NETWORK NEWS - October 2019
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Please join The Network in the commitment to end gender-based violence by supporting the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA).
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NJHSA Visits AbilityOne Employment Sites
NJHSA’s Washington Representative Darcy Hirsh recently visited two
AbilityOne
employment sites in Washington, DC. The AbilityOne Program is the largest source of employment for people with disabilities by providing products and services for the Federal government. Darcy and her colleague Aaron Kaufman, JFNA’s Senior Legislative Associate, visited the Department of Transportation mailroom and the Marine Corps Barracks mess hall to meet with employees contracted through ServiceSource, which contracts with AbilityOne to provide employment, training, and support to individuals with disabilities. It was clear that the employees Darcy and Aaron met find their employment to be a valuable and enriching experience and are making significant contributions to their contracting sites. The highlight of the day was the opportunity to chat with the employees and hear their passion for their work and colleagues.
AbilityOne contracts are managed nationally by SourceAmerica, a non-profit which contracts with the government to secure these employment opportunities. The Network of Jewish Human Service Agencies, as a national non-profit, represents Network member agencies on the SourceAmerica board of directors. To learn more about SourceAmerica and to explore a contract for your agency, please contact
Reuben Rotman
.
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New Member - CJE
NJHSA is pleased to welcome
CJE SeniorLife
to the Network. For over 40 years, CJE SeniorLife has been helping older adults pursue lives of meaning, independence and good health. Today, CJE SeniorLife has over 600 employees who provide 20,000 older adults and family members annually with a myriad of programs and services including independent housing, assisted living, home delivered meals, transportation, long and short-term skilled nursing care, adult day services, geriatric care management, health and wellness activities, support groups for clients and caregivers, and numerous lifelong learning opportunities.
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New Member Agency - Keshet
NJHSA is pleased to welcome
Keshet
to the Network.
From its core programs for children and adults with intellectual challenges in the Chicago area, to its international consulting work, Keshet serves over 1,000 individuals with disabilities and touches the lives of many more family members, peers, supporters, and other stakeholders around the globe. For the past 36 years, Keshet has integrated students, campers, residents, and employees with disabilities into over 70 sites in the Chicago area and throughout the Midwest. Globally, Keshet has trained over 15,000 staff members, proving the tools necessary for successful inclusion.
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Digital Marketing Campaign Contest
Request for Proposals
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2020 NJHSA Annual Conference
The Fairmont Dallas Hotel | Dallas, TX | May 3-5
Request for Proposals - Deadline Extended
**The deadline for both proposals is TODAY -
Friday, October 11, 2019
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It’s a new decade! What are the trends and how is your agency responding to them?
This year, at the 3rd Annual Conference, the Network envisions offering a variety of workshops which showcase:
- High impact solutions,
- Innovative practices and,
- Dynamic responses in
operational management, executive leadership, capacity building, development, advocacy, lay leadership, workforce initiatives
, and
programmatic best practices
.
Dig deep. Think about what our sector needs to know as we forge forward into the new decade . . .
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Sign-On Letter to Support Reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act
In early April, the House of Representatives passed H.R.1585, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019, with strong bipartisan support. The sponsors, Representatives Karen Bass (D-CA-37) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01) worked closely with the National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence (NTF) to develop a reauthorization bill that goes the next step to address the needs of survivors and communities (more information, including bill text and cosponsors, is available
here
). However, the Senate has yet to act.
Learn more here
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NJHSA Statement in Response to Administration’s Refugee Projections for 2020
The Network of Jewish Human Service Agencies strongly condemns the Administration’s decision to lower the number of refugees to be admitted to the United States to 18,000 for the year 2020. This number, lowered from the 2019 number of 30,000 is now the lowest number in United States history and comes at the same time that the worldwide refugee population, an estimated 26 million, according to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), is the highest number ever recorded. In lowering admissions to an all-time low of 18,000, the Administration is challenging the core principles of our nation and questioning the very fabric of the US as a nation of immigrants.
Continue reading here
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Jewish Disability Advocacy Day
REGISTRATION OPEN!
Registration is now open for our 10th annual
Jewish Disability Advocacy Day
(JDAD). Brought to you by JFNA in partnership with the Religious Action Center for Reform Judaism and other generous supporters, JDAD will be held on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, February 4, 2020. This year, 2020, is a historic year for disability rights—the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the 45th anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The JDAD 2020 program will highlight and commemorate these milestones, as well as look to the road ahead.
Learn more and register here
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Shaping JFNA's Public Policy Priorities for 2020
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CALLS & WEBINARS
Thursday, October 17th
- Holocaust Survivor Service Professionals Affinity Group Call
Wednesday, October 23rd
- Marketing & Communications Professionals Affinity Group Call - CLOZTALK – Organic Branding in the 21st Century
Monday, October 28th
Wednesday, October 30th
- Programming & Educational Outreach Professionals Affinity Group Call
- Employee Engagement: Does it Really Matter? (webinar)
Employee retention and motivation is the number one issue in most nonprofit organizations today. No matter what your strategy or how amazing your mission is, if your staff are checked out or burned out, none of that matters. Employee engagement is key to retaining your great employees and attracting new ones. Join us for a robust conversation to spark or re-spark employee engagement in your own organizations.
Speaker: Sonya Llewellyn, 501(c) Services
CE Credit: 1 hour of HRCI and SHRM
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**Recorded calls and presentations can be found in the Members Only section in Calls & Webinars or the Resource Library, respectively. **
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Affinity Groups are for designed for member agency professionals and lay leaders. Others interested are encouraged to contact
Megan
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AWS Foundation – Grants for Disabilities
AWS Foundation awards grants to help children and adults with enduring intellectual, developmental and physical disabilities live as independently as possible, be included in the community and function at their highest potential. Our focus is specific to individuals with intellectual, developmental and physical disabilities such as Down syndrome, autism spectrum disorder, traumatic brain injury, cerebral palsy, spina bifida, fragile X syndrome and alcohol fetal syndrome, etc. Disabilities acquired because of illness or aging would not be competitive for funding.
Learn more
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** NEW OPPORTUNITIES ADDED REGULARLY **
Working for a Jewish human service agency is a highly rewarding career.
A listing of open positions at member agencies can be found
here
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Member agencies are welcome to post career opportunities with the Network
as a benefit of membership. Positions will be posted for 90 days.
Non-members may post positions for 60 days for a fee. Email
Megan
to learn more.
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Interested in featuring your agency in the October edition of MEMBER HIGHLIGHTS?
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