Gjcc R.I.S.E. (resilient impactful sustaining empowerment) program - for over thirty years, the marion and aaron gural jewish community center (gjcc) has been honored to provide a continuum of…

Gjcc R.I.S.E. (resilient impactful sustaining empowerment) program - for over thirty years, the marion and aaron gural jewish community center (gjcc) has been honored to provide a continuum of social services for holocaust survivors and their families who call five towns of long island, nassau county, new york home. We have seen first-hand how sustained trauma affects the lives of the victim, their children and their children's children. Gjcc's R.I.S.E. (resilient impactful sustaining empowerment) program fulfills new york's long-term commitment to create safe spaces and services that honor the legacies of holocaust survivors ensuring that their last years are not spent in isolation, and that their families are empowered with resilient impactful and sustainable skills and supports necessary to overcome intergenerational trauma. Gjcc's expertise in trauma-specific services allows US to extend R.I.S.E. Program services to three additional populations that are also a statewide concern, immigrant seniors, vulnerable seniors, and victims of domestic violence (populations of focus) providing these services also allows for more coordination with health care providers for early identification and response to health issues of our clients, reducing the number of and burden on our local hospital emergency departments and in some cases delaying the need for institutional care. Through the R.I.S.E. Program, we will serve 150 unduplicated individuals via trauma-informed comprehensive case management and 2,500 unduplicated individuals via outreach and educational services. Gjcc's R.I.S.E. Program goals will be documented in compliance with the substance abuse and mental health services administration (samhsa) using evidence-based and culturally appropriate assessment and case management data collection instruments.