JFS Fix-It Program

Contact Person: Antoinette Alioto, Director of Aging Connections

Agency Name or Parent Company: Jewish Family Service San Diego

Name of Home Modification Program / Resource: JFS Fix-It Program

Address: 8804 Balboa Ave, San Diego, CA 92123

Email Address: antoinettea@jfssd.org

Phone Number: 858-637-3210

Homepage/Website: antoinettea@jfssd.org

Established: 2006

Partnerships: Jewish Family Service San Diego, City of San Diego, County of San Diego, NCOA, MOW

Target Population: Older Adults

No. of Persons Served/Year: 400

No. of Paid Staff: 3

Services Provided:

• Minor home modifications (e.g., grab bars, raised toilet seats, handheld showers, handrails, lever door handles)
• Major home modifications (e.g., remodel bathrooms, adjust counter/cabinet heights, ramps, elevator/platform or chair lifts, widen doorways, roll-in showers)
• Home assessments
• Refers to providers (e.g., Home modification program, occupational/physical therapists, funding sources)
• Raise consumer and/or professional awareness
• Advocacy for home modification policies and funding
• Participate in task forces/coalitions or planning activities with other agencies
• Integrate home modification or repairs within existing home and community-based and/or long-term care programs

Funding Source(s):

• Older Americans Act Title IIIE
• City/County Housing and Community Development Department (e.g., Community Development Block Grants, HOME Block Grants)
• Fundraising
• Grant funds

Special Features: Occupational Therapist, various funding venues which allow us to reach various clients and address their needs creatively.

Is your organization Non-Profit?: yes