Jewish Child and Family Service is the social service agency for the Winnipeg Jewish Community. JCFS in its current form, has been providing social services since 1952, and assists with personal and family issues and/or material circumstance. While JCFS exists to primarily serve the needs of the Winnipeg Jewish Community, some programs are open to all Manitobans, regardless of ethnic or religious affiliation. Client goals are supported through holistic, professional services to at-risk populations such as those living with or experiencing: mental illness, addictions, stressful personal or family issues, single parents, poverty, domestic violence, frailties pf aging, immigration/settlement, pastoral/spiritual health care needs, and many other situations of physical or emotional need. JCFS also educates and advocates in the community and remains vigilant of emerging social issues, so as to be in the best position to respond effectively to dynamic social change. The overarching goals of JCFS services are to: enhance quality of life, promote independence, ensure stability, and improve capacity for adjustment and adaptability, including promoting integration, social and cultural connections; all through a Jewish lens.

Addiction Services: 204-478-8591
jcfs@jcfswinnipeg.org
smmcwilliam@shaw.ca (Scott McWilliam)
JCFS opens doors for Jewish Winnipeggers
seeking supports with addiction issues,
including counselling, referral and family
supports. JCFS supports the Winnipeg
chapter of JACS (Jewish Alcoholics,
Chemically Dependent Persons and
Significant Others), a Jewish 12-Step
group offering weekly support meetings.
Together, JCFS and JACS are dedicated to:
-Encouraging and assisting Jewish
alcoholics, addicts, and their families, to
explore addiction recovery in a nurturing
Jewish environment;
-Providing Jewish resources to enhance
addiction recovery for Jewish alcoholics
and addicts;
-Promoting awareness, knowledge and
understanding about addictions.