Program

Description

Hibuki (Hug) Therapeutic Program

JFGMC works with American Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) to help children cope with trauma by projecting their feelings onto a stuffed animal, while trained therapists teach them and their parents how to safely express emotions.

Operation Protective Edge

JFGMC coordinates emergency services in Israel with its international partners JAFI, JDC, Conservative/Masorti Movement, Israel Movement for Reform and Progressive Judaism, Israel Trauma Coalition, and World Ort to deliver respite for children and the vulnerable; financial support for victims of terror; and meals-on-wheels, caseworker teams and emergency supplies for homebound elderly and individuals with special needs.

Jewish Camps in the former Soviet Union

JFGMC works with the Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI) to make overnight Jewish camp a reality for children in the former Soviet Union. The 10-day summer camps include educational activities aimed at strengthening campers’ Jewish identities and deepening their connections to Israel. In total, 6,000 Jewish children and young people participate in 20 summer camps across the former Soviet Union.

Better Together in Neve Alonim

JFGMC works with the JDC to transform the lives of youngsters living in one of Ashkelon’s most disadvantaged neighborhoods, developing after school programs.

Cuba Milk program

JFGMC works with the JDC to provide milk for infants and young children whose families cannot afford basic food essentials.

Critical Safety Net

JFGMC works with JAFI to fund social welfare programs, academic enrichment, and food for Israel’s neediest.

Woman to Woman

JFGMC works with the Jerusalem Battered Women’s Shelter to provide physical haven and emotional security for women from all over the country, referred by welfare authorities and social services, the police, hospitals, and emergency centers.

Dental Clinic

JFGMC works with Dental Volunteers for Israel to provide free dental care and prevention at dental clinics for underprivileged children in Israel.

Academic Scholarship

JFGMC supports the Yemin Orde Youth Village in Israel where many children do not have a functional family network to which they can turn for help. Federation provides academic scholarships for graduates to further their education at an Israeli university.

Breaking the Chain Through Education

JFGMC supports Breaking the Chain Through Education, a program that aims to eradicate child trafficking in impoverished regions in Ghana, rescuing children from trafficking, building schools to end the cycle of slavery among the country’s youth and reintegrating children into their families.