Jewish Community Services

Long term and emergency crisis counselling for abused Jewish women or men, affected family members and male/female abusers. Face to face, couple, group therapy. Legal assistance, material assistance, safe accommodation not a specialist GBV service, but an important social welfare safety net for Johannesburg's Jewish community with relevant counselling, trauma response, family support, and emergency assistance services. Serves approximately 10,000 community members — approximately 25% of Johannesburg's Jewish population. **Social services relevant to GBV/survivors:** - **Social services and counselling** — covering mental health, social isolation, family difficulties, and challenges faced by community members (contact: +27 11 532 9701 for group intake) - **Trauma Response** — dedicated trauma response line: +27 11 532 9710 - **After-hours emergency helpline** — +27 82 499 1010 - **Family and emotional support** — for families in need, including financial hardship and emotional crisis - **Emergency assistance** — food, housing assistance, crisis support (subject to assessment) - **Protected employment** — for community members unable to participate in regular employment - **Arcadia Child and Youth Care Centre** — CYCC for vulnerable Jewish children; remedial and primary education, tertiary interest-free loans - **Selwyn Segal** — residential facility for people with intellectual and physical disabilities - **Sandringham Lodge and Square** — residential care for people with mental health challenges (mental illness) - **Sandringham Gardens** — residential aged care (400 senior citizens); home-based care - **Golden Acres** — aged care facility - **Burial services** — funeral, unveiling, cemetery maintenance (24-hour standby) **Note for the website:** The Chevrah Kadisha primarily serves the Jewish community. GBV survivors from outside the Jewish community are directed to general Johannesburg GBV services. For Jewish women experiencing GBV, this is the first port of call for community-connected support, trauma response, counselling, and emergency assistance. **is_24hr:** Trauma Response: +27 11 532 9710 (verify hours) / After-hours emergency: +27 82 499 1010 / Burial 24-hr standby: +27 11 321 0000

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: 85 George Avenue, Sandringham, Johannesburg
: 0115329616
0824991010
011 532 9701
: socialservices@jhbchev.co.za
: https://jhbchev.co.za

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The largest Jewish welfare organisation on the African continent. The Chevrah Kadisha is unique globally: unlike most similar organisations worldwide, 95% of its resources are devoted to caring for the living. It currently serves approximately 10,000 community members — roughly 25% of Johannesburg's Jewish population — through a comprehensive network of residential facilities and social services. For GBV-affected Jewish women and families, the Chevrah Kadisha provides: counselling and social services (social workers and counsellors addressing mental health, social isolation, family difficulties, and personal crises); a dedicated Trauma Response line (+27 11 532 9710); an after-hours emergency helpline (+27 82 499 1010); family and emotional support; emergency material assistance (food, shelter support, financial aid — subject to needs assessment); and access to a full network of residential and specialist services including the Arcadia Child and Youth Care Centre (vulnerable children), Selwyn Segal (intellectual/physical disabilities), Sandringham Lodge and Square (mental health residential care), and Sandringham Gardens (aged care). The organisation explicitly identifies its role as the community's safety net: "When there is nowhere else to turn for help, the Chev is the address." For non-Jewish survivors in the greater Johannesburg area, GBV-specialist services can be accessed via GBV Command Centre 0800 428 428 (toll-free, 24/7).