UNITED JEWISH FUND FOR CHARLOTTESVILLE

THE UNITED JEWISH FUND FOR CHARLOTTESVILLE (UJFC) AIMS TO STRENGTHEN THE JEWISH COMMUNITY --SOCIALLY, ECONOMICALLY, EDUCATIONALLY AND CULTURALLY - BOTH LOCALLY AND GLOBALLY. THIS OBJECTIVE GUIDES OUR BOARD AS WE SELECT PROGRAMS TO FUND. THE JEWISH TRADITION TEACHES THAT THE TWO HIGHEST LEVELS OF CHARITABLE GIVING INVOLVE HELPING PEOPLE IN A WAY THAT PREVENTS THEM FROM BECOMING DEPENDENT ON OTHERS AND GIVING IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE GIVER AND RECIPIENT ARE UNKNOWN TO EACH OTHER. GIVING WHEN THE RECIPIENT KNOWS THE DONOR IS ALSO PERMITTED. THE UJFC GIVES IN WAYS BOTH KNOWN AND UNKNOWN TO THE RECIPIENTS. GRANTS OF 89,000 WERE MADE AS FOLLOWS: 1)5,000- JEWISH FEDERATIONS OF NORTH AMERICA THE JEWISH FEDERATIONS OF NORTH AMERICA (JFNA) CONSOLIDATES GIFTS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY TO SUPPORT JEWISH CAUSES IN THE UNITED STATES AND ABROAD. THE GIFT WAS UNRESTRICTED, LIKE PREVIOUS YEARS, ALLOWING THE ORGANIZATION TO APPLY OUR FUNDS WHERE THEY WERE MOST NEEDED. AMONG MANY OF THEIR PRIORITIES, THE JFNA HELPS JEWS WHO HAVE IMMIGRATED TO ISRAEL AND NEED SUPPORT AS THEY ADJUST TO LIFE IN A NEW COUNTRY, AND HELPS FAMILIES IN ISRAEL CLIMB OUT OF POVERTY, MANY OF WHOM ARE SINGLE MOTHERS. UJFC'S FUNDS SUPPORT JFNA OPERATIONS AROUND THE WORLD. 2)59,000 - CONGREGATION BETH ISRAEL - SENIOR CONNECTIONS THIS PROGRAM IS RUN BY CONGREGATION BETH ISRAEL (CBI) TO KEEP SENIOR CITIZENS ENGAGED WITH THE JEWISH COMMUNITY IN CHARLOTTESVILLE. LATIFA KROPF, THE PROGRAM'S DIRECTOR AND SOLE EMPLOYEE RUNS MULTIPLE ACTIVITIES UNDER THIS RUBRIC, INCLUDING TORAH STUDY, HOLIDAY GATHERINGS AND SOCIAL EVENTS. DURING THE PANDEMIC, LATIFA REACHED OUT TO SENIORS BY PHONE ONLY, BUT THIS YEAR'S PROGRAMS INCLUDED HOLIDAY, SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING AT THE COLONNADES AND OTHER SENIOR COMMUNITIES, 3 WISE AGING GROUPS THAT MEET MONTHLY AND COORDINATION OF HILLEL STUDENTS WITH THE COLONNADES JEWISH RESIDENTS. LATIFA PROVIDED EXTENSIVE SUPPORT AND JEWISH CONNECTION TO A WOMAN UNDER HOSPICE CARE WITH NO FAMILY NEARBY, SHARING PRAYER AND SONG, UP UNTIL THE TIME OF HER PASSING. SHE SHARES JUDAISM AND LOVE OF ART WITH A GENTLEMAN WHOSE COGNITIVE ABILITIES HAVE BEEN DECLINING. UJFC PROVIDES 100% OF THE FUNDING FOR THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR POSITION. -FOREST SCHOOL CONGREGATION BETH ISRAEL'S FOREST SCHOOL SERVES JEWISH CHILDREN LIVING IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA. UJFC FUNDS ARE PRIMARILY USED TO CLOSE THE TUITION GAP FOR THOSE WHO CANNOT AFFORD, ALLOWING THESE FAMILIES TO PROVIDE THE HIGHEST QUALITY JEWISH EDUCATION TO THEIR CHILDREN WITHOUT HAVING COST AS A BARRIER - INTERGENERATIONAL ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM. THIS WILL BE THE THIRD PROGRAM DESIGNED TO BRING TOGETHER PEOPLE OF ALL GENERATIONS IN OUR JEWISH COMMUNITY. MUSICIAN AND COMPOSER NOAH AARONSON HAS WRITTEN ORIGINAL COMPOSITIONS WHICH ARE USED IN OUR LITURGY. HE WILL BE AT FOUR EVENTS: A FRIDAY NIGHT SERVICE, A SATURDAY AFTERNOON MOVEMENT WORKSHOP, A SATURDAY EVENING INTERACTIVE CONCERT AND SERVICE, AND A SUNDAY PROGRAM FOR OUR SUNDAY