United Jewish Fund and Council Brochure

Doing a world of good

Welcome to the world of the United Jewish Fund and Council of St. Paul, where the Jewish values of compassion, charity, generosity and responsibility unite us to improve the quality of life for people in our community, in Israel and in over 70 countries every day. Whether caring for people in need or nurturing and sustaining Jewish identity for future generations, this is where our community comes together as one.

Make a gift to the UJFC 2012 Annual Campaign. With one gift, you can make a world of difference for so many people at once. That’s the power of community-based giving. Wherever the need is greatest, we can address it because of donations from people like you.

Get involved. Donate. Make a Difference.

Our MissionThe United Jewish Fund and Council unites, sustains and enhances the St. Paul area Jewish community and strengthens bonds with Jewish communities in Israel and around the world. The UJFC fulfills this mission through financial resource development and planning, and by working in partnership with social service agencies, educational institutions and synagogues.

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Hundreds of people call on UJFC beneficiary agencies each year for help with avoiding eviction, overdue utility bills, medical needs, and other immediate financial issues. Many have lost jobs and are struggling to put food

on the table. Forty percent of all elderly Jews in our community live alone and many have no family nearby for support. They need access to social activities, healthcare, transportation, housing, food and counseling.

IN THE GREATER ST. PAUL AREA


Together, we care for the needy here at home and provide a safety net for the most vulnerable in our community.

Your Gift Makes All the Difference. Last Year:l More than185 job seekers received help finding

work and enhancing job skills.l 36 households received financial emergency

grants totaling $44,000.l Kosher Meals on Wheels delivered 20,000

meals to elderly and disabled residents of greater St. Paul.

l More than 2,000 older adults received services such as transportation, health screenings, information and referral, and tax assistance.

THE ELDERLY AND THOSE MOST IN NEED

Every dollar does a world of good.

$24Round-trip fare

to a doctor’s office for a senior

Your donation to the United Jewish Fund and Council reaches into every corner of the global Jewish community in more than 70 countries around the world, inspiring lifelong Jewish connections, breaking the cycle of poverty, and responding to emergencies.

$30A month of medication

for an individualwithout health

insurance

$72Provides 8 Kosher meals

by Meals on Wheels to elderly and disabled residents of St. Paul

$265A year of fresh food packages for a poor senior in Moldova

$360 One week of financialassistance for childcare

$442Heating fuel, warm

blankets, and winterrelief for 10 elderlypeople in Ukraine

$900Emergency relief

for 12 days ofemergency food

and shelter

$1,600Social and academic

support for one immigrant soldier with

no family in Israel

$1,000A year of educational

enrichment for one Ethiopian-Israelimiddle schooler

Every dollar does a world of good.Your donation to the United Jewish Fund and Council reaches into every corner of the global Jewish community in more than 70 countries around the world, inspiring lifelong Jewish connections, breaking the cycle of poverty, and responding to emergencies.

$72Provides 8 Kosher meals

by Meals on Wheels to elderly and disabled residents of St. Paul

$199A food card to enable an elderly welfare client in Russia to purchase

extra groceries.

$255Provides job seeker

with three careercounseling sessions

$442Heating fuel, warm

blankets, and winterrelief for 10 elderlypeople in Ukraine

$756A week-long summer

or winter camp program for 1 youth in the former

Soviet Union

$880Food and nutritionalsupport for an at-risk

child for 1 year

$1,600Social and academic

support for one immigrant soldier with

no family in Israel

$5,000Transition programfor one new Israeli

immigrant living in anabsorption center

$10,000An emergency

immigrant grantfor a family living in a

country at risk


In Israel, UJFC is helping break the cycle of poverty and providing educational opportunities for youth in high-risk communities. In the

former Soviet Union, we provide life-saving food, medical care and relief to elderly Jews who face crippling poverty.

SUSTAINING OUR CONNECTION

All over the world, UJFC is helping people in need.


Your Gift Makes All the Difference:l 8,500 Ethiopian Jews will be reunified with

their families in Israel. l In Israel, 20 supportive communities for the

disabled provide day-to-day, at-home assistance to more than 1,500 individuals and 4,000 family members so they can continue to live independently in their homes.

l In the former Soviet Union, 200,000 people receive urgently needed food, medications, home health care, winter relief and Jewish social services.

l In Argentina, Child Help connects at-risk families with resources and Jewish education.

ISRAEL AND 70 COUNTRIES


Together as a community, we ensure that our youth grow and flourish with a strong Jewish identity.

BUILDING JEWISH IDENTITY

At home and throughout the Jewish world, UJFC is inspiring our Jewish future by providing our children and young people with Jewish educational experiences that are powerful, relevant and lasting.

PJ Library comes to St. Paul. Photo: Ann Silver


Together as a community, we ensure that our youth grow and flourish with a strong Jewish identity.

Your Gift Makes All the Difference:• High-quality childcare and K-12 educational

programs including Shabbatonim teach children Jewish values and culture.

• PJ Library mails free, Jewish children’s books to families each month.

• Jewish programming engages students on Twin Cities campuses.

• Last year, more than 300 children experienced Jewish day camp at the St. Paul JCC’s Camp Butwin.

• UJFC gave scholarships to 51 young people for Jewish overnight camps, educational trips to

Israel and higher education last year.

THE FUTURE

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UJFC Beneficiary Agencies

790 S. Cleveland Avenue, Suite 227St. Paul, MN 55116

651-690-1707 Fax: 651-690-0228

www.jewishstpaul.org

• Overseas$664,209

• Talmud Torah of St. Paul $325,000

• Jewish Community Center of Greater St. Paul $391,940

• UJFC Administration $187,544

• UJFC Campaign & Fundraising $160,988

• Jewish Family Service of St. Paul $177,490

• UJFC Programs $204,694

• Jewish Community Relations Council $101,661

• Sholom $53,665

• Hillel at the University of Minnesota $52,000

• Lubavitch Cheder Academy $34,467

• Other$97,692

Total $2,451,350**Total exceeds 100% due to rounding.

LOCAL AGENCIES:Hillel at the University of Minnesota

Jewish Community Center of the Greater St. Paul Area

Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas

Jewish Family Service of St. Paul

Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest

Lubavitch Cheder Day School

NECHAMA, Jewish Response to Disaster

Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company

Rochester Chaplaincy

Sholom Community Alliance

Talmud Torah of St. Paul

OVERSEAS AGENCIES:American Jewish Joint

Distribution Committee

Jewish Agency for Israel

World ORT

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Documents

United Jewish Fund and Council Brochure