IMPACT360SEE HOW FAR YOUR GIFT CAN GO

Federation Annual Campaign

Guide To Funded Programs

2013-2014

WELCOME TO THE ULTIMATE GIFT GUIDEEver wonder how far your gift

to the Jewish Federation of

South Palm Beach County goes?

The answer is right here in the 2014 Annual

Campaign Guide to Funded Programs.

This booklet provides a comprehensive

overview of the many programs and

agencies Federation donors fund each year

– from the Sarah and Max Pechter Center

for Local Safety Net Services to Jewish

Life and Learning to Israel and Our Global

Family. It’s part of IMPACT360, designed

to show how far, deep and wide each and

every gift is distributed. So take a little trip

to see the extraordinary things your gift

can do for our Jewish community–and our

people – whenever and whereever

they need us.

For ongoing IMPACT360 updates

visit www.jewishboca.org

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:

01 Campaign Introduction

04-11 Sarah & Max Pechter Center for Local Safety Net Services

12-19 Jewish Life and Learning

20-27 Israel and Our Global Family

28 Impact Map – See How Far A Gift Can Go

30 Federation Facts

YOU have the power to do extraordinary things.

For more than 30 years, people like you have

been joining forces with the Jewish Federation

of South Palm Beach County to FEED the hungry,

CARE for the elderly, HONOR our heritage,

RESPOND to emergencies, EDUCATE the next

generation, INSPIRE hope and BRIGHTEN lives.

Thanks to contributions to our Annual Campaign

from our family of donors in Boca Raton, Delray

Beach and Highland Beach, we are able to respond

to the needs of our community – here at home, in

Israel and in 70 other countries around the world.

TOGETHER WE DO EXTRAORDINARY THINGS.

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Food

Financial Assistance

Seniors and Holocaust Survivors

Counseling/Families in Crisis

Special Needs Services

Transportation

Volunteer Services

Sarah & Max Pechter

Center for Local

Safety Net ServicesThe need to tighten budgets and

reduce funding in the recent

economic environment has resulted

in restricted budgets and fewer resources for

vital safety net services. More than ever, people

are turning to Federation for help. They find

sustenance on the shelves of the food pantry

and in the hot meals delivered to their door.

They find hope in the faces of volunteers,

counselors and caring professionals who offer a

helping hand in their hour of need. We reach out

to the most vulnerable among us – to survivors of

the Holocaust, to children with special needs and

to families in painful transition. And, when the

strong are weakened by an unforeseen crisis – by

a natural disaster, the loss of a job or the even

more devastating loss of a loved one – we are

there, because of gifts to the Annual Campaign.

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Federation helps FEED

the hungry, SUSTAIN

seniors in need and

COUNSEL families in crisis.

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Adolph & Rose Levis Alzheimer & Adult

Day Care at The Volen Center is a full-time

weekday program that serves those with

dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. A caring

staff leads participants in enriching mental

and physical activities, and provides

stimulating entertainment. Breakfast and

lunch are served. The center also offers

a support group for caregivers.

Adolph & Rose Levis Jewish Community

Center – Helene and Roy Schwedelson Special

Needs Programs/Marleen Forkas Camp Kavod

provides highly qualified, nurturing staff to

ensure that children and teens with special

needs experience a safe, well – supervised,

fun – filled camp program while acquiring

vital life skills. In 2012 – 2013, nearly 70 campers

in grades Pre-K through 12 participated in

a myriad of activities on campus and in

community venues through summer, winter

and spring camps.

Adolph & Rose Levis Jewish Community

Center – Marleen Forkas Summer Camp and

Betty & Marvin Zale Early Childhood Learning

Center Scholarships offer financial assistance

that enables children to participate in meaningful

Jewish experiences, explore their Jewish heritage

and thrive, learn and play. Parents are able to have

peace of mind that their children are in a safe,

nurturing and caring place. Last year, nearly 200

local children received financial assistance

to attend Levis JCC pre- school and summer camp,

benefiting from rich Jewish programming and

making critical social connections. Camp Kavod

is the largest special needs camp for children and

teens in Palm Beach County.

