Immediate Community Needs

Immediate Needs

• COVD-19 Community Relief Needs

  Adas Yeshurun Herzlia Congregation
  
  Your gift is needed to undertake a renovation of the manse and to help offset the use of their reserves to cover current operating expenses.
  

   

  Need:	$25,000
  Funding Received to Date:	$453
  Funding Shortfall:	$24,547

  
  

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  B'nai Brith Canada - Midwest Region

  Your gift is needed to purchase 5 new clothing bins that will be placed throughout the city of Winnipeg to help accommodate the upcoming need post Covid-19.

  Need:	$7,500
  Funding Received to Date:	$623
  Funding Shortfall:	$6,877

  
  

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  B'nai Brith Jewish Community Camp

  Your gift is needed to prepare for and operate successfully for the 2021 season and to purchase 16 tents, 32 canoe packs, 4 map cases, 4 camping stoves, 4 cook sets,  56 personal flotation devices, and 16 canoes.

  Need:	$40,000
  Funding Received to Date:	$40,000
  Funding Shortfall:	$0

  
  

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  Camp Massad Manitoba 

  Your gift is needed to level cabins that need to be reset on new foundations, to fix broken windows, stairs and doors, and to pay staff until the start of registration in late October when revenue resumes.

  Need:	$40,000
  Funding Received to Date:	$36,421
  Funding Shortfall:	$3,579

  
  

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  Chabad-Lubavitch of Winnipeg

  Your gift will maintain core staff such as clergy, educators and support staff, and will purchase safety shields and protective equipment to keep staff and visitors safe.

  Need:	$30,000
  Funding Received to Date:	$10,000
  Funding Shortfall:	$20,000

  
  

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  Chai Folk Arts Council

  Your gift will be used for salary/honorariums for staff, rent for their office and studio and other monthly expenses, allowing Chai to continue operations with a reduced deficit.

  Need:	$18,000
  Funding Received to Date:	$8,000
  Funding Shortfall:	$10,000

   
  

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  Chavurat Tefila Synagogue

  Your gift will be used to pay for utilities, the Torah reader and other regular expenses, ensuring that the Synagogue can continue to function throughout the pandemic.

  Need:	$4,000
  Funding Received to Date:	$0
  Funding Shortfall:	$4,000

  
  

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  Congregation Etz Chayim

  Your gift will help to cover new operational costs associated with switching to online programming, including critical pastoral care and counselling, as well as for the anticipated resumption of full-time programming in 2021.

  Need:	$25,000
  Funding Received to Date:	$12,398
  Funding Shortfall:	$12,602

  
  

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  Gray Academy of Jewish Education  

  Your gift will offset over $170,000 of COVID-19 related expenses and give Gray Academy the ability to finance families with bursary assistance.

  Need:	$60,000
  Funding Received to Date:	$29,716
  Funding Shortfall:	$30,284

  
  

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  Rady Jewish Community Centre
  
  Your gift will help sustain continued operations at the Rady JCC as they endeavour to restart and reinvent community programming in ways that adhere to pandemic restrictions.

  Need:	$100,000
  Funding Received to Date:	$60,647
  Funding Shortfall:	$39,353

  
  

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  Temple Shalom Manitoba

  Your gift is needed to purchase masks and install hand-sanitizing stations throughout the facility in order to prepare for re-opening. Funding is also required to purchase electronic versions of their regular and High Holiday prayer books for service broadcasts.

  Need:	$7,500
  Funding Received to Date:	$5,446
  Funding Shortfall:	$2,054

  
  

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  Winnipeg Jewish Theatre 

  Your gift will allow WJT to stabilize operations by helping to decrease the projected deficit. Funding will aid in their plans to produce in a reduced and flexible capacity for the next year.

  Need:	$15,000
  Funding Received to Date:	$9,000
  Funding Shortfall:	$6,000

  
  
  For more information on any of the aforementioned requests. Please contact Marla Aronovitch, Director of Operations & Grants, by telephone 204.480.7557 or toll-free from the US/Canada at 1.855.284.1918 or by email at [email protected].
  
  
  
  

• Tuition Needs

  Gray Academy of Jewish Education
  16 Students need your help
  
  “We are asking for $20,000 to assist 16 students who have limited resources and are not able to pay tuition fees.”
  
