The Network of Jewish Human Service Agencies applauds today's landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States affirming that sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination are prohibited under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. … [Read more...] about NJHSA Statement Supporting Landmark SCOTUS Decision Supporting Workplace Equality for LGBTQ+
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NJHSA Seeks Your Input – How Can Jewish Human Service Providers Help to Heal an Anguished Nation?
The past week (first week of June 2020) has been filled with intense and mixed emotions. While continuing to manage the impact of COVID-19, our country, and in fact, our world, has been overcome with the profound acceptance of its historic racism and … [Read more...] about NJHSA Seeks Your Input – How Can Jewish Human Service Providers Help to Heal an Anguished Nation?
Major Jewish Organizations Form Emergency Pandemic Coalition
Eight major Jewish organizations led by The Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) formed an emergency coalition today to help the Jewish community collectively respond rapidly and effectively to the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on Jewish … [Read more...] about Major Jewish Organizations Form Emergency Pandemic Coalition
Network of Jewish Human Service Agencies Statement on Jersey City Shooting
December 12, 2019 - Once again, The Network of Jewish Human Service Agencies is bereft following this week’s shooting in Jersey City, New Jersey. As the details continue to unfold and the view is pointing to this incident as being of an … [Read more...] about Network of Jewish Human Service Agencies Statement on Jersey City Shooting
The Administration Wants to Cut the Power of SNAP for Hungry Households
USDA's proposed rule on SNAP Standardization of State Heating and Cooling Standard Utility Allowances would cut program benefits by a total of $4.5 billion over five years. This cut would result from changes in how states take households’ utility … [Read more...] about The Administration Wants to Cut the Power of SNAP for Hungry Households
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
