April 21, 2021 – Yesterday’s verdict to convict Derek Chauvin, the police officer who killed George Floyd last year, is one step toward accountability and healing. This conviction will not bring George Floyd back to his family or community, nor does … [Read more...] about NJHSA Statement in Response to the Verdict to Convict Derek Chauvin
Advocacy
FEMA Grants for US Agencies Supporting Migrants – Funding Applications Opening this Week
Yesterday, FEMA rolled out one of two upcoming program funding opportunities. The first is relative to responding to the humanitarian border crisis along southern border states. The second, to follow, will support the continuing economic fallout of … [Read more...] about FEMA Grants for US Agencies Supporting Migrants – Funding Applications Opening this Week
Refugees Lives are at Stake
Last Friday, the Biden administration signed a memo keeping the U.S.’s refugee admissions cap at its all-time low level of 15,000. The outrage from advocates like you was strong and swift, and the White House felt the pressure. By Friday evening, … [Read more...] about Refugees Lives are at Stake
National Survey on US Government Funding
Local Jewish communal agencies – JFCS/JVS agencies, residential providers for persons with disabilities, day schools, JCCs, nursing homes and continuum of care facilities, housing entities, synagogues and other agencies – have all been significant … [Read more...] about National Survey on US Government Funding
NJHSA Stands In Solidarity with Asian-American Pacific Islander Communities
March 19, 2021 – The Network of Jewish Human Services Agencies stands in solidarity with Asian American and Pacific Islander women and their communities against hate and violence and expresses deep sorrow for the lives that were senselessly taken in … [Read more...] about NJHSA Stands In Solidarity with Asian-American Pacific Islander Communities
NJHSA Commends Biden Administration for Halting Public Charge Rule Implementation
WASHINGTON, March 11, 2021 — "The Network of Jewish Human Service Agencies (NJHSA) applauds the Biden administration for its decision this week to permanently block the 2019 public charge rule. The Network also thanks the numerous community … [Read more...] about NJHSA Commends Biden Administration for Halting Public Charge Rule Implementation