Jewish Federation Of Orange County

Philanthropy and leadership developmentin 2024, over 1,800 jfedoc's donors representing 1,705 households benefited from programs, events, volunteer opportunities, and leadership development, as well as ongoing communications on local and global jewish issues and achievements. The majority of jfedoc's donors benefiting from these services were members of its solomon society and women's philanthropy.

Grantmakingisrael emergency campaign: launched in the immediate aftermath of the october 7, 2023, attacks on israel, jfedoc's israel emergency campaign engaged over 1,000 donors who contributed some $1.06 million for humanitarian relief. As of december 2024, a total of $1.25 million, including $200,000 from the leon ninburg israel emergency fund, had been distributed per the recommendation of federation's community planning & grants committee, with approval by the board, to nonprofit partners in israel providing trauma and medical care, housing, small business loans, and other critical services.teen engagement & wellness initiative: 898 orange county jewish teens benefited from jfedoc's grants under this initiative to five innovative programs offered by jfedoc's community partners. Passport to jewish life: 108 jewish students in grades 3-12 were assisted by jfedoc passport grants to support their participation in jewish summer camp, maccabi games, summer yeshivas, and other immersive jewish summer programs.weissman arts: 750+ community members participated in celebrate israel @ 76, a community arts and culture festival in may celebrating israeli independence day, sponsored by a grant from jfedoc's weissman arts fund.rose project: grants from the rose project supported hillel orange county, chabad at university of california, irvine, and chabad at chapman university and california state university, fullerton. Students at the university campuses and local community colleges benefited from regular programming provided by these jewish campus organizations.

Community relations and engagementsolidarity with israel: in september 2024, following the murder of hostages taken during the attack on israel on october 7, 2023, 300 community members gathered for a solidarity rally to mourn the loss and pray for the safe return of the remaining hostages. Additionally, on the first anniversary of october 7, 2023, jfedoc partnered with community organizations to create a memorial program in honor of the victims, attracting the attendance of over 1,000 community members and government officials. Rose project: in february 2024, rose project partnered with uci to host the countering hate summit, which attracted 200 community members, law enforcement personnel, educators, students, civil leaders, and policymakers to address concerns around antisemitism, hate speech, and discrimination. The summit emphasized solidarity, education, and collective action so that allies can become powerful advocates in the fight against antisemitism. Student to student: 3,425 students and educators in orange county middle and high schools learned about jewish life and culture through peer presentations by 70 jewish teen ambassadors in the 2024 cohort of the rose project's student to student initiative. Pj library: in 2024, 2,170 children received free age-appropriate, jewish-themed books (for ages 0 to 12). Over 18,800 books were delivered during the year. Meaningful and exciting activities were also provided for families with their children, as well as parent-only programs.nextgen: 192 young adults in their 20s, 30s, and 40s participated in programs that provided meaningful connection, leadership development, networking, and volunteer opportunities, keeping them connected to jewish life in orange county and empowering them to lead.