Support Groups, Together We Cope

Among the many services offered by JFS, there are several groups designed especially to help people cope with various life challenges. For more information, call or email JFS at 504-831-8475, jfs@jfsneworleans.org

	Girl Power Girl Power is an eight-week group for girls aged eight to twelve that helps foster positive feelings of self-worth. There is also a Teen Girl Power group for girls ages thirteen to fifteen.
	Caregivers   In response to numerous requests, Jewish Family Service offers Yad b’Yad (Hand in Hand), a support group for caregivers.  The group is open to spouses caring for spouses, adult children caring for parents, and anyone else who is a caregiver.  Caregiver is a broad term and can include those caring for relatives in other states as well as those overseeing the care of local relatives.
	Interfaith Couples   The Interfaith Couples group is for couples who are dating, engaged, or married.
	Women Who Have Lost Their Mothers This group is for women who have lost their mothers either recently or long ago.
	Survivors of Suicide   Survivors of Suicide is a support group to help those grieving a loss through suicide.   Anyone who has been affected by suicide is a survivor.
	Helping Children Through the Pain of Divorce   Helping Children Through the Pain of Divorce is actually two groups in one!  While the children attend a group to help them cope with their parents' divorce, the parents are welcome to attend a group of their own at no additional charge.