Queens Jewish Community Council is an advocacy group headquartered in Forest Hills that serves the local community. Under the direction of Executive Director Cynthia Zalisky, counselors provide numerous free services, including at-risk youth counseling, crisis intervention, legal aid and senior services. Counselors are fluent in English, Spanish, Russian, Hebrew, Farsi and Yiddish. Queens Jewish Community Council is headquartered in the same building as the Ezra Academy school for religious education.