This program received $249.95 million under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of FY 2021 enacted in December 2020 to provide a second round of funding to healthcare providers. Last year, in its first round, the FCC distributed $200 million to more than 500 healthcare provider organizations – including some Jewish-affiliated hospitals, nursing homes, and family service agencies -- for telecommunications and information services, as well as connected devices needed to provide telehealth to patients at their homes, mobile locations, or remotely from within the healthcare facilities. Learn more here.

April 21, 2021 – The verdict to convict Derek Chauvin, the police officer who killed George Floyd last year, is one step toward accountability and healing. This conviction will not bring George Floyd back to his family or community, nor does it erase the discrimination and trauma that communities of color experience daily. The Network of Jewish Human Service Agencies has long been committed to fighting for justice, equity and equality for all, and we at this critical moment pledge to redouble our efforts to combat racism and injustice. Read the entire statement here.

FEMA rolled out one of two upcoming program funding opportunities. The first is relative to responding to the humanitarian border crisis along southern border states. The second, to follow, will support the continuing economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic. The following information pertains to the first phase: ARPA, Humanitarian Relief. This opportunity may have a narrower application for our community, but please take the time to review for relevance.

NJHSA welcomes Ozer Herzog to the Network! Before coming to Jewish Family Service of Clifton-Passaic, Alexander “Ozer” Herzog was the Chief of Social Work Service for the Veterans Administration Health Care System New Jersey. As a senior leader in the VA, Mr. Herzog regularly wrote and implemented medical center policies and procedures, as well as responded to Congressional and White House inquiries. After earning a BA in Psychology from Emory University, Mr. Herzog lived in Israel for six years where he completed an intensive 2-year study of Gestalt Therapy. He then returned to America to attend Wurzweiler School of Social Work. Learn more about Ozer here.

NJHSA is expanding its staffing and is seeking applicants for the following newly established full-time positions:

Letters of interest and resumes should be directed to HR@networkjhsa.org.

Both positions are structured as remote.

Applications will be accepted through the close of business on April 30, 2021. Learn more here.

Tricia Stern, LCSW, MPH developed and implemented a survey, on behalf of NJHSA to learn of programs and services provided by Network agencies that are designed to serve youth and young adults. Learn more here.

Join Tricia and learn more.

RespectAbility is looking for talented people with disabilities who are passionate about inclusion in the Jewish world and who want to work to make Jewish organizations and programming more inclusive and accessible to embrace the participation of Jews with disabilities, while mobilizing the power of the Jewish world around important policy issues for Jews and non-Jews with disabilities.

Our unique National Leadership Program is an internship and training program that places people with disabilities and their allies on the fast track to careers in both professional and lay leadership in the Jewish world and beyond. Learn more here.

The Career Services Department at Jewish Family and Career Services of Atlanta is virtually presenting:

• Gain tips to align yourself with your new career goals

• Discover strategies for shifting your personal brand

• Learn how to identify role models and virtual mentors

• Find creative networking strategies

Learn more and register here.

Mental illness is one of many major challenges exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic. A difficult challenge in its own right, mental health struggles have ripple effects on families and communities, and particularly when individuals and families are struggling with financial instability. That’s why Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston partnered with McLean Hospital and Jewish Family and Children’s Service to offer Path to Well-being, an initiative that aims to make mental health care more widely available in the Greater Boston Jewish community. Learn more here.

The Biden administration recently declared the Chinese government’s treatment of Uyghur Muslims and other ethnic and religious minority groups in China’s Xinjiang Province a genocide. Join HIAS here.

The Biden administration signed a memo keeping the U.S.’s refugee admissions cap at its all-time low level of 15,000. The outrage from advocates like you was strong and swift, and the White House felt the pressure.

By last Friday evening REMOVE, the administration had walked back its earlier announcement, and indicated it will raise the refugee admissions ceiling by May 15. But we need to keep up the pressure. There are thousands of refugees in need of immediate resettlement, and families awaiting their long-delayed entry to the U.S. Act Now!

The federal government is committed to ensuring that disability is a key element in advancing racial and social equity for all. And the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs and the Women's Bureau invite you to share your ideas for how we can promote equity in employment by joining a national online dialogue on advancing racial and social equity in employment for people with disabilities beginning April 12th. Learn more here.

The Jewish Changemakers Fellowship is a 3-week online global leadership development experience for Jewish leaders, 20-24 years old, looking for valuable career development, networking, and ​one of the best summers of their lives. Changemakers pays a $350 stipend for those who complete the program requirements (approx.12 hours/week). Two sessions offered: June 7-24 and July 12-29. After the summer, Fellows have access to ongoing leadership opportunities and professional mentoring. To learn more, check out the FAQ’s or email info@jewishchangemakers.org. 

Local Jewish communal agencies – JFCS/JVS agencies, residential providers for persons with disabilities, day schools, JCCs, nursing homes and continuum of care facilities, housing entities, synagogues and other agencies – have all been significant recipients of public funding from federal, state, and local government sources. To help ensure stability and increased government funding for the services the national Jewish communal system champions and delivers, our colleagues at the JFNA Washington Office are asking for up-to-date data to demonstrate to Capitol Hill the benefit of such funding. Learn more.

JWI’s groundbreaking national needs assessment of domestic abuse in the Jewish community has found U.S. Jewish communities substantially lacking in supports for domestic violence survivors, as well as the professionals who serve them. Click here for the report.

Nonprofits that work with America’s youth have unique talent management challenges that other employers may not. From hiring teens for summer programs to professionals equipped to work with youth who may have issues from trauma or other forms of adversity, youth services-oriented nonprofits need to approach talent with the necessary strategies that result in successful missions.

Join us for three hours of free virtual education presented over three days related to the needs of nonprofits that serve America’s youth. You can attend one or all the sessions. For more information or to register click here https://www.501c.com/tmsummit/

This initiative aims to identify and fund mental healthcare solutions for children and young adults across the United States. We are looking for new or piloted projects from direct-service organizations that will help address the far-reaching challenge of stress, anxiety, depression or other mental health issues in children and young adults on a national or local level in the U.S. Projects must tackle specific issues and address unmet needs, with a goal of reducing stigma, increasing access to care, improving equity in mental health, enabling early identification/prevention or enhancing intervention, especially among disadvantaged and vulnerable populations. Award max.:$100,000. Deadline: 2 July 2021. Learn more.

We provide grant support to programs and organizations that help small businesses thrive, allow people to succeed in the workforce, provide pathways to higher education, and gain greater financial literacy.

Deadline: Open. Contact: 866-366-7072. Learn more.

May 6th | 2PM ET | REGISTER

You can also address your questions directly to becproposals@ncoa.org.