COA Announcing Application Fee Refund for Organizations Mandated by the Family First Prevention Services Act
September 12, 2018
Organization must apply by October 3rd and execute accreditation agreements by October 31st. COA is pleased to announce financial relief for organizations that are impacted by the Family First Prevention Services Act. COA will refund the application fee by way of a credit to organizations that are mandated by the Family First Prevention Services Act […]
Read Full ArticleBetter B’Yachad – Holiday Senior Transportation, Assistance & Companionship
September 12, 2018
The Network has recently begun some dialogue with Envoy America, a specialized ridesharing service specifically designed to support the complex needs of older adults. The company currently operates in several US cities including: Phoenix, Tucson, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Austin, Tacoma, Seattle, Olympia, Albuquerque, Atlanta and Chicago and is developing plans to operate in additional […]
Read Full ArticleRequest for Proposals Funding to Support Persons with Disabilities
September 11, 2018
The Network of Jewish Human Service Agencies, with generous funding support from an international funding partner, announces an opportunity for Network U.S. and Israeli member agencies to apply for funding for the development and implementation of programs/services to support persons with disabilities to increase their acquisition of vocational skills and/or to enhance emotional well-being with […]
Read Full ArticleJewish Broadcasting Service to Televise High Holiday Services
September 6, 2018
Every Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, there are those who are unable to attend a synagogue service in person. There is a way, however, for every Jew to be able to participate in the High Holidays. The Jewish Broadcasting Service (JBS), a Jewish, non-profit television network covering the panorama of Jewish life, will be televising […]
Read Full ArticleUrge Congress to Pass the Lessening Impediments from Tax (LIFT) for Charities Act (H.R. 6460)
August 30, 2018
For years, many nonprofit employers, like Jewish agencies, have provided transit benefits to their employees as a tax-free or tax-advantaged fringe benefit. The recent tax reform bill, The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, provides that, effective January 1, 2018, taxable employers may no longer deduct the value of those transportation fringe benefits as […]
Read Full ArticleTell Congress to Stand Up for Refugees
August 30, 2018
In the coming weeks, President Trump will decide on the number of refugees the U.S. will resettle in 2019. Join NJHSA and member agency HIAS in asking Congress to demand that President Trump set a refugee admissions ceiling of at lead least 75,000. This year, the U.S. will welcome the lowest number of refugees in […]
Read Full ArticleInvitation to Join Exploratory Call in Response to AARP RFP
August 27, 2018
The Network is pleased to invite interested agencies to participate in a conference call meeting on Thursday, September 6th at 3pm EST. The focus for the call will be to share information learned following recent dialogue with the AARP Foundation on its recently released Request for Proposals: Increasing Social Connectedness for Older Adults. With this RFP, the AARP […]
Read Full ArticleWhat We Saw at the Border
August 27, 2018
HIAS, together with colleagues at the Anti-Defamation League, led a delegation of 27 leaders of American Jewish organizations to witness the crisis in the way our government treats immigrants and asylum seekers, and to better understand how U.S. policies affect people on both sides of the border. Mark Hetfield, HIAS’ CEO and others met with […]
Read Full ArticleRuth & Norman Rales JFS Produces Awesome #LipSyncChallenge Video
August 20, 2018
Ruth & Norman Rales Jewish Family Services accepted the #LipSyncChallenge and in turn challenged Florida agencies Alpert JFS, JCS South FL and and JFS Broward. Check out their awesome video here.
Read Full ArticleNetwork Joins 35 National Jewish Organizations to Support U.S. Refugee Admissions
August 16, 2018
The Network of Jewish Human Services Agencies signed onto a coalition letter, led by NJHSA member HIAS, to urge President Trump to continue the United States Refugee Admissions Program and to set a refugee quota of at least 75,000 next year. This quota would allow the U.S. to take in additional refugees during the largest refugee […]
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