Caritas Jordan, a charitable organization within the Catholic Church, is a member of Caritas International that belongs to the Vatican with its head office in Rome. Caritas Jordan was registered in the Ministry of Social Affairs under the number (371) on 15 June 1968, published in the official newsletter and was issued on 15 August 1968 under number (2114). The first Caritas organization in the world was founded in Freiburg, Germany, in 1897. Other national Caritas organizations were established in the following years in Switzerland (1901) and the United States (Catholic Charities, 1910).

Services Offered

Caritas Jordan has established its counseling and protection program. The program aims to provide the most vulnerable individuals with the needed psychosocial support and protection services. The counselingservices focuses on strengthening coping mechanisms that obstruct any possible deterioration and raises awareness on psychological wellbeing, in addition to following complimentary approach by reinforcing a dual support system through internal and external referrals. The counseling services consists of five levels which include: Identification, Assessment, prevention and Intervention, referral and follow up.
The selected individuals undergo individual, group and family counseling sessions, whereas the badly affected individuals receive in-depth intervention through conducting social awareness and group discussions. Battered children are provided with psychosocial support activities through art, drama, sport and music therapy.

Fees and Payment

Nonprofit organization

Services Offered To:
Adults
Teens
Children

Languages:
Arabic, English

Payment:
Sliding Scale
Pro-bono