  The Winnipeg Board of Jewish Education is committed to ensuring that all families can provide their child(ren) with a Jewish day school education. They are seeking
  support for families with high financial needs and extenuating circumstances. These are families who may be living below the poverty line, living in accessible or
  transitional housing, or be experiencing extreme financial situations.
  
  Your support will help provide a range of additional support to families to help make the monthly cost of Jewish education affordable.

  
  

  The Need is $20,000
  Funding Received $20,000
  
  

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  Chabad Lubavitch of Winnipeg
  15 Students need your help
  
  “We are asking for $15,000 to fund 15 scholarships for students who have limited resources and are not able to pay tuition fees.”
  
  Certified by Manitoba Education, Oholei Torah provides quality education both in General Studies as well as advanced Judaic Studies but many students are from families that cannot pay the full costs.
  
  Your support will allow Oholei Torah to welcome students from low-income families to their school and nurture future committed Jews and leaders.
  

   

  The Need is $14,000
  
  

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  Jewish Child and Family Service
  A Student need your help
  
  “We are asking for $5,000 to send a foster youth to the Gray Academy of Jewish Education.”
  
  Each year, Gray Academy generously and significantly reduces the tuition for foster children at JCFS. However, tuition and the costs of additional programming, field trips, and equipment is assessed at approximately $5,000 for the school year. The cost of providing this type of education is borne entirely by JCFS as the child welfare system does not provide any supplemental funding to attend a private school of any kind, even for religious or cultural reasons.
  
  Your support will ensure that the educational and cultural needs of JCFS’s Jewish foster children are met.
  
  The Need is $5,000
  Funding Received $5,000
  

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  For more information on any of the aforementioned requests. Please contact Marla Aronovitch, Director of Operations & Grants, by telephone at 204.480.7557 or toll-free from the US/Canada at 1.855.284.1918 or by email at [email protected].

• Jewish Community Needs

  Jewish Child and Family Service
  12 Children Need Your Help
  
  “We are asking for $10,000 to finance the specialized therapy services and supports for children living with Autism.”
  
  Each year, the Settlement Program at JCFS is approached by families whose children present with specific therapy needs. There are always children on the newcomer caseload living with Autism, who have experienced trauma in Israel because of terrorism, or with a diagnosed health issue – all of which require specialized therapy services and supports. Although some degree of service is available through our health system, these come with very long waitlists and, if sought out privately, additional costs of these services are not covered. These critical supports are not affordable for these families.
  
  Your support will offset costs for children requiring physiotherapy, speech-language services, as well as provide beneficial programming such as counselling, music therapy, and play therapy.
  

  
  

  The Need is $10,000 
  Funding Received $10,000
  
  

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  Jewish Child and Family Service
  15 Seniors Need Your Help
  
  “We are asking for $10,000 to support vulnerable seniors who cannot afford the essentials needed for a dignified quality of life.”
  
  Each year JCFS assists a small number of vulnerable clients who cannot afford private insurance to offset the costs of medical equipment not covered by government programs. Without essentials; including bath aides, scooters, wheelchairs, walkers and hearing aids, their independence and quality of life suffer. JCFS assesses their client's circumstances and assists them financially to obtain the necessary medical-related items.
  
  Your support will enable JCFS to meet the needs of frail seniors and significantly enhance their quality of life, giving them the dignity and independence every person deserves.
  

  
  

  The Need is $10,000 
  Funding Received $0,000
  
  

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  Gwen Secter Creative Living Centre
  50 Seniors Need Your Help
  
  “We are asking for $5,000 to ensure seniors in financially-challenged situations are able to attend social programs.”
  
  Much like camperships for kids, the Seniors' Program Subsidy is for elderly individuals living on a fixed income. Over the last few years, Gwen Secter has found that an increasing number of seniors want to come to programming at the Centre but due to financial stresses, are unable to attend. These seniors find themselves having to prioritize essentials like food and electricity, with little or nothing left to put towards their social well-being. These limitations are the main contributor to the growing number of isolated seniors in our community.
  
  Your support of the Seniors' Program Subsidy will assist those in financially-challenged situations to attend much-needed exercise, social and cultural programs, such as Friday Shabbat programming.
  

  
  

  The Need is $5,000 
  Funding Received $836
  Outstanding Need $4,164

  
  

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  For more information on any of the aforementioned requests. Please contact Marla Aronovitch, Director of Operations & Grants, by telephone 204.480.7557 or toll-free from the US/Canada at 1.855.284.1918 or by email at [email protected].