GREENSBORO JEWISH FEDERATION
5509-C W FRIENDLY AVENUE, GREENSBORO, NC 274104211 www.shalomgreensboro.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE GREENSBORO JEWISH FEDERATION BUILDS COMMUNITY AMONG THE JEWISH PEOPLE OF GREENSBORO, ASSURING CONTINUITY FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION. RECOGNIZING THAT EACH JEW IS RESPONSIBLE, ONE FOR ANOTHER, THE FEDERATION PROMOTES THE WELFARE OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY, IN ISRAEL AND WORLDWIDE. THE FEDERATION ACCOMPLISHES ITS MISSION BY:DEVELOPING JEWISH EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES.FOSTERING COOPERATION AND EFFECTIVENESS OF EXISTING JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS. PROMOTING AN UNDERSTANDING OF JEWISH CULTURE AND CONCERNS.DEVELOPING HUMAN AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO MEET JEWISH NEEDS.BUILDING A STRONG RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR COMMUNITY-AT-LARGE

THE GREENSBORO JEWISH FEDERATION BUILDS COMMUNITY AMONG THE JEWISH PEOPLE OF GREENSBORO, PROMOTING THE WELFARE OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY, IN ISRAEL, AND WORLDWIDE. LOCALLY, THE FEDERATION OFFERS PROGRAMMING, NETWORKING, AND SOCIAL EVENTS, SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS; BROKERS COMMUNITY RELATIONS; ADVOCATES FOR ISRAEL; AND ORGANIZES CITY-WIDE RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCES AND CELEBRATIONS. THE JEWISH FOUNDATION OF GREENSBORO, A CONSTITUENT AGENCY OF THE FEDERATION, OFFERS MANY PHILANTHROPIC OPTIONS INCLUDING DONOR ADVISED FUNDS, ENDOWMENT FUNDS, AND TESTAMENTARY GIFTS. AS ANOTHER CONSTITUENT AGENCY, JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES OFFERS CLINICAL SERVICES, SENIOR SERVICES, EMPLOYMENT AND VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT, AND ADDITIONAL RESOURCES.

JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES (JFS), A CONSTITUENT AGENCY OF THE GREENSBORO JEWISH FEDERATION, IS A FAMILY SERVICES AGENCY PRIMARILY SERVING THE JEWISH COMMUNITY OF GREENSBORO. A CLINICAL PROGRAM OFFERS COUNSELING, CASE MANAGEMENT, INFORMATION AND REFERRAL AND OUTREACH, SERVING OVER 800 FAMILIES THROUGH LICENSED SOCIAL WORKERS AND A CONGREGATIONAL NURSE. THE LAST QUARTER OF FYE 2020 SAW THE BEGINNING OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC WHICH IMPACTED SERVICES. THE VAN TRANSPORTED 41 RIDERS TO DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENTS, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL EVENTS, AND RELIGIOUS SERVICES. THE AGENCY HAD ONLY ONE COMMUNAL SENIOR HOLIDAY LUNCHEON INSTEAD OF TWO WHICH SERVED 149 GUESTS. 285 GIFT BAGS WERE DELIVERED TO HOMEBOUND SENIORS AT THREE HOLIDAYS. CHAI NOTES CONNECTED TO APPROXIMATELY 60 OLDER ADULTS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS THROUGH THE ARTS, THOUGH IN THE LAST QUARTER THAT WAS THROUGH PHONE AND ZOOM AND IT WAS MORE DIFFICULT DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO VISIT IN PERSON. AN ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE CLASS FOR OLDER ADULTS FROM THE FORMER SOVIET UNION MET WEEKLY. OUR CONGREGATIONAL NURSE PROGRAM SERVED 103 OLDER ADULTS AND FAMILIES. OUR CLINICAL PROGRAM WAS WITHOUT A SOCIAL WORKER FOR 6 MONTHS; THAT SERVICE SERVED 30 CASE MANAGEMENT CLIENTS AND 6 THERAPY CLIENTS.ON CHRISTMAS EVE AND DAY, 86 VOLUNTEERS LOGGED 379 HOURS HOURS AT MOSES CONE AND WESLEY LONG HOSPITALS, RELIEVING REGULAR STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS ON THEIR HOLIDAY. MITZVAH DAY, A COMMUNITY WIDE DAY OF SERVICE AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN MAY, DID NOT HAPPEN IN 2020. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, 6 VOLUNTEERS SERVED AS FRIENDLY VISITORS, CALLING ON AND THEN PHONING HOMEBOUND SENIORS. VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF (APPROXIMATELY 80) MADE OVER 500 OUTREACH CALLS TO OLDER ADULTS. 1153 HOURS OF SERVICE WERE RECORDED BY VOLUNTEERS. VOLUNTEERS AVERAGED 96 HOURS A MONTH. THE EMPLOYMENT CLUB SERVED 428 INDIVIDUALS PROVIDING THEM WITH INFORMATION THROUGH THE JOBS EMAIL DISTRIBUTION LIST AND ASSISTING THEM IN NETWORKING AND OTHER ASPECTS OF JOB HUNTING. THE FOOD PANTRY SERVED 133 FAMILIES; THE CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM MET EMERGENCY NEEDS OF 41 FAMILIES. 38 GOODWILL VOUCHERS WERE ALSO DISTRIBUTED TO 21 FAMILIES. WE AWARDED 9 SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE TO STUDENTS TO STUDY IN ISRAEL THOUGH 8 OF THOSE PROGRAMS WERE CANCELLED; WE AWARDED 18 SCHOLARSHIPS FOR SUMMER CAMPS BUT THOSE PROGRAMS ALSO WERE CANCELLED. THROUGH THE JEWISH EDUCATIONAL LOAN FUND, JFS PROVIDED ASSISTANCE TO 16 COLLEGE STUDENTS.CHILDREN AND FAMILY PROGRAM ADDRESSED THE NEEDS OF FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING THOSE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. JFS OFFERED WORKSHOPS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, INFORMATION AND REFERRAL, AND SOCIAL SUPPORT. APPROXIMATELY 790 INFORMATION AND REFERRAL CALLS WERE RECEIVED.

