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6 Tips for Safe Driving for Seniors

18January2016jfsoflackNewscommunity, counseling, driving, eldercare, family, Jewish, JFS NEPA, JFSNEPA, Older Adult Services, Scranton, senior years, Seniors, social worker, tips

In winter months, driving conditions tend to be more dangerous due to rainy or snowy roads. For seniors, age-related declines in vision, mobility and reaction time can limit driving abilities, making it even more difficult to drive safely on slippery roads. To this end, we have put together 6 tips for safe driving that are

Small Business Spotlight on JFSNEPA

12November2015jfsoflackNews100th, clients, counseling, dental, dental care, family, Holocaust, human service, Jewish, JFS, JFSNEPA, Mental Health, NEPA, older adults, pennsylvania, Scranton, scranton chamber, service, Sheila Nudelman Abdo

Scranton Chamber of Commerce Member since 2014 Jewish Family Service (JFS) of NEPA was founded with one thing in mind: to serve the community. Open to all faiths and backgrounds, Jewish Family Service is a human service organization whose mission reflects the Jewish tradition of caring and compassion for all people in need. Through professional

Community Organization of the Game with the Railriders!

31August2015Arthur E LevandoskiNewsbaseball, community, counseling, eldercare, first pitch, game, help, Jewish, JFS, JFS NEPA, JFSNEPA, Mental Health, NEPA, night, Older Adult Services, organization, PNC field, radio, railriders, Scranton, SWB Railriders, wilkes barre

Community Organization of the Game: An Evening with the Railriders!

by Arthur E. Levandoski

On August 19, 2015 Jewish Family Service was the Scranton Wilkes Barre Railriders Community Organization of the Game. Although the evening got started with a little rain shower by the time the ballpark gates opened the rain had given way to a beautiful summer evening.

Don’t Be Rude! Or How Not to Use a Cellphone.

8July2015jfsoflackNewsboss, cell phones, community, counseling, Don Minkoff, family, help, Jewish, JFS, JFSNEPA, loud, Mental Health, NEPA, phones, planes, quiet, relaxing, rude, Scranton, social media, social worker, technology, texting, trains, working

I only travel by train; where as the rest of my family prefers planes. I find the pace of riding the train peaceful and relaxing; watching the world go chuga-chuga by at the same time as I am reading and listening to music. Two years ago while riding the train from Milwaukee to Chicago (The Hiawatha,

IS IT REAL OR IS IT…. the story of Henry Hill

30June2015jfsoflackNewscommunity, Craig's List, Don Minkoff, e-mail, Facebook, information, Interent, Jewish, JFS, JFSNEPA, mistrust, Music Man, questions, real, scam, Scranton, social media, twitter, understand

The musical The Music Man tells the story of Henry Hill and how he manipulates a whole town into believing they need a marching band. Of course in the story, through a relationship, he finds a change of heart, atones and in the end the town rescues him from legal troubles by actually putting together

JFSNEPA Executive Director Receives Service Award

20May2015Arthur E LevandoskiNews20 years, AJFCA, CEO, Distinguished Service Award, Executive Director, Jewish, JFS, JFS NEPA, Lee I Shermann, member agency, President, Sheila Abdo

The Association of Jewish Family & Children’s Agencies (AJFCA) honored JFS NEPA Executive Director Sheila Abdo at this year’s annual conference in Miami with the Distinguished Service Award which is awarded to member agency CEO’s/ED’s who have worked for more than 20 years in the Jewish Communal Service field. Sheila Abdo has been Executive Director