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Donna Klein Jewish Academy – SUN Center

(Yad b’Yad) – All children learn differently, and

under that premise, the SUN Center works

to meet the needs of all of our Donna Klein

Jewish Academy (DKJA) students. In a warm

and nurturing setting, we provide support to

students, families and teachers to address the

wide range of academic, social, and emotional

concerns that children experience. For students

with documented learning needs, we implement

Individual Student Plans, which provide classroom

accommodations to help them succeed within the

school curriculum. Additionally, in our Yad b’Yad

program, our experienced learning specialists

provide remediation and curricular support (at an

extra cost) to Lower School and Middle School

students. Finally, through our bullying prevention

and character education programs, we strive to

ensure that all DKJA students can learn in a safe

and respectful environment.

Federation Transportation Services (FTS) –

Federation Transportation Services, Inc., referred

to as FTS, was established in 1993 to respond to

the overwhelming demand in South Palm Beach

County for transportation services for the elderly

and disabled in our community. Our organization

services the continuing and growing need for

transportation to get to medical and life-sustaining

activities such as doctor’s appointments, grocery

shopping, pharmacies and local congregate

hot meal sites when families cannot provide

assistance. Over the past two years, our services

have expanded into Northern Broward County.

Even in tough economic times, FTS has been

successful in ensuring over 52,000 trips to

those in need. Financial assistance is available

based on each client’s eligibility to qualify for

government programs.

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Jewish Association for Residential Care

(JARC) – Community Home Scholarship

provides caring, nurturing, skilled staff to enable

adults with disabilities to live in well -supervised,

kosher homes within our community. Currently,

JARC has 10 homes in Boca Raton and Delray

Beach which enable extraordinary individuals

to live ordinary lives. More than 500 adults

with developmental disabilities (ages 19 to 77)

and their families benefit from local residential

facilities, adult day training, supported

employment, social and recreational activities

and support programs.

Jewish Association for Residential Care

(JARC) – Resident Transportation Program

provides subsidies and transportation to

individuals with disabilities who have low

or restricted incomes and would otherwise

not be able to access the community for

jobs, medical appointments, and necessary

social and recreational activities. Federation

funding addresses critical gaps created by

cuts in government funds and changes in

insurance regulations that have threatened the

transportation of as many as 50% of JARC clients.

Kosher Konnection is a hot kosher meal program

that serves as many 75 seniors each weekday

and offers much needed opportunities for

socializing. Ruth Rales Jewish Family Service

(JFS) hosts the program at Temple Anshei Shalom,

provides Shabbat and holiday programming

led by the JFS community chaplain and

mobilizes volunteers to enhance Chanukah and

Passover celebrations. This program is offered

in partnership with The Volen Center, the Jewish

Federation of South Palm Beach County and JFS.

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Ruth Rales Jewish Family Service

(JFS) – Counseling to Individuals/Families in

Crisis offers individual and group counseling,

crisis intervention and a program for those

living with mental illness. Federation funding

helped provide 546 individuals and families

with more than 500 hours of counseling,

psychology and psychiatry services. In

response to the community’s mental health

needs, JFS also offers psychological testing,

psychiatric evaluations and medication

management, as well as parent coordination

services for couples going through divorce.

Ruth Rales Jewish Family Service (JFS) –

The Jacobson Family Food Pantry at JFS

provides non-perishable food, fresh fruit

and vegetables and challah every other week,

as well as holiday meals, to individuals

and families in need, including isolated and

low-income seniors. Over 600 individuals

and families, ages two to 90, receive food

from the pantry, an increase of 20% from the

past year. Most receive their food packages

right at home.

Ruth Rales Jewish Family Service (JFS) –

Volunteer Services Program engages 400

volunteers who provide transportation,

telephone reassurance, home visits, food

delivery, chaplaincy and support to people

in need-contributing more than 25,000

volunteer hours per year. This past year,

volunteers helped more than 1,700 people

through Ruth Rales JFS.

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Ruth Rales Jewish Family Service (JFS) – Direct

Financial Assistance to Families and Individuals

provides emergency assistance for families and

individuals experiencing financial hardship and

who are having difficulty paying for basic needs

including mortgage/rent, utility bills, medication,

home health aides and provisions for children.

