Jewish Federation Of Greater Seattle

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. - tuition assistance helps families afford jewish day school for their children. - 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).

Israel and overseas: federation strengthens jewish puget sound's connections to israel and overseas jewish communities through investments in human services and education programs, and through programs that foster people-to-people connections. The federation invests in programs that provide education, food for the hungry, health care for the sick, and support for israeli immigrants in crisis. Federation has made investments through decades-long partnerships with the jewish agency for israel (jafi) and the joint distribution committee (jdc). In addition, federation investments support human services and education programs of the american friends of leket israel, the ethiopian national project, jindas, selah: israel crisis management center, shaharit, tech-career, and yemin-orde/impact israel. The federation helps area community members make meaningful connections to israel through its israeli emissaries program, scholarships enabling teens to have israel experiences, and local lectures on israel and contemporary issues facing the jewish community.