Three years ago, seeing that we would be hard pressed to meet needs for Holocaust survivors and seniors, Federation sought, and won, grants from a national foundation for this purpose.

In 2023, we grew the level of support through this channel from 2019’s $20,000 to $150,000, bringing to our human services partners almost three times the dollars we could have allocated — in addition to our allocations from Annual Campaign. 

Bringing in additional funds from outside our community for senior nutrition and Holocaust aid augments Federation grants and enables us to fill more gaps in our community’s safety net, fill more bellies that would otherwise be hungry, lift more spirits, and extend more help to our partners and the people they serve. 

FEDERATION ADVOCACY YIELDS HISTORIC FUNDING FOR HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS AND SENIORS

Separately, our government advocacy contributed to the New Jersey Budget for Fiscal Year 2024, for the first time, committing $1 million for Kosher Meals on Wheels programs providing fresh, daily meals in addition to wellness visits to homebound seniors including Holocaust survivors.

It also increased funding by $650,000 for NJ’s Holocaust Survivor Assistance Program, a 40% increase providing critical care to over 1,000 Holocaust survivors in NJ — an aging population whose health and wellness challenges are increasing.

We are proud to continue pursuing innovative ways to support those in our community who are vulnerable as well as our partner agencies on the front lines of bringing human services programs and services to those most in need.

When you give to Jewish Federation in the Heart of New Jersey, very often we can use those funds to generate even greater resources and impact for the people and agencies you care about — as in these examples of national foundation funding and government advocacy.

We call this type of leverage the Federation multiplier effect.

Thank you for your contributions to Jewish Federation making this possible.