To further research into the causes and detection of certain breast and ovarian cancers in Ashkenazi Jewish women.
Category: Grants
JARC
Offers JARC residents monthly programs designed to increase their knowledge of Judaism.
JVS Human Services
Provides girls in Jewish schools interactive, hands-on activities which will help them build self-esteem and identify their unique personal styles.
Hillel Day School
Offers workshops for middle-school girls addressing the social, emotional and physical challenges of adolescence in order to equip them with the knowledge and coping skills necessary to make healthy decisions.
JARC
This program for developmentally disabled women will build understanding and comfort about body and sexuality interests and concerns.
Jewish Home and Aging Services
Provides funding for support groups for widows who are also Holocaust survivors, struggling with their heightened and rekindled sense of loss.
MSU Hillel Foundation
This program strives to establish a sense of Jewish pride and empowerment among Jewish women on campus, while responding to expressions of anti-Semitism.
University of Michigan Hillel Foundations
This summit will convene women professionals and students in the field of Jewish communal service, addressing the important issues of breaking the glass ceiling and achieving a work-life balance.
Upper Galilee Rape Crisis Center
To educate young people about positive inter-gender behavior by providing workshops and lectures about sexual harassment, abuse, violence and rape.
Temple Beth El/Prentis Memorial Library
A community-wide initiative encouraging Jewish organizations to develop book clubs for girls, kindling a lifelong love for reading and learning.