JBFCS: Rita J. Kaplan Jewish Connections Programs

The Shira Ruskay Center: Providing Comfort and Support for the Seriously Ill provides intensive consultation, planning and support as well as information and referral to individuals and families.
Doula to Accompany and Comfort, a program of the Shira Ruskay Center, recruits and trains volunteers to accompany those people who are dying and have limited family or social support.
National Center for Jewish Healing provides consultation, information & referral and educational opportunities to Jewish communal organizations seeking to address the spiritual needs of people during times of illness and loss, particularly through the development of programs of Jewish healing. Materials designed to help those dealing with illness and loss are available for purchase.
New York Jewish Healing Center helps those who are ill and those who care for them find hope, meaning and comfort through spiritual counseling, support groups, workshops, and training.
Rabbi Isaac N. Trainin Bikur Cholim Coordinating Council assists organizations to develop and sustain bikur cholim groups, which visit the sick or homebound, through on-site training and consultation, written materials, and an annual conference.
Family Bikur Cholim Program, a program of the Rabbi Isaac N. Trainin Bikur Cholim Coordinating Council, mobilizes community resources, such as housing, kosher food, and companions for family members of the ill.

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