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Saturday, August 23, 2008

Special Education

Center for Jewish Education
Baltimore, MD
410-735-5000

Gesher LaTorah
Baltimore, MD
410-735-5000

Sedra
Baltimore, MD
410-961-2739

Integrative Health Clinic
Baltimore, MD
410-764-7777

Chush (LD)
430 Kent Ave
Brooklyn, NY
718-782-0064

Gesher Yehuda
49 Ave T
Brooklyn, NY 11223
718-714-7400
The Community School For children with learning differences. Serving the Community for over 14 years. Grades 1 through 8. Small class setting 8-10 students per class. Special education teachers with master's degrees. Reading and math specialists, On-site therapies, Traditional aspects of our Sephardic culture observed

Guild For Exceptional Children
1273 57th Street
Brooklyn, NY
718-435-2554
718-833-6633
Special Education for Children up to Age 5

HASC - Woodmere
321 Woodmere Blvd
Woodmere, NY
516-295-1340

Hebrew Academy for Special Children
1311 55th St
Brooklyn, NY 11219
718-851-6100

Imagine Academy for Autism
Brooklyn, NY
718-376-8882

Jewish Center for Special Education
500 Bedford Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11211
718-782-0064

LEARN - Limud, Educational Advocacy and Referral Network
Manhattan, NY
212-797-9000 ext 325


Jewish Children's Bureau of Chicago
216 W Jackson Blvd, Suite 800
Chicago, IL 60606
312 444 2090
Fax #: 312 855 3754
Jewish Children's Bureau of Chicago Provides comprehensive services to children with disabilities and their families including: adoption services, services for children with disabilities, in-home services, placement services and therapeutic day school

P'Tach (LD)
1428 36 Rd
Brooklyn, NY
718-854-8600

Special Education
143 Rodney St
Brooklyn, NY 11211
718-486-6286

YESS - Yeshiva Ed. For Special Students
147-37 70th Rd
Flushing, NY 11367
718-268-5976

Speech Therapy

Dr. Betty Aboff
476 Duryea Ter
West Hempstead, NY
516-565-0189

Dr. Isabella Reichel
83-28 Abingdon Rd
Kew Gardens, NY
718-850-7969

Dr. Susan Weg
32 Herrick Dr
Lawrence, NY
516-239-2241

Lakewood Speech Therapy
Lakewood, NJ 08701
732-905-0190

Yisroel Schecter
Lakewood, NJ 08701
732-886-2279


Manhattan Beach Speech Language Reading Center, LLC
Brooklyn, NY 718-646-4482
Specializing in Children's Speech and Language Disorders Reading Remediation, Writing Skills

Rena Levi
Baltimore, MD
410-358-8759

Early Intervention

Challenge Infant Developmental Center
4228 10 Ave
Brooklyn, NY
718-972-0880
Early Intervention Programs Pediatric Evaluation & Therapy Free of Charge

RCDS- Rockland Child Development Services
25 Chestnut St.
Suffren, NY 10901
845-357-4733
RCDS is a NY State DOH approved Early Intervention (EI) provider of Home & Community-Based Evaluations & Service Provisions, serving children from birth to age three. We also provide preschool services to eligible children ages 3-5 years old residing in Rockland and Orange Counties.

Kodem Kol
Baltimore, MD
(410) 298-7000

Diabetes

The JDA (Jewish Diabetes Association) is the nation's first and leading Jewish non-profit, non-sectarian health organization devoted to diabetes education and advocacy. Founded in 1985, the JDA has various projects reaching hundreds of communities both in the United States and Internationally. We are the only organization offering all our services (website, magazine, contact persons etc) in Both English and Hebrew. We hope to be adding four additional languages in the near future.
Mission:
The mission of the Association is to spread the awareness of the need and possibility of the prevention and optimal control of diabetes and to help improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes. We have a strong focus on the correlation between obesity, diabetes and other diabetes health related issues.

