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Collat Jewish Family Services CARES respite program volunteer coordinator Lise and volunteer Greg perform sing-along songs that are favorites of the CARES participants.
Collat Jewish Family Services, CJFS, special announcement about Hands Up Together 2020 by honoree Marjorie Perlman and co-chairs Joyce & Maury Shevin.
CJFS Executive Director, Lauren Schwartz gives a Coronavirus update regarding services.
Collat Jewish Family Services is a non-profit organization that has worked to help individuals and families navigate the aging process. Margie maintains her independence through CJFS’ Care Management services. CJFS Care Management provides services such as light housekeeping, assistance with personal affairs, grocery shopping and errands, accompaniment to medical appointments, escorted transportation, family liaison and […]
Through CJFS, Margie is able to continue living independently after a stroke, Shmuel finds community on the Buz-A-Bus and Suzanne achieves healing through giving back, after her mother’s death from Alzheimer’s disease. Collat Jewish Family Services supports independence and enriches quality of life for older adults in greater Birmingham, regardless of faith or financial ability. […]
After Marianne’s stroke, she turned to CJFS to help her with the obstacles in her life. The services provided Collat Jewish Family Services have allowed her to live a happy and productive life.
Ivy explains how the CJFS Buz-A-Bus has been absolutely essential in her life after having to downsize as a result of a health crisis that left her unable to work.
Bobby and Alan talk about their experience volunteering at the Collat Jewish Family Services CARES respite program. CJFS CARES is a program that provides cognitive, social & physical stimulation to individuals with memory or movement disorders such as Alzheimer’s, dementia, Parkinson’s or stroke. CARES enriches the life of program participants, their caregivers, and our trained […]
Margy Rosenbaum explains how CJFS Buz-A-Bus helps her maintain her independence.
CJFS In-Home Personal Care helps George continue to live independently.
Watch the moving stories of 3 clients whose lives have been enriched by the care and support of Collat Jewish Family Services.
Collat Jewish Family Services, a non-profit serving older adults in Birmingham, AL. The CJFS Endowment ensures it is prepared to handle the 42% growth that is anticipated in the elderly population over the next 15 years.
Letty Marcus, left, tells what she learned in the 8-week Cyber-Seniors program offered by Collat Jewish Family Services. Her teacher, 15-year-old Methany Farley, volunteers her time through Evangel Christian School.
Ricki Koslin shares her experience as a participant in the Cyber Seniors, the free 8-week program offered through CJFS.
This year our Hands Up Together event honored Bunny and Joel Rotenstreich. Thank you to Nik Layman for creating this beautiful video of the Rotenstreich family and to all of the generous sponsors who made this event such a huge success!!!
For our 2015 Hands Up Together event, we created this video with some words from clients and staff who have been impacted by CJFS over the past 25 years.
Dementia Caregiver Virtual Support Group Mondays at 3p and/or Tuesdays at 7p Contact Pam Leonard, LBSW, CDP, at 205-278-7113 or pam@cjfsbham.org for more info.