SCHOOL AND FOREST SCHOOL. WE FIND THESE PROGRAMS TO BE EXCELLENT COMMUNITY-BUILDERS, BRINGING IN NEW PEOPLE. - CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS CONGREGATION BETH ISRAEL RUNS A SUMMER CAMP SO CHILDREN CAN HAVE POSITIVE JEWISH EXPERIENCES WHILE SPENDING TIME OUTDOORS. THE CAMP IS OPERATED OUT OF CAMP HOLIDAY TRAILS AND OFFERS ACTIVITIES LIKE ARCHERY, ROPES COURSE, SWIMMING, HIKING, AND BOATING. UJFC FUNDS OFFER FINANCIAL AID FROM 10-50% OF THE CAMP COST TO THOSE FAMILIES WHO CANNOT AFFORD. 100 STUDENTS ARE IMPACTED FROM OUR SUMMER CAMP. - JEWC JEWC IS CONGREGATION BETH ISRAEL'S GROUP FOR JEWISH YOUNG ADULTS (AGES 22- 42). THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO CREATE A COMMUNITY WHERE YOUNG ADULTS FROM CHARLOTTESVILLE AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES CAN FORM MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH SOCIAL, CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS EVENTS. JEWC IS OPEN TO SINGLES, JEWISH COUPLES AND INTERFAITH COUPLES. UJFC FUNDING WILL HELP WITH SPECIAL SPEAKERS / EVENTS TO LIVEN UP ZOOM MEETINGS, AS WELL AS RENT SPACES TO PROVIDE SAFE EXPERIENCES OUTDOORS. UFJC'S FUNDING WILL SUPPORT JEWC PROGRAMMING AND SUPPLIES AND A LARGER NUMBER OF EVENTS, ATTENDEES AND NEEDS ARE ANTICIPATED NEXT YEAR. - PJ LIBRARY A PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDES FREE HIGH QUALITY JEWISH CHILDREN'S LITERATURE ONCE A MONTH TO JEWISH FAMILIES ACROSS THE CENTRAL VIRGINIA ARE. IT IS A JEWISH ENGAGEMENT AND LITERACY PROGRAM FOR ALL JEWISH FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE REGION, NOT JUST THOSE AFFILIATED WITH A SYNAGOGUE. 3)18,000 - BRODY JEWISH CENTER - HILLEL AT THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA THE BRODY JEWISH CENTER IS THE HOME OF THE LOCAL CHAPTER OF HILLEL INTERNATIONAL, AN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION THAT SERVES JEWISH COLLEGE STUDENTS, PRIMARILY THOSE FROM REFORM AND CONSERVATIVE BACKGROUNDS, AND PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL, AND SOCIAL ENRICHMENT. 4)5,000 CHABAD AT UVA - CHABAD PROVIDES A WARM, OPEN, NON-JUDGMENTAL JEWISH FAMILY ATMOSPHERE TO FOSTER LOVE OF JUDAISM AND CONNECTION TO THE JEWISH PEOPLE FOR UVA STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THEY PROVIDE SABBATH AND JEWISH HOLIDAY OBSERVANCES AND MEALS, CLASS IN JEWISH TEXT AND PRACTICE, PRAYER, SOCIAL EVENTS AND WAYS OF HELPING OTHERS SUCH AS VISITING THE SICK. 5)1,000 JELF - THE JEWISH EDUCATIONAL LOAN FOUNDATION (JELF) PROVIDES NO- INTEREST LOANS TO JEWISH STUDENTS WHO DEMONSTRATE FINANCIAL NEED AS THEY PURSUE HIGHER EDUCATION. JELF HELPS BRIDGE THE GAP THROUGH SUPPORT OF UNDERGRADUATE, GRADUATE, VOCATIONAL, AND TECHNICAL PROGRAMS. 6)1,000 TAMID - FOUNDED IN 2008 BY STUDENTS, TAMID GROUP IS A NON-PROFIT THAT SEEKS TO FORGE A STRONG CONNECTION TO ISRAEL FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF BUSINESS LEADERS. THEY ENGAGE YOUNG, BRILLIANT STUDENTS AND YOUNG PROFESSIONALS WITH THE MOST INNOVATIVE ENTREPRENEURS AND LEADERS IN ISRAEL, BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS AND KEEPING POLITICS AND RELIGION ASIDE. THEY ALSO OFFER INTERNSHIPS IN ISRAEL.