JSSA has been helping people across the Washington metropolitan area meet emotional, social, and physical challenges for more than 100 years.  A nonsectarian provider, we serve people of all religious backgrounds, races and ethnicities, helping the youngest child to the most fragile senior, from individuals to entire families.  Our wide range of counseling, vocational, educational, in-home support, nursing and hospice care and social services assist more than 15,000 people a year.  For whatever life issues you or your family may confront, remember the many outstanding services we offer, and...think JSSA.

Read their Stories...

"My focus was on helping Lisa, a young adult, lead a life that wasn't defined by her disability.  As her case manager, I first coordinated services that would put Lisa on the road to independence.  Our comprehensive evaluation identified her strengths and interests, and yes, her weaknesses, too.  Then we matched Lisa's unique talents with realistic employment options, and prepared her to start working.  Our job-skills training coached her on everything from using a computer to dressing for an interview to working with people.  Through our business networks, we helped Lisa find a job, and our ongoing employment support is helping her keep it!  All the while, I've continued to coordinate the JSSA counseling, case management, and support services that Lisa and her family need, and to steer them towards community resources that I know can help.  Today, Lisa is her own woman and is enjoying a good life.  I can't tell you how wonderful that makes us all feel."

Suspecting Asperger's syndrome, a Fairfax elementary school teacher referred six-year old Rebecca and her parents... more When Sam turned 14, he suddenly became involved in self-destructive behavior... more   A Rockville family practitioner referred a patient overwhelmed with the responsibilities of an aging parent... more When my mother decided to forgo further cancer treatment, she knew she did not want to die in a hospital... more When a long-time patient began to fail, a Bethesda oncologist referred Frank's family to JSSA hospice... more