This past year, with the help of Federation,

Ruth Rales provided financial assistance to take

care of emergency needs of seniors and families.

A full-time case manager also assists families

in crisis by helping them obtain government

and other community resources.

Ruth Rales Jewish Family Service (JFS) – Senior

Services Program offers several programs to

enable older individuals to “age in place” and

maintain independent lives in the community for

as long as possible. JFS initiatives include geriatric

case management, companions and the Feldman

Family Diamond Club which provides social

activities for seniors 75 and older. At the Shirley

and Barton Weisman Delray Community Center,

more than 1,600 residents partake in social and

educational programming. More than 250 Holocaust

survivors also receive home cleaning, personal care

services and meal preparation through services

provided by JFS.

Ruth Rales Jewish Family Service (JFS)

Transportation Services Program is a newly

funded initiative that helps seniors age in place

by providing access to socialization programs at

the Weisman Delray Community Center.

Throughout the year, JFS provides rides to seniors

with disabilities. In addition, 35 to 40 volunteer

drivers transport seniors to medical appointments

and help them run errands or shop for groceries,

providing a much-needed lifeline to the community.

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Ruth Rales Jewish Family Service (JFS) Meals

on Wheels is a newly funded program that

delivers nutritionally balanced prepared kosher

meals, allowing homebound seniors to age

safely in their own homes for as long as possible.

JARC prepares the meals, which are offered for an

affordable price with further subsidies available

for qualified low-income seniors. JFS volunteers

deliver the meals right to recipients’ doors.

Through this partnership, at least 50 people

will receive one meal a day for an entire year.

Federation Special Needs Department

employs a part-time professional who works

with agencies, congregations and schools

to obtain and facilitate the delivery of services

for children and adults with disabilities.

The department also offers resources to help

families become better advocates for their

loved ones’ needs. Last year, more than 500

persons with special needs and their families

received services from one or more of Federation’s

beneficiary agencies and/or Jewish day schools

to address their individual challenges.

Hillel Day School – ETGAR Program provides

intensive intervention and services for children

with moderate learning disabilities. The Hebrew

word etgar is literally translated as challenge.

In the modern Israeli idiom, the word represents

the concept of fulfilling one’s potential through

the achievement of goals that are not always easily

attainable. Hillel Day School also provides services

for children whose intelligence level makes it

difficult for them to handle the dual curriculum

of the Jewish day school.

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Educational Financial Aid

Jewish Identity Programs

Teen Programs

Summer Camps

College Programs

Infant Care

Advocacy

Adult Education

Professional Development

Jewish Life

and Learning

Federation invests in the strength

of our people by making experiences

that build and bolster Jewish identity

available to all ages. Our help strengthens families

who could not otherwise afford

a Jewish day school education for their

children. Every month, PJ Library mails more

than a thousand books that celebrate important

aspects of Jewish culture, values and tradition

directly to the homes of children in our

community. Teens grow aware of our people’s

darkest chapter on the March of the Living

program. Young adults from South Palm Beach

County are transformed every year through the

Birthright Israel experience, but hundreds more

are waitlisted due to a gap in financial aid. Adults

can continue to enrich their lives through the

Florence Melton Adult School for Adult Jewish

Learning. These are just a few of the programs

that bolster Jewish identity with your help.

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Federation helps TEACH

Jewish values and BUILD

Jewish identity. We plant

seeds and NURTURE dreams.

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Birthright Israel offers Jewish young adults

between the ages of 18 and 26 a chance to

discover the wonders of Israel on a unique

identity-building trip, at no cost to the

participants. This year, 285 young adults from

south Palm Beach County traveled to Israel

on winter or summer educational trips with

Jews from around the world. Our Federation

allocates dollars to support Birthright Israel.

Moreover, our Federation partnered with

the Palm Beach Federation to co-sponsor

a community Birthright Israel bus. Nearly 20

of the participants are local residents who

plan to become more involved in the Jewish

community.

