Jewish Women's Foundation of New Jersey (JWF)

Giving Together | Granting for Change

$125,000 in Grants Awarded for 2024-2025

JWF-NJ is pleased to announce that it has awarded 5 large grants in its 2024-2025 Spring Grants Cycle:

$25K to the Boys and Girls Club of Newark for “Girls Swim Strong” – a project that will teach girls basic swim skills to ensure water safety; $25K to CUMAC ECHO for “Expanding Comprehensive Case Management at CUMAC” – a project that will pilot a case management system for food-insecure women at a trauma-informed pantry; $25K to Domestic Abuse and Sexual Assault Crisis Center (DASACC) for “Building Comfort, Peace, and Independence for Warren County Survivors of Domestic Violence” – a project that will provide comfort items and appliances at an emergency shelter, including a swing set, dining room set, and commercial washer/dryer; $25K to Perinatal Health Equity Initiative for “Mamas in Bloom” – a  project that will provide community healthcare visits for 50 Black mothers in their prenatal and postpartum periods; $25K to Trinitas Foundation for “Breast Cancer Services for Impoverished Women” – a  project that will provide lymphedema and mastectomy products for breast cancer patients. For more information on these grants, please see the Grant History webpage.

$41,000 Awarded in Israel and Locally in Fall 2023

JWF-NJ is pleased to announce that it has recently awarded 7 grants: $24,000 to local organizations and $18,000 in Israel Emergency Grants: $5K to Girls in Gear for “Girls in Gear; Geared Up in Essex County!”; $5K to Moms Helping Moms Foundation for “Safe Start”; $4K to RENEW Life Center for “Equipment for Career Development Program”; $5K to Turning Point Community Services for “Bed Bug Protective Waterproof Foam Mattresses for Women’s Shelter in Irvington, NJ”; $5K to YWCA of Eastern Union County for “Urgent Transportation Support for Domestic Violence Survivors”; $9K to Partners of Fallen IDF Soldiers in Israel; $9K to Association of Rape Crisis Centers in Israel. For more information on these grants, please see the Grant History webpage.

Three Grants of $25,000 Each Awarded for 2022-23

As part of its Spring Grants Cycle, JWF will be supporting the following programs in 2022-23: Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan New Jersey for Teen LINKS and School Sexual Health Education, which will provide intensive training to high school girls in sexual education, peer advocacy and digital impact; The Safe House affiliated with Clara Maass Medical Center for The Safe House Kitchen Renovation, which will allow for necessary upgrades at a shelter that provides temporary housing for women and children; SHE Wins Inc. for the #SELF Program, which will assist high school girls in the Newark area to develop their social emotional learning, leadership, and college and career readiness skills.

Four New JWF Small Grants Awarded to New Jersey Nonprofits

Braven Inc., Helping Women Build Social Capital through Braven’s Accelerator Course, $2,500 Accelerated course to help women and girls to prepare, identify and pursue their career goals.

Homeless Solutions, Inc., Homeless Solutions Emergency Services, $2,500 Funds will be invested in our Emergency Shelter Services, specifically the essentials that keep our homeless children safe and healthy – baby diapers/wipes/formula, baby/infant clothes, and child car seats/strollers.   Our “baby closet” of basic supplies helps reduce the stress on the mothers and their family budget.

Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest, Dignity Grows MetroWest Chapter, $2,500 JWF Funds will be used to purchase the Dignity Totes – containing personal hygiene products for women and girls that volunteers will put together and distribute to clients in need. 

Oasis-A Haven for Women and Children, Oasis Girl Code $1,625 Cycle of workshops for girls to build their self-esteem

The total amount awarded in this JWF Small Grants cycle was $9,125.

Four 2021/2022 Spring Grants Awarded

The Jewish Women’s Foundation of New Jersey awarded four large grants totaling $100,000 to NJ agencies working to sustain, educate and transform the lives of women and girls. The agencies and innovative programs receiving grants include:

Cornerstone, Operation Sisterhood, $10,362 A program designed to improve the health and well-being of female veterans and create camaraderie and connectedness through a program of clinically facilitated peer-to-peer support.

Jewish Family Services, Revitalizing Family Dynamics, $30,000 A program to create a culture of safety, advocacy, and respect for women and girls and spread awareness of the challenges families encounter due to high conflict relationships and divorce/separation.

Newark Beth Israel, The Women’s Wellness Pantry at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, $30,000 A project that improves the health and well-being of pregnant and new moms by addressing food insecurity and infant mortality.

Sanar Institute, Supporting Survivors of Image-Based Abuse and Trauma, $29,638 Support for women and girls that are increasingly victimized from online image-based abuse (IBA) through the Healing Pathways program, ensuring women and girls can be empowered and live a life free of violence.