Impact

 

We Engage People in Jewish Life

We create meaningful opportunities for individuals and families to connect with Judaism, each other, and Israel. Through inspiring speakers, educational programs, volunteer opportunities, and our hallmark middle school and teen initiatives, we engage babies to bubbies in vibrant Jewish experiences. Whether through culture, learning, service, or recreation, we foster joyful Jewish living and a strong sense of belonging.

We Build Community

We bring the Jewish community together around shared interests, values and experiences. As the central hub for Jewish life in Greenwich, we welcome individuals and families at every stage of life. We cultivate an inclusive, intergenerational, and non-denominational Jewish community while also building interfaith bridges. Through leadership development and meaningful relationships, we help people build lasting Jewish connections which shapes a stronger future for our community and beyond.

We Secure the Community

A vibrant Jewish community must also be a safe one. UJA-JCC Greenwich  leads local efforts to address antisemitism and strengthen communal security. Through our Community Security Initiative (CSI), we fund a Regional Security Director who provides guidance, training, and support to synagogues and Jewish organizations throughout Greenwich, helping protect Jewish life in both physical and digital spaces.

We Support Israel

We strengthen the bond between our community and Israel through education, travel, philanthropy, and enduring partnerships. In times of celebration and in times of challenge, we stand in unwavering solidarity with Israel. Since October 7, our community has come together to provide emergency relief, support long-term recovery, deepen relationships through our sister-city partnership with Afula, and invest in programs that strengthen Israel's resilience. Together, we are committed to a vibrant Jewish future both here in Greenwich and across Israel.

We Respond to Urgent Needs Around the Jewish World

When Jewish communities face crisis, we mobilize resources, work with partners, and inspire community action to meet urgent needs quickly and effectively. From providing humanitarian assistance to Jewish communities affected by the war in Ukraine to responding to emerging crises around the world, we work through trusted partners to deliver critical aid where it is needed most. Through strategic philanthropy, we help strengthen the safety, resilience, and future of Jewish communities across the globe.

We Help People

Inspired by the Talmudic teaching that all Jews are responsible for one another, we see every need as a call to action. Through compassionate care, trusted partnerships, and meaningful philanthropy, we provide essential resources that help individuals and families navigate life's challenges with dignity, hope, and connection.

From injured IDF soldiers and single mothers struggling to provide for their children, to Holocaust survivors living in isolation and older adults facing hunger or abuse, we care for those who need us most. We help children with disabilities and their families find friendship, support, and belonging. We invest in scholarships that make Jewish camp and education accessible, ensuring the next generation can build a strong Jewish identity. We stand with Jewish students navigating rising antisemitism on college campuses, providing the support they need to feel safe, proud, and connected.

Whether in Greenwich, Israel, or Jewish communities around the world, we strengthen lives, uplift communities, and reaffirm a simple but powerful belief: no one should face life's challenges alone.

Annual Report

Jewish pride grows stronger when we stand together.

Throughout the year, our community gathered to learn, to celebrate, and to stand visibly with Israel. Children discovered the joy of Jewish tradition. Teens stepped into leadership. Adults leaned into thoughtful conversation and meaningful study. Each moment reinforced something powerful: Jewish life in Greenwich is vibrant and growing. At the core of our mission, UJA-JCC Greenwich exists so that every person, whether new to town or rooted here for decades, has a place to turn. Thank you for making that possible. Because of you, Jewish Greenwich stands strong today and even stronger for the future.

Learn About Our Beneficiary Organizations

Israel and Global Jewry

Joint Distribution Committee

Through our partnership with the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), we provide lifesaving support to vulnerable Jewish communities around the world. Our funding helps sustain Chesed Centers in Ukraine, ensuring that elderly Jews, families, children, refugees, and those displaced by war continue to receive food, medicine, home care, and other essential services. Together, we help ensure that even in times of crisis, no one is forgotten.

