Your Jewish community, working with the North American federation system, works to ensure the safe passage of every Jewish child into Jewish adulthood. We support educational programs, camps, and after-school activities. Foster care services, drug prevention programs and treatment programs for children in need. College and career training, volunteer opportunities, and Israel programs for all ages.

• $54 delivers educational toys for a local childcare program.
• $72 delivers one "Tot Shabbat" program at the JCC.
• $315 delivers a seven-day Jewish camp experience for a teenager in the former Soviet Union.
• $365 delivers one high school student's tuition at an after-school Jewish studies program.
• $700 delivers one week of Jewish summer camp in the States.
• $1,000 delivers a teacher's stipend for an Israel study seminar.
• $2,000 delivers a high school scholarship for a summer Israel program.
• $8,000 delivers a Jewish Day School scholarship for one year.
• $40,000 delivers a medium-sized, self-sustaining Hillel for a year.

• $2 delivers an annual flu shot for low-income individuals.
• $18 delivers one session of group therapy for a teenager.
• $50 delivers new toys and books for a child development center.
• $54 delivers bus passes to and from work for 2 months.
• $100 delivers a single parent support group session.
• $100 delivers an art program for an Autistic preschooler. 
• $180 delivers a one-month mortgage subsidy for an Argentinean family.
• $200 provides a living stipend for an Israeli soldier without parents.
• $365 delivers a child-sized wheelchair to a terror victim in Israel.
• $365 delivers 6 months of diapers for a needy family.
• $400 delivers a four-week bikkur cholim (visiting the sick) training session for a congregation.
• $500 delivers JCC membership for a needy family.
• $750 delivers funeral costs for a Jewish family who cannot pay.
• $1,000 delivers support for adopting a special-needs child.
• $3,000 delivers nutrition classes to 15 Israeli families at risk.
• $6,000 delivers an electric wheelchair for a wounded Israeli soldier.

• One-third of all North American pre-school children attend federation-supported education and day care services.
• Federations support Hebrew schools through extensive funding and teaching training programs.
• Federation programs designed for at-risk students aim to retain students in school and prepare them for careers.
• The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, funded by the federations, provides planning, development, and coordination of services for disadvantaged, abused and neglected children in Israel.
• More than 400 colleges and universities in 44 states are home to federation-supported Hillel chapters and Hillel-sponsored Jewish organizations.
• This federation supports the Federation Employment Referral Program that helps recent college graduates find Jewish career opportunities.