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Stephen Tanny, JFS Board President

Natalie Woloshin, 1st Vice President

Alan Horowitz, 2nd Vice President

Roberta Levine, Secretary

Steven Ogintz, Treasurer

Jill Engel Flambaum, Past President

Barbara Blumberg, Lynne Ellick, Marla Eskin, Adam Levinson, Sue Levinson, Chuck Marcus, Fredda Pennock, Kathryn Pincus, Frederick Rosner, Bryan Schwartz, Gael Szymanski, Lisa Dadone-Weiner, Dr. Neil Woloshin

 

STAFF

Counseling - Adults

Oya Alatur, LCSW

Mark Casagrande, LCSW

Peggy Lubin, LPC

Nona Smolko, LCSW

Dory Zatuchni, LCSW

Patricia Lifrak, MD, Psychiatrist

Counseling - Children, Teens & Families

Oya Alatur, LCSW
Mark Casagrande, LCSW
Beth Rausch, LCSW

Nona Smolko, LCSW
Patricia Lifrak, MD, Psychiatrist

 

Counseling - Older Adults & Physically Challenged Adults

Martha Frost, LCSW
Beth Rausch, LCSW

Helene Rudnick, LCSW

 

Care Management

Marsha Atkison, Independent Living Support Specialist

Andrea Brooks, Independent Living Support Specialist

Karen Davis-Williams, Care Coordinator, Delaware Aging Network

Martha Frost, LCWS

Molly Ganz, Coordinator, Émigré Services

Lidia Hoffman-Delbor, Case Manager

 

Marie Quinn, Independent Living Support Specialist

Beth Rausch, LCWS

Helene Rudnick, LCSW

Community Education & Outreach - The Kimmel-Spiller Healing Center         

Lisa Driban, Volunteer Coordinator

 

Community Education & Outreach - Promoting Safe & Stable Families
Kamysha Martin, Family Resource Coordinator

 

Community Education & Outreach - Educational Programs

Scott Michels, Media Matters Program Coordinator

 

Administration

Sandra Edmondson, Receptionist         

Michelle Kramer-Fitzgerald, Communications Officer

Donna Moran, Bookkeeper

Esther Schatz, Insurance Specialist

Sherrye Ransburg, Insurance Specialist

 

Contracted Employees 

Kurt Martin, Technology Specialist

 

JFS SERVICES & PROGRAMS

Counseling
Confidential, affordable counseling and psychotherapy available for adults and families, children and adolescents, and older adults/adults with disabilities.  With The Relationship Center counseling offices in both Wilmington and Newark, JFS operates with a highly experienced staff of professionals, all of which are at Master's Degree levels and above.  The agency accepts most insurances (e.g., Blue Shield, Mamsi, Medicaid and Medicare) or uses a sliding-fee scale.

For more information contact (302) 478-9411 or info@jfsdelaware.org.


Care Management
• Assessments for older adults and the physically challenged
• Guardianship services
• Special support services including housekeeping
• Émigré services

Community Education & Outreach
• Healing Hearts®—JFS staff are trained to offer this co-parenting seminar for separated/divorced parents and their children (certified by Delaware’s Family Court)
• B.A.B.E.S®—JFS staff are trained to offer this substance abuse prevention curriculum for children ages 3 to 6, presented through the use of puppetry.

• Media Matters—A hands-on, technology-based workshop that teaches students to create positive media messages using digital video-production software.  Course content can be geared toward adolescent or adult students.
• The Kimmel-Spiller Healing Center offers programs to our community including spiritual and well-being programs, bereavement support groups, youth community service/mitzvah projects, and volunteer network connections.

• All-Occasion Gift Baskets & Mitzvah Basket Rentals

For more information or to make an appointment, contact (302) 478-9411 or info@jfsdelaware.org.