Eli

Through our support of ELI (The Israel Association for Child Protection), Israel's leading organization dedicated exclusively to preventing and treating child abuse, vulnerable children and families receive critical therapeutic care during a time of unprecedented need. Our funding helps expand access to trauma-informed mental health services through ELI's new therapy rooms, providing specialized support for children affected by war, abuse, and displacement while strengthening the resilience of families and communities across Israel.

Haifa Rape Crisis Center

Through our support of the Haifa Rape Crisis Center, survivors of sexual violence have access to critical, trauma-informed support when they need it most. Our funding helps expand the Center’s WhatsApp Helpline, providing a safe, discreet, and accessible lifeline for teens and young adults in crisis while connecting them to counseling, advocacy, and long-term care. By increasing access to these vital services, we help ensure that more survivors receive timely support, begin their healing journey, and know they are not alone.

JFNA Israel Emergency Fund

Through our support of Rebuild Israel, the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) is helping communities across Israel recover and rebuild in the aftermath of the October 7 attacks. Our funding supports long-term recovery, resilience, and renewal efforts that help individuals, families, and communities heal while building a stronger future for Israel.

Keren Malki

Through our support of Keren Malki, families of children with severe disabilities receive the care they need to keep their children at home, surrounded by love and family. Our funding helped provide in-home therapies for children living in Israel's peripheral communities, ensuring they receive critical care regardless of geography or financial circumstances.

Partnership2Gether

Through our support of Partnership2Gether (P2G) Global Network (sister city of Afula-Gilboa), a network for the promotion, empowerment and development of deep connections, we strengthen Jewish communities in Israel and worldwide by creating revitalized, ongoing and meaningful engagement based on mutual endeavor and shared Jewish identity.

Yad Eliezer B' Ezri

Through our support of American Friends of Yad Eliezer/B'ezri, individuals and families facing unexpected financial crises receive immediate assistance when they need it most. Our funding helps sustain the Emergency Case Program, providing critical relief for single parents, families experiencing medical or dental emergencies, and others confronting unforeseen hardships. By meeting urgent needs with compassion and care, we help families regain stability and move toward long-term recovery.

Beit Ruth

Through our support of Beit Ruth, we help provide a safe haven for vulnerable and at-risk girls in Israel as they heal from the trauma of October 7. Our funding ensures they receive compassionate care, meaningful emotional support, a quality education, and the stability they need to build brighter, more hopeful futures.

Emunah Children’s Center Afula

Through our partnership with Emunah, we help vulnerable children and teens in Israel overcome adversity and build brighter futures. Our support funded Hachamama (The Greenhouse), a multidisciplinary learning center that provides educational, emotional, and therapeutic support to help break the cycle of family crisis.

The Jaffa Institute

We provide vital support to children, families, seniors, and vulnerable community members through programs that address food insecurity, educational needs, and emotional well-being. By nourishing children, connecting isolated seniors, and empowering at-risk adolescents, we help individuals build confidence, find belonging, and thrive.

Jordan River Village

Through our support of Jordan River Village, children living with serious illnesses and their families have the opportunity to heal, reconnect, and simply be children again. Our funding helped provide resilience and recovery programs for families from Northern Israel affected by displacement and trauma, fostering hope, belonging, and emotional healing.

Leket Israel

Through our partnership with Leket Israel, we help rescue nutritious surplus food and deliver it to those who need it most. Our funding supports the Meal Rescue Program, providing millions of healthy meals each year—including daily meals for at-risk teenagers attending last-chance high schools across Israel.

Regrow Israel

Through our support of ReGrow Israel, farming communities devastated by war are rebuilding stronger than before. Our funding helped restore orchards in Northern Israel, support local farmers, and strengthen the long-term resilience of Israel's agricultural communities.

Yad Ezra v’Shulamit

Through our support of Yad Ezra V'Shulamit, vulnerable families across Israel receive nutritious food and essential supplies during times of growing need. Our funding helps ensure single mothers, widows, Holocaust survivors, and families facing financial hardship have reliable access to healthy meals and basic necessities.

