WHERE THE MONEY GOES
EMPOWERING ISRAEL &
GLOBAL JEWISH COMMUNITIES
Nowhere is the concept of Jewish unity and mutual responsibility felt more strongly than in the relationship between UJA Federation of Greater Toronto and Jewish communities in Israel and across the globe. Working together with our valued partners, including the Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI) and the American Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), we deliver a wide range of Jewish identity programs for Jewish youth in the GTA, Israel and around the world, provide assistance and basic needs for the elderly and young families, social interventions to help youth with disabilities, assistance to Jews in areas of geopolitical crises, help to bolster Jewish community resilience, and training to ensure global Jewish communities have the ability to respond to emergencies.
AGENCIES
Centre for Israel & Jewish Affairs (CIJA) - $3,607,500
Building a secure future for our community demands strategic action. The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) builds and nurtures relationships with leaders in government, media, academia and civil society, and with faith and ethnic communities to ensure greater understanding of the issues that impact the Jewish community.
Learn more at cija.caJewish Agency for Israel (JAFI) - $4,500,000
Since 1948, JAFI has facilitated the integration in Israel of over three million new immigrants. Today, the agency’s work rests upong four pillars:
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Aliyah and Absorption - for Jews fulfilling a dream, or escaping a nightmare
Connecting young Jews to Israel and their Jewish Identity - by providing transformative Jewish experiences to connect Jewish youth to their heritage and culture
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Connecting Young Israelis to the Jewish People and their Jewish Identity - by inspiring a modern form of the pioneering spirit that built the country
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Supporting Vulnerable Populations - through oureach and educational interventions to at-risk populations in Israel
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) - $350,000
JDC is the world’s leading Jewish humanitarian assistance organization, impacting millions of lives in more than 70 countries today. JDC leverages more than 100 years of experience confronting poverty and crises around the world to save the world’s poorest Jews, revitalize Jewish life in Europe and the former Soviet Union, and develop tomorrow’s leaders for Jewish communities in need.
Learn more at jdc.orgJewish Federations of Canada-UIA - $2,261,523
Jewish Federations of Canada-UIA (JFC-UIA) is the national Jewish organization of federated communities across the country, serving to administer funds raised in Canada and provide for the needs of the global Jewish community. The organization’s key enterprise is the administration of National Collective Responsibility (NCR), fostering Canadian Jewish and Zionist identity. NCR includes:
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Supporting Hillel Canada’s programming for Jewish students on university campuses outside of Toronto
Jewish engagement programming in small communities
Stewardship/CRA compliance of overseas allocations
National Young Leadership programming
PROGRAMS
Community Programming - $352,000
Funds are used to support community programs, conferences, events and celebrations. These include Walk with Israel, Independence Day, the Centennial Mission and other community events.
GRANTS
Special Allocations to Israel & Overseas - $400,000
UJA programs and projects – ranging from STEM studies in Israel and innovative twinning projects with Toronto schools and institutions, are focused on four priorities:
- Vulnerable populations in Israel and overseas
- Global 911: Ensuring the needs of Jewish communities in crisis around the world
- Israel engagement for young Jews in the Greater Toronto Area
- Connecting young Israelis with the Diaspora and their Jewish identity
Allocations to Israel & Overseas - $881,000
For special projects and educational initiatives in:
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Bat Yam
Eilat/Eilot
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Kfar Gvirol
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Kishniev Hungary
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Sderot