Socialization

Our award-winning program, the Sandy Naimon Breakfast Club, meets weekly and provides support and social interaction to adults with severe and persistentmental illness.  This program includes experiences that enhance daily living skills and several day trips a year to sites or events of interest.  The program is named in Sandy’s memory by her parents. 

"Sandy was a warm, outgoing, intelligent woman who struggled with mental illness most of her life. Over the years, JFS counseling and clinical services helped Sandy cope with the changing challenges of her illness to the point where she able to live independently in her own home. A founding member of the Breakfast Club, Sandy helped her fellow Club members gain social skills and self-confidence."

The Young Adults Independence Project (YAIP) of Jewish Family Services provides services to young adults who have developmental disabilities. The primary mission of the project is to develop supportive housing, increase independent living skills, foster socialization, and create a supportive environment. The monthly social activities are supervised by JFS staff and are geared towards the interest of the young adults, who make decisions regarding what activities will be scheduled. Through JFS case management services, the project assists participants with developing an appropriate care plan which will enable individuals to grow and thrive in their community. The primary goal of the YAIP program is to develop appropriate housing options that are tailored to each young adult's specific needs. Support is also available for parents and siblings of project participants through socialization and peer support activities.