2024 2024 Mid-Year Mid-Year Impact Impact Update Update
Thank you for helping Federation make the Jewish community more caring toward those in need, more prepared and resilient in the face of rising security threats and antisemitism, more joyful and empowering for young people to live Jewishly today and build a strong Jewish future, and more connected with the land, people, and ideals of Israel.
With our gratitude ... Federation does more with your dollars In this MID-YEAR IMPACT UPDATE, see how Federation turns your “dollar” into more than a dollar’s worth of urgently needed impact for this critical time and a safe, strong, vibrant future: • Security at camps, schools, daycares................. 50 times your $ • Programs & services for Holocaust survivors......... 2 times your $
• Grants for teens to travel to Israel........................ 2 times your $ • Giving voice to students formerly silenced about antisemitism at school................................ beyond $$$
Thank you for making this possible. Susan Antman, Executive Director & Murray Katz, President
Pushing back on RISING ANTISEMITIC SECURITY THREATS & BIAS LED IN ‘STOP THE BLEED®’ PREPAREDNESS Received NJ Office Homeland Security & Preparedness designation as distributor and trainer for Bleeding Control Kits building resilience for synagogues and survivability for victims of traumatic bleeding. • Continued conducting training for houses of worship COUNTERED ANTI-ISRAEL PRESSURE ON TOWN COUNCILS Coordinated citizen advocacy at town councils to counter calls for ceasefire resolutions aimed at impeding Israel’s defense against Hamas. BROUGHT IN NEW $100,000 GRANT TO ENHANCE SECURITY FOR YOUNGEST COMMUNITY MEMBERS Proactively secured Tepper Foundation national Emergency Security Fund grant* for guard services at Jewish camps, schools, and daycares serving children from birth to age five. Funds enhancing security for the entire community now top $14.8M. INCIDENT INTERVENTION: BACKED STUDENTS SPEAKING OUT ON ANTISEMITISM Amplified student voices and guided families in series of interventions relaying details of antisemitic incidents at area high schools. Pressed superintendents and boards of ed in forging plans to make changes.
Federation leads the community in risk analysis, training, government advocacy, incident intervention, and sourcing grants for security measures and preparedness. *Awarded through Jewish Federations of North America
Caring for PEOPLE WHO ARE VULNERABLE AT HOME SECURED MORE AID FOR FOOD SECURITY THROUGH ADVOCACY Federation’s government advocacy brought our community $290,000 from the state budget for kosher meals, continuing to build on our strategy of finding new sources of funds for critical community needs.
NEARLY DOUBLED FUNDS FOR HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR SERVICES Brought in $155,000 more for Holocaust survivor programs and services through a foundation grant, nearly doubling our existing allocations.
CONNECTED PARENTS WITH RESOURCES FOR THE SPECIAL NEEDS OF DIFFERENTLY ABLED CHILDREN Multi-part series run by the Friendship Circle, that Federation proactively proposed and funded through an outside foundation grant, continued to help parents access benefits for their differently-abled children, epecially as the children grow into adults. Federation helps fill the gaps in human services for the Jewish community.