B’nai B’rith Youth Organization (BBYO) –

Teen Leadership Training and Development

is a national program for high school students

offering a Jewish teen experience that

builds character and confidence, preparing

participants to take on life’s challenges with

the support of their community. Under the

leadership of a BBYO professional, students

meet regularly to serve their community,

investigate issues that matter to them, and

explore their Jewish heritage. Locally, the

organization will close the year with more

than 584 members, 1,446 teens engaged in

both Palm Beach and Broward counties with

85 attending leadership programs in the U.S.,

Europe and Israel.

Community Outreach Initiative was created

by a task force of Federation’s Planning and

Allocations Department in 2009. Since its

inception, the initiative has helped design the

roadmap for building a larger, thriving Jewish

community in south Palm Beach County

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for years to come. This year, the Planning

& Allocations Committee approved

recommendations from the Outreach

Task Force to distribute dollars to fund

the following engagement initiatives:

Organization Funded Program/Event

Anshei Emuna Congregation

Friday Night Live

B’nai Torah Congregation Friday Night Live

Boca Raton Synagogue Community Purim Carnival

Chabad Student Center (at FAU, Lynn & PBSC)

Scholar in Residence Shabbaton

Congregation Beth Adam Shabbat and Schmooze

Congregation Shaarei Kodesh

Davening Divas Concert Series

Congregation Shirat Shalom Jewish Meditation & Healing: Reclaiming Our Heritage

Congregation Torah Ohr Century Village Connects

Delray Orthodox Synagogue Power of the Mezuzah– And Does Mine Still Work?

Hillel of Broward & Palm Beach

Hillel presents Blue and White

Jewish Student Connection JSCares (Tikkun Olam Mitzvah Project)

Liumi - Israel Center for Jewish Life

Shabbat Dinner & Coffee- house Series - Young Adults

Temple Anshei Shalom Life-Long Learning

Temple Beth El Shabbat on the Go

Temple Sinai of PBC All Access Jpass

Boca Raton Jewish Experience

Jewish Day Schools Experience

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Day School Financial Assistance – Donna

Klein Jewish Academy (DKJA), Hillel Day

School (HDS), Torah Academy and Weinbaum

Yeshiva High School – One of the most

significant factors influencing Jewish students

and their long-term involvement in the Jewish

community is their number of years of education

at a Jewish day school. Federation scholarship

assistance makes it possible for many students

to receive a Jewish education that their families

would otherwise not be able to afford.

This year, our Federation will be able to assist

549 students at Hillel Day School, Torah

Academy, Donna Klein Jewish Academy and

Weinbaum Yeshiva High School. Total financial

assistance to these four schools will be $786,160,

12% greater than last year’s allocation.

Hillel – Florida refers to Federation’s support

of Hillel on college campuses and throughout

the State of Florida. Hillel’s welcoming

and inclusive environment fosters growth,

inspiration and dedication to Jewish life among

Jewish undergraduate and graduate students.

Approximately 10,000 of the 35,000 Jewish

students attending colleges in Florida are

engaging in Shabbat and holiday programs,

Israel awareness/activism projects and social

justice initiatives through Hillel.

Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC)

– Florida Association of Jewish Federations –

Our Federation helps underwrite the cost of

advocacy and lobbying efforts in support of

Jewish causes in Tallahassee. The Association

proposes and monitors legislation on health,

education and social services, and seeks

support of the State of Israel.

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Jewish Community Relations Council

(JCRC) – Government Officials Advocacy

enables our JCRC to establish and maintain

relationships with government officials and

community leaders in order to 1) advocate

for government funding of Federation’s

agencies, 2) promote U.S. -Israel relations

and 3) safeguard the Jewish community

from terrorism. The JCRC also convenes an

annual Legislative Send-Off to brief elected

representatives on matters of concern and

interest to our community.

Jewish Community Relations Council

(JCRC) – Iran Initiative is designed to fund

education, rallies and programs through a

well-coordinated, community-based strategy

that mobilizes both the Jewish and general

communities in matters relating to Iran.

Jewish Community Relations Council

(JCRC) – Israel Action Network is an initiative

launched by the Jewish Federations of North

America (JFNA) and the Jewish Council

for Public Affairs (JCPA), primarily designed

to counter efforts to de-legitimize the State

of Israel. It issues statements for dissemination

by our JCRC, which are used to educate

our elected representatives and the Jewish

community as a whole.

