Our Global Work

NYL Cabinet Members Build and Deliver Bicycles to Kids in Need

200+ National Young Leadership Cabinet Members representing 42 communities are in Florida this week for their annual Retreat. Yesterday the group of emerging philanthropists built and delivered bicycles to local kids in need thanks to the Jewish Volunteer Center of the Greater Miami Je…

Federations' Negev Now Begins Funding Programs to Revitalize Israel's South

$341k+ was allocated to development programs in Israel's South by Federations’ Negev Now initiative. Building on decades of regional support, the funding will help launch 5 economy-stimulating creative projects in 4 cities, and community wellness efforts in 3 cities. 

Jewish Education & Engagement Update: July 27, 2016

An educator and activist struggles to express his anger and grief with words. A mother and pediatrician suggests practicing mindfulness with our children. A rabbi encourages us to look toward Torah for meaning and wisdom.

Nourishing in Times of Drought

The young woman approached Dr. Johnson in silence, but her eyes were pleading. Modestly dressed despite the scorching heat, she beckoned the volunteer JDC doctor to follow her past shriveled trees and dead crops until they were safely behind a latrine. Then she lifted her skirt. “Please, 

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