Knoxville Jewish Family Services

member of National Association of Jewish Family and Children's Agencies

Committee Chair: Suzanne Mittleman-Townsend

Director: Laura Faye Berry

LOCAL Jewish Family Services Resources:

• Information and referral services for individual and family counseling, psychological testing and evaluation, and support groups.
• Evaluation and resource coordination for older adults.
• Eldercare planning for elderly relatives’ short-term needs.
• Information about area assisted living facilities, nursing homes, and home health care agencies.
• Community Resource planning, including housing options for seniors, transportation, and other links to Knoxville community agencies.
• Community Family Education.
• Assistance with financial emergencies.
• Volunteer services, including visits to nursing home and assisted living residents, telephone reassurance and transportation assistance.

Most services are free or payable on a sliding scale. Staff and volunteers are available by appointment five days a week, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Call KJA for more information at 690-6343.