Jewish Community Relations Council

(JCRC) – Public Education & Awareness

Programs include leadership briefings and

public programs for local residents, where

they can engage in dialogue about relevant

issues of concern to our Jewish community.

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Jewish Education Programs – Florence Melton

School for Adult Jewish Learning is an

acclaimed international two-year program that

provides adults with a curriculum developed

by the Melton Center at the Hebrew University

of Jerusalem. Federation’s Department of

Jewish Education monitors, staffs, coordinates

and promotes this program. After completion,

students have the opportunity to join the Melton

Israel Seminar and take a variety of Melton

graduate courses offered by the school.

This year, a Melton-based leadership training

course will be held at a local synagogue, and

a class for early childhood educators will focus

on the importance of parents teaching Jewish

values to their young Jewish children.

Jewish Education Programs – The March of the

Living Program is a two-week, international

educational program that annually brings 10,000

Jewish teens from all over the world to Poland

on Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Memorial Day, to

march from Auschwitz to Birkenau, the largest

concentration camp complex built during World

War II. The trip continues to Israel to observe

Yom HaZikaron, Israel Memorial Day, and Yom

Ha’atzmaut, Israel Independence Day. This year,

our local chapter sent 52 teens, the largest

group in the southeast U.S., to Poland and Israel

for this life-changing experience. Students

participate in a 15-week preparatory course

prior to the trip, with follow-up after returning

to the U.S. In 2014, 80 local adults on two buses

will parallel the students on this journey.

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Jewish Education Programs – School Educational

Services provides the educators of our early

childhood centers, congregational schools and

day schools with professional development

opportunities focusing on intellectual development,

Jewish values and traditions, training in innovative

educational technology and methodologies

to enhance both academic content and the

knowledge, joy and richness of Jewish life within

the diversity of Judaism. Community wide student

events are also coordinated through School

Educational Services. Professional development

programming is provided for nearly 500 teachers

impacting some 4,800 students.

PJ Library® may be new to this area, but it has

long been engaging families – many of whom

were not actively involved in Jewish life-in other

communities. Each month, free Jewish books,

music CDs and resource materials will be delivered

right to the mailboxes of 3,000 local homes

with Jewish children ages six months to eight

years. The program also sends parents a monthly

e-newsletter with Jewish holiday tips and hosts

family activities around the community. The PJ

Library-South Palm Beach County partnership

is made possible by generous support from

Federation, United Synagogue of Conservative

Judaism, Union for Reform Judaism, Leon and

Toby Cooperman Family Foundation and the

Harold Grinspoon Foundation.

Temple Beth El – Infant Care Program

offers a Jewish infant care program for children

ages two months through 24 months with the

mission of providing an entree into the Jewish

community and helping young families affiliate

early. Federation allocates dollars to help fund

the cost of this program.

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ISRAEL & OUR

GLOBAL FAMILY

There are Jews in Israel-and in

more than 70 countries around

the world – who suffer from hunger

and fear, from lack of opportunity and from

oppression. There are those who do not have

the strength or the knowledge needed to keep

the light of Judaism burning brightly in their

homes. They need us. Last year, we warmed

the hearts and hands of thousands of frail

and elderly Jews in the former Soviet Union

during one of the harshest winters in recent

memory. We reached out to troubled young

Israelis, offering safety, security and hope.

We strengthened the bonds with our sister

city, Kiryat Bialik, in Israel, paved the way

to a brighter day for Ethiopian Jews and

rekindled the light of Judaism in Cuba.

With your help, Federation will continue

to reach into every corner of the Jewish

community around the world, inspiring

lifelong connections, breaking the cycle

GLOBAL: ISRAEL:

Food Programs

Elderly

Poverty

Medical Care

Winter Relief

Employment

Jewish Renewal

Children & Family Services

Vulnerable Populations

Israel Experiences

Rescue

Aliyah

Promoting Pluralism

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Federation helps INSPIRE

lifelong connections, BREAK

the cycle of poverty and

RESPOND to emergencies.