Brothers for Life

Through our support of Brothers for Life, we help injured Israeli veterans rebuild their lives with dignity and hope. Our funding supported a specialized medical conference that brought together leading international experts and provided wounded soldiers—particularly amputees—with access to advanced care, rehabilitation, and peer support.

Fundacion Tzedaka

Through our support of Fundación Tzedaká, vulnerable families in Argentina receive essential food assistance while gaining access to the resources and support needed to build greater stability and self-sufficiency. Our funding helps expand the Food Security Program, providing nutritious food to the most at-risk families and connecting them with a network of social services that promotes dignity, empowerment, and long-term well-being.

Jewish Agency for Israel Fund for Victims of Terror

The Jewish Agency's Fund for Victims of Terror provides critical emergency assistance and long-term recovery support to Israelis whose lives have been impacted by terrorism and war, helping individuals and families rebuild with dignity and hope.

HaGal Sheli

Through our support of HaGal Sheli, individuals recovering from trauma discover strength, resilience, and confidence through the healing power of surfing. Our funding helped provide innovative trauma therapy for those impacted by war, using surfing as a therapeutic tool to reduce the long-term effects of PTSD.

Orot Healing

Through our support of Orot Healing for Reserve Soldiers and their Families, Israeli reservists and their spouses receive the care and tools needed to heal from the emotional wounds of war. Our funding supports a year-long trauma recovery program that strengthens relationships, promotes resilience, and helps families rebuild together.

Shalva

Through our partnership with Shalva, children with disabilities and their families receive life-changing therapies and support from the very beginning of life. Our funding helped provide early intervention services that empower infants with disabilities to reach their fullest potential while supporting and strengthening their caregivers.

Advocacy + Antisemitism

Jewish Federation Association of Connecticut

Through our support of Jewish Federation Association of Connecticut we amplify our collective voice through statewide advocacy, strategic partnerships, coalition-building, and grassroots engagement. JFACT works to strengthen Jewish communities, combat antisemitism, antizionism, advance shared public policy priorities, and deepen the enduring relationship between the United States and Israel.

UConn Hillel

Through our support of UConn Hillel, Jewish students find a welcoming community where they can celebrate Shabbat, deepen their Jewish identity, and build lasting friendships. Our funding supports meaningful Jewish experiences, leadership development, and outreach programs that foster connection, belonging, and pride on campus.

Israel on Campus Coalition

Through our support of the Israel on Campus Coalition, Jewish students are empowered to stand proudly for Israel and respond confidently to antisemitism on college campuses. Our funding helps strengthen pro-Israel education, leadership, and advocacy, ensuring students have the resources and support they need to thrive.

Zionist Rabbinic Coalition

Through our support of the Zionist Rabbinic Coalition, the next generation of rabbis is equipped to lead with confidence and strengthen the connection between Jewish communities and Israel. Our funding helps emerging rabbinic leaders deepen their Zionist identity and advocate for Israel with knowledge and conviction.

Stand With Us

Through our partnership with StandWithUs, students and communities receive the education and tools to combat antisemitism and stand up for Israel. Our support helps empower people of all ages with the knowledge, confidence, and resources to respond to misinformation and strengthen Jewish identity.

Food Insecurity

Fundacion Tzedaka

Through our support of Fundación Tzedaká, vulnerable families in Argentina receive essential food assistance while gaining access to the resources and support needed to build greater stability and self-sufficiency. Our funding helps expand the Food Security Program, providing nutritious food to the most at-risk families and connecting them with a network of social services that promotes dignity, empowerment, and long-term well-being.

The Outreach Program

Through community-wide food drives and volunteer efforts, we help provide nutritious meals to local families experiencing food insecurity. Together, we ensure our neighbors have access to the nourishment they need while inspiring our community to give back.

Schoke Jewish Family Service Kosher Food Pantry

Through our support of Schoke Jewish Family Service Kosher Food Pantry, we assist local individuals have access to required nutrition. Our funding helps provides Kosher food and personal care items, including assistance for pharmacy and transportation, to members of our community experiencing financial difficulties.