THE FEDERATION ACCOMPLISHES ITS MISSION BY DEVELOPING JEWISH EDUCATION AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES, PROMOTING AN UNDERSTANDING OF JEWISH CULTURE AND CONCERNS, FOSTERING COOPERATION AND EFFECTIVENESS OF EXISTING JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS, DEVELOPING HUMAN AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO MEET JEWISH NEEDS, AND BUILDING A STRONG RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR COMMUNITY-AT-LARGE. THERE ARE MORE THAN 800 DONORS SUPPORTING FEDERATION. MORE SPECIFICALLY, THE ORGANIZATION RUNS AN ANNUAL COMMUNITY-WIDE FILM FESTIVAL, SPONSORS HOLOCAUST EDUCATION FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS, AND PUBLISHES A BI-MONTHLY MAGAZINE THAT IS DISTRIBUTED TO OVER 1,400 HOUSEHOLDS. STUDY MISSIONS ARE PLANNED IN LOCATIONS AROUND THE WORLD INCLUDING ISRAEL AND THE ORGANIZATION FINANCIALLY SUSTAINS A JEWISH SUMMER CAMP IN BELTSY, MOLDOVA. ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP IN THE SOUTHEASTERN CONSORTIUM AND HADERA-EIRON FOSTERS PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE CONNECTIONS WHILE BUILDING COMMUNITY AND LEADERSHIP THROUGH RICH AND DIVERSE PROGRAMMING. FUTURE LEADERS ARE DEVELOPED THROUGH THE GREENSBORO FEDERATION LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE, COMMUNITY WIDE YOUNG ADULT PROGRAMS AND SPECIFIC PROGRAMS FOR HIGH SCHOOL-AGED STUDENTS, L'TAKEN, MARCH OF THE LIVING, AND SEMESTERS IN ISRAEL AND JEWISH SUMMER CAMP EXPERIENCES. ADDITIONALLY, FUNDS ARE ALLOCATED TO THIRTEEN 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTING LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS.

THE JEWISH FOUNDATION OF GREENSBORO (JFG) IS A CONSTITUENT AGENCY OF THE GREENSBORO JEWISH FEDERATION ESTABLISHED TO CREATE PERMANENT ENDOWMENTS TO ENSURE THE VIABILITY OF JEWISH COMMUNITY LIFE AND EDUCATION FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. JFG IS A RESOURCE OFFERING ONGOING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE FOR DONORS TO GIVE STRATEGICALLY. JFG PROVIDES DONORS WITH THE ABILITY TO ESTABLISH LEGACY ENDOWMENTS WHICH CAN BENEFIT ONE OR MORE ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO THEM. GIFTS TO JFG CAN BE MADE OUTRIGHT DURING THE DONOR'S LIFETIME OR THROUGH ONE OF THE PLANNED GIVING VEHICLES. GIFTS CAN BE MADE WITH CASH OR APPRECIATED ASSETS; CHARITABLE BEQUESTS; RETIREMENT PLANS ASSETS; INSURANCE PROGRAMS; AND REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. DONORS CAN ESTABLISH DONOR ADVISED FUNDS THAT JFG WILL ADMINISTER, DISTRIBUTE AND STEWARD ON A DONOR'S BEHALF.

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