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of poverty and responding to emergencies.

The American Jewish Joint Distribution

Committee (JDC) – Core Funding – JDC is the

world’s leading Jewish humanitarian assistance

organization. Since 1914, JDC has exemplified

that all Jews are responsible for one another and

for improving the well-being of vulnerable people

around the world. Today, JDC works in more than

70 countries and in Israel to alleviate hunger and

hardship, rescue Jews in danger, create lasting

connections to Jewish life and provide immediate

relief and long – term development support

for victims of natural and man-made disasters.

Throughout the Former Soviet Union last year,

24,563 elderly and 7,971 children survived the bitter

winter thanks to boots, coats, blankets, coal, wood

and help covering heating costs. In Europe, more

than 945,200 home care hours helped more than

2,900 elderly Jews with bathing, cooking, cleaning

and laundry. And, to date, the JDC- funded Ariel

Job Center in Argentina has trained nearly 18,150

people in marketable skills, helped 7,300 individuals

find viable jobs and created 415 small businesses by

issuing short-term loans.

JDC – Former Soviet Union Welfare Relief

Program sponsors 17 Chesed Relief Centers

throughout the Volga Region that serve nearly

6,000 poverty-stricken elderly Jews, nearly

half of whom are not considered victims of Nazi

persecution. With no other source of help to

alleviate their grinding poverty, the Federation-

funded relief services provided by Chesed

centers in the Volga Region are literally life-

saving. Cheseds offer these participants material

relief such as food and medicine to ensure their

survival and assure their dignity, while also

providing a connection to their

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Jewish community. JDC - PACT (Parents and Children Together)

Program in Kiryat Yam addresses the top-

priority need of Ethiopian Israelis for multi-

faceted early childhood education (birth to

age six). With no single government agency

responsible for the welfare of young children,

PACT closes educational and social gaps and

increases parental involvement. A total of 195

children and parents benefit from direct funding

from our Federation that provides education

and municipal services to narrow the social

gap with their non-Ethiopian Israeli peers.

JDC – Turning Point initiative uses

entrepreneurship and employment to help Israel’s

most disadvantaged 15 – 18-year-olds break

out of the cycle of risk and alienation to build

paths to productive adulthood. Turning Point

has helped more than 9,550 high-school drop-

outs and struggling teenagers in 66 localities

successfully integrate into Israeli society. Thanks to

direct Federation funding, our community enabled

the JDC to launch three new entrepreneurship

groups reaching 75 at-risk youth this year.

JDC Szarvas Summer Camps – following the

fall of communism, the Ronald S. Lauder-JDC

International Jewish Summer Camp in Szarvas,

Hungary, has become central to Jewish renewal

in renascent Jewish communities across Europe.

Szarvas has connected thousands of Jewish

children with their Jewish heritage and their

Jewish counterparts from some 20 countries

since 1990. Each summer, more than 1,000

Jewish children between the ages of eight and

17 come together to experience the beauty

of communal Jewish life.

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continued...Because a majority of the camp participants have

only remote Jewish background and affiliation,

the camp serves as the first step in a journey

of Jewish self-discovery and commitment.

Through this new project for our Federation,

our direct funding will provide scholarships for

approximately 35 children to attend Jewish camp.

The Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI) – Core

Funding – for 80 years, JAFI has served as

the link between the Jewish people and Israel,

working to ensure the future of a connected,

committed, global Jewish people with a strong

Israel at its center. JAFI’s mission is to inspire

Jews throughout the world to connect with their

people, heritage and land, and empower them

to build a thriving Jewish future and a strong

Israel. JAFI helped create and build the state

and brought over 3 million Jews to Israel.

