Our Mission, Goals and History

Mission  |  Goals  |  Timeline

Organization’s Mission
JFGH’s mission is:

• To enable adults with disabilities to be valued, independent, and integrated members of the community through the provision and support of a home environment where residents can experience Jewish life and independent living styles.
   
• To provide services to individuals on our waiting list.
   
• To help educate and sensitize the public regarding integration of adults with disabilities into the community.
   
• To encourage the development of vocational services to service both our own clients and others.
   
• To encourage communities outside the Greater Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Area to implement a similar mission.

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Organization’s Goals
Within its mission, JFGH provides programs and services, which increase the independence, dignity, choice, and community inclusion of the individuals it serves. JFGH provides training to enhance independent living skills, personal assistance with daily living, and long-term support. All JFGH residents are employed, enrolled in school, or participate in day programs. To the extent of their abilities, the residents also share in the household chores such as doing laundry and assisting with meal preparation.

JFGH provides safe, comfortable, and attractive homes, staffed with trained direct-care providers and offers a range of activities for its residents. Each home has a van, some of which are lift-equipped, to transport residents to work, medical appointments, and group outings such as the grocery store, recreational and cultural events, and community activities.

JFGH was one of the very first Jewish residential programs of its kind and, during the past two decades, has become a model worldwide for organizations with similar missions who wish to emulate our successful program. Today, JFGH has the distinction of being one of the premier residential programs for adults with disabilities in the country, providing a level of service, dignity, and independence unprecedented nationally.

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JFGH Timeline

• 1983 The first group home opened in Maryland.
   
• 1985 The Mary and Charles Oshinsky Apartment Program (OAP) was developed to serve adults with disabilities who are able to live independently.
   
• 1989 The Chronic Mental Illness Program (CMI) expanded the scope of our services. This program was originally established as the Celia and Oscar Gildenhorn Chronic Mental Illness Program.
   
• 1995 The first Alternative Living Unit (ALU), another dimension of support, became operational.
   
• 1998 The first group home in Northern Virginia opened.
   
• 2000 The Community Supported Living Arrangement (CSLA) was established.
   
• 2003 Opened 20th group home.
   
• 2004 Established Henry and Alice Greenwald Community Supported Living Arrangement Program.
   
• 2005 Opened the Charles E. Dalinsky and Fan Chotner Condominium.
   
• 2006 The JFGH Endowment is established.
   
• 2007 JFGH moves to our newly renovated building at 1500 East Jefferson Ave., Rockville, MD.
   
• 2008 JFGH opens up a transitional day program for young adults with disabilities, the Meaningful Opportunities for Successful Transitions (MOST) Program.

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