Jewish Federation And Family Services Of Orange County

WE AMPLIFY JEWISH LIFE IN ORANGE COUNTY, ISRAEL, AND AROUND THE WORLD.

SERVING COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN NEED:HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR PROGRAM: 170 SURVIVORS WERE SERVED IN 2021 WITH INDIVIDUAL CASE MANAGEMENT; COMPENSATION FOR HOME CARE AND HOUSEKEEPING SERVICES; ASSISTANCE WITH RESTITUTION APPLICATIONS; EMERGENCY FINANCIAL AID; AND CAFE EUROPA, A SERIES OF SOCIAL EVENTS; ALL THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF SAN DIEGO, SUPPORTED BY JFOC DONORS. ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES: IN 2021, 43 ADULTS WERE SERVED THROUGH THE JEREMIAH SOCIETY, A MONTHLY SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM, AND THROUGH JEWISH PROGRAMMING COORDINATED FOR THE RESIDENTS OF MANDEL HOUSE AND HORWITZ FAMILY HOUSE, GROUP HOMES ESTABLISHED BY JEWISH FEDERATION IN 2014 AND 2017. LIFELINES EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE: SOME 500 ORANGE COUNTY RESIDENTS WERE SERVED IN 2021 WITH SHORT-TERM, SOLUTION-FOCUSED EMERGENCY CASE MANAGEMENT, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR QUALIFIED CLIENTS, AND INFORMATION/REFERRAL SERVICES TO AID CLIENTS IN NAVIGATING THE OFTEN COMPLEX NETWORK OF GOVERNMENT AND NONPROFIT SOCIAL SERVICE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO THEM.COVID-19 EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE: IN 2021, THIS PROGRAM (LAUNCHED AS A SPECIAL SHORT-TERM PROJECT IN 2020), SERVED OVER 30 NEW AND CONTINUING CLIENTS WHO HAD SUFFERED REDUCTION IN INCOME AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE COVID-19 CRISIS. FEDERATION PROVIDED SHORT-TERM FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR RENT, MORTGAGE, UTILITY, FOOD, AND HEALTH NEEDS.

PHILANTHROPY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT LAGUNA WOODS REGION: IN 2021, AS THIS GROUP SET IN MOTION ITS TRANSITION TO AN INDEPENDENT NONPROFIT CLUB AS LAGUNA WOODS FRIENDS OF JFOC, ITS JEWISH LEADERS CONTINUED TO ACTIVELY ENGAGE MEMBERS IN SUPPORT OF THE FEDERATION ANNUAL CAMPAIGN AND TO PROMOTE LEGACY PHILANTHROPY.NEXTGEN: SOME 120 JEWISH ADULTS, AGES 21 TO 45, WERE ENGAGED IN VOLUNTEER, SOCIAL, EDUCATIONAL, LEADERSHIP AND PHILANTHROPIC OPPORTUNITIES IN 2021. NEXTGEN WAS WELL REPRESENTED ON THE NATIONAL YOUNG LEADERSHIP CABINET OF JEWISH FEDERATIONS OF NORTH AMERICA, ENGAGING IN ADVOCACY TO RESPOND TO THE GROWING THREAT POSED BY ANTISEMITISM.PJ LIBRARY: IN 2021, OVER 1,900 PARENTS RAISING JEWISH CHILDREN BENEFITED FROM JEWISH RESOURCES, PROGRAMS, AND ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEIR CHILDREN AGES 0 TO 12. IN ADDITION, NEARLY 1,700 JEWISH-THEMED BOOKS WERE DELIVERED TO THESE FAMILIES, AND SEVERAL HUNDRED ACTIVITY KITS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO ENHANCE CHILDREN'S CELEBRATIONS OF JEWISH HOLIDAYS.ROSE PROJECT: THIS PROJECT SEEKS TO ENSURE THAT JEWISH IDENTITY, THE JEWISH PEOPLE AND ISRAEL REMAIN A STRONG SOURCE OF MEANING, CONNECTION AND PURPOSE FOR OC JEWS; AND ENGAGES LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS ON ISSUES OF CONCERN TO THE JEWISH COMMUNITY. IN 2021, ACTIVITIES OF ITS YOUTH LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE, STUDENT TO STUDENT PROGRAM, GRANTMAKING TO JEWISH CAMPUS ORGANIZATIONS, AND SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL EVENTS, SERVED OVER 400 INDIVIDUALS. SOLOMON SOCIETY: A GIVING SOCIETY FOR MEN COMMITTED TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF OUR JEWISH COMMUNITY, THIS GROUP ENGAGES IN VOLUNTEER AND LEADERSHIP SERVICE, AS WELL AS SPECIAL NETWORKING AND FUNDRAISING EVENTS TO SUPPORT FEDERATION'S PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. ITS SIGNATURE PHILANTHROPY PROGRAM, LATE NIGHT WITH SOLOMON SOCIETY, RESUMED IN 2021 AFTER A ONE-YEAR PANDEMIC HIATUS.WOMEN'S PHILANTHROPY: THIS GIVING SOCIETY CREATES OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN TO DEVELOP AND ENHANCE LEADERSHIP SKILLS, TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY AS VOLUNTEERS, AND TO RESPOND THROUGH PHILANTHROPY TO THE NEEDS OF OUR LOCAL AND GLOBAL JEWISH COMMUNITY. IN 2021, A NEW LEADERSHIP ADVISORY COUNCIL WAS FORMED TO STRENGTHEN AND ADVISE THE NEXT GENERATION OF WOMEN LEADERS.