TJJ Celebrates its 20th A nniversar y

TheAnneSamsonJerusalemJourney(TJJ),NCSY’s summer program for public school teens, celebrated its 20th anniversary this past summer For two decades, TJJ has been bringing public school students to Israel for a fun, educational, and inspirational four-week trip.

4,000+ TJJ alumni since itsinception

Teens enjoy a memorable zip-lining experience at Israel’s Omega, the world’s second longest zip-line, on The Anne Samson Jerusalem Journey Ambassadors trip.

North America

ATLANTIC

Baltimore, MD

Columbia, MD

Germantown, MD

Gaithersburg, MD

Wilkes-Barre, PA

Norfolk, VA

Richmond, VA

CANADA

Calgary, AB

Edmonton, AB

Vancouver, BC

Victoria, BC

Winnipeg, MB

Hamilton, ON

GREATERATLANTA

London, ON

CENTRALEAST

Ann Arbor, MI

Farmington

Huntington Woods, MI

NCSY Financials

Israel South America

Total Funding: $34,882,000

Summer Programs $851,000 | 2% Staff Training & Development $3,008,000 | 9% National YearRound Programs

Total Spending: $34,799,000

Yachad is a global organization dedicated to addressing the needs of Jewish individuals with disabilities, ensuring their inclusion in every aspect of Jewish life. Through inclusive programming, Yachad helps educate and advocate for greater understanding, acceptance, outreach, and opportunity for the disabled community. Most importantly, Yachad helps foster unity amongst Am Yisrael by celebrating the uniqueness of every Jew.

Shabbatonim for Inclusion

Across the country, Yachad Shabbatonim cultivate understanding, mutual respect, and camaraderie within the Jewish community by bringing individuals with disabilities and community participants together for prayer, Shabbat meals, singing, and more.

Yachad Leads a Service Mission

Yachad ran the first-ever inclusive community service mission in partnership with Yeshiva University High School for Girls Participants volunteered at Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore, Pearlstone Farm, and Tudor Heights Assisted Living Facility.

Camping Opportunities for All

Yachad is the largest provider of Jewish camping opportunities for people with disabilities Yachad partners with 17 Jewish summer camps to offer a wide variety of placement programs catered to each person’s needs.

Yachad Yeshiva League Basketball Team

Thisyearwastheinauguralseasonofthe Golden Knights, IVDU’s inclusive basketball team, which plays against schools in the Yeshiva League.

Vocational Services Help Find Jobs

TheJewishUnionFoundation(JUF)isdedicatedtoenhancing the lives of individuals with disabilities by working closely with various state funding agencies JUF offers a wide array of services, ranging from Day Habilitation programs to Vocational Training Services to Respite Services for families. Through JUF, participants achieve greater independence and become better able to participate in the full spectrum of life

IVDU Schools Teach Life Skills

LocatedinBrooklynandLongIsland,Yachad’sIVDU schools offer a comprehensive and nurturing educational environment for Jewish students with special needs, ages 5 to 21 IVDU provides students with the core academic, social and life skills they need to reach their highest potential and develop into productive citizens in their communities.