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FEDERATION PROGRAMS 2022 impact by the numbers
Security Initiatives Enhancing Threat Preparedness And Response
$3M Funds secured through federal NSGP for security improvements(1)
20 Organizations received federal NSGP grants
$470K Funds secured through state NSGP for security improvements
18 Organizations received state NSGP grants
80 Organizations guided in optimizing security grant applications 25 Vulnerability/risk assessments provided or facilitated
Jewish Federation successfully advocated for priorities included in the NJ FY 2023 budget, including record security funding for day school students. Among other wins, security-related priorities included:
81% Increase in funding for NJ nonprofit security grants
(1) Federation has helped bring more than $11 million in federal and state Nonprofit Security Grant funds to this community since 2015
Caring For The Vulnerable
EDUCATING & INSPIRING YOUTH TO CREATE A STRONG JEWISH FUTURE
2200 Children birth to age 12 received free monthly PJ Library books and music
3 New PJ Ambassadors engaged families in live community-building gatherings
419 Families participated in 72 PJ Ambassador-organized programs
38 One Happy Camper first-time Jewish camper incentive grants
45 Teen Israel Travel Grants awarded
43 Educators attended Educators’ Group & Conference
157 Teens took part in J-SERVE community service projects
• Cooking for Elijah’s Promise food pantry
• Cooking for seniors’ congregate lunch
• Beach sweep
• Socializing with differently abled children through Friendship Circle and Hand in Hand
Community Programs Build Bridges
Jewish Federation’s multicultural International Holocaust Remembrance Day program highlighted Lessons from a Black Officer in WWII, who participated in the liberateion at Dachau.
Led Communal Response To Threat
When a threat against NJ synagogues was made public, Federation led response: advised community organizations on security protocols, coordinated with law enforcement, private security professionals, and more.