The Jaffa Institute

We provide vital support to children, families, seniors, and vulnerable community members through programs that address food insecurity, educational needs, and emotional well-being. By nourishing children, connecting isolated seniors, and empowering at-risk adolescents, we help individuals build confidence, find belonging, and thrive.

Neighbor to Neighbor

Through our support of Neighbor to Neighbor, we help ensure that no one in our community goes hungry. Our funding supports the food pantry, providing nutritious food and essential groceries to local individuals and families with dignity, compassion, and respect.

Leket Israel

Through our partnership with Leket Israel, we help rescue nutritious surplus food and deliver it to those who need it most. Our funding supports the Meal Rescue Program, providing millions of healthy meals each year—including daily meals for at-risk teenagers attending last-chance high schools across Israel.

Yad Ezra v’Shulamit

Through our support of Yad Ezra V'Shulamit, vulnerable families across Israel receive nutritious food and essential supplies during times of growing need. Our funding helps ensure single mothers, widows, Holocaust survivors, and families facing financial hardship have reliable access to healthy meals and basic necessities.

Children + Adults with Disabilities

Friendship Circle

Through our support of Friendship Circle, children with disabilities and their families experience friendship, inclusion, and meaningful connections. Our funding helps pair local children with dedicated teen volunteers, creating lasting relationships while providing families with valuable support and respite.

Shalva

Through our partnership with Shalva, children with disabilities and their families receive life-changing therapies and support from the very beginning of life. Our funding helped provide early intervention services that empower infants with disabilities to reach their fullest potential while supporting and strengthening their caregivers.

Jordan River Village

Through our support of Jordan River Village, children living with serious illnesses and their families have the opportunity to heal, reconnect, and simply be children again. Our funding helped provide resilience and recovery programs for families from Northern Israel affected by displacement and trauma, fostering hope, belonging, and emotional healing.

Wheel it Forward

Through our support of Wheel It Forward, individuals and families facing medical challenges can access durable medical equipment at no cost. Our funding helps ensure that essential equipment is available when it is needed most, easing both the financial and emotional burden during times of recovery.

Keren Malki

Through our support of Keren Malki, families of children with severe disabilities receive the care they need to keep their children at home, surrounded by love and family. Our funding helped provide in-home therapies for children living in Israel's peripheral communities, ensuring they receive critical care regardless of geography or financial circumstances.

Poverty and At Risk Youth

Aharai!

Through our support of Aharai!, young people across Israel develop the leadership skills, resilience, and confidence to shape a stronger future. Our funding helps empower teens and young adults—particularly those in underserved communities—to become engaged leaders while fostering unity, opportunity, and shared responsibility.

Emunah Children’s Center Afula

Through our partnership with Emunah, we help vulnerable children and teens in Israel overcome adversity and build brighter futures. Our support funded Hachamama (The Greenhouse), a multidisciplinary learning center that provides educational, emotional, and therapeutic support to help break the cycle of family crisis.

Kids In Crisis

Through our support of Kids In Crisis, children and families in crisis have access to immediate, compassionate care when they need it most. Our funding helps ensure that SafeHaven’s 24/7 Crisis Helpline, in-person intervention services, and Emergency Shelter Program remain available to provide safety, stability, and support for vulnerable children facing abuse, neglect, family conflict, homelessness, or other emergencies. Together, we help protect children, strengthen families, and build healthier, more resilient communities.

Yad Ezra v’Shulamit

Through our support of Yad Ezra V'Shulamit, vulnerable families across Israel receive nutritious food and essential supplies during times of growing need. Our funding helps ensure single mothers, widows, Holocaust survivors, and families facing financial hardship have reliable access to healthy meals and basic necessities.

Beit Ruth

Through our support of Beit Ruth, we help provide a safe haven for vulnerable and at-risk girls in Israel as they heal from the trauma of October 7. Our funding ensures they receive compassionate care, meaningful emotional support, a quality education, and the stability they need to build brighter, more hopeful futures.

HaGal Sheli

Through our support of HaGal Sheli, individuals recovering from trauma discover strength, resilience, and confidence through the healing power of surfing. Our funding helped provide innovative trauma therapy for those impacted by war, using surfing as a therapeutic tool to reduce the long-term effects of PTSD.