USA office: 1448 East 17th. St. Brooklyn NY 11230
2064 E. 35th St. Brooklyn NY 11234
718-303-5955
FAX 718-339-6296
http://www.jewishdiabetes.org/

Friends With Diabetes International (frum auspices)
31 Herrick Avenue Unit B
Spring Valley, NY 10977
Phone: (845) 352-7532
Fax: (845) 573-9276Email:
webmaster@friendswithdiabetes.org.

Directory of Diabetes Organizations
http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/resources/organizations.htm

Canada

Breast Cancer Society of Canada 1.800.567.8767 http://www.bcsc.ca/

Canadian Cancer Society 1-888-939-3333 http://www.cancer.ca/

Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation Canada1-800-363-1062 http://www.candlelighters.ca/

Lymphoma Foundation of Canadahttp://www.lymphoma.ca/

Toronto's WellSpring Cancer Support Center http://www.wellspring.ca/

Canadian Prostate Cancer Research Foundation1-888-255-0333http://www.prostatecancer.on.ca/

South Florida

Jewish Community Services of South Florida
Miami Beach300-41st Street
Miami Beach FL 33140
Phone: (305) 672-8080
Web Site: jewishcommunityservices.org
JCS has four divisions, offering the community a vast array of services and programs.
 Behavioral Health Services
 Kosher Food Service
 Rehabilitation and Employment Services
 Senior Adult Services, including Senior Kosher Meals on Wheels
JCS reaches out to all who are in need – the unemployed and underemployed, the homeless and near homeless, immigrants, the frail elderly, individuals with physical and developmental challenges, families in crisis, those struggling with addictions, at-risk youth, victims of domestic violence, and neglected and abused children.

Medical Conditions

Frum Support
Frum support is a website where Jewish people who are suffering from any illness or medical condition and their families, can draw support from others in like situations in a frum environment. All information posted to the forum is anonymous. There is no cost to view or to join

.http://www.frumsupport.com/

Chesed Net
1006 East 12th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11230
Phone: (718) 258-8500
Email: info@chesednet.org
An information and referral service for all types of chesed organizations around the world. The resource section provides medical and social service information including listings of organizations providing crisis intervention and financial assistance. A community calendar and articles keep up to date on a variety of social issues.

Cancer

American Cancer Society1-800 ACS-2345http://www.cancer.org/

Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation (CCCF) 1-800 366-CCCFhttp://www.candlelighters.org/

Leukemia and Lymphoma Society 1-800 955-4572http://www.leukemia.org/

Lymphoma Research Foundation of Americahttp://www.lymphoma.org/

National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations (NABCO)http://www.nabco.org/

National Brain Tumor Foundation 1-800 934-CUREhttp://www.braintumor.org/

National Cancer InstitutesCancer Information Service 1-800 4CANCERhttp://www.cancer.gov/

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine1-888-644-6226nccam.nih.gov

National Colorectal Cancer Research Alliance (NCCRA)1-800-872-3000http://www.nccra.org/

OncoLink by University of Pennsylvania Cancer Centerwww.oncolink.com/

American Brain Tumor Association http://www.abta.org/



Skin Cancer Foundation 1-800 SKIN490

Elder Abuse

JSafe
233 Walker Place
West Hempstead, NY 11552
Phone: 203.858.9691
Email: info@jsafe.org

Shalom Task Force
PO Box 137
Bowling Green Station
New York, NY 10274
888.883.2323 hotline (outside New York)
718.337.3700 hotline (inside New York)
www.shalomtaskforce.org
Offers specially trained domestic violence advocates who also speak English, Hebrew, Yiddish and Russian. Provides information and referral to victims for rabbinic consultation, psychological, financial and legal services. Conducts education and outreach, provides technical assistance and a speakers bureau. Endorsed by Orthodox Rabbis.

Geriatrics

Hearing Disorders

ADD/ADHD

Attention Deficit Disorder Association
15000 Commerce Parkway Suite C
Mount Laurel, NJ 08054
856-439-9099
http://www.add.org/


National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD)
381 Park Avenue South Suite 1401
New York, NY 10016
(212) 545.7510
Toll-free: (888) 575 7373
www.ncld.org
The organization provides national leadership and support of children and adults with
learning disabilities. It offers information, resources, publications, and referral services.

