JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION OF RICHMOND

THE FEDERATION SUPPORTS RESCUE, EMERGENCY AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, INCLUDING IN ZAPAROZHYE, UKRAINE, THROUGH JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTERS, CHESED WELFARE CENTERS AND THE AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE WHICH IS OUR PARTNER IN THIS EFFORT. FEDERATION FUNDING ALSO SUPPORTS WELFARE RELIEF REACHING ELDERLY JEWS IN MORE THAN 2,000 LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE REGION, PROVIDING FOOD, MEDICINE AND MEDICAL CARE, HOME CARE, WINTER HEATING, AND OTHER SOCIAL SERVICES THROUGH A NETWORK OF MORE THAN 60 SOCIAL WELFARE CENTERS OPERATED BY THE AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE (JDC). IN THE REPORTING PERIOD, 64,992 SENIORS RECEIVED FOOD ASSISTANCE; 21,833 SENIORS RECEIVED HOME CARE; 20,719 RECEIVED MEDICINE OR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE; 7,345 RECEIVED WINTER RELIEF; AND 1400 JEWISH YOUTH WERE BROUGHT INTO THE JEWISH TENT AT CAMP SZARVAS. JDC ALSO FURNISHED CRITICAL NUTRITIONAL AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE TO MORE THAN 30,000 JEWISH CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE JEWISH AGENCY FOR ISRAEL (JAFI) OPERATED SUMMER CAMPS AND SUNDAY SCHOOLS IN THE REGION AND PROVIDED LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES FOR YOUNG ADULTS. UKRAINE: IN RESPONSE TO THE WAR IN UKRAINE, FEDERATION-SUPPORTED EFFORTS PROVIDED HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE AND TRAUMA RELIEF, AIDED 35,000 JEWS IN UKRAINE AND 39,000 JEWISH REFUGEES, AND ASSISTED WITH EVACUATIONS, SHELTER FOR DISPLACED INDIVIDUALS AND REFUGEES, AND DELIVERY OF CRITICAL AID (INCLUDING FOOD AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES). LATIN AMERICA AND EUROPE: JDC WORKS WITH LOCAL JEWISH COMMUNAL LEADERSHIP TO IDENTIFY INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AT HIGHEST RISK AND TO HELP ENSURE VULNERABLE CHILDREN, ADULTS, AND SENIORS RECEIVE ESSENTIAL SUPPORT. IN ARGENTINA, JDC'S ESSENTIAL SUBSIDIES PREVENTED 585 FAMILIES - A TOTAL OF 1,367 PEOPLE - FROM SLIPPING EVEN FURTHER INTO POVERTY. AS INFLATION PEAKED TO A STAGGERING 200% BY THE YEAR'S END, MANY JEWS STRUGGLED TO AFFORD NECESSITIES AND FIND STABLE EMPLOYMENT. IN BUENOS AIRES AND THE PROVINCES, JDC HELPED PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE, MONTHLY RENT IN HAND, AND VITAL MEDICINES WITHIN REACH. HALF OF THESE BENEFICIARIES WERE NEWLY POOR FAMILIES, STILL STRUGGLING TO REGAIN THEIR ECONOMIC FOOTING SINCE THE PANDEMIC.

THE JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION OF RICHMOND WORKS TO SECURE A STRONG JEWISH FUTURE. THE FEDERATION'S ANNUAL CAMPAIGN SUPPORTS MORE THAN 35 AGENCIES, PROGRAMS, AND SERVICES IN GREATER RICHMOND, NATIONALLY, IN ISRAEL, AND IN MORE THAN 70 OTHER COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD. THE FEDERATION SUPPORTS ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS THAT EDUCATE AND STRENGTHEN JEWISH IDENTITY BY FUNDING FORMAL AND INFORMAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, HELPING ENSURE FUTURE GENERATIONS CAN SUSTAIN AND CARE FOR OUR COMMUNITY. IN FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025, THE FEDERATION SUPPORTED MULTIPLE FORMAL AND INFORMAL JEWISH EDUCATION AND IDENTITY INITIATIVES SERVING ADULTS AND CHILDREN IN THE COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION, THE FEDERATION PROVIDED GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS TO JEWISH DAY SCHOOLS, JEWISH CAMPS, AND YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS, REACHING OVER 2,750 YOUTH AND TEENS AND ENHANCING PARTICIPANTS' CONNECTION TO, UNDERSTANDING OF, AND APPRECIATION OF JEWISH HERITAGE. THE FEDERATION PROVIDED SIGNIFICANT SUPPORT TO THE WEINSTEIN JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER (JCC) TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO MORE THAN 10,000 PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, FAITHS, AND ABILITIES THROUGH EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS, SUMMER CAMP, CULTURAL ARTS, AND SPORTS AND RECREATION PROGRAMMING. THE FEDERATION AWARDED SCHOLARSHIPS AND FUNDING TO HELP CHILDREN ATTEND JEWISH OVERNIGHT CAMPS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, STRENGTHENING JEWISH IDENTITY, LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY CONNECTION. THE FEDERATION SUPPORTS SEVEN HILLEL AND CHABAD ON CAMPUS PROGRAMS ON UNIVERSITY CAMPUSES THROUGHOUT VIRGINIA, PROVIDING PROGRAMMING FOR MORE THAN 2,072 JEWISH STUDENTS.