United Jewish Appeal Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of NY Inc

CARING FOR PEOPLE IN NEED AND RESPONDING TO CRISIS: UJA ALLOCATES FUNDS TO NONPROFITS TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE CRITICAL AID AND SERVICES TO HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE EACH YEAR IN NEW YORK CITY, WESTCHESTER COUNTY, AND LONG ISLAND. THESE NONPROFITS SERVE BOTH JEWS AND THE BROADER NEW YORK COMMUNITY, INCLUDING THE POOR AND UNEMPLOYED, IMMIGRANTS, SENIORS, HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS, SINGLE PARENTS, AND PEOPLE WITH AUTISM AND DISABILITIES. THE SERVICES THEY PROVIDE INCLUDE HOUSING, MEDICAL CARE, END-OF-LIFE AND PALLIATIVE CARE, MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING, EDUCATION, FOOD PROGRAMS, VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND GUIDANCE, AND CITIZENSHIP AND ACCULTURATION SKILLS. DURING THE PANDEMIC, UJA HAS PROVIDED ADDITIONAL SUPPORT (CONT. ON SCHEDULE O)BEYOND ITS NORMAL ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING EMERGENCY CASH ASSISTANCE, ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE TO FOOD PANTRIES, AND ENHANCED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND EMPLOYMENT COUNSELING.UJA ALSO PROMOTES VOLUNTEERISM, FACILITATING THE RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING OF VOLUNTEERS WHO SERVE CLIENTS AT DOZENS OF NONPROFITS. UJA SUPPORTS PROGRAMS IN ISRAEL AND IN NEARLY 70 OTHER COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD THAT PROVIDE BASIC HUMAN SERVICES AND ENABLE IMMIGRATION TO ISRAEL BY JEWS LIVING IN AT-RISK COMMUNITIES. IN THE AFTERMATH OF NATURAL DISASTERS IN THE US AND ABROAD, AND TERRORISM AND WARS IN ISRAEL AND ELSEWHERE, UJA, THROUGH ITS NONPROFIT PARTNERS, ASSISTS VICTIMS, PROVIDES TRAUMA RELIEF TO INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES, AND WORKS TO BUILD RESILIENCE. RESPONDING TO INCREASING ANTI-SEMITISM, UJA HAS DEVELOPED AND FUNDED PROGRAMS TO ENHANCE SECURITY FOR JEWISH INSTITUTIONS IN THE NEW YORK AREA.