Schoke Jewish Family Service

Through our support of Schoke Jewish Family Service, Holocaust Survivors receive the care, connection, and dignity they deserve as they age. Our funding helps sustain the Anachnu (“Us”) Program, providing meaningful social engagement, transportation to community gatherings, and essential personal care and household items that reduce isolation and improve quality of life. Together, we help ensure that Survivors remain connected, supported, and honored with the compassion and respect they have earned.

Eli

Through our support of ELI (The Israel Association for Child Protection), Israel's leading organization dedicated exclusively to preventing and treating child abuse, vulnerable children and families receive critical therapeutic care during a time of unprecedented need. Our funding helps expand access to trauma-informed mental health services through ELI's new therapy rooms, providing specialized support for children affected by war, abuse, and displacement while strengthening the resilience of families and communities across Israel.

The Jaffa Institute

We provide vital support to children, families, seniors, and vulnerable community members through programs that address food insecurity, educational needs, and emotional well-being. By nourishing children, connecting isolated seniors, and empowering at-risk adolescents, we help individuals build confidence, find belonging, and thrive.

Yad Eliezer B' Ezri

Through our support of American Friends of Yad Eliezer/B'ezri, individuals and families facing unexpected financial crises receive immediate assistance when they need it most. Our funding helps sustain the Emergency Case Program, providing critical relief for single parents, families experiencing medical or dental emergencies, and others confronting unforeseen hardships. By meeting urgent needs with compassion and care, we help families regain stability and move toward long-term recovery.

Mental Health

Brothers for Life

Through our support of Brothers for Life, we help injured Israeli veterans rebuild their lives with dignity and hope. Our funding supported a specialized medical conference that brought together leading international experts and provided wounded soldiers—particularly amputees—with access to advanced care, rehabilitation, and peer support.

Friendship Circle

Through our support of Friendship Circle, children with disabilities and their families experience friendship, inclusion, and meaningful connections. Our funding helps pair local children with dedicated teen volunteers, creating lasting relationships while providing families with valuable support and respite.

The Jaffa Institute

We provide vital support to children, families, seniors, and vulnerable community members through programs that address food insecurity, educational needs, and emotional well-being. By nourishing children, connecting isolated seniors, and empowering at-risk adolescents, we help individuals build confidence, find belonging, and thrive.

Orot Healing

Through our support of Orot Healing for Reserve Soldiers and their Families, Israeli reservists and their spouses receive the care and tools needed to heal from the emotional wounds of war. Our funding supports a year-long trauma recovery program that strengthens relationships, promotes resilience, and helps families rebuild together.

Schoke Jewish Family Service

Through our support of Schoke Jewish Family Service, Holocaust Survivors receive the care, connection, and dignity they deserve as they age. Our funding helps sustain the Anachnu (“Us”) Program, providing meaningful social engagement, transportation to community gatherings, and essential personal care and household items that reduce isolation and improve quality of life. Together, we help ensure that Survivors remain connected, supported, and honored with the compassion and respect they have earned.

ELI

Through our support of ELI (The Israel Association for Child Protection), Israel's leading organization dedicated exclusively to preventing and treating child abuse, vulnerable children and families receive critical therapeutic care during a time of unprecedented need. Our funding helps expand access to trauma-informed mental health services through ELI's new therapy rooms, providing specialized support for children affected by war, abuse, and displacement while strengthening the resilience of families and communities across Israel.

HaGal Sheli

Through our support of HaGal Sheli, individuals recovering from trauma discover strength, resilience, and confidence through the healing power of surfing. Our funding helped provide innovative trauma therapy for those impacted by war, using surfing as a therapeutic tool to reduce the long-term effects of PTSD.

JFS Greenwich

Through our support of Jewish Family Services of Greenwich, individuals and families receive compassionate care during life's most challenging moments. Our funding helps sustain the Jewish Health and Healing Center, providing emotional and spiritual support through pastoral care, crisis response, hospital visitation, support groups, Shabbat services, and other programs that bring comfort, connection, and hope.

