Jewish Community Federation Of Richmond

Overseas support: renewal activities across the former soviet union particularly in zaparozhye, ukraine, through jewish community centers that have become a cornerstone of this effort. Federation funding supports welfare relief that reaches over 80,000 elderly jewish clients in the fsu in more than 2,000 locations, providing food, medicine and medical care, home care, winter heating and social services from a network of more than 60 hesed social welfare centers, operated by jdc: 70,076 seniors received food assistance, 25,226 seniors received home care, 20,719 received medicine or medical assistance, 7,345 received winter relief, and 13,522 were helped in emergency situations. In the former soviet union, jdc furnished critical nutritional and medical assistance to more than 30,000 jewish children and their families. The jewish agency for israel operated summer camps in the fsu, as well as sunday schools and provided young adults with leadership activities. Ukraine: in response to the war in ukraine, aided 35,000 jews in ukraine and 39,000 jewish refugees. Assisted in helping evacuating those at risk, providing shelter to the displaced and refugees, providing humanitarian aid (food, medical supplies), and trauma relief. Argentina: jdc works in close cooperation with jewish communal leaders to identify the individuals and families at highest risk, and to ensure that vulnerable children, adults and elderly receive food, medicine, clothing and other essential aid. Jdc helped 617 people with food assistance, 105 people with housing support, 67 people with crucial medicine, 4,184 of the "new poor," devastated by the effects of the covid- 19 crisis, 40 college students with critical ancillary expenses. Venezuela: assisted 308 families and 28 seniors with deliveries of nutritious food, 120 jews with chronic illness with medication, and 308 families and 28 seniors with holiday food packages. Cuba: provided 150 vulnerable families with food, milk and special shabbat meals, 450 vulnerable jews with medical supplies, and helped the community be connected virtually during the pandemic through technology. Europe: jdc provided food and essential welfare services for elderly jews.

Regional support: human services programs and general/other - the jewish community federation of richmond through its network of beneficiary agencies and services, provides for the humanitarian needs of people of all ages. The federation allocated funds locally from the annual federation/uja campaign to care for the most vulnerable people in our community. The federation, through our partners at jfs richmond, the weinstein jcc and others, addresses emergency financial and mental health needs. We helped the most vulnerable among us including many individuals and families who were newly - and suddenly - in need of significant critical assistance. At the same time, we secured the financial well-being of our largest partner agencies and schools.

Israel emergency campaign - as a result of hamas terrorist activities on october 7, 2023, we have provided emergency assistance through our collective support of the jewish federations of north america to support evacuees from frontline communities, food and financial assistance for impacted families, the elderly, and the homebound, initiatives to support the coordination for organizations to scale efforts effectively, immediate cash grants to families and individuals who have been impacted by acts of terror and violence; targeted assistance to vulnerable populations and their caregivers, including the elderly, young children, people living with disabilities, russian-speaking israelis, ethiopian israelis, holocaust survivors, and marginalized populations, such as bedouin communities, wide-scale trauma relief and psychosocial support with expanded capabilities through telephone hotlines; direct care to first responders, lone soldiers, the injured, and families whose relatives were murdered, injured, or abducted; training and support for caregivers and responders, including hospital emergency teams and municipal teams.