JWF of SNJ is a committee of the Funds Development Board of the Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey (JFSNJ). JWF of SNJ partners with Jewish Community Foundation, Inc. (JCF) to bring positive change to the lives of Jewish women and children in South Jersey and around the world by funding programs in education, self-esteem and empowerment, health, leadership and Jewish identity.
Since 2012, JWF grants and special initiatives have raised awareness of pressing issues and made a sustainable difference in women’s and children’s lives at all levels:
Local: Shelter for Sarah & Friends, Grieving the Loss of a Child Support Group, Tween/Teen Suicide Prevention, Project Rainbow, EmpowHERment - a Brighter Future is Within Reach, Special Needs Mom's Support Group, Women's Connections Counseling Groups
Israel: Victim or Victimizer: Helping Battered Women, LOTEM: Mother Nature, Women's Economic Empowerment Project, Women's Israel Mission/Jewish Women's Renaissance Project (JWRP), Teen Girls Empowerment Program, At-Risk to At-Chance Program, Safe House Economic Empowerment for Mothers
Our vision is for Jewish women philanthropists in South Jersey to pool their resources and raise awareness on issues often unmet in the Jewish community.
