Jewish Women's Foundation of New Jersey (JWF)

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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.

JWF Recognized for Community Vision

Volunteer Lawyers for Justice (VLJ) presented the Jewish Women’s Foundation of New Jersey (JWFNJ) with the 2018 Community Vision Award at its Arts & Eats for Justice 2018 Benefit at the Valley Regency in Clifton. JWFNJ provided initial funding for VLJ’s Trafficking Victims Legal Assistance Program.  With the help of JWF’s vision and investment, not only has VLJ been able to transform the lives of human trafficking survivors, but VLJ leveraged the support to position the organization as the NJ legal services leader on human trafficking matters.