"Ezra" means help in Hebrew.
When it's easy to get, that means everything!
THE EZRA NETWORK (www.JewishLA.org/Ezra)
Social services as well as employment and legal advice all are provided to STS members – free of charge -- through our participation in The Ezra Network, an initiative of The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles in partnership with Jewish Family Service, Bet Tzedek Legal Services and JVS SoCal (formerly known as Jewish Vocational Service).
The Ezra Network makes available to the STS Community, as well as to non-members living in the area, the services of a social worker, a job counselor and a lawyer. What you discuss with these professionals is strictly confidential.
The social worker, Elenna King, comes to Shomrei Torah every Wednesday and is available by appointment or on a drop-in basis. To make an appointment, contact Elenna at 818-854-9760 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Alan Zenoff, a Bet Tzedek community outreach attorney, can be reached at 323-549-5827 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Giselle Hartman, a JVS SoCal job counselor who comes to STS every second, third and fourth Tuesday of the month, is at 310-622-3844 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
The many issues that Ezra Network professionals can help with include:
• Aging Parents (first steps, finding good home help, searching board and care facilities)
• Appealing Disability Claims
• Children/Adults with Special Needs
• Divorce and Family Issues
• Domestic Violence Resources
• Drugs and Alcohol Addiction Resources
• Family Members with Mental Illness
• Home Foreclosure/ Eviction
• Bankruptcy
• Advance Care Planning Directives
• Support Groups
• Unemployment/ Networking and Job Search-Related Workshops
For more information, please visit www.JewishLA.org/Ezra
