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GRANTS TO PARTNERS 2022 impact by the numbers
Food Security
412 People age 60+ received five kosher meals a week
107,500 Meals were delivered
26% Increase from 2021 in meals delivered
47 Individuals or families receive weekly food vouchers
Holocaust Survivor Services
244 Holocaust survivors received assistance
46% Increase from 2021
With increase in cost of living, aging survivors found themselves in greater financial need for help with activities of daily living.
Senior Socialization
266 Seniors or couples took part in family service agencies’ socialization programs
2,920 Attendances took place at family service agencies’ socialization programs
3,300 Attendances took place at the JCC Middlesex socialization programs
Teen Friendship Programs With Differently Abled Children
144 Differently abled youngsters participated in camps and weekly programs
170 Teen volunteers engaged in service, enrichment, and leadership development
17% Increase from 2021 in number of teen volunteers
Shabbat Dinners For College Students
1,300 College students’ Shabbat dinners (I think this is only RUHillel. Have Chabad?)
DAY SCHOOL EDUCATION
427 Future Jewish community leaders’ schools receiving curriculum support
AID FOR VULNERABLE YOUTH AT RISK AND FAMILIES WITH SPECIAL NEEDS IN ISRAEL
185 Crossroads clients receiving therapy; 95% reported increasing healthy behaviors
95% Gesher El Hanoar clients enter the employment market
40 Shutaf clients receive weekly vocational training and specialty education
350 Amit members in employment/education integration and other programs
RETURN TO IN-PERSON SOCIALIZATION
Senior socialization is critical to healthy aging and creates opportunities for people who built this Jewish community to remain vital, connected, and contributing members of an extended family that values and cares for them.
In 2022, several senior socialization programs that had paused or been meeting virtually due to COVID, returned to live and/or larger in-person gatherings.
In Middlesex, Café Europa for Holocaust survivors and their friends came back in person mid-year, with approximately 46 attendees per month.
Jewish Family Services (JFS) of Middlesex also conducted socialization four days a week at Highland Park Senior Center, one time a month at East Brunswick Jewish Center, and two times a week at the JFS office in Monroe.
The JCC in Edison conducted ongoing book groups, adult education, bereavement groups, and holiday programs and luncheons.
Jewish Family & Children’s Service (JFCS) of Monmouth County returned mid-year to weekly congregate meals, with 35 people per week on average attending weekly at Freehold Jewish Center and 70 attendees at its JFCS Hanukkah party at Marlboro Jewish Center, with entertainment and an entusiastic corps of volunteers.
INTEREST-FREE LOANS
26 New Hebrew Free Loans made for personal, medical, and business needs 60% Increase from 2021
