Welcome to THE ASSOCIATED Women
THE ASSOCIATED Women invite you to join us in an environment where every Jewish woman can enrich and strengthen her identity as both a woman and a Jew. We encourage women to share their time, intellect and financial resources with our local, national and international Jewish community, supporting Jewish life through fundraising, educational programs and community service.
You can contact THE ASSOCIATED Women at 410-369-9201, to learn more, click here.
Meet our President, Laura Black
Laura Black, an accomplished business women and entrepreneur, is an active community leader and advocate for women on issues relating to business development and self empowerment. She was recently installed as President of The ASSOCIATED Women and prior to that held the position of Women’s Campaign Chair.
Ms. Black co-founded one of the nation's first temporary legal staffing companies. As CEO, she helped drive this business into one of the largest temporary legal staffing companies in the country. She has received numerous awards and extensive recognition as a top woman in business and community leadership. As a strong community leader, she serves on numerous boards including the University Of Maryland School of Law Board of Visitors, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore and THE ASSOCIATED: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore. She is a past president of Network 2000.
Laura is an “out of the box” thinker who welcomes each and every woman to find her place in our wonderful Baltimore Jewish community. Please click here to read Laura’s commentary that appeared in the Baltimore Jewish Times in July 09.
Meet our Campaign Chair, Alyson L. Meister
Ms. Meister is a member of THE ASSOCIATED Board of Directors and served on the United Jewish Communities National Young Leadership Cabinet from 2003-2009. She served as a past Chair of the Jewish Women’s Giving Foundation. Alyson is the 2005 recipient of the Zelda Miller Award and the 2008 Harry Greenstein Young Leadership Award.
Ms. Meister is also involved with CHANA, the agency dedicated to providing women a Jewish response to domestic violence. Ms. Meister is a member of Jewish Women International, the Beth El Sisterhood II, Israel Bonds and Hadassah.
She earned her M.A. in Psychology from Towson University and her B.A. in Communications and Psychology from The University of Michigan. She lives in Owings Mills with her two children, Jessica and Josh and plans to marry John Friedman in May of 2010.
Jewish Women's Giving Foundation (JWGF)
The JWGF funds projects that improve the lives of women and girls in both the Jewish and general community in Maryland, nationally and internationally. JWGF seeks to promote social change by addressing the root causes of concern and challenges facing women and girls.
Learn more...Jewish Professional Women's Initiative
JPWI invites you to participate in a wide range of social and business-related activities, including personal and professional networking, presentations with inspiring speakers, a Downtown Study Group and hands-on volunteer projects.
Chapter Two
In collaboration with Center for Community Engagement and Leadership we pride ourselves in preparing women leaders of tomorrow.
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It is the mission of CHANA: Counseling, Helpline & Aid Network for Abused Women to aid individuals in the Jewish community who are victims of domestic violence by providing support, counseling and assistance—empowering women to create a safe environment for themselves and their families.
Learn more..."Do Jewish men really do that?"
Former CHANA director Tammy Goldberg explores the the truth about domestic violence in the Jewish community. Read Now.
Women making a gift in their own name assume individual responsibility for saving, sustaining, and enriching Jewish lives, and lead other women by example.
Learn more...Passport Parties
Every year, the Women’s Department has 2-3 Passport Parties. Passport Parties are intimate gatherings of 20-50 women who come together to learn about the Jewish Community in a country that the JDC helps. Passport Parties usually feature a speaker from the country that is being learned about. In the past, we have learned about the Jewish Communities in Cuba, China, South Africa, Ukraine, Greece, and many more. Passport Parties allow women to travel without packing and suitcase!
To learn more about upcoming Passport Parties, please contact Yael Shmookler at yshmookler@associated.org or 410-369-9251.
Ashkelon Partnership
Make a Personal Connection with Ashkelon! This newly launched program allows women and their families in Baltimore to be matched with another women and her family in Ashkelon in hopes of forming direct personal relationships between the families and, in turn, the cities. If you are interested in filling out the application to be matched with a woman or family Ashkelon, please visit www.associated.org/penpal or contact Yael Shmookler at yshmookler@associated.org or 410-369-9251.
To learn more about the Ashkelon Partnership click here.
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