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Home Delivered-Meals -- Through Title III, CJE can provide the home delivery of one to two hot kosher meals for older adults who are unable to shop and/or prepare food. All meals provide for calorie controlled, diabetic, low fat and low salt diets. Frozen meals, available during weekday delivery, may be used for weekends. Meals are delivered between the hours of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday through Friday. Meals are not delivered on Jewish or national holidays. CJE also provides home delivered meals through the Managed Community Care Program. Eligibility regulations, prices and menu options differ according to the funding source and the client's location. For information or to request services contact us at 773.508.1000.

Also offer, Kosher To Go
Our saying goes…Like to eat but hate to cook? Leave the shopping, cooking and clean-up to us!  CJE SeniorLife delivers a delicious selection of freshly frozen, cRc certified kosher entrees and soups right to your door. Our chef-prepared meals are affordable, easy-to-prepare and serve. Each entrée meets one-third of the recommended daily nutrient value for an adult.
Prices range from $2.75 for one of our homemade soups to $8.25 for one of our assorted entrées and $9.25 for the traditional Beef Brisket entrée.  You may order as few as four meals at a time or enough to last several weeks.  All Kosher To Go entrées and soups can be heated in a microwave or conventional oven. Complimentary delivery is included for any order of seven items or more. A delivery fee of just $1.50 is added if your order is less than seven items. You can terminate service at any time without any cancellation fees or costs.

CJE’s annual 18,000 clients represent a diverse socio-economic range and receive services regardless of ability to pay, religion, gender, race, disability, familial status or national origin. Two-thirds of our clients live at or below the poverty level and about one-half of those are Jewish. CJE assists several special populations – those suffering from dementia, Holocaust survivors, Russian immigrants, and adults with disabilities and their aging parents.

Starting out as a grassroots nonprofit with a handful of employees, CJE offered senior group activities, housekeeping and personal care, and home delivered meals. Forty years later, the agency is a nationally recognized, innovative network of care for older adults with the following components .

The Healthy Aging Program promotes positive aging from a holistic perspective, providing wellness classes and health screenings, social and cultural opportunities, and caregiver support. Activities are held in synagogues, churches, libraries, community centers, and local businesses. A Consumer Assistance Center provides help with Medicare, housing, victim assistance, and resource referrals.

The Community Program augments the ability of older adults to remain independent in their homes by providing counseling and support groups, home health care, adult day services, private care management, home delivered meals, personal care, bills paying, and transportation.

Through the Residential Program, CJE owns and operates six apartment buildings for low-income seniors; a market-rate senior apartment building; Weinberg Community for Senior Living, a 160-unit assisted-living facility; and, Lieberman Center for Health and Rehabilitation, a 240-bed skilled-nursing facility with a short-term rehabilitation wing. Supportive and life enrichment services are offered in all the residential units.

The Leonard Schanfield Research Institute is an applied research unit at CJE dedicated to studying and sharing new knowledge in the field of aging

The mission of CJE SeniorLife is to facilitate independence of older adults and to enhance quality of life by advocating on their behalf and by offering programs and services throughout the continuum of care for individuals, families and the community.

Name of Organization:CJE SeniorLife
Number of Paid Staff:431 full time, 321 part time
Number of Volunteers:1000
Total Organizational Expenses:$55,353,929
% of Organizational Overhead Expenses:58%

CJE is the only organization to deliver Kosher meals in the state of IL. We won a National Meals on Wheels Association award for our efforts.

In a 2011 survey, 96 percent of respondents stated they were satisfied with our home delivered meals. Comments on the annual surveys demonstrate how much clients appreciate the program, our staff and our volunteers. One client stated, “I really like your service and your driver is really a good person.”Another client wrote, “Very grateful to receive these meals and be notified of upcoming holidays giving the opportunity to order in advance.” A different client wrote, “I like the meals because they are fresh.” Clients often give feedback outside of the context of the annual survey. These comments help illustrate the impact that the program has on people’s lives and include statements such as, “I’m so grateful for how you talk to me,” and “We don’t know what we would do without you.”

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We need volunteers to prepare and package meals, make well-being phone calls, help physically deliver meals, as well as help feed or assist older adults during mealtime in our skilled nursing facility.

Name:Ted Starcevich
Title:Home Delivered Meals Manager
Address:3003 W. Touhy Avenue
Telephone:773-508-1000
Email:ted.starcevich@cje.net
Website:www.cje.net