Welcome to Jewish Family Service of the Desert

The Mission of Jewish Family Service of the Desert is to provide for the social service needs of the Jewish and general community throughout the greater Coachella Valley with a commitment to promote the well-being of people of all ages, incomes and lifestyles.

Since 1999, Solutions For Seniors has assisted older adults in the Coachella Valley with vital advocacy and case management services. The program enables seniors to enjoy a higher quality of life while maintaining the greatest degree of independence possible.

Solutions for Seniors is open to those who are 60 and older of all faiths and economic levels. Many of the seniors in the program are homebound and live on a fixed income.

JFS Express provides transportation services for local seniors to medical appointments.

JFS Express was created in 2008 to address this very basic, yet very prevalent, barrier to care. JFS Express relies on volunteer drivers to provide transportation to seniors.

Contact JFS at (760) 325-4088 to see how you or a loved one can qualify for JFS Express transportion services.

PAL~LITTLE PAL

The JFS Friendly Visitor program matches volunteers with seniors who are homebound or have limited mobility to provide companionship and support. The Friendly Visitor program began in 1982 and has been an important asset to seniors throughout the Valley for three decades.

JFS provides a wide range of counseling services to individual adults, couples, families, children, adolescents, and seniors. Our Counseling Program deals with a diversity of issues and helps people face life’s challenges through skills building, coping strategies and other methods. These issues include mental illness, anxiety, depression, partner/marital conflict, divorce, death and grieving, domestic violence, alcohol and drug addiction, illness, job stress, child abuse, and senior abuse, among others.

HOMELESS CARE MANAGEMENT