While our Annual Campaign provides a strong safety net, the needs during these times are outstripping our ability to respond. By funding one or more of the needs on the list, you can make a difference.
If you have any questions, please contact Lauren Klein at 410-369-9278 or lklein@associated.org.
In the seven weeks following October 7, antisemitic incidents on campuses increased by 700%. The four Baltimore Hillels have responded by creating more opportunities for students to come together as a community through vigils, Shabbat meals, educational programs, volunteering, and safe spaces to process emotions and concerns. Funding will underwrite a Shabbat dinner at one of the four local campuses.
Baltimore Hillels
Economically vulnerable individuals and families may be eligible to receive short-term financial assistance for purposes including preventing hunger, avoiding utility shut-offs, or averting eviction. Those receiving assistance through Jewish Community Services’ Financial Stability Program also benefit from case management, beginning with a comprehensive needs and eligibility assessment to ensure they are accessing all available public benefits and resources for regaining stability, identifying challenges and developing budgeting and money management skills. Your gift will provide one month of emergency rental assistance for one household.
Jewish Community Services
The Shinshinim are young Israelis who come to Baltimore following high school and prior to their army service to work as informal educators at schools, synagogues, camps, the JCC and Associated programs and events. Since October 7, the Shinshinim have played important roles in numerous programs across the community, helping bring Baltimore and Israel closer together through this challenging time. Funding will support program supplies for interactive educational sessions facilitated by the Shinshinim.
Jewish Educational Services
Mental health remains one of the pressing health crises of our time. To disseminate knowledge and skills that improve self-care and foster well-being, JCS Prevention and Wellness educators deliver psychoeducational programs to groups of varying ages on a wide range of issues: stress, anxiety, depression, bullying, substance use, grief, caregiving and living with a disorder. Funding will support prevention and wellness sessions at local schools.
Jewish Community Services
The Associated ensures strong security across its five campuses, working closely with law enforcement and the Secure Community Network to keep Jewish Baltimore safe. Since October 7, additional security personnel have been deployed and the Director of Security’s role has expanded to support Associated facilities and consult with Jewish institutions throughout the Baltimore region. Funding will help offset the cost of essential security staffing.
The Associated
CHAI’s Senior Home Repair and Benefits team helps older adults remain safe and independent by providing services and information essential to healthy and successful living. Home Repair Technicians improve residents’ quality of life through accessibility modifications, weatherization and additional home maintenance. Funding will help support home repairs for older adults.
CHAI
Children and grandchildren of Holocaust survivors receive storytelling training from Teach the Shoah in partnership with the Baltimore Jewish Council’s (BJC) Holocaust Remembrance Commission. Building vignettes from their families’ stories and coming to understand their own experiences as part of their families’ Holocaust stories empowers descendants to tell those stories in schools and in the community through BJC’s Holocaust Survivors Speakers Bureau. This work helps ensure that Holocaust testimony can continue to be shared beyond the last generation of survivors. Funding will support Holocaust Speakers Bureau training and other program costs.
Baltimore Jewish Council
The AMEN Teen Volunteers project plays a vital role in Ashkelon, engaging more than 7,300 teens in weekly volunteer activities. Over the past two years, the teens have provided essential support to children and families during periods of heightened tension, including running programs in shelters and an underground movie theater. With the war now over, AMEN Teens continues to strengthen community resilience through creative, meaningful programming. Funding will provide games and supplies for activities facilitated by the teen volunteers.
The Associated
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