New & Improved Network Resource Library
Good news! There’s a new and improved Resource Library coming soon. We apologize for any inconvenience to our members while we migrate to the new system. In the meantime if you need to access one of our resources please email Megan Manelli at mmanelli@networkjhsa.org and we will be happy to assist.
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Realizing Global Impact Through Collaboration
2022 NJHSA & NAJC Joint Annual Conference
Minneapolis Marriott City Center
Sunday, May 15th – Tuesday, May 17th
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We look forward to seeing you IN PERSON!
Join the Network of Jewish Human Service Agencies and Neshama: Association of Jewish Chaplains (NAJC) in addition to a wide range of Network stakeholders including NJHSA agency professionals and lay leadership, spiritual care specialists and chaplains in NAJC, partner organizations, funders, and
the corporate community.
This conference will help to chart a direction for each attendee and help the Jewish human service sector to continue its efforts to thrive in our ever changing world.
You're invited to share your successes and your challenges, your thought processes, and your experiences during these changing times through a variety of workshops.
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Rales JFS receives a $2 Million Transformational Gift from Leon & Toby Cooperman to name the “Toby and Leon Cooperman Therapy & Family Resource Center”
Ruth & Norman Rales Jewish Family Services announced the launch of the organization’s Capital Campaign to open a new Therapy and Family Resource Center. Thanks to a transformational gift of $2M from philanthropists Toby and Leon Cooperman, the Toby and Leon Cooperman Therapy & Family Resource Center (TFRC) is scheduled to open in the Spring of 2022 and will be a one-stop shop for families with special needs. Learn more here.
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JFS LiVE! 2021 - A Sparkling Stars Evening Raises Over $2,000,000
JFS LiVE! 2021 A Sparkling Stars Evening was HUGELY successful thanks to their generous sponsors and donors! JFS Houston is proud to announce that they were able to raise over $2 million for the agency, enabling them to continue to respond to the emerging needs of the many communities they serve. This amount included nearly half a million dollars raised after the attendees learned that JFS had a 340% increase in counseling requests since the pandemic began.
Prior to the event, JFS Houston held their first online auction which allowed both attendees and community members who were not attending the opportunity to support the agency. During the event, there was a performance by Kodi Lee, winner of America's Got Talent - Season 14 (Kodi Lee's Performance) and JFS Houston recognized longtime supporters and volunteers, Sandi & Steven Wolf with the Joan Alexander Chesed Award, Aileen Weycer and Jamie Wolf with the Shirley and Allen Becker Leadership Award and H-E-B with the JFS Houston Community Investment Award. Sandi Helfman Wolf has been named the incoming JFS Houston Board President to begin in January 2022.
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Recognizing Cognitive Decline and Impairment
A Deeper Dive into Diagnosis, Treatment, and Management
December 6th | 12:00pm ET
A deeper dive into Diagnosis, Treatment and Management.
Presented by
Susan W. Lehmann, M.D. Clinical Director of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neuropsychiatry at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
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December 6th, 1 p.m. ET /10 a.m. PT
A national webinar about the affordable housing issues facing our communities and how to build sustainable, mission-aligned housing and programs that help older adults and adults with disabilities lead independent and fulfilled lives. This is a unique opportunity to house older adults and neurodiverse adults in the same community, where they can learn from each other and help each other, as well as build a strong sense of community.
Learn how your community can provide mission-aligned subsidized housing services like the Weinberg Commons – an award-winning,
intergenerational, affordable housing community built in Cherry Hill, N.J. Learn more here.
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December 16th, 12 p.m. ET /9 a.m. PT
Join us for a Poverty Affinity Group webinar held in partnership with the Social Policy Institute at Washington University in St. Louis about Covid's economic impact on different Jewish populations and the mitigating effect of social connections and community. Speakers include Michal Grinstein-Weiss of the Social Policy Institute and Carol Graham of the Brookings Institution. More details coming soon!
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NETWORK CALENDAR
View the NJHSA Calendar for a complete list of calls and webinars.
Visit the Calls & Webinars page in the Members Only section for registration links.
All presentations are recorded. Video and audio recordings as well as presentations and additional resources can be found on in the Resource Library in the Members Only section.
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Ethical Considerations of the Wounded Health with COVID, We Are All Wounded Healers
Jan. 11th | 8:30am - 4:30pm
Presented by: Howard Reznick, MSW, LCSW-C, Senior Manager, Prevention & Wellness, Jewish Community Services
As clinicians, wounds from our past may hinder or enhance our support of others’ healing. In some cases, the wounds may become our greatest source of strength in our work. This course will feature original recorded interviews with master clinicians who transformed their harsh life experiences into life-affirming growth,
General Public - $150.00
Teachers from Jewish Day Schools/JCS Retirees - $120.00 JCS Staff and Associated System Employees – Free
Register by January 4th: HERE
You will receive log-on instructions once you complete the registration process.
Social workers and other clinicians attending this program will receive 6 Category I Ethics CEUs.
