Network News
JULY 2022
UPCOMING NETWORK OFFERINGS . . .
The Network has many NETGroup, NETTalk & NETLab offerings throughout the month of July. Please join the Network to learn more about new partners, national members, NETGroups and what the Network is actively supporting. Contact Lisa to join a NETGroup.
 
Registration links for NETGroups can be found on the Upcoming NETTalks, Labs & Group Offerings page in the Members Only section of the Network website.

Most offerings are recorded and videos, audio recordings and slides can be found in the Resource Library on the Members Only menu.

You can also view these events on the Network's Calendar.
NETWORK NEWS & UPDATES . . .
Explore Network Offered Professional Development and Educational Opportunities
Now is the time to take an online course. The Network now offers online courses that cover a wide variety of topics. Use this time to develop new business and/or personal skills from home.
National Member Spotlight
Learn more about National Network Members during NETTalks designed to
educate our members about who makes up the Network.
Visit the Network's Calendar to learn more and register.
Member News
Many leadership changes are taking place at Member Agencies across the US.
  • Respectability's new Executive Director is Ariel Simms. 
  • Jewish Federation of St. Joseph Valley's new Director of JFS is Rabbi Fred Nebel.  
  • United Jewish Community of the Virginia Peninsula's new JFS Director is Libby Batten. 
  • David Fleishman is the new CEO at JVS Boston as of July 5th.
  • Mimi Lind will begin July 11th as Executive Director at JCS Hawaii.
Celebrating Resilience & Strength
In honor of Holocaust Survivor Day, Alpert Jewish Family Service in West Palm Beach, FL, hosted over 60 survivors at local Temple Shaarei Shalom to celebrate their resilience and strength. Survivors reunited with old friends and met new ones, plus enjoyed a delicious dinner, music, and dancing. CBS12 coverage of Holocaust Survivor Day Check out their Facebook Photo Gallery
LGBTQ+ and Suicide Prevention
Tuesday, July 26th | 1-2:30pm
In this free training from Jewish Family Service of Detroit, caregivers and youth professionals will be trained to support LGBTQ+ youth with mental health challenges and assess for suicidal ideation.
Creating the Age-Tech Ecosystem
Wednesday, July 27th | 8am ET
It will highlight practical tools for developing a work plan for creating an infrastructure for the ecosystem and relevant adaptation to the local, political, economic, and cultural environment in which the players operate. The webinar will include a 60-minute session via ZOOM conference, panelists, and a Q&A.
Calling all NJHSA Members who are interested in being a part of the planning of our annual conference, PowerNET 2023, in Dallas May
7–9th. The first committee meeting is coming up at the end of July. Please reach out to Lisa if you are interested ASAP.
ADVOCACY
NJHSA STATEMENT ON SCOTUS DECISION TO
REVERSE ROE V. WADE

The Network of Jewish Human Service Agencies finds these days to be intensely challenging ones for the United States of America. Read our statement here.

We encourage you to visit the NJHSA Members Only section of the website to access abortion resources housed in the Resource Library. Email Megan for logins.
Update on OAA Regulations and JFNA-NJHSA Comments

Based on your thoughts and recommendations, JFNA and NJHSA submitted comments to the Administration for Community Living (ACL) in response to a request for information in advance of the agency’s rewriting of the Older Americans Act (OAA) regulations. Continue reading here.
PARTNERS
New Partners
Learn more about new Network Partners during NETTalks designed to educate our members about who supports the Network and how. Visit the Network's Member Benefit Details page, in the Members Only section on the NJHSA website.
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988 Lifeline Transition Begins July 16th

The U.S. is getting close to the July 16 transition to 988—the easy-to-remember number to reach the existing National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. This transition is an important step to strengthening and transforming the crisis care continuum in the U.S. Learn more.
NETGroups
Join NJHSA’s Member Agency ONLY NETGroups. 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 NETGroups bring like professionals together on a regular basis.

Contact Lisa Loraine Smith, to learn
more about NETGroups.
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
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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.
Want to post your available jobs on CareerHubs too? Learn more here.

Non-members may post positions for 60 days for a fee. Contact Megan Manelli for more information.
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