Services

Caring. Connections. Solutions.

Every day, people come to Jewish Social Services, entrusting us with their stories and asking for our help. If you’re facing a challenging situation, our help is there for you, too.

JSS is a not-for-profit human services agency known for compassionate, effective solutions for individuals, couples and families. Our staff members are experienced, resourceful professionals. In addition, a dedicated corps of volunteers plays a vital role in linking JSS to the community.

While the agency remains rooted in Jewish traditions, our services are non-sectarian, reaching people of all ages, backgrounds and lifestyles. We can ease you through challenging times with supportive counseling and concrete assistance. You can come to us regardless of your financial means, because most of our services are delivered without charge.

We respect your privacy, maintaining confidentiality and the highest professional standards.

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Jewish Spiritual Care

Spiritual care rooted in Jewish tradition with the intent to comfort people who are ill, dying or bereaved no matter what their affiliation or Jewish background. We don’t meet with our clients to fix a problem but to accompany them in a challenging situation with an assumption that a caring connection can transform suffering through relationship and reflection.

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Family Support and Senior Services

Jewish Social Services is here to support and empower families and individuals that are struggling in Dane County. While we specialize in serving the Jewish and immigrant communities, we serve all people. Our services include helping with senior transitions, assistance in finding and applying for housing, help with navigating public services, engaging in general case management, and emergency financial assistance.

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Refugee Resettlement and Immigration Services

JSS has a long history of resettling refugees and immigrants here in Madison. In fact, we trace our roots back to the Madison Welfare Fund, created in 1940 to help resettle Jewish refugees in Madison fleeing the Holocaust. We began our work in resettlement as an independent agency in the 1970s, and our mission and impact has only grown since then.

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Volunteer Services

Volunteers play a crucial role in Jewish Social Services of Madison’s mission to empower families and individuals across generations and cultures to build community and self-sufficiency, with a strong commitment to the Jewish community and inspired by Jewish values. JSS seeks volunteers to assist with programs that decrease social isolation and support the needs of the diverse populations that we serve: from seniors, young adults and families, homeless, displaced, asylees and refugees.