NJHSA US Member Agencies are Invited to Consider Submitting an Application for the National Expansion of Employment Opportunities Network Program There is a growing interest to increase competitive integrated employment opportunities for people … [Read more...] about US Department of Labor Announces New Technical Assistance Opportunity
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NJHSA and JFNA’s Strategic Health Resource Center Submits Emergency Comment Letter on Immigration Health Coverage
Last week, NJHSA and JFNA responded to a Presidential Proclamation that would restrict access to health care for incoming legal immigrants. Read the comment letter here. This proclamation, known as an Information Collection Request (ICR), … [Read more...] about NJHSA and JFNA’s Strategic Health Resource Center Submits Emergency Comment Letter on Immigration Health Coverage
SPOTLIGHT: Clinical Services Professionals Affinity Group
The Clinical Services Professionals Affinity Group is unique in that it evolved organically last April in Atlanta at NJHSA’s 2019 Annual Conference. It all began with four individuals at an optional group lunch. Since then, the group has held 4 zoom … [Read more...] about SPOTLIGHT: Clinical Services Professionals Affinity Group
Pause with Pittsburgh
Nearly one year ago... The Pittsburgh Jewish community suffered the most brutal anti-Semitic attack in the history of the United States when a gunman opened fire in the Tree of Life building in Pittsburgh, taking the lives of 11 innocent people … [Read more...] about Pause with Pittsburgh
We Were Strangers Too: Reflections from the U.S. – Mexico Border
On Sukkot, we are commanded to live in temporary booths for seven days to remind us of the time when our wandering ancestors had to dwell in similar structures following the exodus from Egypt. As Jewish communities around the world build and … [Read more...] about We Were Strangers Too: Reflections from the U.S. – Mexico Border
Sign-On Letter to Support Reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act
In early April, the House of Representatives passed H.R.1585, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019, with strong bipartisan support. The sponsors, Representatives Karen Bass (D-CA-37) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01) worked closely … [Read more...] about Sign-On Letter to Support Reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act