Mozaic Senior Life

Through our support of Mozaic Senior Life, older adults receive compassionate care, dignity, and connection throughout every stage of aging. Our funding helps provide pastoral care for residents and community members while supporting the Center for Elder Abuse Prevention, ensuring vulnerable seniors have access to guidance, protection, and the resources they need to live safely and with dignity.

Emunah Children’s Center Afula

Through our partnership with Emunah, we help vulnerable children and teens in Israel overcome adversity and build brighter futures. Our support funded Hachamama (The Greenhouse), a multidisciplinary learning center that provides educational, emotional, and therapeutic support to help break the cycle of family crisis.

Haifa Rape Crisis Center

Through our support of the Haifa Rape Crisis Center, survivors of sexual violence have access to critical, trauma-informed support when they need it most. Our funding helps expand the Center’s WhatsApp Helpline, providing a safe, discreet, and accessible lifeline for teens and young adults in crisis while connecting them to counseling, advocacy, and long-term care. By increasing access to these vital services, we help ensure that more survivors receive timely support, begin their healing journey, and know they are not alone.

Jordan River Village

Through our support of Jordan River Village, children living with serious illnesses and their families have the opportunity to heal, reconnect, and simply be children again. Our funding helped provide resilience and recovery programs for families from Northern Israel affected by displacement and trauma, fostering hope, belonging, and emotional healing.

The Rowan Center

Through our support of The Rowan Center, survivors of sexual violence and other trauma receive compassionate, confidential care at their most critical moments. Our funding helps sustain the Center’s 24/7 Helpline, ensuring that children, teens, adults, and families have immediate access to trauma-informed crisis support, guidance, and connections to ongoing services. By making these resources available around the clock, we help survivors begin their path to healing and recovery with dignity and hope.

Jewish Identity

Bi-Cultural Hebrew Academy

Through our support of Bi-Cultural Hebrew Academy, more children have access to the lifelong gift of a Jewish education. Our funding provides scholarships that ensure financial hardship is never a barrier to learning, helping students build a strong Jewish identity, achieve academic success, and become the next generation of Jewish leaders.

Mozaic Senior Life

Through our support of Mozaic Senior Life, older adults receive compassionate care, dignity, and connection throughout every stage of aging. Our funding helps provide pastoral care for residents and community members while supporting the Center for Elder Abuse Prevention, ensuring vulnerable seniors have access to guidance, protection, and the resources they need to live safely and with dignity.

BBYO International

Through our support of BBYO, Jewish teens find a place where they belong. Our funding helps create transformative experiences that build lifelong friendships, strengthen Jewish identity, develop confident leaders, and inspire a lifelong connection to Jewish community.

UConn Hillel

Through our support of UConn Hillel, Jewish students find a welcoming community where they can celebrate Shabbat, deepen their Jewish identity, and build lasting friendships. Our funding supports meaningful Jewish experiences, leadership development, and outreach programs that foster connection, belonging, and pride on campus.

Camp Laurelwood

Through our support of Camp Laurelwood, children experience the joy of Jewish community, friendship, and adventure. Our funding provides scholarships that make Jewish summer camp accessible to more families, inspiring confidence, strengthening Jewish identity, and creating a lifelong sense of belonging.

Zionist Rabbinic Coalition

Through our support of the Zionist Rabbinic Coalition, the next generation of rabbis is equipped to lead with confidence and strengthen the connection between Jewish communities and Israel. Our funding helps emerging rabbinic leaders deepen their Zionist identity and advocate for Israel with knowledge and conviction.

 

Strengthening Jewish Life Today and for
Generations to Come

The Annual Campaign is the heartbeat of UJA-JCC Greenwich.

Every gift helps strengthen Jewish life by supporting programs that connect people of all ages, care for those in need locally and in Israel, celebrate our culture, deepen our connection to Israel and global Jewry, respond to emerging needs, and build a vibrant Jewish future right here in Greenwich.