Grants Awarded
Since 2000, JWF has awarded more than $4 million in grants and special allocations for projects in Michigan and Israel. Our complete grants list is below.
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Jewish Gay Network
Jewish Gay Network
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City/State:
West Bloomfield, MI -
Amount:
$ 9600 -
Year:
2006
A series of education and support programs about issues such as coming out, family dynamics, relationships, community connections, personal health and being Jewish and gay.
Kadima Jewish Support Services for Adults with Mental Illness
Kadima Jewish Support Services for Adults with Mental Illness
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City/State:
Southfield, MI -
Amount:
$ 9000 -
Year:
2006
A program for Jewish women with mental illness who are immobilized emotionally and unable to develop as adults.
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit
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City/State:
Bloomfield Hills, MI -
Amount:
$ 7500 -
Year:
2005
Support for the populations study’s report relating to the status of Jewish women in the Detroit area.
JVS/David B. Hermelin ORT Resource Center
JVS/David B. Hermelin ORT Resource Center
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City/State:
Southfield, MI -
Amount:
$ 10000 -
Year:
2005
To provide at-risk women with marketable job skills, an opportunity for economic self-sufficiency and the enhancement of self-esteem, to enter the job market.
Dorothy and Peter Brown Jewish Community Adult Day Care Program
Dorothy and Peter Brown Jewish Community Adult Day Care Program
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City/State:
West Bloomfield, MI -
Amount:
$ 8000 -
Year:
2005
A series of training and informational sessions for women who are caregivers for loved ones with dementia.
The Friendship House
The Friendship House
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City/State:
West Bloomfield, MI -
Amount:
$ 10000 -
Year:
2005
A project that pairs women recovering from addiction with other women who have experience similar struggles.
Jewish Ensemble Theatre
Jewish Ensemble Theatre
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City/State:
West Bloomfield, MI -
Amount:
$ 9000 -
Year:
2005
A program that will subsidize performances of the play “Mean Girls” at synagogues and day schools, followed by a discussion curriculum.
Jewish Family Service
Jewish Family Service
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City/State:
West Bloomfield, MI -
Amount:
$ 10000 -
Year:
2005
Support for an event for the professional and lay communities on the issues of coercive and violent domestic abuse.
National Council of Jewish Women
National Council of Jewish Women
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City/State:
Southfield, MI -
Amount:
$ 3000 -
Year:
2005
To train volunteer facilitators to take the Teen Dating Abuse video and curriculum to the freshman classes of area synagogues and day schools.
Upper Galilee Rape Crisis Center
Upper Galilee Rape Crisis Center
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City/State:
Haifa, Israel -
Amount:
$ 7000 -
Year:
2004
To educate young people about positive inter-gender behavior by providing workshops and lectures about sexual harassment, abuse, violence and rape.
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