JFCS Takes Entrepreneurial Approach

National recognition
During Friedman's tenure at the JFCS, which provides services to 60,000 people of all religions annually, the organization has received national recognition for its programs, including: Parents Place, a resource center for new parents; Seniors-at-Home, an outreach and education system for the elderly; and more recently, the Early Childhood Mental Health Program, which aims to diagnose and treat children's mental health issues "before they become a larger problem," Friedman said. The program was recently studied by Yale University and recognized as a public policy model in children's services.