Jewish Federation of Greater Metrowest NJ

Allocations to Jewish community agencies locally: funding is directed to 501(c)(3) organizations located or providing services in new jersey (particularly essex, morris, sussex, union and parts of somerset counties) to meet the human service needs of individuals with emphasis on Jewish individuals, to strengthen Jewish communal life through educational and cultural events, and to create strong bonds between jews in the local community and those in Jewish communities around the world. Specific supported services include: Jewish education, senior services, vocational services, mental health counseling for all ages, services for all individuals with special needs and their families, and social and recreational programming.

Direct programs and services: the Federation directly delivers a variety of services to the community including: Jewish educational and cultural programming, strengthening connections with the Jewish community in israel, impacting the lessons of the holocaust, and developing leadership in the community; as well as public advocacy on issues in relevance to the Jewish community. The organization also plans for community needs and coordinates the services of other local nonprofits to most effectively address them.

Allocations to serve Jewish communities overseas: funding is directed to a variety of nonprofits either located or operating abroad, facilitated primarily through Jewish Federation of north america, an american 501(c)(3) organization, to meet human service needs of jews in countries throughout the world, to strengthen Jewish communal life through education and culture, to provide for the safety or rescue of jews in hostile locations or situations, and to create strong cultural bonds between jews abroad and in the local community in new jersey. Jewish communities in israel and in the countries of the former soviet union receive particular focus.