Today, core funding continues to provide a lifeline

to Jews around the world, including: absorption

and resettlement of new immigrants, strengthening

communities in Israel and the FSU, empowering

at-risk Israeli youth, educational assistance and

scholarships, a business loan initiative, support

to immigrant soldiers who have fought in wars,

and immediate aid for victims of terror. In 35

vulnerable locations in Israel, for example,

400 mentors and community managers served

10,000 children and their families in a program

called Youth Futures. More than 3,000 Jews

from Ethiopia and countries hostile to Jews

found safety in Israel last year. And nearly 2,000

immigrant soldiers studied Judaism last year

through a program called Nativ, experiencing

a warm, welcoming and pluralistic environment

to connect with their Jewish heritage and to

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life in Israel. JAFI – Ben Yakir Youth Aliyah Village is one

of four residential Youth Aliyah Villages that

offer salvation and intervention for teens (ages

15 – 18) from dysfunctional families and weak

socioeconomic conditions. Many are newcomers

to Israel, from countries of distress including

Ethiopia and underdeveloped areas of the FSU.

Ben Yakir provides a protective, therapeutic and

normative environment for 120 at-risk Israeli boys.

The village offers all the basic amenities as well

as an educational and therapeutic experience to

overcome emotional and behavioral problems.

Residents also receive scholastic support in order

to fully integrate into a regular high school, enter

the army or live independently in their respective

communities, ultimately becoming contributing

members of Israeli society. Our direct funding will

ensure high-quality enrichment programs for the

students at Ben Yakir.

JAFI – Jewish Identity Summer Camps in the

Former Soviet Union (FSU) are among JAFI’s

most successful Jewish-identity building programs

that JAFI operates. For the past 18 years, the

summer camps have served as the cultural lifeline

for thousands of world Jewry’s most remote

and detached children. Many camp graduates

continue their involvement in Jewish Agency youth

activities and leadership training programs, and a

significant portion later enroll in MASA programs

and other Israel education experiences. Last year,

approximately 6,400 campers from across 84

cities and towns strengthened their connection

to Judaism by participating in summer camps

in 27 locations in the former Soviet Union. Our

Federation’s direct funding will allow more than 70

children from the FSU to participate in a seven-

day summer camp experience.

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JAFI – MASA – Israel Journey – Assimilation

and the deteriorating connection among

young Jews to their heritage and to Israel is

triggering anxiety among Jewish communities

worldwide. Established in 2003, MASA seeks

to establish long-term Israel experiences as

a new rite of passage among Jewish young

adults. MASA sends recent college graduates

and young professionals from around the

world to Israel every year for four to 10

months with hopes of strengthening the

connection between the next generation of

young Jews and Israel. Since 2004, more than

65,000 young Jewish men and women from

more than 50 countries have participated in

this Israel journey program, supported in part

by Federation funding. This year, 15 students

from the United States and FSU will receive

scholarships from our direct funding.

JAFI – Partnership 2000 – Kiryat Bialik –

Though 6,500 miles away, Federation’s sister

city Kiryat Bialik keeps getting closer through

bonds of friendship, collaboration and

understanding. Our “living bridge” with this

growing community north of Haifa continues

to blossom through many shared projects

and educational, business, women’s, teen

and other types of exchanges, forming long-

lasting relationships. Our March of the Living

delegation visits Kiryat Bialik each spring,

enjoying warm hospitality and opportunities

to socialize with Israeli peers, among other

planned visits from our community.

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CHAMAH, an international humanitarian

organization, is dedicated to alleviating hunger

among the elderly, providing medical assistance

for the ill and offering education for the young

in Russia, Israel and the United States.

In addition to providing critical aid to the elderly

and homebound in the FSU, CHAMAH also runs

Chesed programs, which are supported by JDC.

Our funding supplements JDC’s support, allowing

non-Holocaust survivors to receive aid. Program

services include soup kitchens, meals on wheels,

food packages, food stamps and adult diapers.

Ethiopian National Project (ENP) – Scholastic

Assistance Program and Youth Outreach

Center – in Kiryat Bialik is designed to offer

Ethiopian-Israelis equal opportunities and

enable the community’s youth to achieve their

full potential. ENP- SPACE provides scholastic

assistance for low-performing students,

addresses the needs of youth in crisis and

strengthens community through leadership

development programs. In Kiryat Bialik,

75 students are enrolled in the Scholastic

Assistance Program and 90 students participate

in programs at the Youth Outreach Center.

World ORT is a Jewish education and training

organization that has historically conducted

activities in more than 100 countries, with

current operations in Israel, the Commonwealth

of Independent States, the Baltic States, Latin

America, Western Europe, Eastern Europe,

North America, Africa, Asia and the Pacific.

