JFK Family Service Center

Services and programs include:

  • Job training and placement
  • Home care and recreational services for the elderly
  • Substance abuse counseling
  • Youth after school program
  • Community services for immigrants
  • A family-focused Community Resource Center for various social, educational and vocational activities, including Encuentro Latino community leadership group, a support group for Asian residents, and an exercise class for seniors
  • Computer classes
  • Cafe.Com where community residents get together for morning coffee and have internet access
  • A series of parenting skills activities to help parents with positive discipline
  • Case management and the development of family work plans with measurable milestones
  • Family counseling services
  • Senior services to help reduce isolation through activities and program, including the Homemaker Program which offers home health services, cleaning, shopping, meal preparation and companionship to disabled elderly residents

Katherine McDonough
Director
John F Kennedy FSC

Melissa McGaughey
Board Chair
John F Kennedy FSC

Contact:
John F Kennedy FSC
10 City Square
PO Box 29007
Charlestown MA 02119
617.241.8866
mcdonough@kennedycenter.org