What happens
when children with
disabilities grow up?
Check out our
Open House
on 12/3!
Supportive Independent Residential and Community
Programs for Young Adults Having Autism and
Intellectual Disabilities
Stacy Jarett Levitan, Esquire
Executive Director
[email protected]
www.jchai.org
Judith Creed Homes
for Adult Independence
JCHAI Grew as the Answer…
All parents worry about their children’s future, but when your child has a disability,
the transition to independence can be a lot scarier. Many with autism and
intellectual disabilities continue to depend on their families as adults, without
finding the supports they need to join communities, and so they fail to develop
independence beyond their families. JCHAI programs grew as the answer
to help families foster independence so their children can have full,
safe & happy lives.
The JCHAI Model
Continuum of Support Options:
JCHAI at Home
JCHAI Transitions
JCHAI Apartments
JCHAI Cafe
JCHAI Homes
JCHAI at Work
JCHAI at Home
JCHAI at Home Social workers and behavior specialists provide
assistance with all activities necessary for members to live in their
own residences or learn the skills necessary to transition out of living
with their parents into their own residence. These skills include life
skills such as banking, shopping, social activity scheduling and
practice with effective social behavior, hobby development, dating,
personal maintenance, travel and vocational skills.
JCHAI Apartments
JCHAI Supportive Living Apartments: JCHAI staff assist members who live in
apartments within the Radwyn Apartment Complex. These JCHAI members
often cook & eat dinner together including Friday night dinners. This program
has day & evening staffing and after-hours on-call emergency staff response.
Residents are taught all skills in order to maintain their lives as independently as
possible, including cooking, cleaning, shopping, banking, personal maintenance,
appropriate social behavior, transportation training, and vocational skills
JCHAI Cafe
JCHAI Café offers an Active Social Life! Our Café offers a range of FUN social
Opportunities out & about or at our clubhouse in walkable Bryn Mawr.
Go to http://www.jchai.org/jchai-cafe/ to learn about all the great programs!
JCHAI Café & JCHAI at Work
JCHAI Café features: Multiple weekly after school or dinner seminars,
robotics classes, cooking & supper club, dinner discussions, money
management & supper club, Challah for Hunger, trips to plays, nature and
parks, museums, movies, festivals, and more! Please get on our mailing
list… we will never share your email with others!
JCHAI at Work features: This free job coaching and resume building
program is free of charge to anyone involved in any of our programs. We
volunteer in the community with High Holiday mailings, cooking Shabbat
luncheons and for soup kitchens, rake leaves at local synagogues, make
and serve lunches at Perelman Jewish Day schools, volunteer at the
Friendship Circle walkathon, and more. All are social opportunities and a
way to try new skills and visit new places and help others in the process.
Learn more at www.jchai.org/jchai-cafe/
Visit Facebook for photos!