Counseling:

Support Groups Calendar

Our ongoing, drop-in groups:

Community Connection

Join JFCS for weekly conversations on Zoom: It is a space for anyone in the community to connect with others and share what’s on their mind.

Grief Connection

Grief affects every part of our lives and can be a lonely road to travel. Join us for our monthly grief-processing group for adults. In our virtual sessions, we will have the opportunity to share our own experiences with grief, connect with others, and learn strategies for moving through loss. Click here to learn more.

Cancer Support Group

Community is important. Cancer is lonely. Jewish Family & Child Service has combined these two truths to create this support group open to anyone with a cancer diagnosis. Click here to learn more.

Disability Mental Health Spotlight

Join our Counseling and Disability Support Services programs for an ongoing series of mental health groups for members of the disabled community. We will be discussing strategies for coping with anxiety.

All groups meet on Zoom. Zoom links provided below.

2023 CALENDAR

JUNE

Friday, June 2, 10am-11am
Grief Connection
Click here for Zoom link

Friday, June 9, 10am-11am
Community Connection
Click here for Zoom link

Wednesday, June 14, 11am
Cancer Support Group
Click here to learn more and get Zoom link

Friday, June 16, 10am-11am
Community Connection
Click here for Zoom link

Friday, June 23, 10am-11am
Community Connection
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Wednesday, June 28, 10:30am – 1:30pm
Mindfulness in Aging
at the MJCC, 6651 SW Capitol Highway, Portland
Join JFCS and David Molko, LCSW, for a discussion on legacy, where we will have the opportunity to explore thoughts and feelings around values and beliefs and the spiritual needs of older adults. Discussion followed by a delicious Kosher lunch and opportunities for schmoozing. No cost to attend. Registration for this event is required, as space is limited. To register, please contact Missy Fry.

Friday, June 30, 10am-11am
Community Connection
Click here for Zoom link

JULY

Friday, July 7, 10am-11am
Grief Connection
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Friday, July 21, 10am-11am
Community Connection
Click here for Zoom link

Friday, July 28, 10am-11am
Community Connection
Click here for Zoom link

For more information about any of our groups, contact the Counseling department at 503-226-7079, ext. 100 or by email.

Missy Fry wins Rogoway Award

Congratulations to Missy Fry, behavioral health social worker, who is the 2022 recipient of the Laurie Rogoway Outstanding Jewish Professional Award, which recognizes a current Jewish communal professional in greater Portland. 

With JFCS for 11 years, Missy is the first therapist to win this award in its eight-year history.