Learning Disorders

Baltimore, Maryland

Kodem Kol
Baltimore, MD
(410) 298-7000
Early Intervention

Services in Israel

New Jersey

Long Island, NY

Staten Island, NY

The Bronx, NY

Shalom Task Force
PO Box 137
Bowling Green Station
New York, NY 10274
888.883.2323 hotline (outside New York)
718.337.3700 hotline (inside New York)
http://www.shalomtaskforce.org/
Offers specially trained domestic violence advocates who also speak English, Hebrew, Yiddish and Russian. Provides information and referral to victims for rabbinic consultation, psychological, financial and legal services. Conducts education and outreach, provides technical assistance and a speakers bureau. Endorsed by Orthodox Rabbis.

Manhattan, NY

Shalom Task Force
PO Box 137
Bowling Green Station
New York, NY 10274
888.883.2323 hotline (outside New York)
718.337.3700 hotline (inside New York)
http://www.shalomtaskforce.org/
Offers specially trained domestic violence advocates who also speak English, Hebrew, Yiddish and Russian. Provides information and referral to victims for rabbinic consultation, psychological, financial and legal services. Conducts education and outreach, provides technical assistance and a speakers bureau. Endorsed by Orthodox Rabbis.

Brooklyn, NY

Shalom Task Force
PO Box 137
Bowling Green Station
New York, NY 10274
888.883.2323 hotline (outside New York)
718.337.3700 hotline (inside New York)
http://www.shalomtaskforce.org/
Offers specially trained domestic violence advocates who also speak English, Hebrew, Yiddish and Russian. Provides information and referral to victims for rabbinic consultation, psychological, financial and legal services. Conducts education and outreach, provides technical assistance and a speakers bureau. Endorsed by Orthodox Rabbis.

Queens, NY

Obesity

Genetic Disorders

Dor Yeshorim Institute
429 Wythe Avenue,
Brooklyn, NY 11211
(718) 384 - 6060

National Tay-Sachs & Allied Diseases Association
2001 Beacon Street
Suite 204
Boston, MA 02135
Phone: 800-906-8723
Fax: 617-277-0134
info@ntsad.org

United Leukodystrophy Foundation
2304 Highland Drive
Sycamore, Illinois USA 60178
Phone: (800) 728-5483
FAX: (815) 895-2432
Email: office@ulf.org

Fanconi Anemia Research Fund, Inc.
1801 Willamette Street,
Suite 200
Eugene, OR 97401
Telephone: 541-687-4658
Family Support Toll-Free Line (in United States):1-888-FANCONI (888-326-2664)
Fax: 541-687-0548
E-mail: info@fanconi.org

National Gaucher Foundation
2227 Idlewood Road
Suite 12
Tucker, GA 30084
800-504-3189
FAX: 770-934-2911
http://www.gaucherdisease.org/
"It is also the most common genetic disease affecting Ashkenazi Jewish people (Eastern, Central and Northern European ancestry), with a carrier frequency of 1 in 10 (Dr. John Barranger and Dr. Ed Ginns 1989). This panethnic disease involves many organ systems, such as liver, spleen, lungs, brain, metabolism and bone marrow."

Alzheimers

The Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral (ADEAR) Center Web site will help you find current, comprehensive Alzheimer's disease (AD) information and resources from the National Institute on Aging (NIA).
http://www.nia.nih.gov/alzheimers

Physical Abuse

JSafe
233 Walker Place
West Hempstead, NY 11552
Phone: 203.858.9691
Email: info@jsafe.org

Shalom Task Force
PO Box 137
Bowling Green Station
New York, NY 10274
888.883.2323 hotline (outside New York)
718.337.3700 hotline (inside New York)
www.shalomtaskforce.org
Offers specially trained domestic violence advocates who also speak English, Hebrew, Yiddish and Russian. Provides information and referral to victims for rabbinic consultation, psychological, financial and legal services. Conducts education and outreach, provides technical assistance and a speakers bureau. Endorsed by Orthodox Rabbis.

Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services Center for the Prevention of Family Violence
120 W 57th St
New York, NY 10019
212.582.9100
http://www.jbfcs.org/
Provides counseling services to battered women and children as well as batterers. Operates a hotline for crisis intervention.

Child Abuse

JSafe
233 Walker Place
West Hempstead, NY 11552
Phone: 203.858.9691
Email: info@jsafe.org

Shalom Task Force
PO Box 137
Bowling Green Station
New York, NY 10274
888.883.2323 hotline (outside New York)
718.337.3700 hotline (inside New York)
www.shalomtaskforce.org
Offers specially trained domestic violence advocates who also speak English, Hebrew, Yiddish and Russian. Provides information and referral to victims for rabbinic consultation, psychological, financial and legal services. Conducts education and outreach, provides technical assistance and a speakers bureau. Endorsed by Orthodox Rabbis.

Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services Center for the Prevention of Family Violence
120 W 57th St
New York, NY 10019
212.582.9100
http://www.jbfcs.org/
Provides counseling services to battered women and children as well as batterers. Operates a hotline for crisis intervention.

Sexual Abuse

JSafe
233 Walker Place
West Hempstead, NY 11552
Phone: 203.858.9691
Email: info@jsafe.org

Shalom Task Force
PO Box 137
Bowling Green Station
New York, NY 10274
888.883.2323 hotline (outside New York)
718.337.3700 hotline (inside New York)
www.shalomtaskforce.org
Offers specially trained domestic violence advocates who also speak English, Hebrew, Yiddish and Russian. Provides information and referral to victims for rabbinic consultation, psychological, financial and legal services. Conducts education and outreach, provides technical assistance and a speakers bureau. Endorsed by Orthodox Rabbis.

Bibliography of Resources on Sexual and Domestic Violence in the Jewish Communit
ywww.mincava.umn.edu/documents/bibs/jewish/jewish.html
Compiled by Marcia Cohn Spiegel
Email: MCSpiegel@aol.com
Extensive and continually updated listing.

Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services Center for the Prevention of Family Violence
120 W 57th St
New York, NY 10019
212.582.9100
http://www.jbfcs.org/
Provides counseling services to battered women and children as well as batterers. Operates a hotline for crisis intervention.

Substance Abuse

JACS
120 West 57th Street
· New York, NY 10019
Phone: (212) 397-4197 ·
Fax: (212) 399-3525 ·
jacs@jacsweb.org

Bulemia

Relief--Mental Health Referrals, Education and Support
http://reliefhelp.org/

Ira Sacker, MD
(212) 268-4440
http://www.sackermd.com/about.php


Healthyplace.com Eating Disorders Community
scheduled eating disorders support group meetings and chats
Referral and educational material
http://www.healthyplace.com/communities/Eating_Disorders/index.asp

Drug Abuse

JACS
120 West 57th Street ·
New York, NY 10019
Phone: (212) 397-4197 ·
Fax: (212) 399-3525 ·
jacs@jacsweb.org

Anorexia

Relief--Mental Health Referrals, Education and Support
http://reliefhelp.org/

Ira Sacker, MD
212) 268-4440
http://www.sackermd.com/about.php

Healthyplace.com Eating Disorders Community
scheduled eating disorders support group meetings and chats
Referral and educational material
http://www.healthyplace.com/communities/Eating_Disorders/index.asp

Autism

Imagine Academy for Autism
Brooklyn, NY
718-376-8882

Autism Society of America
http://www.autismsource.org/
This link will take you to a searchable resource page that can be customized by geographic location.

Alcoholism

JACS
120 West 57th Street ·
New York, NY 10019
Phone: (212) 397-4197 ·
Fax: (212) 399-3525 ·
jacs@jacsweb.org

Ohr Ki Tov
Jewish Alcoholism and Addiction Counseling Service
1313 South Military Trail,
Suite 613
Deerfield Beach, Fl 33442
954-480-6230
http://www.ohr-ki-tov.org/index.htm
Rabbi Joel Dinnerstein, M.S.W., M.S., N.C.A.C.Founder and Director