Since its inception, more than three million

individuals have benefited from ORT’s

educational services.

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LOCAL SAFETY NET SERVICES

Food/Financial Assistance

Seniors and Holocaust Survivors

Counseling/Families in Crisis

Special Needs Services

Transportation

Volunteer Services

LATIN AMERICA

JEWISH LIFE AND LEARNING

Education/School Aid

Jewish Identity Programs

Teen/College Programs

Summer Camp

Advocacy

Community Outreach

IMPACT MAP:SEE HOW FAR A GIFT CAN GO

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FORMER SOVIET UNION:

Food Programs

Elderly

Jewish Renewal

Poverty

Seniors

Medicine

Winter Relief

EUROPE:

Food Programs

Home Care

Medicine

Winter Relief

Children & Family Services

LATIN AMERICA:

Food Programs

Medicine

Employment

Baby and Child Help

AFRICA AND ASIA:

Food Programs

Medical Care

Eldercare

Jewish Education

ISRAEL AND OUR GLOBAL FAMILY

AFRICA

ASIA

ISRAEL

FORMER SOVIET UNIONEUROPE

ISRAEL:

Vulnerable Populations

Israel Experiences

Rescue and Aliyah

Promoting Pluralism

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FEDERATION FACTS:Did you know that for 34 years our

Federation has been the central hub for the

Jewish community of Boca Raton, Highland

Beach and Delray Beach?

Did you know that the funds we raise

benefit local, national and international

agencies dedicated to the welfare of Jews

and the most vulnerable members of our

society locally, in Israel and more than 70

countries worldwide?

Did you know that our 110-acres campus

located just off US HWY 441 and Glades

Road houses the following: Adolph and Rose

Levis JCC, Ruth Rales Jewish Family Service,

The Jewish Association for Residential Care,

an Alzheimer’s Day Care Facility, the Zale

preschool, two Jewish Day Schools (Donna

Klein Jewish Academy and Hillel Day School)

that educate more than 1,200 children a day

and two HUD (U.S. Department of Housing

and Urban Development) housing apartment

buildings for low-income seniors?

Did you know we will soon house Sinai

Residences on our campus – a state-

of-the-art 22-acre Continuing Care

Retirement Community (CCRC) with

independent and assisted living, skilled

nursing and memory care residences that

will offer extraordinary amenities for a

once-in-a-lifetime living experience?

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Did you know that the Jacobson Family

Food Pantry at JFS provides nearly 600

supplemental food packages twice a month

in our local community?

Did you know more than 1,800 individuals

in our community receive assistance to pay

their mortgages, home healthcare, utility

bills and buy medication and school supplies

through our beneficiary agency, Ruth Rales

Jewish Family Service?

Did you know that the Adolph and Rose Levis

JCC operates Camp Kavod, the largest Jewish

special needs day camp in the county?

Did you know that the Jewish Association

for Residential Care (JARC) provides a home,

training and nurturing to hundreds of adults

with disabilities in our community?

Did you know that we support Birthright,

BBYO and Hillels on the campuses of

colleges and universities throughout the

state of Florida? In Israel, we bolster youth

programming in our sister city, Kiryat

Bialik, as well as MASA long-term youth

programming.

Did you know that more than 1,000 teens in

our community directly benefit from Jewish

Life and Learning enhancement programs,

such as: middle school Jewish peer

groups, teen travel and community service

volunteer projects?

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VISION:

Rooted in Jewish values, the Jewish Federation

of South Palm Beach County seeks to inspire

and galvanize local residents and organizations

to build and sustain a strong, caring, vibrant

Jewish community for today and tomorrow.

MISSION:

At the hub of the Jewish community, the

Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County

strategically engages donors, supporters and

community partners in addressing and planning

for current and future needs of the Jewish people

locally, in Israel and around the world.

The Federation accomplishes these goals by:

building Jewish community and developing

Jewish communal leadership; promoting Jewish

identity, education and engagement; caring for

the vulnerable; advocating for the well-being and

security of the Jewish people and standing with

Israel, their spiritual homeland.