JFCS Mission Statement

Jewish Family & Children's Service of Greater Long Beach/West Orange County is a non-profit agency that provides a wide range of professional counseling and support services to assist all individuals regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, disability or sexual orientation in facing life's challenges.

Who We Are
We all have times when we struggle with the challenges of life. At JFCS, we understand the pressures of coping with a wide range of issues and conflicts. It is our mission to be your place in the community to turn to for help. JFCS has a longstanding tradition of providing compassionate, professional and affordable individual, family and group services.

The staff and consultants of JFCS include highly-trained Licensed Clinical Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists, consulting Psychiatrists, Geriatric Specialists and Case Managers. Our agency also serves as a field placement center for graduate students from local universities and colleges.

We Can Help You With

  • Adult Clinical Services
  • The Center for Children, Youth and Families
  • Domestic Violence Program
  • Older Adult Services - Available to the entire community to assist in care giving, financial and other life challenges, including Information/Referral to Community Resources, Indigent Burial Fund, Federation Free Loan, Emergency Financial Assistance

What We Do

  • Assist adults, couples and families looking for balance and stability in their lives
  • Individual, family, couple and group counseling
    • JFCS has the ability to have multiple therapists to help one family
  • Treatment for depression and anxiety
  • Counseling for interpersonal relationships including divorce, bereavement, domestic violence, relationship issues, life transitions
  • Consulting psychiatrist
  • Older adults needing support to enable them to live with dignity and independence
  • Children and adolescents struggling with social, emotional or educational challenges
  • Counseling
  • Art Therapy and Play Therapy
  • School groups for at-risk children
    • Long Beach Unified & Los Alamitos Unified School District
  • Parenting classes/workshops
  • Assessment, information and referral
  • Protective services
  • Case management for Older Adults
  • Support groups
  • Friendly visitor program
  • Case management for Older Adults
  • Money management
    • Older Adults
    • Young Adults (will start soon)
  • Financial assistance
  • Services for holocaust survivors
  • Schools, synagogues and community groups looking for professional consultation, services, staff training, assessments, groups and workshops.  Also churches and other agencies or groups in the community.
  • Career Counseling

JFCS is a beneficiary agency of the following generous organizations

Jewish Federation of Greater Long Beach and West Orangr Cpunty United Way