Her Best Foot Forward works with women Artisans and other women of purpose in East Africa. A US 501(c)(3), they sell beautiful, hand-beaded projects and invest 100% of net proceeds to help operate their 100% compostable sanitary pad production facility. Their sanitary pads (made by a team of women employees who do their jobs with pride!) are best in class and are provided at no cost to girls to allow them to attend school with dignity and confidence. In the developing world, a girl can miss up to 4 days of school each month, because she cannot manage her menstrual flow. Girls can quickly fall behind and lose confidence, dropping out of school completely.
Furniture Sharehouse collects gently-used furniture from the public in a warehouse at the Westchester County Airport, and redistributes it free of charge to Westchester families in need through partner agencies.
Game Changers New York is a non-profit organization whose mission is to collect and distribute sports equipment for kids in need globally. Founded in 2016, Game Changers has upcycled thousands of pieces of sports equipment and has worked with over 35 partner organizations in 9 countries. With the help from their advisory and teen boards, generous sponsors, and dedicated volunteers, Game Changers is able to work towards their goal of ensuring that all kids can play sports.
The Hebrew Free Burial Association (HFBA) devotes its resources to performing chesed shel emet (the ultimate act of lovingkindness- for the deceased who are unable to repay the kindness). It is the only agency in the greater New York metropolitan area dedicated to assuring that every Jew, regardless of financial means or religious affiliation, receives a dignified, traditional Jewish funeral and burial.
At the heart of Heifer’s work is a notion similar to tzedakah: that it is our duty to help those in genuine need.
Our founder, Dan West, felt the call to do what he could for others. As a farmer from Indiana, he spent time as a relief worker during the Spanish Civil War. He soon discovered that a meager cup of milk rationed once a day to weary refugees was not enough. AND THEN HE HAD A THOUGHT: What if they were given cows?
Heifer International grew from that thought, not a cup but a cow. For more than 70 years we have remained true to this idea – though we now give many different types of livestock. Our work, which also provides environmentally friendly agricultural training, is the spark families need to lift themselves out of poverty. Since 1944, we have helped more than 30 million families in 125 countries, including the United States.
HomeFront is a social service agency whose mission is to end homelessness in Central New Jersey by harnessing the caring, resources and expertise of the community. They lessen the immediate pain of homelessness and help families become self-sufficient. HomeFront works to give their clients the skills and opportunities to ensure adequate incomes, and they work to increase the availability of adequate, affordable housing. HomeFront also helps homeless families advocate for themselves individually and collectively.
Innovation: Africa is a New York based 501(c)(3) organization with a mission to bring Israeli solar, water and agricultural technologies to rural African villages. Since its founding in 2008, Innovation: Africa (iA) has completed over 150 solar installations bringing light, access to clean water, improved education, refrigeration for vaccines and medicines, and proper nutrition and food security to over 1 million people in the most remote villages in Africa. iA currently operates in eight countries: Uganda, Malawi, Tanzania, Ethiopia, South Africa, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Senegal and Cameroon.
Our mission is to do all of this, while promoting a positive image of Israel around the world.
Established in 1984, Israel Elwyn’s vision is to achieve a society in which people with disabilities will be citizens with equal rights; a society in which we all aspire to determine our own future and way of life. Israel Elwyn (IE) develops and operates a wide range of supports and tools for individuals with disabilities, while constantly striving to provide excellent service and to create a just society. Together with people with disabilities and society at large, we shall continue working as an innovative and cutting-edge organization. Over 4,000 children, teenagers and adults with disabilities throughout Israel, many of whom are employed, receive support services from IE that have helped thousands of children and adults lead dignified and productive lives while making decisions about their own lives.
JFS of Middlesex County is committed to helping individuals and families by providing social services, counseling and advocacy. Our programs include Elder day care, Kosher Meals on Wheels, Career and Vocational Services, Immigrant and Refugee services, Women’s Center, Family and Children’s counseling, workshops, computer and media lab training, ESL training, Holocaust survivor support services, translation and interpretation, recovery assistance, assessments, support groups, SMP (Senior Medicare Patrol), SHIP (State Health Insurance Assistance Program) and volunteer services including RSVP (Retired and Senior Volunteer Program).
Met Council is one of New York’s top human service agencies helping over 225,000 New Yorkers fight poverty each year. Our services include crisis intervention, benefits outreach and enrollment, kosher food pantries and vouchers, domestic violence counseling, affordable housing, and home repairs.
