JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER SEATTLE

COMMUNITY SERVICES: THE FEDERATION PROVIDES A RANGE OF PROGRAMS FOR THE COMMUNITY. THE FEDERATION'S JEWISH COMMUNITY RELATIONS COUNCIL (JCRC) BRINGS TOGETHER AND MOBILIZES THE LOCAL JEWISH COMMUNITY ON CRITICAL ISSUES, AMPLIFYING THE COLLECTIVE VOICE FOR INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERS AND INDIVIDUAL LEADERS. THE JCRC'S CORE WORK INCLUDES PROGRAMMING TO ADDRESS ANTISEMITISM, BIGOTRY, AND RACISM, SUPPORTING A PEACEFUL, SECURE, JEWISH, AND DEMOCRATIC STATE OF ISRAEL, FOSTERING POSITIVE AND MEANINGFUL RELATIONS WITH OTHER COMMUNITIES AND PUBLIC OFFICIALS, AND STRENGTHENING OUR JEWISH COMMUNITIES THROUGH COHESION AND CIVIL DISCOURSE. THE FEDERATION OPERATES THE JEWISH COMMUNITY SECURITY PROGRAM, SAFE WASHINGTON, AND LEVERAGES CLOSE WORKING RELATIONSHIPS WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY SECURITY SERVICES TO JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS STATEWIDE, INCLUDING A ROBUST COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK, TRAINING AND RESOURCES, AND RISK ASSESSMENT. THE JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER SEATTLE (THE FOUNDATION), A PROGRAM OF THE FEDERATION, PARTNERS WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND PHILANTHROPISTS BY STEWARDING FUNDS, INCLUDING DONOR-ADVISED, SPECIAL-PURPOSE, AGENCY CUSTODIAL, AND SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS. THESE FUNDS SUPPORT JEWISH AND SECULAR ORGANIZATIONS, DISTRIBUTING GRANTS AND ALLOCATIONS IN THE PUGET SOUND REGION, THE U.S., AND OVERSEAS. THE FEDERATION PROVIDES GRANTS TO LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS AND SYNAGOGUES THROUGH ITS SPECIAL INITIATIVES FUND. GRANTS INCLUDE 1) IGNITION GRANTS FOR NEW, ONE TIME, OR PILOT PROJECTS 2) SMALL AGENCY SUSTAINABILITY GRANTS, PROVIDING OPERATIONAL SUPPORT FOR SMALL JEWISH AGENCIES AND 3) WOMEN'S ENDOWMENT FUND GRANTS, SUPPORTING PROGRAMS EMPOWERING AND IMPROVING THE LIVES OF WOMEN AND GIRLS IN OUR REGION.

INVESTMENTS IN JEWISH LIFE: THE FEDERATION OFFERS PROGRAMMING TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES THAT PROVIDE EASY ENTRY POINTS TO JEWISH LIFE AND SECURES OUR COMMUNITY'S FUTURE THROUGH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. FEDERATION BUILDS AND ENHANCES COMMUNITY BY FOSTERING PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE CONNECTIONS. THESE PROGRAM INVESTMENTS INCLUDE: - PJ LIBRARY AND PJ OUR WAY, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HAROLD GRINSPOON FOUNDATION, PROVIDE YOUNG FAMILIES JEWISH-THEMED BOOKS FREE OF CHARGE TO FOSTER COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND CONNECTION. LOCALLY, PJ LIBRARY ENABLES FAMILIES TO BUILD COMMUNITY THROUGH FUN AND WELCOMING IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL EXPERIENCES. - RESET & REFRESH, A LOCALLY DEVELOPED PROGRAM, OFFERS YOUNG COUPLES IN MIXED-HERITAGE RELATIONSHIPS THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT JEWISH LIFE AND BUILD COMMUNITY WITH PEERS. - NEED-BASED SCHOLARSHIPS AND ONE HAPPY CAMPER INCENTIVE GRANTS HELP FAMILIES SEND THEIR CHILDREN TO JEWISH OVERNIGHT SUMMER CAMP. - THE CARDOZO SOCIETY IS AN AFFINITY GROUP FOR JEWISH LEGAL PROFESSIONALS AND LAW STUDENTS. CARDOZO SOCIETY PROGRAMS INCLUDE CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES, PRO BONO INITIATIVES, JUDICIAL CANDIDATE RATINGS, AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES. - FEDERATION SPONSORS PROGRAMS THAT PREPARE EMERGING LEADERS TO TAKE ON COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES. LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS THAT FEDERATION SPONSORS INCLUDE THE NATIONAL YOUNG LEADERSHIP CABINET (NYLC). IN OTHER FISCAL YEARS, FEDERATION SPONSORS AND/OR RUNS THE WEXNER HERITAGE PROGRAM, THE SEATTLE NOWGEN GIVING CIRCLE, AND THE COURAGEOUS LEADERSHIP INCUBATOR (CLI).