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Major Survey Marks Improvement on Jewish Disability Inclusion, with a Gap in Employment and Empowerment: Jews with Disabilities More Than 2X More Likely to Live in Poverty, Despite High Educational Achievement
Survey of 2,321 from Jewish community shows progress from 2018-2021, while identifying areas in need of continued improvement
A major new survey of 2,321 Jewish individuals fielded by RespectAbility, a nonprofit organization that fights stigmas and advances opportunities so people with disabilities can participate fully in all aspects of community, demonstrates that Jewish communal organizations are making strong progress toward building a more inclusive community for people with physical, sensory, mental health and other disabilities. At the same time, the survey identified substantially higher poverty rates, as well as a strong desire to work, among this highly educated population.
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Kosher Food Discussion with USDA
Last week, NJHSA met with a team at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to discuss the availability of kosher food for food pantries through The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP). This call was a result of NJHSA’s advocacy to bring attention to the lack of equity in federal food programs for kosher and halal providers. During the call, USDA cited its commitment to increasing the availability of kosher food options and creating an educational campaign to ensure food banks understand and are attentive to cultural and religious food requirements. We will continue to work with USDA on implementation. Please contact Darcy Hirsh with any questions.
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Social Current New Resources
This detailed report was informed by more than 230 nonprofit organizations and can be used to help your organization stay competitive and high performing, hire top candidates, and retain the best employees. Along with detailed salary information for the top executive, professional, direct service, and support staff positions, this year's study includes a trend report that addresses recruitment, retention, turnover, advancing equity, and how organizations adapted due to COVID-19
Tuesday, 12/7/2021 | Cost: Free
Thursday, 12/9/2021 | Cost: Free
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“Check out Leading Edge’s new report from their 2021 Employee Experience Survey!
It studies how employees in the Jewish nonprofit sector experience their work, what keeps them engaged, and how organizations can become even better places to work.
This is important for all of us to strengthen the Jewish nonprofit workplace!
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Opening Ceremony
Wednesday, February 23, 2022
Day of Action
Thursday, February 24, 2022
The Jewish Federations of North America & the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism proudly present the 12th Annual
Jewish Disability Advocacy Day
We hope you will join us virtually for these days of education, advocacy, empowerment, and impact. Registration will open in December 2021. Contact JDAD@jewishfederations.org with questions and for sponsorship opportunities.
Accommodations Provided: We are committed to making JDAD inclusive and accessible to all.
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NETWORK AFFINITY GROUPS
Join NJHSA’s Member Agency ONLY affinity groups. There are more than 20 professional groups that meet over Zoom video conferencing where participants have the opportunity to connect, learn, share and support each other. Whether it be to resolve specific agency challenges or define larger Network projects, the affinity groups bring like professionals together on a regular basis.
Contact Lisa Loraine Smith, to learn more about the groups or visit the Affinity & Facebook Groups page in the Members Only section of the NJHSA website.
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Department of Labor Funding Opportunity
The Department of Labor is making $90 million available in YouthBuild program grants to provide occupational skills training, employment services and educational support to youth in communities where inequalities hinder basic academic and career skills development. The opportunity follows the 2021 guidance that prioritizes quality jobs, green building and community violence intervention.
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Chronic Disease Self-Management Education (CDSME) and Falls Prevention Funding Opportunities
Application Deadline: Tuesday, January 25, 2022, 11:59 PM ET
The intent of this funding opportunity is to help communities develop or expand capacity for, deliver, and sustain evidence-based CDSME programs for older adults and adults with disabilities, particularly those in underserved geographic areas and populations.
The intent of this funding opportunity is to help communities develop, deliver, and sustain evidence-based falls prevention programs that reduce falls and falls risk among older adults and adults with disabilities, particularly those in underserved geographic areas and populations.
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HHS Announces Record Health Care Workforce Awards in Rural and Underserved Communities
The Biden-Harris Administration has awarded the largest field strength in history for its health workforce loan repayment and scholarship programs thanks to a new $1.5 billion investment, including $1 billion in supplemental American Rescue Plan (ARP) funding and other mandatory and annual appropriations. More than 22,700 primary care clinicians now serve in the nation’s underserved tribal, rural and urban communities, including nearly 20,000 National Health Service Corps (NHSC) members, more than 2,500 Nurse Corps nurses, and approximately 250 awardees under a new program, the Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) oversees these critical programs.
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AmeriCorps Seniors American Rescue Plan (ARP) Funding Opportunity
Applications Due: Thursday, February 3, 2022, 5:00 PM ET
New applicants are invited to submit applications for the FY 2022 AmeriCorps Seniors - American Rescue Plan Senior Demonstration Program. Applicants are required to address one or more of the following focus areas:
- Health and Wellness.
- Economic opportunity.
- Education.
- Food Security.
To maximize impact, AmeriCorps Seniors will prioritize national service investments in the following areas:
- Communities that are hard to reach.
- Communities that have been adversely impacted by underinvestment, such as African-American and Tribal communities.
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Programming in the priority service areas identified in Appendix A: List of Priority Areas.
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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Working for a Jewish human service agency is a highly rewarding career.
A listing of open positions at member agencies can be found HERE.
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. Contact Megan Manelli for more information.
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