P rograms & A gencies
Projects
in I srael
Israel Solidarity Drive When Israel launched Operation Cast Lead and Hamas’ missile attacks created a humanitarian crisis, our Federation responded immediately, committing emergency funds through the UJC/ Federation system through a $10 million pledge to meet urgent needs of nearly a million Israelis under threat. From bomb shelters and trauma services to respite camps out of harms way for children, from food and medicine to ongoing mental health care, our overseas partner agencies have been there with immediate relief to help.
Ethiopian Students Scholastic Assistance Program Later in the year, with the economic climate placing Israel’s human services under severe stress, the Federation made emergency allocations to help sustain life-changing scholastic assistance for Ethiopian youth when ENP’s Scholastic Assistance Program faced cutting 2,500 teens from the program. Several Federation leaders also made supplemental gifts for this highly successful program to help youth overcome obstacles to becoming thriving Israeli citizens.
Chamah Our Federation provides supplemental funding to help fill gaps in JDC funding for this program, providing food for children and the elderly in the FSU, and baby formula in Israel.
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