The Network Shows Strong Representation at JFNA’s 2019 Health and Long Term Care Summit
May 15, 2019
The Network was a proud co-sponsor of the JFNA 2019 Health and Long Term Care Summit held May 7th and 8th in Washington, DC, with strong representation from Network member agencies from Ohio, Maryland, New Orleans, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Greater Washington. Nearly 100 lay leaders and professionals from Jewish Federations and agencies throughout the […]
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NJHSA Participates in MAZON’s Jewish Clergy Justice Mission – Delegation Elevates the Issue of Hunger with Over 50 Lawmakers
May 7, 2019
Reuben Rotman, President and CEO of the Network, participated in MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger’s second annual Jewish Clergy Justice Mission, during which Jewish leaders from all over the United States came together to learn and engage in anti-hunger advocacy. Learn more about the convening here.
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The Jewish Poverty Challenge Intensive Incubation Program – An initiative of the Network’s Center for Innovation and Research
May 5, 2019
We are pleased to announce that an application is open for The Jewish Poverty Challenge Intensive Incubation Program, an initiative of the Network’s Center for Innovation and Research. NJHSA has engaged Start Co., a venture development nonprofit based in Memphis, TN, to work with up to six member agencies and their innovative concepts, addressing challenges of […]
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Network Signs onto Three Coalition Letters
May 2, 2019
The Network recently signed onto three coalition letters on issues related to our public policy priorities. On April 25th, the Network and JFNA joined over 35 other national organizations in signing a letter to Tennessee State Senators opposing state legislation in Tennessee affecting adoption agencies. This bill seeks to use religious freedom as a basis […]
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April 28, 2019
Once again, our country is shocked from the horrors of another synagogue shooting. Once again, a community must find the courage needed to begin the long and painful healing process. Once again, a member agency of the Network of Jewish Human Service Agencies is at the forefront providing critical crisis response. The Network strongly affirms […]
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NJHSA Partners with Greenspace Mental Health; New Member Benefit – Technology Platform Organizes & Measures Client Care
April 16, 2019
The Network is pleased to announce a new partnership with Greenspace Mental Health, a 2019 Annual Conference Sponsor. Greenspace Mental Health designed a program to support member agencies in improving the quality of their behavioral/mental health services. This initiative was created to address the growing trend towards measurement-based care and value-based payment frameworks – an […]
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April 10, 2019
The Network, in conjunction with Start Co., launched the Jewish Poverty Challenge at the 2019 Annual Conference, in an effort to help member agencies rethink how they approach the issue of Jewish poverty. The goal is to teach members how to use tools of entrepreneurship to advance their social enterprises, ultimately making this a part […]
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Urge Your Senators and Representatives to Support Important Programs
April 8, 2019
ACTION ALERT: Nonprofit Security Grant Program, Older Americans Act & Holocaust Education and Survivor Assistance We encourage you to contact your Senators and urge them to support funding for the Nonprofit Security Grant Program, the Holocaust Survivor Assistance Program and the Older Americans Act and to contact your Representatives and urge them to cosponsor the […]
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Weinberg Foundation Supports Network of Jewish Human Service Agencies
March 28, 2019
The Network of Jewish Human Service Agencies is most pleased to announce that it has recently received a generous two-year grant in the amount of $100,000 from The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation of Baltimore, Maryland. The grant has been structured as an unrestricted operating grant to support the general operations of the Network, with […]
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Never Again (Holocaust) Education Act Sign on Letter
March 25, 2019
Representative Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) is the lead sponsor of the Never Again (Holocaust) Education Act, H.R. 943. Representative Maloney reintroduced the legislation on January 31, 2019, and it now has 48 bipartisan cosponsors. The bill would authorize the U.S. Secretary of Education to award grants to educational entities to carry out Holocaust education programs and […]
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